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Threat of turmoil all over Asia has been the favorite doomsday prediction for weeks.
In Thailand, farmers are hoarding rice.
In Indonesia, social unrest is feared although the government spends “35 percent of its entire budget on fuel and electricity subsidies to keep those commodities affordable for the poor.” Wow. Can we say as much for the [...]
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The media is still at it — predicting the worst for Asia due to escalating price of food. If words aren’t enough to describe the rise in poverty, these figures might help.
The number of Filipinos living on just a dollar a day rose from 23.8 million in 2003 to 27.6 million in 2006, according to [...]
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A culinary tour of Thailand and Vietman. $7895 for 14 days. Departure date is February 7, 2009. The most expensive item is the airfare from the U.S. to Asia and back. I wonder if they arrange tours originating in Asia. Manila-Thailand-Vietnam-Manila.
You’ll have to register to view the detailed itinerary in PDF format. I registered, saw [...]
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After an afternoon at Taipei 101, we set out on the three-and-a-half hour drive to the Sun Moon Lake in Central Taiwan. Where we were exactly when the sun set, I have no idea. The photos were taken through the window of the bus.
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The Taipei 101 Observatory is located on the 89th floor. The glass windows offered a 360-degree view of Taipei and the surrounding county.
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Established 50 years ago, Din Tai Fung was named by the New York Times as one of the world’s top 10 restaurants in 1993. The queues are long at all hours of the day. But despite the dizzying pace at which customers come and go, the place is clean—and that includes the restrooms.
That’s some kind [...]
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The main attraction of the Yehliu GeoPark is the rock formations along the coastline. Limestones carved by wind and water have transformed in shapes that resemble mushrooms, candles, ginger and even a woman’s head. Unfortunately for us, we arrived at Yehliu at mid-morning and we had to go through the obligatory video presentation. It wasn’t [...]
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The rock formations are too far to see but that’s the coastline where the Yehliu Geo Park is.
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Dinner on our first night in Taiwan was at the Fisherman’s Wharf on the northern coast.
There was lobster salad that I couldn’t touch because of an allergy.
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Almost as soon as the plane landed, we were taken to the China Airlines Headquarters for a tour. These are some of the photos I took during the two-hour tour of the China Airlines Headquarters where “hands-on training” gains a new meaning. They have actual models of parts of a plane from doors to passenger [...]
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