Taipei – Along The Way

Tinder in Taipei

In my last post I shared with you how I ended up on Tinder, and how I found Tinder to be a strange but ultimately insightful tool with which to look at and assess a culture and it’s values. In that post I shared some brief observations of Budapest and of Langley, the town where…

Another Christmas Away

By: canadianforeigner December 25, 2018December 25, 2018

UncategorizedAsia, christmas, christmas time, Expat, Expat life, holidays, Taipei, taipei 101, Taiwan, TravelLeave a Comment

I’ve written before about being away from home at Christmas. In Turkey, Christmas time was the worst time of year, because I missed my family and I missed Christmas in general. There were no Christmas lights, or markets or reminders of the holiday season anywhere. Even at the school I worked in we couldn’t even…

Two Months in Taiwan

By: canadianforeigner October 13, 2018

UncategorizedAdvice, Asia, city, Expat, food, jiufen, long dong bay, Taipei, taipei 101, Taiwan, taiwanese, temple, Tips, tourist, Travel4 Comments

It’s been two months since I arrived in Taipei, and I’m sitting here in a coffee shop drinking some of the best coffee I’ve had in years thinking about how glad I am that I made this move.

Here’s to Another Year in Another Place

By: canadianforeigner September 1, 2018September 1, 2018

UncategorizedAdvice, Asia, moving, reflect, relocating, siteseeing, Taipei, Taiwan, to know, tourism, Travel4 Comments

Here we are again, and it feels like only yesterday I was starting my job in Budapest, thinking how new everything felt and wondering how long it would take for Budapest to feel like home. Now I’m sitting in my new room in Taipei, wondering the same thing. How long will it take for this…