by Pauline Hammer | Jan 1, 2020 | Life in Taipei
We’re going on our 4th year as expats in Taipei. And while I’m sure there are still some fun touristy spots we’ve missed in the city – I don’t think its an exaggeration to say we’ve hit most of them! And that’s okay. Checking...
by Pauline Hammer | Aug 31, 2019 | Life in Taipei, Taipei Day Trips
Three years into our life in Taipei and we still haven’t run out of new things to do or places to see in this city! This weekend we hit Sanxia Old Street and tried our hand at indigo dying. It was a great outing, although morning rain prevented us from...
by Pauline Hammer | Aug 23, 2019 | Life in Taipei, Taipei Day Trips
KTV and art museums, step aside. Escape rooms are our new favorite indoor activity in Taipei! Thanks to our awesome coworkers, this week we tried out Funlock’s 10 person Middle Eastern-themed escape room. And we were blown away! Having done a couple of escape rooms...
by Pauline Hammer | Aug 5, 2019 | Expat life, Finding our way, Life in Taipei
Before we decided to move to Taiwan, we did as much research as we could about what to expect. The summertime weather always manages to make the list. I remember one person describing it as a soul-sucking heat, and that is not far off the mark. It is hot and...
by Pauline Hammer | Jul 27, 2019 | Expat life, Life in Taipei
Last week we did a post on our pet peeves here in Taiwan. But as we said, the things that we love about life in Taiwan far outnumber the things that drive us crazy! That is why we are both very grateful for our life as expats in Taiwan. And to prove that we...
by Pauline Hammer | Jul 20, 2019 | Expat life, Finding our way, Life in Taipei
First of all, we LOVE living in Taiwan. The list of things we love about this country and our life here is MUCH longer then the things that bother us. But of course, even in our own country there are things that drive us crazy! And surprise, surprise running away to...
