by Pauline Hammer | Jun 27, 2018 | Finding Food Fearlessly, Finding our way
This week Josh and I got distracted, blew past our intended stop on the Brown Line and wound up instead at Technology station. Hungry, we checked google maps for restaurant suggestions. To our surprise, a VERY authentically named Mexican Restaurant popped up! As a...
by Pauline Hammer | Jun 23, 2018 | Expat life
Josh and I met in Costa Rica where we both lived as expats for years. Josh’s family has a bed & breakfast (plus butterfly garden and microbrewery) in Montezuma. Meanwhile, I taught English in a small village near La Fortuna, before eventually marrying Josh...
by Pauline Hammer | Jun 18, 2018 | Expat life, Finding Food Fearlessly, Finding our way
Many foreigners find 7-11 & Family Mart to be a life saver when they are first beginning to navigate food in Taiwan. But of course even that can be a challenge if you’re vegetarian and can’t read Chinese ingredients list! Once you know which things are...
by Pauline Hammer | Jun 17, 2018 | Finding Food Fearlessly, Life in Taipei
One of the things that lured me to move to Taiwan was tales of super cheap food and lots of vegetarian cuisine. I can now affirm the stories were true. But at first it didn’t feel like it. Ordering food at the cheap-to-eat places can be daunting. Frequently...
by Pauline Hammer | Jun 2, 2018 | Expat life, Finding Food Fearlessly, Life in Taipei
One thing Taipei doesn’t lack is coffee shops! But of course only a few of them end up on bloggers best of the city lists. Still, what if you don’t want the best coffee? What if you just want a place that’s conveniently located and good for studying...
