“At no point in this story is actual vomit involved.” Honestly, I am seriously torn about how to “pitch” this particular blog post. It all relates to a single story and it has two different facets, it has the comedy vomit angle and it has the high praise for excellent food angle. You’d think...
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LA sucks. Jet lag sucks. Put together they are a massive, steaming pile of suckage. Make a plan that glosses over those two points and you have a recipe for failure. The ways in which LA sucks are many and varied, so let me come to them as flows within the narrative. For starters,...
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I’m about five hours into the 11 hour flight across the Pacific and this has been a real mixed bag of a flight. Typically, there’s not much that can make being crammed in a tin can for 11 hours “fun” but the quality of the experience can certainly vary greatly. I’m plunked down in...
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There are stories left to tell, like about the vomitorium in the classy restaurant inside the five-star hotel, but they shall have to wait until my return, for in about 30 minutes I’ll be heading out towards the airport to catch in flight 3 hours from then. The family will be staying behind for...
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The changing face of travelling fascinates me. On my first trip to Taiwan, I didn’t have a cell phone, digital camera or laptop computer. Oh how things have changed! On this trip, we’re kitted out for every eventuality. Irene and I both have our MacBooks, our iPhones and my iPad. Linking it altogether, I...
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About 3 bus stops away from the house is the Taipei Water Park (which, cleverly, appears to be connected to the water treatment plant.) We’ve been meaning to go there since we arrived, but a variety of things such as rain and trips out of town have stopped us. On weekdays, the place is...
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