Taichung Hotels - Reviews and Rates

I was invited on a sort of "bon voyage" afternoon trip this weekend for Cullum, one of my roommates during the summer months. Cullum is from the Toronto area and has been living in Taiwan for about three years. He taught at an English school in Taipei for two years, and has been working at Cornel for one year. He is fluent in Chinese and has don...

As many of you know, a recent tropical storm (Tropical Storm Kalmegi) hit our island recently and has caused a lot of damage (read about it here). I thank many of you for emailing and asking about my safety. God has been watching over us because no one within our teaching family was severely affected by this natural disaster. I woke up on late T...

What an eventful day! From start to finish, it was definitely one experience after another... The day started off with a trip to the local hospital. It is manditory that all of the new teachers undergo an examination to ensure that we are not bringing any diseases into the country that children could be exposed to. I also believe that we cannot ...

Sunday we went to the 921 Earthquake Museum .. It turns out Taiwan has a major fault line lengthwise In 1999 sept 21 an earthquake swept the country with its center right outside of Taichung....It happened at night so fortunately school was closed but they built this museum aroun the collapsed school and give very comprehensive lessons in the de...

Hi all. Arrived in Taipei 7am Sunday morning ...how did I do that? it is only Sat night in NC!!! The airport is huge but also deserted..guess I picked a good time to arrive whipped though immigration.... Nova thanks for the update on the kitties... glad to know all is well.. That Pouncer is a sneak he did the same thing with the pet sitters. but...