For Chinese New Year 2009 I was invited to join a lovely Taiwanese family up in Danshui, just north of Taipei. The whole area enjoys an amazing view of the Tamshui river and the surrounding mountains. The area has some
Taipei Fine Arts Museum, Taipei Story House, Bao-An and Confucius Temples
Upon my mother’s arrival to Taiwan, we started off with a few days in Taipei (check out the super detailed Taipei visit itinerary on Taiwanderful, professional, eh?). We spent the first day visiting National Palace Museum and catching a cultural
Terrific Chinese Opera, Acrobatics and Dancing at Taipei Eye
Upon my mother’s arrival to Taiwan, we started off with a few days in Taipei (check out the super detailed Taipei visit itinerary on Taiwanderful, professional, eh?). After a visit to National Palace Museum in Shilin an hour of excruciating
Revisiting Yang Ming Shan
I’m not really sure where it was. I went up with a bunch of local Taiwanese to some magical spot up in Yangmingshan. The locals grow some special flowers, tea and herbs in a valley enclosed between Yangmingshan’s peeks almost
Touring Keelung – An Aboriginal Overlook
Visiting a friend in Keelung we were exploring around in Keelung, when my friend’s mother suggested a special spot near where she works with a special Aboriginal touch. We made our way up to a hanging bridge, hidden away in
Touring Keelung – He Ping Island
Visiting a friend up in Keelung the other week, I was shown parts of Keelung I haven’t been to before which were a wonderful surprise. Welcome to He Ping Island (He Ping Dao), with some of those famous north-eastern odd
My Taiwan future told at Chi Nan Temple
Visiting Chi Nan Temple at Muzha-Taipei earlier this week, I thought it was time I get some heavenly guidance as to how my life is going and what I should do in the future. Following the instructions given to me,
Touring Taipei-Taiwan : Yang Ming Shan national park
With not enough time, just the tip of the iceberg, I got to taste a little from another one of Taipei’s gorgeous natural scenery – the impressive Yang Ming Shan mountain in the northern part of Taipei that’s up there, between
Touring Taipei-Taiwan : Muzha’s mountain top Chi Nan Temple
Chi-nan Temple (指南宮) in Taipei’s Muzha area is one of the most beautiful spots I’ve been to in Taiwan. Up on the mountain, overlooking the city of Taipei from the south, the temples are gorgeous and the view is absolutely breath-taking. I
Beautiful Taipei city from the top of Taipei 101
I’m a big city kind’o guy, and I just love Taipei. Some of my fellow expats think I’m insane for saying that – “what the f&!k can you possibly like about a dump like Tai-bei?” one asked me at the