Category: Taiwan

On Sunday, 1/26/2014, I went to Xin Beitou 新北頭 with my apartment mate Fiona. It was her last day in Taipei before going back to  Kao Hsiung 高雄. Continue reading “Xin Beitou”

I envisioned many weekends in Taiwan to be spent in the mountains and by the countryside. I imagined fully understanding why the Dutch colonizers called the country “Formosa” or beautiful island. I had been pretty disappointed, as all I was seeing was a busy urban sprawl. Continue reading “Maokong Mountain”

On 12/24/13, A friend and I went to the National Palace Museum in Shilin 士林區. The museum has almost 700,000 pieces of ancient Chinese artifacts up to 8,000 years old. It’s one of the largest museums in the world. Wikipedia lol. Continue reading “Taiwan: National Palace Museum”

Last Saturday, 12/21/13, I went down to the opposite side of the country. A friend and I took the High Speed Rail 高鐵 which travels at ~180mph, and it took us 1.5 hours to get down there. Continue reading “Taiwan: a day in Kaoshiung and Xiziwhan Station.”

The office is located in the heart of Da’an District 大安區, next to Zhongxiao Fuxing 忠孝復興 station. This is the financial district, the most wealthy district of Taiwan. It’s also one of the busiest districts in the country. Continue reading “Taiwan: work and home location.”