Beyond Wufenqi: River-Tracing in Jiaoxi

There’s more to Wufenqi than Wufenqi waterfall. Escape the throngs of day-trippers and within minutes you’ll have the tranquility of the forest to yourself. With Liezl and our couch-surfer Leo in tow, Charlie and I spent the last day of June in search of alternative waterfalls. What we found was enough to rival our adventures … Continue reading →

Haircutted: Manly Men

Getting your haircut in a foreign country can be a daunting experience. I don’t like strangers wielding scissors and razors at neck height at the best of times, but when we don’t speak the same language either it can reach another level of uncomfortableness. I was also a little wary of accidentally getting K-popped… But … Continue reading →

Are you a Brit missing the BBC? You need UnoTelly Free!

A short, techy post this time. For those of you who have spent any considerable length of time abroad, you’ll have noticed that certain websites aren’t available outside the UK. BBC iPlayer, and particularly the BBC World Service, are completely necessary every once in a while to prevent us from going native. But sadly, if … Continue reading →

Eating our Way into the New Year: The Taiwanese Way!

Chinese New Year, or simply New Year as it’s known to the Taiwanese, is the creme-de-la-creme of the many festivals celebrated in Taiwan. Much like our own Christmas and New Year celebrations, it is a time for family (or family arguments), eating (or over-eating), and general thankfulness or thanklessness depending on your disposition. Having a … Continue reading →

Originally posted on Stranger on Film:
Having relocated to the north-east coast of Taiwan only a matter of weeks ago, my partner and I ventured out to the cinemas of Taiwan for the first time. With some shoddy directions we stumbled down a dead-end road where five Taiwanese children were out playing on the street.…