by Pauline Hammer | May 17, 2018 | Butterflies, Expat life, Life in Taipei, Taipei Day Trips
Being in Taiwan for a second year has opened up a lot of opportunities to engage with the people and culture here at a deeper level. Whether it’s going to concerts and performing arts events in the area or joining an all Chinese-speaking Taiwan tour down...
by Joshua | Feb 20, 2018 | Expat life, Finding our way, Life in Taipei
We thought it would be helpful to do a little expose on Taiwan bathroom basics. I know people expect that travel to another culture leads to some adventures you can tell, but it also leads to some you might not talk about publicly. So let’s address something on...
by Pauline Hammer | Feb 6, 2018 | Life in Taipei, Taipei Day Trips
Of course you really shouldn’t miss visiting Taipei 101 if you’re in Taiwan. It’s iconic to the city and part of the experience of visiting this country. Plus, the MRT will conveniently drop you off right in front of it!! (find out what other fun...
by Pauline Hammer | Feb 6, 2018 | Life in Taipei
Yuanshan Station! Josh and I went here two weekends in a row and loved it both times. The first time we came to Yuanshan Station was for the fine arts museum (which is right across the street from this station) The 2nd time we were actually on our way somewhere...
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...
