Not all those who wander are lost
Not all those who wander are lost
Ok, ok, if you follow me at all, you know I love to rant. I have tried to keep quiet for some time now but with places like this in Taipei, it is just too difficult. We were out and about in Taipei on Saturday, as we are want to do, and looking for an …
Micasa ain’t Su CasOriginally uploaded by be Got a lil bit excited tonight when we saw Mi Casa down by the 101. Could it be a new Mexican place? No. It is a nice Japanese restaurant. Now I am no HungryInTaipei, but the food was good especially considering we walked in 5 minutes before they …
One of the strangest things I am doing now is taking Japanese classes. Not because that in itself is strange, but because my teacher does not speak much English. This means I mostly use Chinese to communicate and ask questions (no-no #1 in learning an Asian language). It actually works out pretty well. I routinely …
We have been here too long. These things are just not that weird to us anymore: Taiwan.The other day I saw a family of 5 on a scooter. B was shocked. I was like, “What’s the big deal.” In the U.S. you would never see that (not because of laws, because an American family of …
Bacon, corn, pineapple, and mayo-yum! Originally uploaded by beuk The thought of pineapple and mayo together is bad enough. I do notunderstand the Asian fascination with throwing corn on everything. Thekicker here is it is labeled as "American taste." Yeah right. Show mewhere in America we do this. It’s expensive too! About $3.50. (seenat McDs …
Not sure if you are going to find this one in the guide books. Amazing lil 3 chef, reservation only, restaurant on a street in Ebisu filled with great restaurants. This is NOT a vegetarian stop. Menu items were: cow tongue, pig intestine and horse nape fat! (the tongue was mouth watering :)
G is loving the snow Originally uploaded by beuk We love the snow and so does G. Our friends are powder hounds and doing a lot of skiing “off map.” They call it skiing the “back woods.” I call it insane. If I need to use a helmet and I can’t use a map it’s …