by Pauline Hammer | Jul 22, 2018 | Finding Food Fearlessly, Finding our way, Life in Taipei
Thanks to the large vegetarian Buddhist population in Taiwan, vegan buffets are very common in Taipei. I think the first one we ate at was at a food court in a mall and it had the word vegetarian in English. Once you’ve been to one or two you start to...
by Pauline Hammer | Jun 27, 2018 | Finding Food Fearlessly, Finding our way
This week Josh and I got distracted, blew past our intended stop on the Brown Line and wound up instead at Technology station. Hungry, we checked google maps for restaurant suggestions. To our surprise, a VERY authentically named Mexican Restaurant popped up! As a...
by Pauline Hammer | Jun 18, 2018 | Expat life, Finding Food Fearlessly, Finding our way
Many foreigners find 7-11 & Family Mart to be a life saver when they are first beginning to navigate food in Taiwan. But of course even that can be a challenge if you’re vegetarian and can’t read Chinese ingredients list! Once you know which things are...
by Pauline Hammer | May 20, 2018 | Dive and Snorkel Asia, Finding our way, Taipei Day Trips, Taiwan Destinations
This was pretty much my ideal day trip! The scenic bus route winding through the mountains between Ruifang & Bitou is a tour in itself. We were blown away by the hospitality and the facilities at Ocean Love Dive Club. And the snorkeling was beautiful and easy to...
by Joshua | May 5, 2018 | Expat life, Finding our way, Taiwan Destinations
So this was our first experience of using a tour group to try travel like a local in Taiwan. First a disclaimer. We do not speak enough Chinese to travel in a Taiwanese tour group on our own. Now that we have a feel for what the experience is like, maybe after another...
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...
