After over a week of humidity, the clouds have finally broken over our trip, and it’s raining in Taipei. Thankfully, it didn’t hinder our walk around the city, although it did leave for some hazy photo opportunities.

Our first stop was Taipei 101, which until this past January 4 was the tallest building in the world. Continue reading →

Ni hao from Taipei, Taiwan, where I’m typing to you like a pirate with one eye shut. A mosquito bit me in the cheek the night before last, practically Botoxing the right side of my face. Arrrr. No worries, malaria is not a threat. Continue reading →

Wow, our trip to Taiwan is halfway over. To sound more optimistic, we still have six days to go. It’s been a busy few days of traveling and walking around, but now we’re back in Kaohsiung for two days before finishing the trip in Taipei. I’m surprised that I’m still standing from the permeating scent of stinky tofu that follows us from city to city. Continue reading →

Monday’s entirety was spent at Taroko National Park, one of the country’s seven national parks. It was named after the landmark gorge in the park. According to Wikipedia, the name means the “magnificent and beautiful.” Long ago a tribesman of the Truku aboriginal tribe saw the beauty of the azure Pacific when he walked out of the gorge. Astonished by the elegance of the scene, he cried, “Taroko!” And indeed it was. Continue reading →

Ni hao from Hualien, Taiwan. I can’t believe it’s almost a week since we’ve left New York. We’ve been so busy that time is flying faster than the Concorde once flew. And my legs officially hate me now. No worries, there’s a deep-soak tub and plenty of Tylenol here. Continue reading →