Category Temple

How to Hong Kong: A trip to Stanley with Me, Myself and I

October 9, 2015 · by · in Alone time, Hong Kong food, How to Hong Kong, Reflections, Solo trip, Stanley, Stanley Cave, Temple, Tin Hau Temple, Travel · 3 Comments

Dear Taipei, I think if you could speak, you’d try to dispel the assumptions made about you. One of the biggest which comes to mind is that you’re not a worthy holiday destination in yourself. A good proportion of people only visit you for a brief trip, often on a stopover on the way to […]

Days 5, 6 and 7: Road trip!

March 22, 2015 · by · in Buddhist, Changhua, Chinese New Year, Fireworks, Food, Friends, Lugang, Road trip, street market, Temple, Travel, year of the sheep · 11 Comments

Dear Taipei, I have to be honest, I’m so sad that out of the four Chinese words/phrases I know- “hello”, “thank you”, “yes” and the newly acquired “Happy (Chinese) New Year”, I can’t use the latter anymore. I became basically fluent in Chinese for a good couple of days over the Chinese New Year period […]