The next item on my itinerary was Zhongshan Linear Park. It was about 5.45pm by now and temperatures had cooled considerably. So I thought I’ll walk there. It was about 30 mins away. I was left with 20% batt on my iPhone, so I used my Galaxy Flip to map […]
Asia , Solo Travel , Taipei
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Day 1 Continued – Huashan 1914 Creative Park
At 2.55pm, I checked into my hotel, Green World Taipei Station, which was supposedly a 5min’s walk from Taipei Main Station. I would later learn that while this 5mins claim was true, it was also elusive. I spoke Mandarin to the hotel receptionist, she replied me in English. Hmmm. I […]
Asia , Solo Travel , Taipei
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The Day is Finally Here!
5.27am I was out of bed before the alarm that was set for 5.30am rang. It had been a fitful sleep last night after going to bed at 12.30am. I was hungry and my stomach was growling, and I was worried I would sleep through the alarm and miss my […]
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T-3 to My Solo Trip – Errands Done! ✅
Funded my Youtrip card and exchanged some currency yesterday. The Forex rate at the money changer was so bad. I also got my manicure updated! Very pleased with how it turned out. Decided on a cutesy theme this time! Today I had my online arrival card done too. I didn’t […]
Asia , Pre-travel , Solo Travel , Thoughts
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T-4 to My Solo Trip – The Story…
This trip has been 5 years in the making. I am 40 years old, and the idea was first conceived when I was 35. I wanted to try traveling by myself and see what kind of takeaways I’ll get from the experience. It didn’t happen at 35 though, I went […]
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T-9 to My Solo Trip – Itinerary Completed!
Finally, I’m done with my travel itinerary, as well as made a list of items to pack for my luggage. Now I’m feeling a whole lot more secure. Although I had my hotels booked a few months ago, I realised that their locations were all crap once I started planning […]
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T-11 to My First Solo Trip
I have my flights and hotels booked. My overseas data roaming plan has already been activated before my Malacca trip so that is good to go. And that is all I have. With less than 2 weeks left to flying, honestly, the J in my MBTI is mildly panicking. So […]