Chinese Cooking Class Edinburgh. On Wednesday 4th August we had the great pleasure of welcoming Scottish MSP Robin Harper and his wife Jenny into our home for a cooking class. Robin has just turned 70 and the class was a complete surprise to him. He's the only member...
Taiwan
Taipei 101 panoramic and inside
One of the main things I wanted to see in Taipei was the Taipei 101 tower which at the time of visiting Taipei was the tallest operating building in the world. I won’t babble about the construction or
San Xia Zushi Temple Taiwan
San Xia Zushi Temple Taipei or 三峽祖師爺廟 in Chinese. On our last real day of travelling around Taiwan we went to a temple on the far outskirts of Taipei. When I travelled to Taipei I asked where we could go to in Taipei not realising
Taipei Confucious Temple
Taipei Confucious Temple. I wanted to visit a few temples in Taiwan but most unfortunately were way too busy to be able to take any decent photographs.
Food in Taipei
Food in Taipei. One of the best things about Taiwan and especially Taipei is the food. Taiwan has some absolutely gorgeous food but Taiwanese food itself tends to be richer in taste than it's Chinese counterpart but with Taiwan's American influence there is also some...
Dadaocheng Wharf Taipei
Dadaocheng Wharf Taipei. One of the coolest parts of Taipei that we went to was Dadaocheng which is just to the West of Taipei city centre. Dadaocehng is really popular for recreation as it’s by a river and has a lot of cycle tracks. As
Mitsui Japanese Restaurant Taipei
Mitsui Japanese Restaurant Taipei. Whenever I go travelling I love exploring local foods. I'm very far from one of the typical Brits that goes abroad and looks for fish and chips, burgers, etc. I like to eat good regional food and one of my favourite foods is seafood,...