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Before visiting Taiwan, I had no idea that beef steak cooked on a sizzling plate was actually a thing here. I thought it was just another gimmicky food trend along the lines of rainbow bagels and rice bun burgers. Fast…
Read more Readers of Collecting EXP will know that I share a fondness for street art. From murals encompassing large warehouses to small stickers tacked onto light poles, I feel like you can get a good feel of a community from art…
Read more I don’t know about you, but Halloween time is definitely my favorite time of the year. From the pumpkin spice to the macabre, there’s something about Halloween that I just find magical (or maybe the correct word is creepy). Normally,…
Read more In Taiwan, you’re never that far away from an amazing meal. Some of the best meals I’ve had abroad have come from Taiwanese night markets. Night markets can be found in almost every major city. Some cities even have multiple…
Read more Having experienced Pride in cities like Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Vancouver; I always wanted to check out what Pride is like abroad. Last year, I had the chance to check out Taipei Pride. This was the first pride after…
Read more When people visit Taipei, they often go to Taipei 101 and the night markets. Located on the outskirts of the city in Wenshan District (文山區 / wen shan qu) is an area known as Maokong (貓空 / mao kong). In…
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