Beyond the Rhetoric

Now that I’ve been over in Taiwan three times, I’d like to think that I know a thing or two about Taipei. On the flip side, I was born and raised in Vancouver and this city will remain my home for the foreseeable future. Both cities have a lot to offer, but they are certainly [...]

As I write this, I’m still pretty tired from my trip to Taiwan. I was over there for a solid two weeks, the first half of which was spent covering Computex (a computer trade expo) and the second half of which was mostly a vacation. You may have seen some of my other Taiwan food [...]

Last week, I provided you with a brief video tour of our hotel room at Forte Orange on Linsen North Road in Taipei. Since Stephen left and Susanne arrived, I’ve packed up and moved over to the Westin Taipei Hotel on Nanjing East Road. At the request of readers on this blog, I am now [...]

If you are a frequent reader of this blog, then you’ll know that I like to eat. I very much enjoy exploring all kinds of different restaurants, cuisines and cooking styles. As such, it should come as little surprise that I am trying to eat as much as I can while here in Taipei. For [...]

At the request of one Jeff Cutler, I am providing a brief video tour of my hotel room here in Taipei. Stephen and I are staying at the Forte Orange business hotel, Linsen location for the duration of Computex. The site is in Chinese, but you can switch to English near the top-right corner and [...]