One must-see stop on our trip to Taiwan is Shilin Night Market in Taipei. Everyone that we talked to before our trip mentioned it once they found out we were visiting Taiwan. The main part is a large building with dozens of small food vendors under one roof, but walk a block or two and [...]
On our first day in Taiwan, Will and I stayed in the city of Xin Beitou, which is known for its hot springs. I had expected some sort of secluded resort town in the hills, but it looks much like a city built at the foot of rolling hills. Our hotel, Sweet Me looked [...]
Let’s say you’re in Hong Kong and you’re a vegetarian or traveling with one and you or he wants dim sum. No problem! There’s a fully vegetarian restaurant at Admiralty, on a hill near the tea pot museum. It’s mostly a “drink expensive tea and eat snacks” place but it may be worth a [...]
When I think of Hong Kong, I think of Cantonese food, and when I think of Cantonese food, I think of bite sized food in bamboo steamer baskets, aka dim sum. What’s a visit to Hong Kong without trying the dim sum there at least once?
I went to Victoria City which is part of a [...]
For being a Cantonese speaking city, I was pleasantly surprised by the number of vegetarian restaurants there were in Hong Kong. But then again, it’s also a huge, worldly city, so I should have expected it.
One restaurant we went to twice was Cute Fei. It was an accidental find as we were trying to make [...]
I won’t deny that one of the reasons I like traveling to Asia is for the food. Hong Kong is no exception. Despite it being a very international metropolis with its fair share of Starbucks’ and KFC’s, there’s still more traditional, tasty Chinese food to be found.
On my first night there, Will dragged me around [...]
I don’t want to spend that long editing photos while still on vacation, but here are some highlights so far.
Our friend Eddie in HK took us to a wonderful vegetarian restaurant that was miles above any veggie place we’ve been to in LA. Afterward, he took us to The Peak, which involves a tram ride [...]
