I’ve heard really great things about a national park here in Taiwan called Taroko Gorge. It’s supposed to be huge and one of the top things you visit if you’re in the country.

Today was very much like many of the previous days that we spent in Tokyo or Bangkok this year. We attempted to take it easy by following the original plan of eating and shopping.

I’m so relieved and happy that our entire trip went incredibly smoothly yesterday. With a 5 hour layover in Shanghai we went to look for an airport lounge we could hang out in for a few hours.

I feel super lucky that I was able to fit in another trip out to Asia this year. About a month ago, I was groaning about studying for finals.

It took about 34 hours from leaving the hostel to arriving to my doorstep in Minneapolis.