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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My first experience as a Couchsurfing guest
Jon and I have hosted many Couchsurfing guests in our apartment in San Francisco, but I had never stayed with a host before I went to Kiev. In fact, I...
Continue Reading →Vilnius, day 2
Taste Map Coffee Roasters was my first destination this morning. They’re really close to my hostel, which helped immensely with waking up. The staff spoke fluent English and was able...
Continue Reading →Street art in Vilnius
Instead of doors, I more frequently spotted interesting street art in Vilnius. (I broadened the definition to include signs outside bars and restaurants.) Which ones bring the biggest smile to...
Continue Reading →Vilnius, day 1
Since the free walking tours in Tallinn and Riga were such great ways to get a bigger picture of each city, I opted to do another one in Vilnius on...
Continue Reading →Vilnius walking tour
In front of the Town Hall at noon, our mob of 60 tourists was split up into smaller clusters of 20 by three different guides. Our guide’s name was Martina,...
Continue Reading →Bus ride to Vilnius
The Riga Bus Station was not hard to get to this time, now that I’d navigated the pedestrian tunnels a couple of times before. Unlike the Tallinn Bus Station, I...
Continue Reading →Riga, day 3
My bus for Vilnius wouldn’t leave until 3:30pm, so I had a good amount of time remaining in Riga to see a few more things. Per local Rigan Kristine’s recommendation,...
Continue Reading →Doors of Riga
Though I didn’t notice as many interesting doors in Riga as I did in Tallinn, I thought they deserved a post of their own. Plus, you can compare the doors...
Continue Reading →My first mixed dorm experience
It was with some trepidation that I approached my first mixed gender dorm hostel experience: I had only stayed in female dorm rooms before. But Do Re Mi Vilnius Hostel...
Continue Reading →Folkklubs Ala Pagrabs
I loved this pub so much that I went two nights in a row. Kaspars, our tour guide from the Riga free walking tour, recommended Folkklubs Ala Pagrabs since it’s...
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