With 12 hours to spare between flights (I was headed to Taiwan, a wee side trip on my way to New Zealand), I braved the amazingly efficient public transit and wandered about the streets of Hong Kong for a day. This was my very first taste of Asia, and I didn’t know what to expect. I found [ Read More ]
I won a photo contest the other day. I first learned about Smartertravel.com from my friend Camille, and submitted a few of my photos from Thailand and Korea thinking that at the very least, the exposure would be nice. I didn’t really expect to win! Sure, it’s only a small prize, but it made me [ Read More ]
When I purchased my ticket to New Zealand, I learned I could take a side-trip from my stopover city anywhere my airline flew. As I was flying on Cathay Pacific, transferring planes in Hong Kong, I was able to visit Kaohsiung, Taiwan where my friend Alex had been living for the better part of a [ Read More ]
