Losing Cameras (and how to prevent it)
Probably the only way to prevent losing a camera is to make sure it's attached to you at all times. But seriously.... I'm forgetful. And...
Eating my way across Taiwan
Even though the streets were filled with English coming out of the airport, I’ve never felt so lost in a developed Asian country before....
The touristy towns of Taiwan: Jiufen and Shifen
Jiufen was a Japanese colony back in the day-- made to be the example colony to show the world that the Japanese were good powers to be...
Doing that Touristy Thing in Taipei: Taipei 101 and Tamsui
Taipei 101 is probably the most well known building in Taipei itself. It was at one point the world's tallest building. The mass damper...
Hiking in Taipei: Yangmingshan
A redeeming quality of this island: it actually gets cool enough to do some decent hiking, and the trails are fairly well maintained,...
Historical Taipei: Chiang Kai Shek's Mountaintop Mansion, and the National Palace Museum
The first site I got to was in downtown Taipei-- a historic theater in the Taipei Ximending area-- I noticed it as we came out of the MRT...
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