It all costs as much as Hong Kong

30th Apr. 2002
Another good one from Travel Intelligence. "From its early days as the capital of the Kuomintang Republic of China, it has become used to being the Gorgon of Asian cities. One look at it and one is turned into a grey block of four-storey concrete." "Taipei is a young keen city with a smudge on its face and dust on its shoes. It is heyday Manchester or Pittsburgh with newer, smaller Chinese bones. " Read: Taipei - wish you weren't here by Stuart Wolfendale

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