Armed with a map that I printed out from google maps I navigated the streets of Taipei bravely on my own trying to look for something interesting. Realizing my location I quickly looked at my map and traced how far… Continue Reading
Books are a part of everyday life in Taiwan and it can be seen in the usual lifestyle of every Taiwanese. Imagine a bookstore open 24 hours everyday, a bookworm’s haven right? It does tell a lot about how much… Continue Reading
This post is about a MRT station in Taipei yes just a station but it’s worthy to be mentioned on a separate post because of it’s noteworthy architecture, this is the XinBeitou Station. Hahaha… am I putting so much drama… Continue Reading
This is the last part of my travel video on my trip to Taiwan. This has been truly memorable and I hope that I could do another country again this year. So from the bottom of my heart thank you… Continue Reading
Every hour the Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hall changes honor guards on duty and you can witness this elaborate exercise of exiting the shrine. Changing of Guards: Every hour Retirement of Guards (on video) 5:00PM How To Get TO Sun Yat-Sen… Continue Reading
Hailed as Taiwan’s biggest outdoor night market, one can easily get lost here at Shilin Nighmarket and it was fun to get lost here! I started my exploration as I alight from the Jiantan station (劍潭) of the Taipei MRT.… Continue Reading
Early during this century the Taiwan government opened a public hot springs resort in Beitou. The entrance fee is affordable about NT$40 for the general public to enjoy this gift of nature. On it’s opening day the president of Taiwan… Continue Reading
Lung Nai Tang is Taipei’s first and probably the only remaining Japanese style public bath in Beitou. When Japan occupied the island they also imparted to the people their Onsen culture but of course they don’t call it Onsen there.… Continue Reading
I was alone on a subway in this unfamiliar land but it felt so comfortable as if I have been living in it for quite sometime. I alighted at Taipei City Hall Station and looked for a public phone, my… Continue Reading
They say be careful of what you wish for because you just might get it, barely five hours since we have landed in Taiwan I was living the trip as I have imagined it to be. I woke up on… Continue Reading
It was about past 5:00 PM and my pocket only has Php 1,600.00 (US $30), it wasn’t even enough to pay the travel tax at the airport. “Bo Ruach Elohim” I whispered a prayer in the air asking for divine… Continue Reading