Honourable & Dishonourable Mentions

-I bought 2 pairs of shoes in Taiwan and left 2 pairs behind in the hotel room.
-New World Hotel: it was cheap and mostly insect-free but the staff were a wee bit dim.
-HAM-burgers: burgers made with ham aren't delicious.
-Coke Zero is better than Diet Coke.
-Snake Alley (pictured): fillet of turtle and snake blood cocktails. Tristan's verdict: dodgy.
-Ximen: Our "patch" in Taipei, home to the young and the hip (that's us!)
-7-11 owns about 99% of all real estate in Taiwan, since we saw a billion of them during our stay.