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Roaring waves of Pacific - 15-22 Dec 2016

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So much has been written about the natural beauty at Yehliu Geopark, Taipei. We're so mesmerised by the breaking waves hitting the shore, like an invisible artist at work in the Pacific Ocean.  Shaping, sculturing the rock landscape at this amazing geopark. All in waiting to capture the best moments of the roaring waves crashing into the "Sea Candles" "I heard or seemed to hear the chiding Sea Say, Pilgrim, why so late and slow to come? Am I not always here, thy summer home? Is not my voice thy music, morn and eve? My breath thy healthful climate in the heats, My touch thy antidote, my bay thy bath? Was ever building like my terraces? Was ever couch magnificent as mine? Lie on the warm rock-ledges, and there learn A little hut suffices like a town. I make your sculptured architecture vain, Vain beside mine. I drive my wedges home, And carve the coastwise mountain into caves. Lo! here is Rome...

Getting around Taipei like a local - Brandon

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Posted by Brandon: My family and I went on real thrilling adventure to Taipei. Taipei was a remarkable city. It had cars, trains, taxis, vans and other vehicles to be at your service when you want to travel around. The weather was extremely cold on the first few days we arrived.  We went to various places in Taipei. Like the Chiang-Kai-Shek Memorial Park, a VAST place were you could relax in the park. The hospitality and service there was excellent. Their cleanliness was also good and wherever you go, you wouldn't find a bit of rubbish. I think Taipei is a place where you can relax and play sports where ever you want.  Taipei's exotic food is a must eat. Sausages, noodles, taro balls, paus and any other food you can think of can be eaten there. My favourite food or snack was the famous black pearls, a edible chewy pearl-like ball. Most of the places we went was just to enjoy and savour the food. Like the Raohe St. Night market, where we where introd...

Getting around Taipei like a local - Silas

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Post by Silas        When you think of Taipei in December, you would think it will be cold and dull. Well, during the first few days in Taipei there was a cold snap that froze me beyond my limit (It wasn't really that  cold, but I just do not like cold). After that, days were unusually hot for a winter (30°C!), which I found disturbing under my thick woolly jacket.  Not to mention the language barriers as well. I had a bad experience, not able to communicate in Mandarin in Taipei... Luckily, my Dad did most of the talking so I just stood there nodding to every word he said. Of all the places I've been so far, this is the most exciting and memorable trip I've ever had. Mostly because this is my first time in Taiwan, so seeing the extraordinary wonders of nature as well as the local life and culture of Taiwanese excites the senses of an adventurous traveller.  The places I've been in Taipei are really outstanding, like the Yehliu Geopa...

Getting around Taipei like a local - Jin

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Posted by Xian Jin What's better than adventuring and shopping in Malaysia? Doing that in Taiwan of course! We are blessed to have the opportunity to go there this year, and we had a truly wonderful experience. So, buckle your seat-belts, as I take you all on a journey to Taipei in my eyes... Before this, I always thought that Taipei is just a modern city, where many people go to eat and shop. I realize that they are so much more. Taipei is also richly filled with history and culture, nature and animals! Imagine you're standing in the middle of a huge maze, with walls that rise so high you can only see a strip of blue sky. Now, replace the walls with shops and stores, just rows and rows of them in every direction you go. The smell of fresh, hot food drifts into your nostrils... and you're in Jiufen! There are people all around you, hustling and bustling their way through. No, they aren't live cats and ducks... they're ocarinas!! Who knows, if ...