Tag：#Travel Essay
How to Ride Buses in Japan: Boarding Payment Systems, Ticket Etiquette, and My Surreal Hakuba Bus Ride with Three Drivers
10/10/2026Good morning sunshine; there is never bad weather in travel. Riding buses in Japan might seem daunting, but it boils down to two simple systems: pay upon boarding vs. pay upon exiting. Explore flat-fare vs. numbered ticket distance-based systems, alongside a hilarious solo journey to Hakuba where one passenger was accompanied by three drivers.
I Blocked a Reckless Scooter on a Tamsui Street with My Belly
3/28/2026Returning to Taiwan after traveling abroad always triggers feelings both familiar and uneasy about local road culture. An unexpected evening encounter in Tamsui sparked deep reflections on what went wrong with Taiwan's unspoken consensus born of chaos.
Shishijima, Japan: Cohabiting with Island Cats and Fish Bones on an Isolated Isle
1/29/2026Fleeing peak holiday hotel rates led me to an enigmatic, secluded haven in Kagawa Prefecture, Shikoku: Shishijima. With no stores or restaurants, under thirty residents, a 1,200-year-old camphor tree, and touching encounters with local warmth.
