Touring Taiwan’s outlying islands

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May 25, 2012January 11, 2015 Trista di Genova 0 Comment Battle of Guningtou, cheap travel tour package deals, Chinese Civil War, Flying Fish Festival Taitung County, green island, Guningtou War Museum, homestay information and reservations, Kinmen Quemoy 金門縣, Koxinga 國姓爺; pinyin: Guóxìngyé;, Kuomintang, mao communist cafe, Mao Tse Tung, Orchid Island, Orchid Island Lanyu 蘭嶼, Taiwan travel, travel stories about Taiwan, Trista di Genova travel writing, what to see in Taiwan

An excerpt of the Lin Yang (of the DPA, Deutsche Presse-Agentur) interview with Trista di Genova, who has traveled to and written about her fascination with history and culture on Taiwan’s outlying islands, so far Orchid Island, Green Island and Kinmen. Lin Yang’s travel story will be published in the

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‘Taiwan in the eyes of a foreigner’, by Nick Kembel: BOOK REVIEW

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March 1, 2012January 11, 2015 Trista di Genova 0 Comment aborigin, aboriginal culture in Taiwan, aboriginal history, best places to see in Taiwan, Canadian teachers in Taiwan, Cosplay, dating in Taiwan, expat living and lifestyle in Asia, expat writers, Japanese in Taiwan, life as a foreigner, Matsu Mazu goddess 妈祖媽祖, Nick Kembel, Peacefest Taiwan, photography, punk rock community, Strawberry Generation, Sun Moon Lake, Taiwan music festivals, teaching English in Taiwan, travel stories about Taiwan, wulai hot springs

‘Taiwan in the eyes of a foreigner’, by Nick Kembel Buy it on Amazon.com. Published by www.tsais-idea.com.tw By Trista di Genova, The Wild East It’s really great to see expat writers on Taiwan come out with work of this calibre. Taiwan from the eyes of a foreigner is a kind

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‘Stranger in Taiwan’, by Hartley Pool: BOOK REVIEW

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February 4, 2012January 11, 2015 Trista di Genova 0 Comment British Council, expat lit, expat literature on Taiwan, foreign comedians in Asia, Hartley Pool, how to pick up chicks, Living Room Taipei, Maokong gondola, Stranger in Taiwan, Taipei Comedy Club, take a tour bus around Taiwan and China, teaching English in Asia, Travel in Taiwan, travel stories about Taiwan, Zacharie Touzin

Stranger in Taiwan, by Hartley Pool (Revenge Ink, 2011) Buy it here on Amazon.com RATING: QUITE GOOD, FUNNY Hartley Pool is a comedian I used to see performing at The Living Room Taipei, about 5 or 6 years ago. He’d claim the stage like a pro for Zach Touzin’s Open

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Steven Crook: Taiwan's consummate cultural notetaker

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June 13, 2011January 11, 2015 Trista di Genova 6 Comments aboriginal culture in Taiwan, aboriginal peoples, aboriginal Taiwan, best places to see in Taiwan, Bradt travel guide, Catherine Dai, cross-cultural communication, cultural differences, Dos and Don'ts in Taiwan, Formosan Odyssey, freelance work in Taiwan, John Ross, Kaohsiung, Keeping Up With the War God, publishing, Siraya, Steven Crook, tainan, Taiwan News, Taiwan travel, tourism, Trade and Cultural Promotion Office, Travel in Taiwan, travel stories about Taiwan, writers

By Trista di Genova, The Wild East (Pick up a copy of next month’s ‘Centered on Taipei’ magazine to see this interview in print.) Steven Crook, a Briton who’s been in Taiwan since 1991, is an amazingly versatile freelancer. He’s worked as a government project consultant, copy editor for Taiwan

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