North of Taipei sits the old gold mining town of Jiufen. A magnet for Taiwanese tourists on the weekend, its streets are nothing but idyllic. However its home to almost every Taiwanese snack known to man, sweeping views down to the ocean and, if you look hard enough, an old, abandoned house.
I’d like to think that I’m not a fearful person, that I’m brave and bold and up for anything. Sure there are certain things that I won’t do: like bungee jump, or go on a rollercoaster, or be sans seatbelt in a taxi in Taiwan. It’s not that I’m a wuss, but more that I [...]
In Maori there is a word ‘Turangawaewae’. It speaks of where you come from, where your heart lies, where your feet stand. I had not stood on New Zealand soil for four and half years, my heart had somewhat forgotten it. This trip home was a chance to get to know New Zealand, the place, [...]
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