Peach ice cream thing

Taiwan not Thailand

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March 17th 2011
After two months of tropical heat and humidity, we have hit the subtropics. In fact, leaving the airport it was decidedly chilly! For the first couple of nights we stayed in Da'an. There is very little English spoken or written around the place, compared with other places in South East Asia, so every day is pretty much an adventure. This is the reason we found ourselves eating a peach shaped i ... read more

Asia » Taiwan » Taipei

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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