two sisters discovering the world—one culture at a timeTumblr (3.0; @taiwanderland)http://taiwanderland.tumblr.com/taiwanderland_microbloghttp://feedburner.google.com<iframe width="400" height="300" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/SHNP-bYOrjw?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>新年快樂唷~！</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/taiwanderland_microblog/~4/9RFJ6Ddh_90" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/taiwanderland_microblog/~3/9RFJ6Ddh_90/15129459956http://taiwanderland.tumblr.com/post/15129459956Sun, 01 Jan 2012 08:46:22 -0800taipei city(台北市)taipei 101(台北101)taiwan independencehttp://taiwanderland.tumblr.com/post/15129459956<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/taiwanderland/~3/cuaYEoEVyH0/6171.html">好久沒po~! [Long time no post!]</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/taiwanderland_microblog/~4/zDySEXCBEm8" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/taiwanderland_microblog/~3/zDySEXCBEm8/13111679463http://taiwanderland.tumblr.com/post/13111679463Mon, 21 Nov 2011 10:50:53 -0800http://taiwanderland.tumblr.com/post/13111679463<p><b>Hello all~</b></p> <p>Lara and I have been back in the States for a while but we still have millions of photos to share!</p> <p>I&#8217;m graduating this winter and will theoretically have more time to post photos and finish up entries for our <a href="http://taiwanderland.dreamwidth.org/" target="_blank">Taiwan blog</a> and <a href="http://13daysinjapan.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Japan blog</a>, which have also been extremely neglected.</p> <p>It&#8217;s just that every time I go to update, I get <b>INSANE WITHDRAWALS</b> about living abroad. </p> <p>I&#8217;m workin&#8217; on it.</p> <p>&#8216;Til then, you can check out my other blog projects that don&#8217;t cause me to go into miss-Taiwan-so-much-seizures:</p> <p><a href="http://inspirationalinteriors.tumblr.com/" target="_blank">Inspirational Interiors</a><br/><i>Designs that go above and beyond innovation.</i></p> <p><a href="http://wanderearth.tumblr.com/" target="_blank">浪跡天涯</a><br/><i>Photos of amazing places in the world I have been or I will someday find a way to go to.</i></p> <p><a href="http://icomefromhalfkorea.tumblr.com/" target="_blank">i.come.from.half.korea</a><br/><i>Being half-Korean, half-White in the U.S. and related issues.</i></p> <p><br/> As always, thank you~!<br/> 謝謝大家～！</p> <p>-Sara<br/> 靜寧</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/taiwanderland_microblog/~4/4jSSp7WjqSg" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/taiwanderland_microblog/~3/4jSSp7WjqSg/12548416808http://taiwanderland.tumblr.com/post/12548416808Tue, 08 Nov 2011 22:04:00 -0800http://taiwanderland.tumblr.com/post/12548416808<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_llpjup7GXe1qd8pepo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>Dadaocheng Wharf 大稻程碼頭.</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/taiwanderland_microblog/~4/wsuERMPNH68" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/taiwanderland_microblog/~3/wsuERMPNH68/6113952567http://taiwanderland.tumblr.com/post/6113952567Thu, 02 Jun 2011 12:00:06 -0700taipei city(台北市)http://taiwanderland.tumblr.com/post/6113952567<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_llpjrr7VEK1qd8pepo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>Looking over the river at Sanchong, New Taipei City 新北市三重區 during sunset.</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/taiwanderland_microblog/~4/0OBZtK7PQls" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/taiwanderland_microblog/~3/0OBZtK7PQls/6078612097http://taiwanderland.tumblr.com/post/6078612097Wed, 01 Jun 2011 12:01:06 -0700taipei city(台北市)new taipei city(新北市)http://taiwanderland.tumblr.com/post/6078612097<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_llpjalhfnZ1qd8pepo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Selections from an ice cream shop in downtown Taipei with over 70 flavors, including (but, definitely not limited to): “pork floss” 肉鬆, curry chicken 咖哩雞肉, taro 芋頭, and honey 蜂蜜. Both frightening and amazing.</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/taiwanderland_microblog/~4/6m8XDa7BKbY" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/taiwanderland_microblog/~3/6m8XDa7BKbY/6008754964http://taiwanderland.tumblr.com/post/6008754964Mon, 30 May 2011 12:01:06 -0700taipei city(台北市)http://taiwanderland.tumblr.com/post/6008754964<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_llpilgfGRi1qd8pepo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>Taiwan has some pretty cool rocks. These rock formations can be found near the coast, particularly in the Northeastern regions. Yehliu Geopark.</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/taiwanderland_microblog/~4/jeYdVPaKlWA" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/taiwanderland_microblog/~3/jeYdVPaKlWA/5973297099http://taiwanderland.tumblr.com/post/5973297099Sun, 29 May 2011 12:06:06 -0700northeastern coast scenic areahttp://taiwanderland.tumblr.com/post/5973297099<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_llpid4k12c1qd8pepo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>Chinese New Years Street 年貨大街, a market that comes alive only once a year during the Chinese New Year holiday, lined with vendors selling essential holiday goods and snacks.</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/taiwanderland_microblog/~4/_L9qyYOMrTQ" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/taiwanderland_microblog/~3/_L9qyYOMrTQ/5938135356http://taiwanderland.tumblr.com/post/5938135356Sat, 28 May 2011 12:00:06 -0700taipei city(台北市)http://taiwanderland.tumblr.com/post/5938135356<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_llpihvna291qd8pepo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>A very cool stone slab broken and carved by the ocean into little squares resembling tofu. Yehliu Geopark.</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/taiwanderland_microblog/~4/4Dcw9k45xik" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/taiwanderland_microblog/~3/4Dcw9k45xik/5903721457http://taiwanderland.tumblr.com/post/5903721457Fri, 27 May 2011 12:00:06 -0700northeastern coast scenic areahttp://taiwanderland.tumblr.com/post/5903721457<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_llphxlycjF1qd8pepo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>LOOK OUT THERE ARE SHARK PEOPLE IN TAIPEI!!!</p> <p>And they are really good at promoting their goods in a night market.</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/taiwanderland_microblog/~4/gMqksUADb0k" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/taiwanderland_microblog/~3/gMqksUADb0k/5871517491http://taiwanderland.tumblr.com/post/5871517491Thu, 26 May 2011 12:00:05 -0700http://taiwanderland.tumblr.com/post/5871517491<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_llphe3RpRa1qd8pepo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>One of Taiwan’s many snacks 小吃 at a booth in a night market 夜市. I like to call them Potato Spirals — they come in different flavors and are crispy like potato chips.</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/taiwanderland_microblog/~4/X6R0BOPiZtk" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/taiwanderland_microblog/~3/X6R0BOPiZtk/5839102284http://taiwanderland.tumblr.com/post/5839102284Wed, 25 May 2011 12:00:06 -0700taipei city(台北市)http://taiwanderland.tumblr.com/post/5839102284<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_llpfc7sP1c1qd8pepo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>Eastern decorations meet Western architecture on this Old Street 老街 in Taipei. Baroque-period Dutch architecture, Dihuajie 迪化街.</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/taiwanderland_microblog/~4/ZcKr9yHAM6w" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/taiwanderland_microblog/~3/ZcKr9yHAM6w/5806235813http://taiwanderland.tumblr.com/post/5806235813Tue, 24 May 2011 12:00:06 -0700taipei city(台北市)http://taiwanderland.tumblr.com/post/5806235813<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_llpevhlwQd1qd8pepo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>A rainstorm approaches the Northeastern coast of Taiwan. Yehliu Geopark.</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/taiwanderland_microblog/~4/libBAsE3YzM" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/taiwanderland_microblog/~3/libBAsE3YzM/5800698521http://taiwanderland.tumblr.com/post/5800698521Tue, 24 May 2011 07:28:30 -0700northeastern coast scenic areahttp://taiwanderland.tumblr.com/post/5800698521<p>Oh! That is a splendid idea! Thank you~</p> <p>Here it is again for convenience sake: Lara and I got the opportunity to travel to Japan for almost two weeks last winter and are now catching up with the trip through blog entries here: <a href="http://13daysinjapan.blogspot.com/." target="_blank">http://13daysinjapan.blogspot.com/.</a> Feel free to comment, subscribe, and share~!</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/taiwanderland_microblog/~4/6QxfvFVyxrc" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/taiwanderland_microblog/~3/6QxfvFVyxrc/5800335393http://taiwanderland.tumblr.com/post/5800335393Tue, 24 May 2011 07:03:00 -0700http://taiwanderland.tumblr.com/post/5800335393<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_llcb19yEqB1qd8pepo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Rocking out with the Queen’s Head Rock 女王頭 at Yehliu Geopark 野柳地質公園.</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/taiwanderland_microblog/~4/A4q1hzAlpJo" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/taiwanderland_microblog/~3/A4q1hzAlpJo/5705244776http://taiwanderland.tumblr.com/post/5705244776Sat, 21 May 2011 12:00:06 -0700northeastern coast scenic areahttp://taiwanderland.tumblr.com/post/5705244776<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ll2b9wwJtB1qd8pepo1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Popular outdoor rock climbing spot right on the Northeastern Taiwan coast. Dragon Cave 龍洞.</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/taiwanderland_microblog/~4/LpU0H3zv85M" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/taiwanderland_microblog/~3/LpU0H3zv85M/5672317822http://taiwanderland.tumblr.com/post/5672317822Fri, 20 May 2011 12:00:05 -0700northeastern coast scenic areahiking（建行）http://taiwanderland.tumblr.com/post/5672317822<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ll2b64yV1C1qd8pepo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Bridge on a permit-only walking path in Taroko National Park 太魯閣國家公園.</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/taiwanderland_microblog/~4/pUUXQJSZir0" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/taiwanderland_microblog/~3/pUUXQJSZir0/5643428047http://taiwanderland.tumblr.com/post/5643428047Thu, 19 May 2011 12:00:06 -0700taroko(太魯閣)http://taiwanderland.tumblr.com/post/5643428047<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ll2apaWlHW1qd8pepo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Technical difficulties with a television screen downtown.</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/taiwanderland_microblog/~4/TM0qFk8VbgI" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/taiwanderland_microblog/~3/TM0qFk8VbgI/5612442860http://taiwanderland.tumblr.com/post/5612442860Wed, 18 May 2011 12:00:06 -0700taipei city(台北市)city lightshttp://taiwanderland.tumblr.com/post/5612442860<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ll2aalsWxS1qd8pepo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Mountain cave with a shrine to Guanyin, Bodhisattva of mercy and compassion.</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/taiwanderland_microblog/~4/OzPoxX19JMU" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/taiwanderland_microblog/~3/OzPoxX19JMU/5550493373http://taiwanderland.tumblr.com/post/5550493373Mon, 16 May 2011 12:07:05 -0700hiking（建行）http://taiwanderland.tumblr.com/post/5550493373<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ll1b5cCWIr1qd8pepo1_r1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Precarious trail leading to the top of Dutiful Son Mountain 孝子山.</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/taiwanderland_microblog/~4/-FuyQancgZo" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/taiwanderland_microblog/~3/-FuyQancgZo/5518311230http://taiwanderland.tumblr.com/post/5518311230Sun, 15 May 2011 12:07:06 -0700pingxi(平溪)http://taiwanderland.tumblr.com/post/5518311230