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Day 1Depart: Wed, 31 Mar, 09:50Arrive: Wed, 31 Mar, 14:50 (we arrived at 14:10, earlier than expected)Kuala Lumpur LCCT - Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport - Apply youth travel card 青年旅遊卡 - Free Go bus to Neijiang hotel 內江商旅 - Te (read full article)
Din Tai FungXiao long bau (steamed Shanghainese dumplings) – some people say DTF in Taipei (and this is the original branch) makes the best xiao long bau in the world, so naturally we had to try it… the skin was very thin but seemed virtually unb (read full article)
Ay-Chung Flour-Rice NoodleThe soup base here is really one of a kind, an incredibly rich base with bonito flakes as the predominant flavour. Adding in some fresh coriander as well as garlic and chilli sauce makes for an even bigger taste explosion. T (read full article)
Wulai 烏來Wulai is a mountain village in southern Taipei County, famous for its hot springs, waterfall and aboriginal culture.The Nanshi creek 南勢溪Steaming hot spring water at the public soaking ponds.We took the Log Cart 乌来台车 uphill (read full article)
We hired a private cab for a Taipei county day tour. Our original plan was to cover Yeliu Geopark 野柳地质公园 - ShiFen 十分 - Jiufen 九份 - Golden Waterfalls 黃金瀑布 - Jinguashi Gold Ecological Park 金瓜石 - Yin Yang Hai 陰陽海 (read full article)
We took a day trip to Yangmingshan National Park 陽明山國家公園, Beitou 北投 and Danshui 淡水 on our second day, all located in the northern part of the Danshui MRT line.Yangmingshan 陽明山One of the eight national parks in Taiwan, famo (read full article)
After 7D6N in Hong Kong and 2 days of rest in Malaysia, we scooted off to Taipei for yet another 7D6N eating trip. Taiwan is famous for its "xiao chi", which literally translates into little dishes or snacks and these can be found in many roadside st (read full article)
We are finally back in the UK after a suuuuuuuuuuper long break thanks to the Icelandic volcano! We had way too much fun and food our waistlines are complaining..umm..maybe only the wild boar's. His pants size went from 34 to 38! I was in shocked whe (read full article)
澳門 MacauMacau was a Portuguese colony and in 1999, it became one of the two special administrative regions of the People's Republic of China, the other being Hong Kong. It is the world's most densely populated place to live in and is well known a (read full article)
I can easily imagine this post to be the most popular one… we certainly managed to squeeze in a lot of snacks and after-dinner-sweets in our trip. We were really struck with how soft the buns here were (I’m referring to the bread buns of course (read full article)
Under Bridge Spicy Crab避風塘炒辣蟹 Typhoon shelter style spicy crab – One of the many famous dishes in Hong Kong. This dish is believed to be originated from typhoon shelters which are shelters fishing boats during typhoons and Causeway Bay (read full article)
Mak's NoodleSuper famous store.蝦子撈麵 Prawn roe and a blend of seasonings sprinkled on top of dry noodles – very tasty on its own, has the distinct wonton noodles taste but this version is made using duck not chicken eggs. Texture is very spr (read full article)
Tim Ho Wan* Tim Ho Wan has become the world's cheapest Michelin-starred restaurant and the man behind this is Mak Pui Gor, the Four Seasons Hotel's Michelin-starred restaurant Lung King Heen. He decided to branch out on his own and offer his dishes a (read full article)
Hi again, this is our first proper post (not from our storage of backlogs) since starting our holiday. We just came back from a week’s trip in Hong Kong and another week in Taiwan so you’ll have to forgive us if the food reviews are very short as (read full article)
Our original plan was to spend 3 days in Edinburgh but ended up traveling to places outside of Edinburgh on our first 2 days and the last day in the city itself. This was my second time to Edinburgh so I don't mind the short stay. We didn't go into t (read full article)
Reviewed by The Wild BoarLooking for good restaurants to sample on holidays is always a bit of a scary task for us. Having a bad meal in London isn’t so bad since you can always make up for it another day, but holiday time is quite limited so I lik (read full article)
I've mentioned before that my sister is on a vacation here in the UK. She's been globetrotting in Europe for the past 2 months and I thought it's about time we do some traveling in the UK instead. As you know from our previous posts, we just got back (read full article)
Reviewed by The Wild BoarSt Giles' cathedral, EdinburghHaggis, neeps & tatties with a glayva syrup – first haggis I’ve tried, but the more experienced PigPig and my good friend the Suckling Pig both gave this a thumb’s up although they were (read full article)
Reviewed by The Wild BoarWe went on a three day long weekend trip to Edinburgh so the next few posts will be Edinburgh related.At our friend’s insistence, we were dragged up to the village of Anstruther to have fish and chips after our visit to St (read full article)
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