A friend invited me to go visit Kaohsiung and so it was my first time to take the new Kaohsiung underground KMRT system. It’s gorgeous, although extremely empty when it’s not rush hours.
You know, this is one of the things that makes me very jealous of Taiwan. Taiwanese tend to focus on the fact that [...]
Having been to Hong Kong for almost a week, this being the second visit to Hong Kong after a one week visit to Hong Kong 3 years ago, I find many of the myths built around Hong Kong to be very inaccurate. Here are some quick out-my-head points of some of the most popular [...]
Last part of my Hong Kong trip includes the visit I had to Central. I was actually planning to go visit Macau that day, but the night before that I met a Turkish someone from Tainan who joined me for breakfast and since he strongly recommended the HK parks, I figured I might as well [...]
The HK Museum of History is one of those really fun museums that, despite not having much, the little they do have makes you want to know more. Having learned quite alot about Taiwanese history these past three years, I naturally became quite curious about some of the close-by neighbors, Hong Kong being one of [...]
A main attraction in Hong Kong’s Central, the old tram will take you up the hill to arguably the best view of Hong Kong from above – The Peak (AKA – Victoria Peak).
Hong Kong currently hosts an ever increasing smog that only rarely clears up. You need to be extremely lucky to be able [...]
In the time that I’ve been in Taiwan I’ve had the chance to travel to many gorgeous places in Taiwan. I believe Taiwan has alot to offer with special beauty, unique culture and style. It often is be a bit surprising to some of my friends and family given the general stereotype and just [...]
Hong Kong’s scenery is really something different. Although it one of the “citiest” cities I’ve ever been to, and I’ve been to quite a few, it pales in comparison to the gorgeous natural surroundings of the Hong Kong islands. The contrast between the man-made monster buildings and the islands’ natural landscape makes for a scary [...]
Teaching an international audience can be a complicated task. This last Saturday I had a “Qualitative Research Methods” class, which – I would have to say – is one of the better classes I’ve had here. The class combines masters and PhD students and covers qualitative research methods for business students. This last week [...]
