The Tourist Side of Taiwan

This post is more about providing a bit of information about Taiwan for anyone who'd like to know. I think it has a bit of a bad rep - the only thing people said when I was coming here was "at least you'll get loads of cheap crap". The information I could find before I got here was sketchy at best and didn't really give me an accurate picture of the place I was about to move to.

So, in a way I'm trying to right the wrongs against my current home!

We've done a fair amount of touristy things in the time we've been here but probably haven't seen as much as we could (and maybe should have). It's always hard to act like a tourist and get stuff done when you're living in a place for a relatively long period of time.

Food in Taiwan

One thing we all need, everyday, is food. We're supposed to eat three times a day to have a healthy diet and when we don't eat we're hungry, tired and irritable. So, it's pretty important.

Which makes it weird that I wasn't worried about how different the food would be in Taiwan. "Sure, I'll eat anything", I thought to myself. I would regard myself as a pretty good eater at home and I thought I'd just kinda be grand with whatever was available here. I've noticed a common theme about things I thought before I got here - they were all wrong.

A Foreigner's View of Taiwan

tTaiwan as a country is pretty fascinating. From a foreign point of view, it's a study in contrast. It sounds cliched but it really is a clash of the old world and the new. Our friends live on the 18th floor of their apartment building in Jhunan and the view from their place kind of gives a picture of Taiwan. 

Out one window, you can see the sea and all the natural beauty that accompanies it. The other side shows you a mass of grey buildings as far as the eye can see during the day and what seems like a city of lights at night, at least to me. The funniest part is that all of this is overlooked by two temples set high over the city. 

Random Stuff Blurted Down About Taiwan so far......

First of all, I want to apologize for being so lax in my communication. I think people who are away from home expect everyone else to make the effort to stay in touch. I certainly thought to myself that 'there's only one of me, and countless amounts of them. I should be able to just sit here and everyone will be dying to talk to me'. 

But as we all know, that's not how it goes. Everyone has their own lives so it's up to me to make an effort too. Hopefully, this will be the first of many posts that will at least open up the lines of communication between me and anyone else who cares!

So, where to start?