Repository of my thoughts and images of art, literature, travel, and life.
It happens to the best of us. You are wandering around a new city, a new country, trying to preview your venue for a conference, the next thing you know--you really need to pee. It was a mixture of desperation and humor. Some establishments are not really friendly. I got shouted at for trying to... Continue Reading →
My favorite cafe discovery happened on the first day. I don't think our other cafe discovery would top this one. Mykonos is right smack within the Shida Night Market, near the residential area. Again, found this while wandering around and since it looks so adorable, it needed to be entered. It was practically shouting it.... Continue Reading →
When I visualized that I would be traveling Asian countries, I thought I would basically be doing temple runs. It certainly has the romantic arc about it. This is before I actually realized that temples could be quite crowded and surrounded by the market places. It can be quite a challenge finding temples, but there... Continue Reading →
I wouldn't expect that my first meal in Taipei would be a pizza. But we were hungry and it was the most interesting one around. We found this place tucked in between the Zhongshan Elementary School and Xintian Temple stop of the yellow line. Certainly a better bet than the Mc Donald's down the street... Continue Reading →
Being out of the country twice in a month feels like going down a rabbit hole. You are plunged in a strange place, everything is a rush, and you always feel like you're late. It's a wild chase about everything. I never had the time to write everything, not even a travel journal. But what... Continue Reading →
Portia Placino 