Taipei Long Weekend Budget
Three friends and I were in Taipei recently for 3 full days of fun, food, activities, and a bit of just…chilling. đŸ™‚ Here’s our Taipei long weekend budget.
Taipei for First-Time Visitors: A Fun- and Food-Filled Long Weekend Itinerary
Visa-free entry to Taiwan starts next month! Here’s a quick guide to having a fun- and food-filled long weekend in Taipei — with itinerary, tips, and all the latest first-hand info on this trending new destination.
Flight
Travel.
Go away.
Travel far enough.
Travel till you’ve outrun the grief; travel till you’ve made peace with it.
Searching for Smiley
George Smiley no longer lived in No. 9. I knew it as soon as I saw the new door. Red. A come-hither hue so incongruent to, well, everything George is known to us to be. His abhorrence for attention. His diffident nature. Perhaps, if the goal was to hide in plain sight, a shouty red door would be the perfect blind for a tubby, clumsy, bespectacled man who would ordinarily merit no more than a passing glance. But…a red door would just be too much, I think.
Siena
Siena is a city in Tuscany known for its beautiful medieval architecture and a summer-time horse race that provokes fierce rivalries among the city’s wards.
Swimming with Whale Sharks
The first time the boatman urged me to go below the surface, I resolutely plunged downwards and went as deep as I could go. Unfortunately — apparently — this was as deep as I could go: