[Taiwan’s unusual charm]

Lonely Planet travel writer Joshua Samuel Brown shares about Taiwan’s quirky charm and why Taiwan is the perfect setting for his new Buddhist comedy novel: Spinning Karma.

PLUS:

Ride in a karaoke taxi with Staś

Quirky temples feature in today’s Brain Game 

Who has the longest name in Taiwan? Find out in #Taiwan

LINKS:

Joshua Samuel Brown’s book:

Spinning Karma:https://camphorpress.com/books/spinning-karma/

The karaoke taxi driver, Tu Ching Liang (涂清涼): https://www.facebook.com/cingliang.tu 

Watch Tu’s taxi karaoke videos: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-y9EsGsdrU22yCrQH6p7PA 

Temple of the 18 Lords (in Chinese): https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E4%B9%BE%E8%8F%AF%E5%8D%81%E5%85%AB%E7%8E%8B%E5%85%AC%E5%BB%9F 

Fufudingshan Coral and Shell Temple (in Chinese): https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%AF%8C%E7%A6%8F%E9%A0%82%E5%B1%B1%E5%AF%BA  

Zhangshugong Temple and its massive camphor tree (in Chinese): https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%9B%86%E9%9B%86%E5%A4%A7%E7%9C%BE%E7%88%BA%E5%BB%9F