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... and New Year have in store?
Firstly we should point out that while Taiwan fully recognises that it is now 2012 on the international calendar, here we remain in the year 100 and will do so until Chinese New Year later in January. If that may seem confusing, Christmas was just utterly baffling. It was all going so well until 1st December.
Suddenly, the big department stores and supermarkets had their staff looking ...
What's In A Name
... young models prance around in bikinis for the deceased as this is apparently a sign to the gods that he was a very popular fellow and therefore worthy of a decent welcome in heaven. Hmm, well it certainly makes for a great send off and usually ensures that funerals are exceptionally well attended. In addition to the dancing girls, professional wailers are recruited who scream in grief so convincingly that you are certain of an enormous and genuine love. The idea is to ensure that ...
An Amazing "Carolyn Weekend"
... so proud :) ) While on today's adventure I spent time watching all of the fisherman, laying on the beach while the tide was so far out that it looked more like a desert than a beach and the only other people on the beach were 2 fisherman and a couple people walking around, I scooted along rice patties, and ended up in a fishing town eating the most delicious squid I could have asked for and talking to a local who told me my Chinese sound is very good, and if I ...
Life in Taiwan 3
... but I expected a little better since it was Taiwan's 100 year birthday and the fact that fireworks all made in China....I welcomed in the New Year in a bow tie....weird to think the year before I was in Cancun eating grapes!
Lantern Festival: The Lantern Festival was in Ivory's home town. As you can see from the pictures, these sculptures made from translucent materials are not really lanterns in ...
Making a Dogs Day - Lantern Festival 2011
... were nice enough to help us. We ended up hanging out with these people for some time...catching a bus, going home with them, and them calling a cab for us AND negotiating the price for us. So there we were...waiting outside Family Mart (like 7/11), drinking beers and stretching...and making the locals uncomfortable. We were prepared to pay whatever necessary to get home in comfort but it only cost 1700 NT ($50 CAD) between the three of us. It was a positive end to a great but exhausting ...



