A friend invited me to go visit Kaohsiung and so it was my first time to take the new Kaohsiung underground KMRT system. It’s gorgeous, although extremely empty when it’s not rush hours. You know, this is one of the
The Hong Kong Myths – The Hongkongese, Chinese and the British English
Having been to Hong Kong for almost a week, this being the second visit to Hong Kong after a one week visit to Hong Kong 3 years ago, I find many of the myths built around Hong Kong to be
Touring Hong Kong : Central, HK Zoo & HK Park
Last part of my Hong Kong trip includes the visit I had to Central. I was actually planning to go visit Macau that day, but the night before that I met a Turkish someone from Tainan who joined me for
Touring Hong Kong – HK Museum of History
The HK Museum of History is one of those really fun museums that, despite not having much, the little they do have makes you want to know more. Having learned quite alot about Taiwanese history these past three years, I
Touring Hong Kong – The Victoria Peak
A main attraction in Hong Kong’s Central, the old tram will take you up the hill to arguably the best view of Hong Kong from above – The Peak (AKA – Victoria Peak). Hong Kong currently hosts an ever
Touring Hong Kong – Ngong Ping 360 at Lantau Island
Hong Kong’s scenery is really something different. Although it one of the “citiest” cities I’ve ever been to, and I’ve been to quite a few, it pales in comparison to the gorgeous natural surroundings of the Hong Kong islands. The
Touring Hong Kong – Sik Sik Yuen Wong Tai Sin Temple
Not too far away from Nan Lian Garden, is the very popular Sik Sik Yuen Wong Tai Sin Temple which hosts a strange combination of Gods and symbols of different Asian based religions : Sik Sik Yuen Wong Tai Sin
Touring Hong Kong : Nan Lian Garden
While the Taiwan blogosphere was meeting up in Hukou, I had to make an unscheduled trip to Hong Kong for about a week. This was my second time in Hong Kong after visiting Hong Kong for a VISA run 3
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
East Coast with local Taiwanese – Sixty Stone Mountain, Chishang and Loshan
Arriving late to Sixty Stone Mountain, it was getting dark and fogy and eventually it started to rain. I was lost and I had no idea how to get off the mountain. All turns I took led to nowhere. Finally,