Monthly Archives: March 2013

Taipei One O One

Taipei 101 was one of the highlights of the first leg of our trip in  Taipei. That morning, we also visited the Xiahai City God Temple and Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall. The Xiahai City God Temple was located in the neighborhood (Dihua Street) near … Continue reading

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Spring

Spring brings to mind hot spring (温泉), the highlight of our second day in Taipei. We had ours in Beitou, an area well-known for its thermal pools. We started the day with a visit to Yangmingsan National Park and was kind … Continue reading

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Shilin Market

Looking back at the photos taken in 2008, two things dawned on me. I look older now and I take better pictures now 😛 By the time we touched down at the Tao Yuan Airport and reached our hotel in Taipei, … Continue reading

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Future Tense l Downtown Mrt Station

Today I passed by the location of the future Downtown Mrt Station The Downtown Line will be ready in 2017. We have several train lines in singapore – East west, North east, North south and the latest Circle Line, and … Continue reading

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Cijin Island

I am feeling kind of lost now. After a few months of living in the memories of Scandinavia, what do I press about next? Hmmm… Let me share my journey in Taiwan where I have stayed about 20 days over … Continue reading

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Thank you, Holm!

It was with some reluctance that I bade farewell to Scandinavia from Stockholm in end November. Having seen the travel adventures of my brother and his young friends, I was really tempted to extend my stay and explore more of Europe. Yet … Continue reading

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Weekly Photo Challenge : Lunchtime l Food Diary

When I was working, lunchtime was a welcome mid-day break from work. Come to think of it, I kind of missed the sight when almost everyone in the office marched out in search of food at noon. For comfort food … Continue reading

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A gallery of houses

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My final press on Skansen. Indeed, it was like an outdoor museum. Unfortunately, these Swedish houses were not opened to visitors. Would have loved to learn more about them. Too many information about too many houses to remember, hence I … Continue reading

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Kaffe + Smörgåsbord

Another press about Skansen. I have so far pressed on mile.stone and ZOO. Well, today is sunday and my lunch at Skansen reminded me of sunday brunch 🙂 Happy Sunday! Had lunch at a quaint cafe in a traditional swedish house. Only … Continue reading

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ZOO

Well, November was not the best time to visit Skansen. Bald trees, muddy paths coloured it brown and grey. In my previous press about Skansen, I touched on mile.stone – the heavy topic was probably an after-effect of the solemn colors. On … Continue reading

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