It was seven years ago this week that I arrived in Taipei with a Lonely Planet Mandarin phrasebook, a suitcase … More
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(Not) Only In Taiwan – Episode 5: Protect Your Valuables
Suggestion is an interesting and elusive power. Sometimes a suggestion may persist long after its freshness has expired. Aside from … More
20 More Questions with Beldone
It had been a while since we sat down for a solid jawbone with Rajah Cheech Beldone, King of the … More
Only in Taiwan – Episode 4: Fruit Beer?
If there’s ever been a bit of unsolicited advice that I would wholeheartedly share with my child, it’s that nobody … More
Taipei Scooter Style
Timogan’s new blog, Taipei Scooter Style, celebrating the culture of Taipei’s predominant form of transport — the scooter. Or as … More
Only in Taiwan, Special Lazy Bastard Edition
If you’ve ever seen someone go from hero to zero, you know that the fall from grace does not always … More
The Lazy Bastard Guide to Mandarin: An Abridged Corpus of Axioms, Vocabulary and Purported Meanings
The Lazy Bastard Guide to Mandarin: An Abridged Corpus of Axioms, Vocabulary and Purported Meanings. eBOOK NOW AVAILABLE AT VOOK … More
