Our first stop on our Asian adventure was Taiwan. We chose Taiwan for two reasons. One was because I worked with somebody from Taiwan who had done a very good job of making it sound like a great place to visit (he was right), including letting me sample some of the magnificent tea grown high [...]
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a photo and some notes
Sometimes what we see just makes us laugh. Hope the same happens for you.
A travel note: We’ve really enjoyed Malaysia, especially Taman Negara rainforest (oldest in the world) and Pulau Pinang. On Friday we leave this wonderful palce (Georgetown, the capital of Pinang) and head to Thailand, specifically Koh Tao, for some beach bumming [...]
see the monkey?
And our photos!
Finally, we found an Internet cafe with a pretty high speed connection. So we’ve uploaded lots of photos. We’re staying a few doors down (for about $5/night!) so hopefully we’ll be back to upload more photos before we head to Thailand.
Of course, there’s that little matter of gorging ourselves on the food [...]
Impressions of Taiwan
Our time in Taiwan — a layover on our way to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, which we stretched into one week — wrapped up on Sunday when we flew from Taipei to Kuala Lampur, however our time there has left an indelible impression on us both. The Tawian tourism logo/slogan reads “Touch Your Heart,” and although [...]
I Came for the Tea
Gau San Cha
That’s the transliteration (from Mandarin) of the number one reason I wanted to go to Taiwan. We were asked by rIAm’s cousin if there was anything we needed to see or do on our trip. She didn’t mean things like see the Taj Mahal. rIAm wanted to see a rice paddy. I should [...]
hi from Taipei
Taipei is awesome.
The subway is fast, clean and SUPER easy to use. The food is one amazing flavour after another. Dumplings and squid on a stick have never tasted better (fried and grilled… hard to decide which way squid is better here).
We had a very good flight… very long, but very smooth and easy… today [...]
