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Stories by Elys Muda

Stories, city guides, and budget-friendly finds from this writer.

iTaiwan Free WiFi
Taipei

iTaiwan Free WiFi

December 26, 2018 / by Elys Muda

Free: All time The Taiwan Tourism Bureau rolled out the “iTaiwan” free WiFi internet service it easier than ever for international visitors to get online during...

Treasure Hill Artist Village
Taipei

Treasure Hill Artist Village

December 26, 2018 / by Elys Muda

Free: All time Nestled in a historical community, Treasure Hill Artist Village hopse to provide an open space to Taiwanese artists, writers, critics and other individuals...

Taipei Fine Arts Museum
Taipei

Taipei Fine Arts Museum

December 26, 2018 / by Elys Muda

Free: Saturdays 5pm – 8:30pm; Student all day Saturdays Taipei Fine Arts Museum (TFAM) was founded in 1983, as Taiwan’s first museum dedicated to modern and...

Taipei Confucius Temple
Taipei

Taipei Confucius Temple

December 26, 2018 / by Elys Muda

Free: All time The Taipei Minnan-style Confucius Temple is modeled after the original Confucius Temple in Qufu, Shandong Province on China. It is intended as an...

Hongfang Creative Industrial Zone
Shanghai

Hongfang Creative Industrial Zone

May 19, 2014 / by Elys Muda

Free: All time Like the Moganshan Art District, the Hongfang (Red Town) Creative Industrial Zone are housed in a cluster of renovated factory buildings. Created in...

Mao Zedong’s Former Residence
Shanghai

Mao Zedong’s Former Residence

May 16, 2014 / by Elys Muda

Free: All time A small residence, tucked in between small shops, was once home to the great Chairman Mao Zedong during his time as a communist activist...

50 Moganshan Road (M50) Art District
Shanghai

50 Moganshan Road (M50) Art District

May 16, 2014 / by Elys Muda

Free: All time M50, short for 50 Moganshan Road, is a contemporary art district in Shanghai. Tucked away in an old industrial area, the art quarter...

Shanghai Museum
Shanghai

Shanghai Museum

May 16, 2014 / by Elys Muda

Free: All time Housed in a four-floor building, the Shanghai Museum is one of mainland China’s best collections of ancient Chinese artifacts. The museum boasts more...

Brooklyn Brewery Tour
New York City

Brooklyn Brewery Tour

January 28, 2013 / by Elys Muda

Free: Tour on the hour from 1-5PM Saturday; 1-4PM Sunday The brewery started in 1987 when the founder Steve Hindy returned from the Middle East with...

New York Aquarium
New York City

New York Aquarium

January 28, 2013 / by Elys Muda

Free: Fridays Normally, the suggested fee is $13 but on “Friday Fish Day” every Friday, it’s pay what you wish. Although it’s rather far out from Manhattan,...