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  • 263 | Signs :: Taipei, Taiwan, 2008

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    Chinaman at work…  I would say it’s racist but found it in Taiwan?

  • 179 | Tunnel Vision :: Taipei, Taiwan, 2016

    179 | Tunnel Vision :: Taipei, Taiwan, 2016

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    A pretty epic post wedding hash party through Taipei. Shanghai Hash House Harriers calls itself a drinking club with a running problem, and it is probably true that half of the people do have a drinking problem. It’s hard to describe a hash, you honestly just have to try one out to understand. There’s a…

  • 148 | Dogs :: Keelung, Taiwan, 2015

    148 | Dogs :: Keelung, Taiwan, 2015

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    A couple of dogs chilling next to a majestic temple in Keelung, Taiwan.

  • 097 | Masks :: Jiufen, Taiwan, 2015

    097 | Masks :: Jiufen, Taiwan, 2015

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    Jiufen is a small tourist town in Taiwan known for its delicious food, and it has all kinds of random tourist traps… I mean attractions, like this masks museum. All the masks are rather ugly, but each one is given a name, and this particular one is named Jeremy Lin. I’m really curious whether there…

  • { Taipei } Yumminess

    { Taipei } Yumminess

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    So, now that we got all the touristy things out of the way, it’s time to showcase what everyone’s been waiting for — the awesome food! Taiwan is known for its street food culture, and there are plenty of night markets for us to explore in Taipei. The most famous one is Shilin, but there are…

  • Culture Day in Yingge

    Culture Day in Yingge

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    Yingge (鶯歌) is a small town on the outskirts of Taipei known for its ceramics. I met up with my friend Sharon and we arrived on a empty, old street on an almost sunny afternoon and was not too impressed by what we saw first. We passed by a few pottery shops with very cute…

  • May All Your Wishes Come True

    May All Your Wishes Come True

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    We had breakfast on the second day at the corner stand that sells delicacies from Taichung. The bowl on the top left is Taichung meatball (台中肉圓). The dough is made from corn starch and sweet potato starch and is gooey and chewy, The inside is filled with meat, bamboo shoot and shiitake mushrooms. The bowl…

  • { Taipei } Day 1

    { Taipei } Day 1

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    I planned a side trip to Taipei to meet up with some friends and attend their engagement party. The last time I was in Taiwan, I was traveling by myself and super sick, so although I got to see some awesome sights, I didn’t really get to enjoy the food as much. So this time…