Train to the Top (and to the "Base")

Taipei and South Taiwan - Part II

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March 12th 2006
So finally I have uploaded the remaining pictures from Taiwan. Including pictures from our weekend in Alishan and south in Kending which I mentioned in the previous journal. The second week in Taiwan was mostly rainy. Jill and I had no luck finding any work as teachers. Our last night, we went to an all you can drink Taiwanese hip-hop club which was great - the hip-hop subculture in Taiwan. ... read more

Asia » Taiwan

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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