weekly recap #10 – taipei & hong kong
*very late update due to nonexistent internet issues for us all week 🙁 q. current home/addy where i stayed (neighbourhood) and how long a. taipei for four nights (airbnb, da’an), ruifang for two nights (airbnb), taipei for one night (airbnb,…
guangzhou night market, longshan temple and more
our second night market of the trip was guangzhou night market; very close to our airbnb at the taipei main station. we heard that this one was quite big and in the area of two more markets so we gave…
dumplings, dumplings, dumplings
ooooh the xiao long bao, asia’s best contribution to modern society along with female drivers. we prepped our stomachs in anticipation of plenty of dumpling adventures and we had our first run in with the infamous din tai fung juicy…
baot it, baot it
with my parents owning two ‘sandwich tree’ shops while growing up, i’ve ingested a good number of calories involving meat and bread. as for home cooking, my fav dish that my dad would make was braised pork belly in a…
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…
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…
