by Pauline Hammer | Feb 4, 2018 | Finding our way, Life in Taipei, Taipei Day Trips
Taipei main station is a hub of Taipei’s public transit system. The Blue, Red and Purple MRT lines all convene here. The HSR (high speed rail) and regular train meets up here too and there’s a bus station too. So yes, it’s bit of a maze. But its...
by Pauline Hammer | Feb 2, 2018 | Expat life, Finding our way, Life in Taipei, Taipei Day Trips
An unexpected detour Another one of the moments that convinced us of the fun of random MRT station exploring happened at this station. It was a Saturday and we were on our way to meet up with a co-worker who’d offered to take us on a waterfall hike. But while in...
by Joshua | Jan 19, 2017 | Finding our way
So maybe you’ve already heard a bit about traffic in Taiwan. Certainly, there is a lot out there about how intense driving in Taipei is. Before we moved to Taiwan, we found a lot of places on the internet that warned about the driving experience here. We...
by Joshua | Sep 27, 2016 | Finding our way
It’s the little things that end up saying a lot about someones character. We are still getting a sense of the city, but our first impressions are that we love it. One of the best things about walking around Taipei is there is no end to little quirks to enjoy. ...
by Joshua | Sep 4, 2016 | Finding Food Fearlessly, Finding our way
So I don’t think that we really appreciated the way that not speaking or reading the language would affect us on a day to day basis. Really, for the most part, getting around Taipei is really easy with just English. Most transit signs have romanized words, and...
by Joshua | Aug 7, 2016 | Finding our way
There is that moment, when you look around and realize that all the things that you have been thinking about are happening right now. It is that moment when you wake up a little bit, and actively soak in everything going on around you. This was my moment, when I...
