Shanghai vs Taipei Xiaolongbao
A recent article published by CNNGo on ‘40 Taiwanese foods we can’t live without‘ garnered over 90,000 Facebook likes and many passionate comments within a few…
Read articleNingxia Night Market
As any visitor to Taipei discovers, one of the cities main attractions are its many night markets. On my previous trip I covered some of the…
Read articleGetting Lost in Haruki Murakami’s ‘Town of Cats’
Book reviews are not usually my thing, but having recently finished Haruki Murakami’s epic three-volume novel, 1Q84, events conspired which were a little too coincidental to pass over. For…
Read articleScuba Diving in Kenting, Taiwan
If you wondered why I didn’t post last week it’s because I was swimming with the fishes – quite literally. Friends had been encouraging me to…
Read articleA Date For Your Diary
On my final evening in Taipei we headed out from the hotel in search of dinner and quite by accident stumbled across a wonderful little restaurant called…
Read articleXimending Night Market
Another day, another night market in Taipei, this time Ximending in the Wanhua District where the lights shine bright and every other person was riding a bike! In…
Read articleLouis XIV in Taipei
I’ve had some pretty good food in my time but rarely do my exploits extend to multi-course fine dining. Whilst I was in Taiwan I had…
Read articleBaoan Temple 保安宮
Over the past few years I’ve visited many temples in the region and while each has its own charm, like with Churches in the UK, there…
Read articleMiaoli County 苗栗縣
On the third day of my trip to Taiwan we travelled about 2 hours out of Taipei by car into Miaoli County as recommended by our…
Read articleShilin Night Market
After visiting Taipei 101 on my second day in Taiwan we went to a restaurant with some friends overlooking the city on a rather precarious mountainside.…
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