Hotel Review: Grand Formosa Regent Taipei

A member of the Four Seasons Hotel Group, the Grand Formosa Regent Taipei was the first hotel in Greater China to offer Pure Allergy Rooms. I requested to stay in one for several nights during a wonderful visit to that wonderful city in 2010. What I remember most was the sense of calm that I experienced …

Pure Hotel Rooms Grow in Popularity

Pure hotel rooms - if you think the air outside is bad, indoor air can be as much as 100 times worse, the US Environmental Agency says.

Taipei Adventure: Part Three

Taiwanese Travelogue I ordered some type of noodles and dumplings. I can't remember what type, but they were both delicious. After paying, thanking the owner of the shop, and saying goodbye to him and his wife, I asked which direction my hotel was in. “Oh, it's very far from here,” the man said. “You can't …

Taipei Adventure: Part Two

Taiwanese Travelogue Mistakenly thinking that I was in the vicinity of the Grand Formosa Regent Taipei, I decided to continue on my way on foot. I still had not had lunch, and – as always seems to happen – there are restaurants everywhere you look, except when you are hungry. I walked and I walked …