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Hsinchu Slideshow
Top Hotels in Hsinchu
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Ambassador Hsinchu
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Lakeshore Hsinchu
16 reviews -
Royal Hsinchu Hotel
26 reviews
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Forte Hsinchu
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Lakeshore Hotel Metropolis I Hsinchu
16 reviews
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Sincere Hotel Hsinchu
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Golden Age Hotel Hsinchu
4 reviews
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Sunrise Hot Spring Hotel Hsinchu
2 reviews
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Kingdom Hotel Hsinchu
8 reviews
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Caesar Park Hsinchu
4 reviews
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Emerald Business Hsinchu
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Travel Blogs from Hsinchu, Taiwan
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Life in Taiwan Part 1
This is a top pick! ... and pony up all sorts of deposits with very little information to actually gauge my decision. Luckily I found the Hsinchu Hash (you better know what this is by now) and it was here that I found the answers to ...
Life in Taiwan 3
This is a top pick! ... jello shots followed and it turned out to be good shin dig before the cops shut it down. Taipei Night Life: Hsinchu is a small town with only a couple places to party on the weekends. So any chance we had we would head to ...
Life in Taiwan 2
This is a top pick! ... to come and we never spent another weekend apart! We camped, swam, danced and explored the area. Biking Hsinchu's Glorious Coastline : The punch line is that the coastline is totally average if not a bit ugly. But ...
Teaching English in Taiwan!
This is a top pick! ... 't mess with nap time! -Sitting properly in a chair is extremely important for some reason -Don't ever call someone from Taiwan.... Chinese..... -Stinky tofu and congealed duck's blood is actually really really good! -Shane loves Mr. Toast in a unhealthy ...
Fun and wacky stuff at the Trainee Conference 2010
Went to the Trainee Conference in Hsinchu last weekend and it was MEAN!! I met a lot of people from over 10 different countries (interestingly, most of them are Asian-looking but not of Asian origin). There were students from Norway, the Netherlands, ...
Xinnian Kuai Luh
... , here in Taiwan, thanks to Confucius, it is a position of significant kudos and respect ;0) Unquestionably, Taiwan has been a terrific experience that has far exceeded our expectations in numerous ways. But just what would Christmas and New ...
Return Home
The day to return home. The islands have some pretty places and it was unfortunate that the weekend break was marred by illness and a persistent cold wind and heavy ...
Daisha - part 2
... 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 ...
Getting There
Highway 3 is great road to travel to the North East corner of the island. It is far less crowded than Highway 1, and it passes through pleasant green and hilly country. Mainly, it is a top standard road that bypasses the hideous urban and ...
Going Home
... heavy rain. So it was back to the East Coast Road, then North along the mountain coast road, and finally highway driving all the way back to Hsinchu City. And on arrival at home, after a 5 hour drive, the rains started. Home just in ...
Taiwan
... do it. Down the road was even more family and they had many types of animals. They included: an indigenous endangered monkey of Taiwan, squirrel, ducks, dogs, and chickens. There was also a snake in a cage on the way to their house. Turns out they caught ...
What's In A Name
... it is not all ultra-modern. Away from the bustling city centres full of neon and the global chain stores and cafes, Taiwan is staunchly traditional and respects many ancient rituals. Temples are dotted all over the the countryside and there are many ...
The Pros and Cons of Lost in Translation
... as Tania yells "we've won" when she was checking the lottery tickets. We have a huge pile of lottery tickets because Taiwan has come up with a system to prevent tax evasion whereby every receipt from a retailer has a number on it which goes into a ...
Second Anniversary Special
... of a mountain and why? How much you can get on one scooter award - Four people, one dog and a mattress, Taiwan. Worst Drivers - Indians! Special mention for the insane bus driver between Alleppey and Periyar! The Most Wonderful Wildlife - Borneo. ...
Oh, the Life of an Intern!
... 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 ...
Chop Chop
... ; Many moons ago, Steve wrote an entire entry on a hair-cut experience in Turkey. However, he has just discovered a new approach here in Taiwan. He went to the barbers, at which point he was told to pay a machine and take a waiting ticket. 100 NT$, about ...
Daisha (wait in Chinese)
... 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 ...
Not Loving Mondays..... Quite so Much
... ", and we have to be aware of what day of the week it is. On the subject of names, as we are now official residents of Taiwan, we have been issued with Chinese names. Tania's is Tang Ear Liu. Tang means soup, so from now on you can call her soup, ...
Hsinchu - JJs College
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 ...
Typhoon!
... 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 ...
Arrival
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
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
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
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
... Danshui. 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 ...
And the good luck runs out!!!!
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
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
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...
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, ...
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