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Tucheng Tung Blossom Festival5 comments

Todd Alperovitz wrote 2 months ago: On Sunday, we headed to Tucheng for the final day of the 2000 2009 Tucheng Tung Blossom Festival [土 … more →

Tags: Taipei County, Tucheng Tung Blossom Festival

Singapore Straits Times: Chen denies taking bribes

metrotouch wrote 4 months ago: TAIPEI – TAIWAN’S detained former president on Wednesday denied taking bribes in a land … more →

Tags: S.E Asia News, Taiwan, Chen Shui-bian, Wu Shu-chen, Koo's Group, Chinatrust Financial Holding Co, Jeffrey Koo Jr, Kuomintang government

Sending Roses

Todd Alperovitz wrote 4 months ago: For anyone who missed it, yesterday was the last day of the 2009 Shilin Presidential Rose Festival. … more →

Tags: Taipei City, CKS Shilin Residence, Roses

Jinguashi - The Gold Ecological Park7 comments

Todd Alperovitz wrote 4 months ago: Located on the northeast coast of Taiwan, Jinguashi [金瓜石] was once a booming gold and copper mining … more →

Tags: Taipei County, Jinguashi, gold ecological park

Yingge Ceramics Museum6 comments

Todd Alperovitz wrote 4 months ago: The Taipei County Yingge Ceramics Museum [臺北縣立鶯歌陶瓷博物館] is a great stop for anyone wishing to get ou … more →

Tags: Taipei County, Yingge Ceramics Museum

Cihu Presidential Mausoleum6 comments

Todd Alperovitz wrote 8 months ago: Over the Double Ten holiday weekend we took a trip out to Cihu Presidential Mausoleum in Taoyuan Co … more →

Tags: Taoyuan County, Taiwan, Cihu Presidential Mausoleum

Doing the Touristy Stuff3 comments

Todd Alperovitz wrote 1 year ago: Two salespeople from the company Cathy works for had to entertain a couple of their company’s … more →

Tags: Taipei City, Taichung City, Taipei 101, Western Taiwan, Taichung County, High Speed Rail, National Palace Museum, San-hsi t'ang Teahouse, Chih-shan Garden

Cosplay at NTU - Petit Fancy 8 [the extended post]15 comments

Todd Alperovitz wrote 1 year ago: As mentioned in the previous post, Petit Fancy 8 was held at National Taiwan University’s cam … more →

Tags: Taiwan Entertainment, Taipei City, cosplay

Cosplay in Taiwan - PF85 comments

Todd Alperovitz wrote 1 year ago: I had the distinct pleasure of meeting up with bloggers/photographers Craig Ferguson, David Reid, … more →

Tags: Taipei City, Taiwan Entertainment, cosplay, NTU

Taoyuan Valley Hike: Trail Views and Dasi13 comments

Todd Alperovitz wrote 1 year ago: View the large After I had gotten out of the forested area full of butterflies, I made my way to t … more →

Tags: Hiking Trails, Yilan County

Taoyuan Valley Hike: Taiwan Water Buffaloes4 comments

Todd Alperovitz wrote 1 year ago: Like Yangmingshan National Park’s Cingtiangang, the Taoyuan Valley [桃源谷] also provides an op … more →

Tags: Hiking Trails, Yilan County

Taoyuan Valley Hike: Creatures of Flight5 comments

Todd Alperovitz wrote 1 year ago: Athyma selenophora laela [單帶蛺蝶] Yesterday’s hike started much the same way the Caoling Histo … more →

Tags: Hiking Trails, Yilan County, Nature, wildlife

Gimme a Five!3 comments

Todd Alperovitz wrote 1 year ago: I went out for a late breakfast and discovered a crowd of Ma Ying-jeou’s [馬英九] supporters li … more →

Tags: Taipei County, 2008 Presidential Election, KMT, Ma Ying-jeou, Taiwan

Tuesday's Hike - Part II [Fog and Birds]5 comments

Todd Alperovitz wrote 1 year ago: Once I arrived at the Yangmingshan Bus Terminal after a walk along a portion of the Jinbaoli Trail … more →

Tags: Hiking Trails, National Parks, Taipei City

Tuesday's Hike - Part I [Falls and Cows]11 comments

Todd Alperovitz wrote 1 year ago: Early in the morning I checked the weather report: an 80% chance of light rain on Yangmingshan. I … more →

Tags: National Parks, Taipei City, Hiking Trails

An Evening in Jiufen7 comments

Todd Alperovitz wrote 1 year ago: We took an afternoon bus to Jiufen [九份] on Saturday. Jiufen was once a prosperous gold mining to … more →

Tags: Taipei County, Jiufen

Caoling Trail - Taiwan's Beautiful Northeast Coast11 comments

Todd Alperovitz wrote 1 year ago: On Tuesday, I took a train to Fulong Station [福隆車站] to enjoy a walk along the Caoling Trail [草嶺古道] … more →

Tags: Hiking Trails, Taipei County, Yilan County

228 Rally at Zhongshan Stadium4 comments

Todd Alperovitz wrote 1 year ago: DPP presidential candidate Frank Hsieh [謝長廷] and running mate Su Tseng-chang [蘇貞昌] Yesterday eveni … more →

Tags: Taipei City, Taiwan

Fanglan Mansion and Yifang Mansion

Todd Alperovitz wrote 1 year ago: Built in 1806, Fanglan Mansion [芳蘭大厝] was the Chen family’s first home when they immigrated … more →

Tags: Taipei City, Historic Sites


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