Big City Trips: Big City Nightmares
Some friends just visited us from New York City, and while they were quite wistful about coming to Taiwan, I was quite envious … envious because I would LOVE to visit New York City and spend three months exploring life there: it’s a city I have dreamed about since I was a kid, seen in…
So where were we? Summer Trips #1 – East Coast and Taroko
Well, running your own business is never easy! In fact, it’s often difficult to take time off, and in previous years we always felt ‘guilty’ taking time off because we weren’t making THAT much money that it didn’t worry us. This summer we’ve found a little more time than usual so we are taking a…
Vivid Skies: Sunday Trips in Northern Taiwan
Today’s trip was the result of a fortunate coincidence: great weather with clear skies, good company and something to celebrate. We started off at the Taipei University of the Arts where we had a big nosh up replete with steak, salad, cheesecake, etc.. After lunch, we wandered around the campus and enjoyed the lovely views…
Trips in Taiwan: From little Bavaria to little Italy
Fancy a little bite to eat… Lusting for some good German food… Then head out into the countryside of the North East Coast, to a little place called Smoky Inn. It was a little tricky to find (I’ve borrowed the map to highlight its location). You can see the mark there. We nearly missed the…