Jiufen Taiwan

Jiufen Taiwan

Another must go place. It’s definitely on the touristy side but still worth a visit to get an old town feel. And for fans of “Spirited Away” like myself it was nice to finally visit the location…

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Betel Nut

Betel Nut

Some of you have asked me if I had ventured to try chewing betel nut in Taiwan. The answer is no. Betel nut is a known carcinogen and have been proven to cause oral cancer…

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Yehliu

Yehliu

Yehliu is one of those must visit place for all nature lovers that holiday in Taipei. It’s is actually a cape on the north of Taiwan between Taipei and Keelung. As you can imagine there…

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Danshui Old Street

Danshui Old Street

In Danshui there are a couple of attractions to view.  The Hongmao Castle (Fort San Domingo), Tamsui Fisherman’s Wharf and the lover’s bridge. You can also take the ferry to Ba Li. But in this…

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Beitou Hot Springs

Beitou Hot Springs

I’m back from my little beach getaway and I haven’t had chance to clear the 300+ emails (minus spam) yet. So my dear friends, readers and so on, please have some patience with me as…

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Shopping in Taiwan

Shopping in Taiwan

Some readers emailed me asking about where I went shopping in Taipei and whether there was clothes worth getting. To be honest, I didn’t really buy that much in Taipei on this trip however my…

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My Birthday 2009

My Birthday 2009

I guess you must have read about my early birthday celebrations with friends in Singapore at 1-Carmel. If you haven’t you can click here to read it. But my actual birthday was celebrated in Taiwan…

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Away away away

Away away away

Regular readers of my blog would know the drill, I’m away which means emails and comments reply would take longer but I will get to them eventually. Meanwhile I’ll try to keep the blog updated…

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My little sister's makeover in Taiwan

My little sister's makeover in Taiwan

Before we left for Taiwan my sister’s hair was terribly fried from a bad perm by a horrid hairstylist. She had been really upset at how her hair turned out and I told her to…

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More on Taiwan Food

More on Taiwan Food

I had a couple more request to blog more about the food I had in Taiwan and what was nice to recommend. I’m honestly no expert in Taiwan but I did try quite a no.…

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