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Shrda on the other side

Shrda on the other side

Posted on 28. Jun, 2009 by admin.

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Shr Da. The bustling student nightmarket next to Taiwan Normal University boasts a large variety of food, entertainment and student culture. The area is crammed with traffic, kitch and youth. The lanes lined with restaurants, sweets and Belgian beers. Our roving team of vegetarians, drinkers and all round nice guys took a stroll down Shr [...]

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The West Coast

The West Coast

Posted on 24. Jun, 2009 by admin.

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From Danshui (淡水), I made my way across to Bali (八厘) and inched my way along the west coast down to Guanyin (觀音). In stark contrast to the juicy green overflowing mountains on the east coast and the hustling technologically supercharged capital, Taiwan’s western sprawl provides us a window into the savage after effects of [...]

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Feeling Peckish? Fried Food

Feeling Peckish? Fried Food

Posted on 23. Jun, 2009 by admin.

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If you’ve been in Taiwan for any length of time, you’ve probably found yourself in a night market at some point or another. The sights, lights, sounds and smells can be overwhelming – and how is one meant to stop and consider the fine delicacies on offer while being buffeted around the seething maelstrom of [...]

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Woolloomooloo

Woolloomooloo

Posted on 14. Mar, 2009 by admin.

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All restaurants need a personality and at Woolloomooloo this comes in the t-shirted, jeaned and sneakered form of owner Jimmy Wang complete with slight comic tone.
Chatty and upbeat Jimmy defies the stereotypes associated with doing business in Taiwan. Even just after the first encounter one is left with the feeling that he is more than [...]

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The Other Side of Hong Kong

The Other Side of Hong Kong

Posted on 13. Mar, 2009 by admin.

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Deep in the decaying , peeling backstreets of Kowloon lies the (in)famous Temple Street Market. A long street crammed with stalls bursting forth with products hanging on ropes and laid out on tables. Steam rises from the street-side restaurants where seafood and noodles are served…

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