16 Jan 13
Been quiet here but I’m jumping right into my first instalment of What I Loved about Taipei!
Simple Market happens every Sunday afternoon. The venue is, can I say, perfect? The market area is in between two rows of shophouses. Occupying one of the shophouses is Good Cho’s, a cafe/shop/mini art gallery/ice cream parlour all in one. I get the idea that they are the same people behind Simple Market.
I didn’t get to eat there. I eyed a few things that were perfect for gifts then ultimately got carried away by my own excitement. Cute packs of tea, funky pairs of socks, locally made honey. After getting a latte, we headed outside to comb the market.
There aren’t many stalls but you do get the sense that it’s a tightly curated selection of vendors. Each one had something unique to offer, no two were the same. I got these lovely origami crane fabric brooches. That’s my folks, Jean – my brother’s girlfriend – and Ben in their own nook (up) there.
I particularly loved these grassy slopes where people sat around with their friends.
So much so that I had to climb up one of them myself! Thanks Simple Market for existing, it was such a pleasure. To Michelle too, for sharing her find.
Simple Market is located at Xinyi Public Assembly Hall
54 Songqin Street, Xinyi District
Sundays, 1 – 7pm
p.s. totally walkable from Taipei 101
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23 Oct 12
We stayed at Nicky’s Handlebar Hotel this time while in Phuket. We loved the room, the pool and the service. There’s a very consistent motorcycle theme throughout the place which thankfully didn’t feel tacky. I had reservations before booking our room, believe me!
Anyway I’m super keen on visiting Phi Phi island, maybe next year. Has anyone been there? I would love to hear recommendations!
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17 Oct 12
Always a month behind in posting photos – these are some snaps from our short trip to Phuket, Thailand. We said we’d get massages twice a day and we did! Also tried to visit every single beach along the coast on our scooter. The only bad note was the food, maybe we were down on our luck but every single place we ate at, wasn’t great. We stayed at the best hotel though! Photos to come in the next post.
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19 Sep 12
It was quite breathtaking, this place. Promthep Cape in Phuket, Thailand. People on the Internet say you should come here to watch the sunset but we were way to excited to get on our scooter and ride down South. So this is Promthep Cape at about 2PM!
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21 Jun 12
This is the very last photo I took before I left New York.
But that’s signing off on a blah note right, cos what’s Hair Kuwayama gots to do with anything? So how about this instead!
Better? We should have stood closer to the window but I fink there were people working behind that reflective glass. Heehee. Now back to daily photos of life in Singapore.
| Tags: 50mm/F1.8, april 2012, kodak 400, new york city, nikon FM10
