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A TripAdvisor™ TripWow slideshow of a travel blog to Guangzhou, China by TravelPod blogger Mikesblog titled “Guangzhou” Mikesblog’s travel blog entry: “didn’t officially class HK or Macau as China so leaving for the mainland was quite exciting. Guangzhou was a nice place to find my feet. It is a large city but I stayed in a hostel just across the river from the city is a more residential area. I spent lazy mornings practising some Chinese phrases then entertained the locals when I ventured out of an afternoon to practise my Chinese. Cantonese is the official language of Guangzhou but Mandarin is still understood. I did not attempt to learn Cantonese, as with 8 tones I think I would find that impossible. I was still struggling with the concept of four tones, well five if you count the neutral tone, for each word in Mandarin. I could order veggie food which was my main goal, although more accurately I could ask for food without meat. I still cannot order too many specific dishes but I can least order food without meat and I have had some nice surprises with what I have been offered. China really does take keeping fit seriously. Every morning and evening people of all ages would be outside walking, playing badminton, doing tai chi, dancing in groups, flying kites, riding bikes or generally anything that provides exercise. It almost wears you out watching them. Guangzhou, or Canton as it used to be called, is a big modern city but it did not overwhelm and was easy to get …
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A TripAdvisor™ TripWow slideshow of a travel blog to Taipei, Taiwan by TravelPod blogger Scorpiototoro titled “Taipei” Scorpiototoro’s travel blog entry: “It’s been about 2-3 years since I last saw my Taiwanese friend so I was excited that I could visit Taiwan and stay in my friend’s hostel. My friend and her parents converted their 5-storey house into a hostel and they opened the hostel at the end of last year. It is a pretty cozy house and you could check it out at www.mudanhouse.com. Apart from that, breakfast is included and it was made by her aunt who is a great cook. When I arrived at Taoyuan International Airport, my friend and her boyfriend were there to pick me up. After exchanging about US0, we set off to one of the local seafood restaurants for dinner. I thought that there must be lots of Japanese tourists around that area since there were Japanese signages and the dishes cost about US each. We ordered fried squid, sliced pork with ginger, chicken with bamboo shoots and oysters with green onions. It has been awhile since I had real Chinese food so I was really excited about eating everything. Chinese restaurants in Korea usually cook food with Korean spicy sauce for the local people but Chinese food usually comes in all varieties – sweet, sour, spicy and bitter. The next morning I woke up early and had the delicious sandwiches made by my friend’s aunt. After getting the bus directions from her aunt to Long Shan Temple, I set off with my map and …
