Travel
An Adventure 'round the Island: Couchsurfing, Hitchhiking, and Island Hopping
The Wild East As soon as I had secured myself a teaching position in Taipei, I decided to take a couple months…
Writer
Trista di Genova
412 stories
Travel
Answering In A Quiet Place: Taiwan Singing Legend Kimbo
The Wild East Magazine Hsinchu County, Taiwan – In May, three friends and I went to Wufeng, a group of Aboriginal villages…
Travel
Chiang Kai-shek's kidnapper a hero in Hsinchu village
For The Wild East Magazine A museum featuring Chang Hsueh-liang, Chiang Kai-shek’s kidnapper, has become the star attraction of Chingchuan, Hsinchu County…
Travel
Peacefest 2010: It Flows Like a River / 2010和平音樂祭：如河般流動
Press Release: Peacefest 2010 Nestled in an idyllic valley between lush green mountains – peace runs like the river through it –…
Travel
The healing hot springs of Chingchuan
I am floating in the steaming hot springs of the aboriginal mountain village of Chingchuan (清泉), an hour’s ride from the foothills…
News
N.Korea releases jailed American teacher
Associated Press A smile flickered across Aijalon Gomes’ face as he hugged former U.S. President Jimmy Carter and boarded a plane for…
Politics
Chomsky’s Appeal: Speaking Scientifically to the Power of Truth
It is often said that Noam Chomsky, emeritus professor of MIT’s Institute of Linguistics and Philosophy, ‘speaks truth to power’, meaning he…
News
Far East POW Day: Free film at Taipei Spot Sat. Aug. 14
Press Release: Taiwan POW Society Dear Friends, Sunday August 15th – will be the 65th anniversary of VJ Day – the day…
Arts
Will Tiao on 'Formosa Betrayed': ‘I can defend my movie to the T”
Wild East senior correspondent At a speaking engagement jointly sponsored by Prof. Jerome Keating’s Breakfast Club and the Taiwan Foreign Correspondents Club…
Culture
First Days in Taipei: Paranoia and Preconceptions
The Wild East Here I am in a far away, foreign land. Here I am, or at least part of me. Here…
News
The sun also sets on Radio Banciao
Trista di Genova Rooftop Correspondent For scores – maybe hundreds of visitors over the past years –- these graffiti–riddled walls have been…
Politics
Professor Chomsky coming to Taiwan: Exclusive mini-interview!
Wild East news desk Taipei – MIT Professor Noam Chomsky, celebrated linguist, philosopher and cognitive scientist, is visiting Taiwan next month to…