I started writing about the Banqiao Christmas light show in 2012, now known as Christmasland. This is our fifth year attending and the second year we were invited on behalf of the New Taipei City Government. Continue Reading →
Christmas comes to Taiwan once again, and this time, it showed up in a glorious display of lights near Banciao Train Station. The best Christmas light show in Banciao City is one of my favorite events each year. Continue Reading →
Are you wondering where to get a Halloween costume in Taipei? Browse through the at costume shops in Ximen, and learn where to get the best stage makeup. Continue Reading →
Photo essay from the Fourth of July Parade in Richfield, Minnesota. Continue Reading →
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A blast from the past:
Happy April Fools’ Day, everyone! Although plenty of great hoaxes have been played since then, this one still holds its number one spot for the most famous and most popular April Fools’ Day hoaxes of all-time. Continue Reading →
Lovers in Taiwan have not one but three Valentine’s Days to celebrate, which just goes to show you that Taiwan is a little island big on romance. People celebrate the Western Valentine’s Day on February 14th, the Chinese lunar Qi-Xi on July 7th of the lunar calendar, and the one that originated in Japan, White Day. Continue Reading →
Holidays are a busy time for everyone and that’s why I’m posting these pictures from our school Christmas show a little late. To be honest, I dumped them into the wrong file on my computer and forgot where I put them. The school rented hundreds of costume for all the students who participated. Some of the costumes were quite appropriate. We had angels, elves and Santa’s everywhere. We also had an odd assortment of Easter bunnies and other wild animals. Continue Reading →
New Year’s Eve is always a conundrum. What to do? What to do? Last year, John and I went to Taipei 101 to see the fireworks and were nearly trampled to death. This year, we figured if we were going to be trampled to death, we wanted to do it in style. After talking with Joanna and Range last night, we’ve decided to attend the New Year’s Eve party at the Sunworld Dynasty Hotel in Taipei. Here are the particulars Continue Reading →
Photo: Paper by Design Just like every year, the holiday season brings us joy, peace, a lot of year-end reflecting, a whole lot of fun, Christmas festivities and a few extra inches around the waist. John and I have been planning a Christmas dinner for ten of our close friends in Taiwan. Last year, we worked on Christmas Day and we never got around to having a real Christmas dinner. This year, we were bound and determined to celebrate Christmas Continue Reading →