Keelung
17 March 2012
Getting to Keelung proved to be an adventure. Its a city on the coast not far from Taipei, so I decided to take the TRA train, which is the older ....
Shilin night market
16 March 2012
Apparently, the biggest night market in the world. But any claim to something being the biggest is generally bullshit, as Taipei 101 is still maki....
Climbing the elephants back
16 March 2012
Taiwan is surrounded by mountains. Not particularly high mountains but they are all accessible and have a great view, provided the city isnt compl....
Ximending
15 March 2012
I went for...a long walk. Heading to Ximending but also diverting along the way and along the way home. I took a lot of photos of random stuff, so....
National palace museum
15 March 2012
When I woke up, it seemed to be still raining. Hence I planned to go to a museum. But when I got outside it was more like fog or mist, the streets....
Food capital of the world
14 March 2012
Its well known that I like Taiwanese food. Beef noodle soup, flavoured tea, Din Tai Fung etc. Tonight I am ready to declare that Taiwan is officia....
Travel day
14 March 2012
Today I went from Osaka to Taipei. I often think my favourite part of travelling is the actual travelling. Today was one of those days. There were....
Last night in Japan
13 March 2012
Tomorrow I go to Taipei. Flight is in the morning so I have to get up fairly early to get to Kansai airport, which floats in the sea on a man made....
Osaka Castle
13 March 2012
Osaka castle is one of the main attractions of Osaka. Its also listed as the number 1 tourist trap. I figure it cant be that bad since it only cos....