Indo Trip Part 2: Taipei and arrival

[mezuski]

Where was I?  Ah yes landing in Taipei.  The airport there is awesome--it's kind of like the 80's, but in the future.  I arrived around 5am my time, 8pm Taipei time.  I barely slept on the plane, but I was relatively awake and ready to go.  Close to everyone who works at the airport spoke English, which was great and easy.  I found the bus to

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[friedvinyl]

oooh... talking with shady corpse dude in a taipei airport. sounds like you've got adventure all over your hands. enjoy all the little shitty and strange things as much as the awesome. also, stay out of trouble. all the best!

[sentinel_h]

Great story! Definately have to give props to you for following your dream. Be safe with the poo water though.

[verbsofmotion]

Your trip sounds great! I'm so jealous!

FYI the swastika comes from India, originally, and is used quite often in Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism. It is a symbol of good luck. The Nazis stole it and coopted it. It TOTALLY threw me off the first time I saw it. Unless there's a big neo-Nazi movement in Taipei that I don't know about...