Hey, there: I’m Tiff Ting. From July 2016 through September 2017, I took a solo, round-the-world trip. After that, I continued my nomadic lifestyle in Taiwan. I hope sharing my experiences is valuable, and not just to future me who needs a reminder of past me.
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I love all things related to food, so you’ll hear a lot about that. I also enjoy hanging out with locals and going off the beaten path.
My native language is English, and I am conversational in Mandarin Chinese. My Japanese skills are very basic, and my Spanish is worse. I also need to warn you that I pronounce French in a way that makes even non-native speakers cringe.
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Tallinn free tour
I found out about the Tallinn free tour ahead of time and penned it into my schedule for my first full day in the city since it begins at noon,...
Continue Reading →A day with Karin
During my first evening in Tallinn, I had the pleasure of wandering around Tallinn with Karin, a friend of a friend who lives in Lviv. She’s lived in Tallinn for...
Continue Reading →Tallinn arrival
I can’t lie: I was a bit nervous on the way to my first unfamiliar destination. I didn’t know a lick of Estonian, and I wasn’t sure what to expect....
Continue Reading →Adria is a-okay
Grade C. Would I fly with them again? Yeah, for a flight under five hours.
Continue Reading →Detour: Illegal Paris
If you haven’t heard of Detour and you live in or are visiting San Francisco, Austin, New York City, London, Paris, Berlin, Barcelona, or Marrakech; do yourself a favor, download...
Continue Reading →Paris, day 2
Today was the day to try Sneha’s food recommendations! I started at Berthillon’s take-out window. After much deliberation, I went with a very French flavor (caramel au beurre salé 
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Musée Marmottan Monet
Musée Marmottan Monet was the first of several spots I visited that Sneha recommended. She spent some time in Paris while she was going to grad school, and I get...
Continue Reading →Paris, day 1
Paul, one of my TAMS classmates, is currently assigned to Palantir’s Paris office, so I made an exception to visit this city despite having been here a few times already....
Continue Reading →The anti-packing list
Just as it’s valuable to know what made it into my 7kg of luggage, I think it’s just as valuable (if not more so) to know what was eliminated and...
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