Taoyuan Nights

In a previous post, I talked about finding authentic food in Taiwan by going to restaurants in industrial areas that are full of foreign workers. I also mentioned a fabulous Thai place that can be found nearby the ‘Benq building’ bus stop on the number 7 route through Guishan in Taoyuan County.

Here’s the name. [...]

This week, like Michael Turton, I’ve been taking advantage of my post-exam-marking holiday by using the opportunity to wander around Taipei. I had barely taken a step from the train, however, when I came across a wondrous collection of books…

I’m not sure I want to try saying the name of this bookshop aloud.

An encouraging title.

Now, [...]

One look at this sign on a bus, tells you all you need to know – that it isn’t fun to be a duck with places to go in Taipei.

Photograph of blatant anti-duck propaganda on a Taipei bus service near Da’An MRT station.
These signs started popping up on buses around Taipei in response to the [...]

One of the things I like most about the areas away from Taoyuan city centre, is being able to see the sky at night. If you were born in a densely populated city, rather than out in the country and away from bright lights, then you possibly don’t feel the same urge to stare into [...]

I often find myself travelling around town on the number 7 bus, which links Taoyuan city centre with Ming Chuan University and the Guishan area. This bus takes a slightly roundabout route, and passes through a good part of the industrial area of Taoyuan that is near Guishan.

One of my favourite landmarks on [...]

I recently found out I have genetic hypercholesterolaemia. This means that my body makes too much LDL (bad) cholesterol; my blood chemistry would make you think I was eating 8 McDonald’s burgers every day. Kind of annoying, in a ‘first heart attack in your 30s’ sort of way. I’ll write more about LDL later.
Anyway, this [...]