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Billy March 9, 2021 Leave a Comment

East Asia 2018, Day 2: Taipei, Day 2

Yangmingshan National Park

Having gotten a good night’s sleep in my private room at the hostel, I was ready to begin a full day in Taiwan.  (As if I didn’t have a full day of sightseeing on Day 1!)  Day 2 would be a day in nature. [Read more…]

Filed Under: East Asia Tagged With: Asia, East Asia, Taipei, Taiwan

Billy February 22, 2021 Leave a Comment

East Asia 2018 Food Diary, Day 1


I had my 1st meal in Taiwan at the historic Grand Hotel.  It was my 1st clue that the food in Taiwan is fantastic.  Some of you might be recall that I didn’t start out loving the food on my 2015 trip to China. [Read more…]

Filed Under: East Asia Tagged With: Asia, East Asia, Food, Taipei, Taiwan

Billy February 22, 2021 Leave a Comment

East Asia 2018, Day 1: Taipei, Day 1

Northern Taipei

Good morning, Taiwan!  Getting to Taipei was relatively simple.  It was the first time I flew from the US to Asia without having to make any connections.  Nonstop, SFO to TPE.  I took the subway from the [Read more…]

Filed Under: East Asia Tagged With: Asia, Confucianism, East Asia, Food, History, Taipei, Taiwan, Taoism, WWII

Billy February 7, 2021 2 Comments

Introduction to East Asia 2018

Seoul cityscape.

Okay, East Asia 2018.  Let’s get started!  Of course what I’m calling my trip to East Asia was really my trip to Taiwan and South Korea.  6 days of sightseeing in each.  Hiking and national parks were featured [Read more…]

Filed Under: East Asia Tagged With: Asia, Buddhism, Communism, Confucianism, East Asia, Food, History, Seoul, South Korea, Taipei, Taiwan, WWII

Billy December 20, 2017 Leave a Comment

How I Planned My 2018 Trip To East Asia!

This is NOT a picture of where I'm going on my upcoming trip. After all, I haven't been there yet to take pictures. But it is a picture of East Asian Buddhist culture. And I'll be seeing a lot of that on my upcoming trip. This is, in fact, a picture of the Temple of Great Compassion in Tianjin, China. Asia.
This is NOT a picture of where I’m going on my upcoming trip. After all, I haven’t been there yet to take pictures. But it is a picture of East Asian Buddhist culture. And I’ll be seeing a lot of that on my upcoming trip. This is, in fact, a picture of the Temple of Great Compassion in Tianjin, China.

So where am I going?  Taiwan and Korea!  Taiwan?  Who goes to Taiwan?  (Good question.)  Korea?  South Korea, right?  (Yes.  Well, mostly.)  People are always asking how I choose my destinations.  [Read more…]

Filed Under: East Asia Tagged With: Buddhism, Budget Travel, East Asia, Seoul, South Korea, Taichung, Taipei, Taiwan, Travel Planning

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