08 Feb 2012

Soaked in Hakka Land

TaiwanBeipu, chenghuang temple night market, duck, Hakka, Hsinchu, Tea, tea house, travel
Soaked in Hakka Land

We left a surprisingly dry and cold Taipei back to a rainy and even colder Hsinchu. A great start to our journey around the island of Taiwan. Thankfully, we didn’t bike or even rent a motorcycle. The cold wetness would send us back to Taipei in a hurry. On the other hand, arriving here in...

07 Feb 2012

And Here Comes the Rain

Taiwanfood, maokong, night market, shida, taipei, taiwan, tea house
And Here Comes the Rain

Today it poured. I take that back, early morning it poured. The rest of the day wasn’t as wet but with the wind, it made for one uncomfortable day to get around town. The only thing we could do was to stay inside something. And if that something, like a bus, taxi, metro, or even...