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For those unfamiliar, dan-bing is the ubiquitous breakfast egg crepe found all over Taiwan. It is simple in its construction but profoundly satisfying, hopefully like this blog.

Sunset at Secret Beach, Kaohsiung

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Travel – Emerging Kaohsiung City (高雄) (Part 1)

Kaohsiung City is by no means a pretty city, but it has made great leaps in the last couple of decades. It has even made the New York Times’ “52 Places to Love in 2021”. Kaohsiung is where my family and I were based during our time away from home and it is also where…

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