Hsinchu, Taiwan Travel Blogs

Wedding day - Christian and Atayal traditions
Mar 14, 2009

The big day: Wedding Day

Daisha - part 2
Apr 21, 2006

... among them you feel the difference, its all around you but I can never find the words. Things I will remember about Taiwan: Going around on a bike, I adored it (except maybe those cold winter morning on the way to Jhubei when you could physically ...

Oh, the Life of an Intern!
Jul 5, 2006 (7 photos)

... to work today! Lots of jealousy, but after all, I am in PR... In the evenings the interns and I head out for downtown Hsinchu for dinner. We've had this trend of going to Sushi Express every week, a cheap (to American standards) and delicious place to ...

Daisha (wait in Chinese)
Apr 20, 2006

... those lovely little earthquakes. On the subject of natural disasters: typhoons, these are foreign English teachers's favourite thing about Taiwan because if its big and the wind could possibly blow the little Chinese babies off their bikes on the way ...

Hsinchu - JJs College
Dec 18, 2008 (6 photos)

We go to Hsinchu. Irene has a presentation at her university.  We take the HSR to the Hsinchu stop and then get on a Free Shuttle Bus to her university.  You wouldn't know it was there unless you knew it was there.  She has a presentation to ...

Typhoon!
Jul 14, 2006 (9 photos)

... Day" off of work... but sadly no. We were all ok with it because the center of the typhoon wasn't supposed to hit Hsinchu until 3 am Friday morning. Yesterday was windy and rainy as well, and once again we all thought of the high potential of no work ...

Arrival
Jun 13, 2006 (3 photos)

Greetings from my cubicle in the public relations department of ITRI (Industrial Technology Research Institute) in Hsinchu, Taiwan! I arrived yesterday at 6:05 am after a very long journey. I flew from Dayton, Ohio to Chicago, Chicago to LA, LA to ...

September 8, 2005
Sep 9, 2005 (7 photos)

Well the adventures continue here in Taiwan. Things here are going really well. We ha our first full week of teaching and man are those kids crazy!!!! I teache a class where I have 10 two year olds. The funny part is that we are supposed to teach four new ...

Christmas Eve
Dec 24, 2005 (5 photos)

The Chistmas Play... For anyone that has ever taught English in Taiwan, (Maybe other countries?) You understand what a big deal the Christmas Show is. Unlike back home where kids perform shows to have fun and celebrate, here the show is really for the ...

Christmas Day in Taiwan
Dec 25, 2005 (4 photos)

Christmas Day!! Well Christmas day almost started at 6:00am when Matt decided that he wanted to get up. Hahahaha. So it really started at 8:30. We woke up and made an egg, bacon, and pancake breakfast so it would feel like home a little bit. It was ...

Thanksgiving Weekend
Oct 17, 2005 (5 photos)

... . Lots to do there, a place of much activity and a place with a lot of history. Before the Chinese came to Taiwan the Island was colonized by the Dutch followed by the Spanish and later the Japanese. Danshui served as an important waterway leading into the ...

And the good luck runs out!!!!
Nov 29, 2005

Well our good luck has finally run out. We have been enjoying ourselves and having a great time, but I guess life has to test you, and sometimes take you to your limits. We were looking forward to a nice relaxing weekend, but we came Friday night to find ...

Beitou Hot Springs and Haunted House
Nov 5, 2005 (8 photos)

We headed out to Beitou where mostly all of the hot springs are located in Taiwan. first we walked a bit down through this beautiful nature park. It was full of trees and flowers. We walked all along the board walk. We headed to the Hot Springs museum, ...

Teacher's Field Trip
Dec 4, 2005 (5 photos)

After the several school field trips we've taken the kids on the school decided on a teacher's field trip last saturday. We all headed to a farm in nearby Touyoun, about 30 mins by car - yes we rode with our boss which was much nicer than our scooter. ...

Random thoughts on food...
Nov 6, 2005

We've had a lot of questions about food lately so I thought I'd address some of them here. We've been getting along quite well. Generally speaking Meg is more daring or experimental than I in trying new and strange foods. We eat a lot of fish, rice, ...

KTV
Jan 7, 2006 (5 photos)

... on but rarely do I remember planing to go out for karoke and get there and just start singing for hours on end... Welcome to Taiwan, where KTV (serious karoke) is a huge business and very popular with all ages. We thought it was hilarious when we first ...

Picking vegetables and riding roller coasters
Jan 16, 2006 (12 photos)

Today we went to Hsinchu to an organic farm to pick some fruits and vegetables with our friends and her parents. The place grew all kinds of cool tomatoes from all over the world. They had yellow, green, red, and orange tomatoes. We were both curious how ...

Matt 24th Birthday!!!!
Nov 17, 2005

Happy Birthday 24th Birthday Matt!! I thought that he might be a little homesick on his birthday, so I woke up extra early and decorated our apartment. It was very interestin trying to find some balloons and streamers here. But I found them, and he ...

Xindian - Shopping and Paddling
Jan 14, 2006 (12 photos)

Xindian - Shopping and Paddling Spent the day along the river in Xindian relaxing and enjoying the sunshine. A great spot to eat and shop with a cool view.

A Right Pain in the Arse
Jul 31, 2003 (4 photos)

... victory, with Brian being the Michael Owen hat trick hero. After the game we returned to Napoli and then took a mini bus back to Hsinchu, getting back into town about 11.00. I am now on the road to recovery. I went to see the doctor on Monday and ...

Napoleon- The Mad Dog of Hsinchu
Jul 31, 2003 (6 photos)

Mad Dog in the House 2001 It's been a while since I got my self into difficult situation (like losing my job and my home or getting stuck in Hong Kong) but I had another incident last night. As I may have mentioned before and you may have seen on ...

Watery Weddings
Jul 31, 2003 (6 photos)

... and Will spoke bollocks (only joking mate- it was a great speech containing the f word only every other sentence!). Most of the Hsinchu crowd were present which made for a great night. It also gave me a chance to introduce my parents to everyone, which ...

Adventures in the Mountains
Jul 31, 2003 (3 photos)

Adventures in the Mountains This latest installment in my Taiwan adventure is dedicated to England captain David Beckham, the proud owner of the best right foot in world football. The weekend began (as usual) with the traditional route of drunken ...

Day 2 Hsinchu
Oct 8, 2007 (2 photos)

Visited a supplier in Hsinchu today.  The ride from Taipei to Hsinchu took around one and a half hours.  Let the hotel at 9.30am.  We had lunch in a Hakka restaurant.  Interesting food Hakka cuisine.  Kinda mild; neither pungent or ...

A Night out in Linkou
May 10, 2007 (6 photos)

We found a good hang out spot in Linkou. One of the procedures we see a lot of here in Taiwan is free flap reconstruction for oral cancer. The leading cause of this cancer is from people chewing the betel nut. It supposedly gives a buzz but ...

Teaching English, experiencing indigenous culture
Sep 21, 2008 (31 photos)

Here is another week in Smangus from September 21 to 26. Enjoy the photos. I added the comments to the photos. Areas cover hiking, English lesson and BBQ around open fire and endulging in a freshly hunted mountain pig, school building and millet ...

Welcome to Taiwan via Hsinchu City
Jun 29, 2009 (9 photos)

... will react when they realize my Mandarin isn't very strong. I haven't had much of an impression of Taiwan so far as I was shepherded into a hotel out in Hsinchu right from the airport, but today, is our first day of our program.  I'm hoping to see ...

My Trip
May 16, 2007 (6 photos)

... days for people who like to spend time go hiking and/or taking a hot spring bath. Took an 1.5 hr Taiwan High Speed Rail from Hsinchu to Zuoying.  Rent a car and drove into Kaohsiung City and visited Old British Embassy in Hsitzwan, taking a ...

Hsinchu or 新竹
Sep 23, 2009

... nbsp;  If you’re not looking for something quite so extravagant, the smaller rooms are about the size of your typical motel rooms back at home in the United States. TEL：03-5203000　No.1001, Minghu Rd., Hsinchu City 300, Taiwan

Wedding preparations in Smangus, Atayal village
Mar 13, 2009 (17 photos)

On Friday, March 13, 2009 I drive up to Smangus ( Semakuse ) to attend the wedding of two of my friends and students in Smangus.