Tag: Asia

May 12, 2013 Tessa Bradford 6 comments

A Roadtrip Across Nepal In January, I went to Nepal. It was eye-opening. It was different from any other place I’ve been before. It was beautiful, ugly, awe-inspiring, off-putting, and more than anything else– unforgettable.  It began with a rough start. A layover on a discount Chinese airline resulted in my second flight being cancelled…

January 8, 2013 Tessa Bradford No comments exist

Happy New Year! (2013) So for New Year’s Eve, Nicole and I really didn’t have a plan. We wanted to do something, but we didn’t know what. A few friends were talking about different things but nothing was set in stone, and we didn’t want the night to pass with nothing to say for it. And so…

November 16, 2012 Tessa Bradford No comments exist

Paragliding Lessons Nicole and I learned how to paraglide while we were living in Taiwan. It was a month of crack-of-dawn mornings to practice in the heat of the Taiwanese sun every day for hours before work, and it was so worth it. This is a video of the first week, our first test flights,…

November 15, 2012 Tessa Bradford 1 comment

A Month of Flying Paragliding has been a sometimes exhilarating, sometimes terrifying, sometimes exhausting, but always incredible experience. It all started back in September.  Nicole and I had gone for lunch, and there was another waiguoren (foreigner) in the cafe. Living in a small town means that foreigners typically are friendly to each other, because it’s…

September 5, 2012 Tessa Bradford No comments exist

There’s been a hot air balloon festival in Taidong, over on the east coast, all summer. Nicole and I wanted to go for weeks, but never could make it happen, but had decided that we’d make sure to get out there for the last day. Because surely the last day will be extra big! You…

September 2, 2012 Tessa Bradford No comments exist

Kevin was in Taiwan for a year and a half, and sadly (for us) he’s now moved on to his next adventures (hopping around South East Asia and two months at a Kung Fu camp in China— I’m so jealous!). For the last several months he’s been talking about wanting to go to Kenting to…

August 25, 2012 Tessa Bradford No comments exist

James and I met in Beijing, you might remember, when we were both studying at Renmin Daxue. He’s been in China for the last year, first doing a second semester in Beijing, then an internship in Shanghai. When he left China he opted for stopping by Taiwan for a few weeks before heading home to…

August 12, 2012 Tessa Bradford No comments exist

So Nicole, Youming, Kevin and I packed up for a weekend in Xiao Liuqiu. We booked so late that every hostel was already filled to the brim except one, so we grabbed the last available room on the island and headed out.