Amazing. Awesome. Wonderful. These are all understatements of my description of my 4-day visit to Taiwan this time!
I am actually going to Bangkok but since there is no direct flight from Vancouver, I decided to stop over in Taiwan to visit my friends here. I don’t regret it. In fact, I’m glad that I did.
I enjoyed Taiwan even more this time than I did 2 years ago! It is so great to reconnect with Paul, Bell and Luong (阿龍). They are all amazing hosts! Because of them, I was able to do everything I loved doing during my 4-month stay here 2 years ago: singing via karaoke, enjoying the hot springs, shopping in the night markets, eating mango ice, car racing and air hockeying in the arcades!
I love how friendly the people here are. I just don’t like humidity and heat so I will avoid being here during the summer in the future. Among the 44 countries and over 154 cities I have visited, Taiwan and Melbourne are the only 2 cities I am so sure I will be back again. I did come back to Taiwan in 2011 and stayed here for 4 months with Deon. Loved it! The day I left, I said I would be back and so here I am now. I am leaving this city knowing I will definitely choose this place to be one of the 4 countries that I want to be in the future.
My latest fantasy is to live in 4 countries each year, 3 months in each city. Two of those fixed choices are Vancouver and Taiwan. The other 2 will change from year to year.
I am heading to Bangkok now…