Taipei 101
I’m sure most of you that have been to Taipei before had gone to take a look at the Taipei 101 台北101 skyscraper. At one point it was the highest building in the world but…
View PostNational Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall
A quick trip via the trains to the National Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall. The hall was officially opened by Chiang Kai Shek and serves as a place for people to pay tribute to Father of…
View PostJapanese Lunch at XMD
Oh… I’m so bad at cutesy Japanese poses but I do try! My sister is really good at them though… maybe it’s simply a sign of my age! Anyways, back in Taipei, we wandered into…
View PostTaiwan Hualien Food
In this post I’ll try to cover all the yummy food I had in Hualien. First up, we have the xiao long baos and soya bean drink. The bao was not bad but I think…
View PostQi Xing Tan
Still in Hualien although we are no longer in the gorge. We managed to catch a spectacular sunset at Qi Xing Tan or 7 stars beach. This is a shingle and stone beach with huge crashing…
View PostTunnel of Nine Turns
I’ve been extremely inconsistent about my blog updates and I do apologize. I haven’t been around much and the furry of Chinese New Year festivities and parties doesn’t help much to give me more spare time to work…
View PostSwallow Grotto
Another famous area of Taroko Gorge, Swallow Grotto 燕子口. The journey starts at the Jinheng Bridge area and it is a winding narrow tunnel pass that you walk through for less then a km. While…
View PostEternal Spring Shine
Happy Chinese New Year! As you might have noticed, I’ve changed the banner in the light of the new tiger year! Wishing everyone the best this year and may all your wishes come true. I’m…
View PostTaiwan – Shakadang Trail
Remember when you saw the murky grey waters at one part of Tarako Gorge where coal is mined ? Well this part of Taroko Gorge is preserved as part of the nature reserve an thus,…
View PostTaiwan – Lunch in the Gorge
I know a couple my readers emailed me about Taiwan or Hualian. Unfortunately it got sent to my spam mail and I accidentally permanently deleted them. I only saw the titles and never even got…
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