View of Hsinchu from hotel 2

You must be kidding

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March 20th 2006
People actually travel here and manage to go to work the next day? As predicted I started melting around 6pm here. By 8pm, I was in a strange fog. Not sure if I was walking forward or standing still. Either way, a good nights sleep was all I longed for. But alas, there was work to be done! I crawled into bed around midnight and when my alarm went off at 5:30, let's just say it is a good thing ... read more

Asia » Taiwan » Hsinchu

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In 1895, military defeat forced China to cede Taiwan to Japan. Taiwan reverted to Chinese control after World War II. Following the Communist victory on the mainland in 1949, 2 million Nationalists fled to Taiwan and established a government using th... ... read more