Peter Cat blogs

We landed in Taipei with very little expectations. Typhoon is looming, set to arrive in a couple of days and the rain well, just keeps falling incessantly.
The determined tourists in us are unwilling to stay in the warm cosy rooms and so we venture out right after checking in:
Day one- Shilin Night Market
Just north of Ximending, [...]

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Beijing is the capital of the Chinese world, and you can feel its vibes laced with 5000 years of proud history in every corner of this ancient city.
From the nostalgic Hutongs (old Peking housing), the majestic Forbidden City (aka GuGong- denouncing the old way and the feudal system, the new communist state was quick [...]