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Perfect day: Anna landed and we’ve our new flat!

Anna left Barcelona on Tuesday 29th. Just two pictures from the last moments at Barcelona. … and landed at Taipei on Wednesday 30th. Albert went to pick her up at the airport (although he arrived little bit late…) And right after that we went to sign the contract for our new home! Find a map […]

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From Barcelona to Taipei

Yes, yes!! Me too, I’m going to Taipei!! Tough I hadn’t written in this blog yet, I’m also leaving to unknown lands, to keep Albert company and to discover a little bit more of the world :) Let’s see what is going on with this trip, or adventure! In fact, I don’t think we are […]

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Take off –> To Taiwan

Using the last days at Barcelona to act like a “guiri” :) Wednesday 9/12/09 Albert is flying to Taiwan!

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The flat is empty! :(

It is a real pity to leave this flat, but there was no other alternative… During last week we’ve invested our time and energy to empty the flat and pack everything. If anyone of you has ever done a move, you know how funny it is. The stuff has been moved using a rented van […]

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We’ve got the visas!

Finally! After a last minute rush with some of the paperwork (I will make a special post dedicated to that, they deserve it…), last Tuesday the passaport with the visa for Taiwan arrived! Note: Details of the visa have been erased for security reasons

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Thank you! – Xièxie!

Thank you very much for share with us (either at the party or from the distance) our farewell!! This party is the closest thing to a wedding that you can expect from us :) … unless we have to marry for papers! Going to live abroad is a difficult decision to take, specially because of […]

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Let’s party!

The farewell party has already a date: 28th of November! and a location (Raval Bar)!. It seems we are going to host a pretty well attended party! Thank you!

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Lonely Planet Six Degrees: Taipei

I was recently told about a chapter of Lonely Planet Six Degrees series on Taipei. After browsing around for a little while I found it was freely available on Babelgum. I also found another chapter on Kaohsiung (southern Taiwan) I still have to decide if watching videos like that before actually going to Taipei is […]

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CultureShock! Taiwan

Better to have some documentation when moving around. A present from Anna to Albert (on Anna’s birthday?!) + some shopping afterwards. Time to read!

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Tiger, pig and snake

The Sheng xiao, better known as Chinese Zodiac, is a scheme that relates each year to an animal and its reputed attributes, according to a 12-year cycle. It has wide currency in several East Asian countries besides China and Taiwan. 2010 (starting on is February 14th in Taiwan) will be the year of the Tiger. […]

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