The Patio restaurants offer a monthly cooking class for those interested in broadening their culinary skills. BY TRISTA DI GENOVA published in AmCham’s Topics magazine, Feb. 2010 issue A group of students come together from around Taiwan for a monthly cooking class at Taipei’s Patio Restaurant, some traveling three to
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Articles on travel and the natural and cultural attractions of Taiwan.
Exclusive interview with Lisa Furtado
By Trista di Genova The Wild East So how did Nelly Furtado’s sister end up teaching in Kaohsiung, Taiwan? I was tired of the routine of living in Victoria, BC and being in university. I finally graduated and was looking for a big change. The year before I graduated I
Read moreThe Tale of Snake Anthony, of Xin Beitou
By Caleb Cole, in Taipei County There is an eccentric man in Xin Beitou selling pocket-sized novels of an overtly sexual nature outside of one of the Seven-Elevens en route to the public hot springs, for which the locale has come to be known. I randomly learned of his existence
Read moreTaiwan's true asset is its people, says Saudi ambassador
By Trista di Genova Originally published in The China Post as part of the “Know Your Trade Rep” series Mr. Talal Abdulsalam began working at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1983, and studied at the Institute of Diplomatic Office for two years, graduating with a diploma qualifying him to
Read moreThem bones! A Taiwan-French connection
by Dan Bloom Special to The Wild East According to a recent article in the New York Times, a finger bone from the body of the late Li Tien-lu, the great puppetmaster of Taiwan, was buried in France under a plum tree outside a private home north of Paris. In
Read moreAquaponics: Get It In Your Garden
By Trista di Genova & Chris Simmons The Wild East We know it works. Aquaponics is booming in Australia at present because of the water shortage. By contrast, farm-raised fish are raping the sea environment… Modern aquaponics started about 30 years ago, created by aquarists and their fish aquariums. They
Read moreArtists ‘Beat the Flood’, Raising Half A Million
by Trista di Genova The Wild East A charity art auction held at the Lili Gallery in Tienmu on Sept. 5, raising a remarkable half million NT dollars (about US$16,000) for victims of Typhoon Morakot. Nineteen artists, both expatriate and Taiwanese, participated in the event, 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Read morePeacefest spirit, gearing up
By Trista di Genova The Wild East Meeting under banyan trees in ShiDa Rd. park, organizers of this year’s Hoping for Hoping “Peacefest” gathered for the first of weekly discussions, on Tuesday, Sept. 8. Peacefest fans may be pleasantly surprised with the decision to hold this year’s music festival on
Read moreTaiwan, Mecca for Noodle-Lovers
By Trista di Genova, Oxford University for TheWildEast.net “I want noodle!” I have heard this shouted many times on the streets of Taiwan, by both children and adults alike. You may object to a translation of “noodles” in the singular, but in Chinese there is no such thing as the
Read moreUnpaving Paradise: Digging Up Taiwan's Ancient Heritage
Over a thousand ancient sites have been discovered in Taiwan over the past century, with many constantly being unearthed and excavated to this day — by only a handful of archaeologists. Yet few are aware that Taiwan’s history may hold the key to understanding human development and migration in the Asia-Pacific region.
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