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Solo round-the-world adventures

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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Tasting on Split

Defining Croatian food is a bit challenging because different parts of the country have their own specialties. But Mediterranean influence is heavy, and seafood is a staple along the coast....

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Sights around Split

Croatia has so many sights to offer, but for this trip, I focused just on Split. It has a compact city center, and its old town is actually within the...

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Aegean Airlines, Aegean Sea

Grade C. Would I fly with them again? The airline service is decent, but constant delays are a bit silly.

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Trip to Split

Before I took the metro to the Athens airport, I picked up a beef gyro from Bairaktaris for €2.20. Thanos likes their gyros better than the ones from Thanasis because...

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Athens haikus

I wrote some haikus about the seven ruins included in the Acropolis multi-site ticket. Hope you enjoy them!

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Athens, day 2

Good thing my flight to Croatia wasn’t until the mid-afternoon: this granted me time to visit the last two ruins included in the Acropolis multi-site ticket. I got to Hadrian’s...

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Return to Athens

Before saying goodbye, Kathy and Chris took me to the port of Merihas for lunch at Ostria. Its location grants a nice view of the moored boats, and the service...

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Kythnos churches and village

Before leaving Kythnos, Kathy and Chris took me to see a couple of churches and one of the villages on the west side of the island. The churches tended to...

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Life in Trivlaka Bay

The Saccopouloses really know how to enjoy life and relax. I think Trivlaka Bay itself also helps. The seawater is pure, and although they do not technically own this little...

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Architectural details of Mikros Horio

Chris, a now-retired architect and academic, designed and built he and Kathy’s second home on the Greek island of Kythnos, lovingly dubbed Mikros Horio. It shows respect for the traditional...

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