Exciting Taipei: Capital of ROC

31st December, 2008 - Posted by Frank Whitelaw - No Comments

After climbing 508 metres up the Taipei 101 tower, the highest structure in the world, it can be seen easily from anywhere in the city, one can look down on the genuine Taipei amidst all the modern buildings: temples, markets, the National Palace Museum and in between them, the many old streets and lanes » Read More

Copenhagen: Capital of Denmark and Home of the Little Mermaid

27th December, 2008 - Posted by Frank Whitelaw - No Comments

Almost everyone who comes to Copenhagen visits the little mermaid harbour. Hans Christian Andersen’s popular fairy tale is about a young mermaid willing to give up her life in the sea and her identity as a mermaid to gain a human soul and the love of a human prince. Love is capricious. In the end, » Read More