Now, the debate about keyboards is mostly over. When the iPhone came out naysayers and competitors alike all said, “I’ll die before you rip my ‘real’ keyboard from my cold, dead hands!” And while there’s still people out there like that, the competitors have largely fallen by the wayside and adopted software keyboards. Adam Smith’s … Read more
Michelle Singing from Lone Locust Productions on Vimeo. Kids and Karaoke don’t mix! Apparently this is what they get up to in Taiwan when I’m not around. Well, better while I’m not around.
It’s the difference between “hot and miserable” and “miserably hot.” Taipei’s heat and humidity will make you want to die. Phoenix’s will actually kill you.
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 row … Read more
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 brought … Read more
Like the US, Costco in Taiwan has a low-price food court, featuring products made from available ingredients at Costco. The menu is similar but different: Chicken ceasar salad Clam chowder Chicken bake Bulgogi (beef) bake Hot dog (all-pork) & drink Seafood pizza Hawaiian pizza Peking duck pizza Bacon cheese hamburger & drink Mango smoothie Hokkaido … Read more
We bought high speed rail tickets at 7-11 and with the purchase we got several free bottles of tea. (Pictured here.) It’s green tea with barley, buckwheat and black bean. It tastes exactly like someone disolved a bowl of Cherios into green tea. Yuck!
To say Taiwan is a country of fads is to say fish like water. They get passionately crazy about the weirdest things! Last week I mentioned the curious food of fruit and condensed milk served over crushed ice. In my opinion this had to be the biggest dessert scam ever perpetrated against humanity. Biggest of … Read more
No written content, just a couple pano pictures to show you our room.