From the 17th to 19th century, Grand Tourists (usually from England) would set out on a journey of discovery. This excursion had a near-cemented itinerary, a list of places a young man (it was almost always a man) would have to visit to have a well-rounded education. Paris, ...Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
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What's the Best Country In Asia For Eating?
From the 17th to 19th century, Grand Tourists (usually from England) would set out on a journey of discovery. This excursion had a near-cemented itinerary, a list of places a young man (it was almost always a man) would have to visit to have a well-rounded education. Paris, ...600 People Evacuated After Explosives Found On Taiwanese Train
Planes are often the first thing to come to mind when we think of terrorist attacks, but this morning in Taiwan a bomb hidden in a train bathroom nearly detonated.
Passengers reported smelling gas on a high-speed train Zuoying to Taipei. Upon further investigation, a ...Better Know A Holiday: Tomb-Sweeping Day
AKA: Qingming Festival, Pure Brightness Festival, Ancestors Day
When? 15th day after the vernal equinox (in 2013: April 4)
Public holiday in: China, Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan
Who died? Generations of ancestors.
Origin story: Unclear. However, Tomb-Sweeping Day ...Camera Lost While Scuba Diving In Hawaii Washes Ashore In Taiwan 5 Years Later
When Lindsay Scallan of Newnan, Georgia lost her camera during a 2007 scuba dive in Maui, she swallowed the hard pill of realizing that her vacation photos would be gone forever.
As it turns out, in a story recently published by Hawaii News Now, the Canon camera (which ...Video Of The Day: New Year's Celebrations Around The World
As the year comes to a close, here's a look back on how the world rang in 2012. From Sydney to Cape Town, these impressive fireworks displays highlight some of the most famous cities and landmarks throughout the world – whether that be the London Eye or the beaches ...
A Traveler In The Foreign Service: Interview With A USDA Foreign Agricultural Service Diplomat
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) is very much an under-the-radar career opportunity for Americans who are interested in trade promotion and living overseas. Compared to the other Foreign Affairs Agencies, the FAS is quite small. ...Photo Of The Day: Taiwanese Temple
This Taiwanese temple is enmeshed in a field of silver grass, completely dwarfed by the surrounding foliage. Snapped by Flickr user Pamcy.com, it seemed like an appropriately peaceful, contemplative image for today's Photo of the Day. This has been a difficult and ...Is Eddie Huang The Next Anthony Bourdain? Watch And Find Out
If the name Eddie Huang isn't familiar, it may soon be, if the folks at VICE.tv have their way. The Washington, D.C., native is a chef, former lawyer and, according to his website, a former "hustler and street wear designer" born to Taiwanese immigrants – a ...Japan, China, Taiwan All Fighting Over Uninhabited Rock
Don't look now, but according to a recent article by CNN there is currently much ado about nothing going on in the East China Sea.
If you have never heard of the Senkaku Islands that's okay. Nobody lives there, so it's not as if you're going to offend anybody. In fact, ...10 places to celebrate Chinese New Year
Chinese New Year occurs in the early months of our calendar year, typically January or February and this year falls on January 23rd. This is the first of 15 days of celebration and the start of the Year of the Dragon.
Chinese New Year (also called the Lunar New Year) ...10 unusual foods from around the world
Who doesn't love trying new and exotic foods when traveling? Maybe some spicy curries in India, a selection of savory tapas in Spain, or some authentic...Pig's Blood Cake? Check out this list of 10 unusual foods from around the world and see if your perspective on trying ...Photo of the day - Picnic in Taiwan
In the mood for a picnic in Taiwan? Flickr user Pamcy.com sure is. She snapped this image of a small picnic in the north of Taiwan late last month. The views are striking even with the lingering haze across the horizon. The grass looks comfortable, too. Is it time for a ...Photo of the day - street art in Taiwan
There's a lot happening in this photo: some street art, an intriguing flavor of popsicle, cool sneakers, flammable substances near a lit cigarette, the Asian art of effortless squatting. Overall it's a very interesting street scene, captured by Flickr user marisoleta in ...Food blogger jailed over scathing 'salty noodle' review
A food blogger in Taiwan has been jailed after writing a critical restaurant review. The blogger, surnamed Liu, will be in the slammer for 30 days after writing that a restaurant's beef noodles were too salty, among other things.
But that's not all: Liu will also be on ...Where Would You Travel for a Meal?
Just what motivates us to travel? What exactly inspires us to get on a plane and, thousands of miles later, blurry eyed and sleep deprived, to step into a place that was hitherto unknown to us? I'd be willing to guess that for an increasingly large amount of leisure ...The world's ten creepiest abandoned cities
Some cities die. The people leave, the streets go quiet, and the isolation takes on the macabre shape of a forlorn ghost-town - crumbling with haunting neglect and urban decay. From Taiwan to the foothills of the Sierra Nevada mountains, these abandoned cities lurk ...San Jose to add "Silicon Valley" to airport name, maybe
That would make it "Norman Y Mineta San Jose/Silicon Valley International Airport" a runway length name but just what city leaders think it needs.
"People want to go to Silicon Valley," San Jose Mayor Chuck Reed said. "But they don't really know where it is."
Actually, ...Taiwan: Taipei's traditional Chinese Lantern Festival
In Taiwan, the annual traditional Chinese Lantern Festival kicked off in Taipei this past Friday to great fanfare. Taiwan's President Ma Ying-jeou launched this year's festival, which features over three dozen enormous lanterns.
This year's theme lantern is called ...Gastro-diplomacy and the politics of food
Food has been a trending topic in travel circles for some time now. But though a good meal can tell a traveler much about the local culture, it's not often that food is thought of as a force for political change at home. Yet, in a recent article for the Jakarta Globe, writer ...China Airlines fined for price fixing
China Airlines is the latest carrier to get fined for price-fixing air cargo rates. The Taiwan-based airline plead guilty and now faces a $40 million fine. Northwest Airlines has also plead guilty.
A total of 18 airlines have been snared by the Department of Justice in an ...
