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Taiwan (2024) – Day Three – Heading South

2024-10-182024-10-11 by Eugene Glover

Monday, October 7, 2024 Today’s update should be quick, and relatively painless. Woke up at 2:30 AM, starving. Had some chips and went back to bed. At 7:00 AM, I didn’t even make a show of going to the hotel lobby for breakfast. I let Chuwan get her “free” food while I waited in the … Read more

Taiwan (2024) – Day Two – The Day We Ate Pizza

2024-10-182024-10-10 by Eugene Glover

Sunday, October 6, 2024 You might want to go back and read my Prelude to Day Two to understand my motivations for the day: Avoid spending time with my in-laws. I’m writing this snippet on Day Six. I’ve been writing this account of Day Two since Day Two, and I wouldn’t say I like it. … Read more

Taiwan (2024) A Tale of Six Hamburgers (Prelude to Day Two)

2024-10-242024-10-06 by Eugene Glover

Before I tell you the tale of Day Two, let me recount something that happened 22+ plus years ago. This will inform you about my frame of reference when eating with my in-laws. We arrived in Taiwan, battered and bedraggled after the flight, as usual. On the first day, it’s obligatory that we eat together … Read more

Taiwan (2024) – Day One – The Day We Fought Jet Lag (and Ate.)

2024-10-182024-10-06 by Eugene Glover

Saturday, October 5, 2024 Stay positive. Don’t talk about food. Stay positive. Don’t talk about food. Fuck it. The food on the flight was terrible, and our first order of business was eating. We got to my in-laws’ at around 5:00 AM, and they were up and waiting for us. (My eldest child couldn’t be … Read more

Taiwan (2024) – Day Zero

2024-10-182024-10-05 by Eugene Glover

Thursday & Friday, October 3 & 4, 2024 In the past month or so, in the run-up to this trip, I’ve been watching tourists in Taiwan on YouTube. What I saw depressed me. I am not a “newbie” to Taiwan. I first visited in 1998. In chunks, I’ve spent the better part of a year … Read more

Things I Love About Taiwan

2022-11-212010-07-08 by Eugene Glover

The list that follows is based strictly on my experiences in Taiwan, and while the list might seem facetious, it really isn’t. Taiwan is a bit like a crazy old uncle. He just doesn’t seem right in the head, but at the same time he’s a cool old dude.

Taiwan 2010 – Torn Between a Steak and a Vomitorium

2022-11-212010-06-29 by Eugene Glover

“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 they’d … Read more

Taiwan 2010 – Not My Most Successful Scheme By a Long Shot

2022-11-212010-06-28 by Eugene Glover

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, LAX, … Read more

Taiwan 2010 – There are Stories Left to Tell

2022-11-212010-06-25 by Eugene Glover

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 another … Read more

Taiwan 2010 – Wearing Glasses Sucks

2022-11-212010-06-21 by Eugene Glover

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 virtually … Read more