Posts Tagged “tips and tricks”
Hot Springs and Naked Taiwanese Men
Feeling adventurous? Need to get away from the everyday hustle and bustle of life in the big city? Why not take a short trip to Beitou where all your hot spring related dreams can come...
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The Power of Sandals
Packing for a trip, you want to have everything you need, right? I believe that there's a tendency to overpack rather than under pack. What is one thing though that I highly recommend any backpacker...
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Staying Secure
I attended a motorcycle rally in Yosemite California this fall. I met many cool people and listened to their amazing stories. One of the folks who presented made it a point to land in unknown...
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Learning Chinese
I am, by no means, fluent in Chinese but I have thoroughly enjoyed studying it these past 2 years. It has been rewarding to understand but also speak the language with the locals right here...
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Exploring Boundaries and Find Adventure
With some inspiration from my end-of-year reflection, I came to the realization that some of the moderately expensive items enabled me to be more explorative than I normally would have. (It's an excellent exercise to...
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Travel Tip: Virtual Private Networking
This past year, I have heard a few people suggest the use of a VPN during their travels. A VPN, for those who don't know, is a Virtual Private Network. A VPN is useful because...
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Taiwanese Lunch Box
Ever think that your local cuisine is unhealthy? Try living in Taiwan, only eat street food and not gain any weight. ;)
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The Advantages of Power Bank and Paper
Now, you're stuck in the middle of no where with a dead cellphone, don't you wish you had a backup plan? Having an external battery pack on the go has been useful while learning a...
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The Benefits of Travel Insurance
You're in the middle of nowhere. You're wondering "Why does everything hate me?!" Everything has gone wrong and you have no where else to turn to... but your insurance policy! And in a good way....
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How to Save Your Cellphone From Going For A Swim
We have all had electronic devices go for a swim at one point or another. For instance, back in August, my laptop had a whole cup of water fall on it. Just recently, my iPad...
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The Deal Technique
Man, this past week has not been a good week for my electronics. My iPad decided to go for a swim in beer on New Years. 😱 I thought it was doomed but I was...
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The Best of Everything
I often rely on review sites too much to dictate where I go and what I do. It's a culture that is especially prominent in San Francisco and Los Angeles. Sometimes people spend hours coordinating...
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Where's the Money?
Getting your money in a foreign country used to be fraught with challenges. It often involved going to a branch of your bank and getting the money exchanged or visiting the money exchange kiosks in...
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Bring the Pharmacy
Food is awesome. Food is not so awesome when it gets you sick. Every traveler should be prepared to get sick in countries that are close to the equator. These countries generally have no means...
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Getting Wrinkles Out of Your Clothes
Getting the wrinkles out of clothing with no iron can be impossible. Likely though, there is another way to de-wrinkle a piece of clothing.
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Writing on iPad
Writing on the iOS platform can be a biiiiitch unless you know what you're doing. My hacks for providing the best writing environment for the iPad are as follows:
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Camera to iPad Import
Syncing from a camera to the iPad is surprisingly easy as long as you have the right tools..
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Take Raw Photos
iOS currently has some dodgy support for RAW photos. RAW photos contain the every bit of information that is generated by the photo sensor inside your camera. This gives photographers and weekend warriors alike much...
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