Day 2: Vatican and Sistine Chapel

Walking to the barber Today we allowed ourselves some time to recover from the jetlag. This spare time allowed Trevor and I to get haircuts. In the morning, after breakfast, we walked to a barber shop. On the way to the barber, we navigated many streets filled with...

Day 1: Flying to Rome

Today my high school friends Trevor and Oliver, and I embarked on our trip to Europe. Trevor’s parent’s kindly drove us all to the airport arriving around 3am for the 6am Emirates flight to Rome via Dubai. In the first leg of the flight, we were in an A380 which was...

Trip Summary

To summarise Taiwan as a tourist destination, I found that it was quite underrated with much mountainous and tropical paradise scenery, friendly locals, great food, and very interesting culture. I see Taiwan as an ideal destination for both family holidays and...

Day 16

Today I would sadly be leaving Taiwan. I had a great time, and Taiwan was even more amazing than I expected – there was a large part of me that was kind of hoping I would miss my morning flight home. In fact, I didn’t even look up ahead of time what terminal I would...

Day 15

My final day in Taiwan. Din Tai Fung Earlier in the trip, an old work colleague of mine, Davidson, had contacted me after he realised, I was in Taiwan. Turns out, he had moved to study in Taiwan. Today, our schedules finally aligned so we could go to the famous Din...