shaved ice, ice baby
ah desserts. everyone’s favourite crutch to fall back on to make themselves feel better about themselves before they can go back to hating themselves. in the continent where desserts run wild, taiwanese desserts are more fruit-centric, refreshing and can be…
Kittens and Wishes
Our second day in Ruifang area was spent in Houtong and Shifen. We hired a taxi for the day to drive us around to the different villages for 2000 NT. Our first stop is the Houtong Cat Village. So many…
Searching for Chihiro
We made it to the mountain town of Jiufen in the evening, just when the sun was setting. Jiufen is the inspiration for Miyazaki’s film Spirited Away which is one of my favourite animated films. The streets were narrow and…
a breakfast state of mind
maybe the biggest change in culture from japan & korea to taiwan is the inclusion of breakfast as a regular meal. the majority of breakfast options in japan were western style which generally included eggs, toast and minature sausages of…
a change of pace
it’s taken a while but our first week in taiwan has finally been the relaxing vacation we’ve been looking forward to. a much slower pace to the city, hot weather and good food has gotten us into relax/lazy mode for…
Hiking Elephant Mountain
*No elephants were harmed during this hike…or spotted. We started yesterday with a hearty breakfast at Loco Food. I ordered a burger with mushroom, bacon and fried egg. Figured the egg makes it a breakfast burger. By the time we…
Strollers of the Puppy Kind
There was a pet convention close to Taipei 101 today and there were lots of people out with their dogs in strollers. Fancy tricked out strollers no less. These puppies look perfectly healthy enough to walk. Whereas this human child…
Date with the Garbage Man
Second night in Taipei, we are on our way to beef noodle when I see bunch of people waiting at the intersection with blue bags. Turns out they are waiting for the garbage truck. When the garbage truck arrived, they…
Funday Hongdae
I think Hongdae is my favourite neighbourhood in Seoul. It’s an area close to Hongik University which is known for their arts program so the neighbourhood is also very artsy with lots of street art. We went last weekend and…
weekly recap #9 – seoul & taipei
q. current home/addy where i stayed (neighbourhood) and how long a. seoul (same airbnb, itaewon), taipei (airbnb/service hotel #1, zhongzheng) taipei (airbnb #2, daan) q. favourite meal a. roasted goose/duck lunch. i’ll eat chinese duck on occasion but i’ve never…
