My travels

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A Trip To SanYi, Miaoli (Taiwan)

A Trip To SanYi, Miaoli (Taiwan)

March 5th, 2012 - I went to a place in Taiwan called SanYi in Miaoli County. According to Wikipedia it's a rural township located close to mountains. I went to SanYi to climb a beautiful mountain and destination. Along the way there were paddy fields and greenery...

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A visit to London’s Olympic Park in Stratford

A visit to London’s Olympic Park in Stratford

I recall seeing the Olympic stadium being built during early construction stages before leaving this country and I wanted to the see the games in person, but jetted off to the island of Taiwan where I then spent the next two years of my life studying and working....

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Finding a place to live in London

Finding a place to live in London

I've been looking at moving house and very recently found a place. But unfortunately the deal fell through as the landlord decided that they he would favour a member of his family in place of me. This is a small setback, but just means I'll have to live where I'm...

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Travelling into Central London

Travelling into Central London

There are perks with living in every country, but then there are general things that you discover that make working somewhere a pain in the butt. When it comes to working/interning in London, the transport aspect of life goes downhill once you start traveling at peak...

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A terrible first day back in London

A terrible first day back in London

Terrible. Just terrible. It’s not because of the over the top prices for the transport, namely the Underground and buses  No, it’s not because the WiFi is not free at Heathrow Airport and because of that I was unable to contact anyone. It wasn't even the flight being...

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Free electric and WiFi at Taipei’s Taoyuan airport!

Free electric and WiFi at Taipei’s Taoyuan airport!

Okay, so I haven't traveled much around the world and Taiwan is likely the first place I have traveled abroad to in years; well, other than South Korea and Hong Kong. Anyways, I came extra early to the airport because, well, I'm paranoid like that. I have a lot of...

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Food shopping in Taiwan (大買家)

Food shopping in Taiwan (大買家)

I usually go to this supermarket called 大買家 or Da Mai Jia (English name: Save and Safe) and its surprising how the supermarkets in this country are very western. I also like the fact that there are many different companies who have supermarkets dotted around Taichung....

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Taipei 101 – On The Inside

Taipei 101 – On The Inside

Here are a few pictures I took on my trip to Taipei. I went to Taipei 101 and it was quite fun. Although. admittedly, the place is suited towards those with money. It has all the big brand names in there, and I don't mean Nike, Adidas or Puma. This place is well...

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Cheap flight from Taipei to London

Cheap flight from Taipei to London

Recently, I've been looking for cheap flights to London from Taipei and the cheapest airline that I've found is China Eastern Airlines. Of course, there does come a price when choosing a cheap airline and this particular flight's price is that it will take 32 hours to...

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Travelling for me is more than just going to another place in the world. It is about learning new cultures, the history, and generally getting to see how things are done in other countries. There is a certain richness to those who are well travelled. 

Jonathan Jones

Traveller