Wait, did I just say strawberry picking in January?? As it turns out, peak strawberry season in Taiwan runs from December to April. If we were to wait until June or July, as we would in New York, then I’m afraid the poor strawberries would be mostly dead or begging to be killed due to […]
Month: January 2018
Treasure Hill Artist Village (寶藏巖)
This enchanting hodge podge of private residences, artist studios, cafes and temple really was a treasure. Back in the late 40s, this housing community was built to accommodate military veterans, specifically members of the Kuomintang (KMT), who had fled China. Its location was chosen strategically, next to a river for easy transport of goods […]
Bitan Lake (碧潭湖)
Happy New Year! Philip had to leave LA a couple days before us for work, so Jules and I boarded a somewhat empty plane back to Taipei on New Year’s Eve. The captain led us all in a countdown to 2018 somewhere over the Pacific. Part of me smiled inside knowing that our new year […]