The "other" China boasts some great eating, history/culture (aboriginal and otherwise), and other urban allures in Taipei, along with some mighty lovely countryside.
Jpatokal Throughout this country you´ll of course find plenty of wonderful Chinese cuisine from the mainland, Singapore, and beyond, but there are quite a few dishes which are quintessentially Taiwanese. Five of the most prominent: read post
Read more…GoranQ Officially the Republic of China, this island with a population of around 24 million – just a bit larger than the state of Maryland and just under half the size of Scotland – has been in the news lately both thanks to its controversial January 13 presidential elections and to its perennial potential (and especially in the context of other current crises in Ukraine and Gaza) as a world flashpoint due to mainland China´s obsession with eventually and forcibly annexing it. Taiwan is…
Read more…It's a bit on the long side (25+ minutes), but I highly recommend this two-year-old vid for its comprehensive overview of one of the "Asian tigers," its history, culture, society, and sights.
Read more…Today I left Taiwan. For three weeks I was there, taking each day one by one. The reason, a wedding, a reason I turned into an excuse, an opportunity, to turn this trip to Asia into something far greater... read complete post
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