Lantern Festival and the 20-Meter Serpent

Last year, you probably would have considered our experience at Lantern Festival to be a bit less than ideal.     Yeaaa. That’s Dan holding our blazing sky lantern, completely obliterating his dream of finally getting a pony.  He’s still waiting for Santa to...

Day 303: Statues

  A few of the statues at the Gu Chi Feng statue park in Hsinchu, Taiwan. It is one of the most off-beat attractions we’ve  visited during our time in Taiwan, with hundreds of seemingly abandoned statues littering the park grounds. You can read more about...

Day 295: Five Finger Mountain

  Five Finger Mountain is an easy day hike from Hsinchu, named for its unique shape that resembles a hand. You’ll literally traverse across five small peaks, starting at the ‘thumb’ and of course ending at the ‘pinkie’. Can you see...