Day 7: Naha to Taipei - Gloria Outlets, Japanese Pharmaceutical Museum & New York Bagels (Oct 2016) October 27th 2016 Thursday, 27th October 2016
A short flight from Naha International Airport brought me back to the doorsteps of Taiwan this morning. In contrast to the bright blue skies that greeted me in Naha, Taipei was shrouded by haze as my plane made its final descend at the CKS International Airport. Since I was too early for check-in at the city hotel, I took a short shuttle service #705 to Taoyua ... read more
Asia » Taiwan » Taipei » Ximending 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
Growing up listening to the music of The Carpenters, he decided to name this blog Budokan in remembrance of their Live at Budokan Tour in Tokyo in May 1974. He finally made a trip to the Nippon Budokan in September 2017, 43 years after the Carpenters held their 18 sold-out concerts in Japan!
Hailing from the tropics, Budokan is fortunate to reside in Singapore where jetsetting around have become very affordable. His greatest passion lies in cultivating his lifetime career of travelling, blogging and tour guiding.
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