Formosa

"To the Japanese, the island was 'Takasag'. Later the Chinese name 'Taiwan' was adopted. In 1590, Linschotten, a Dutch navigator on a Portuguese vessel, sailing along the west coast of the island was so impressed with the lush beauty of the coastal plan that he located the island on the chart as 'Ilha Formosa', the Beautiful Island."
Formosa, W.G. Goddard

One week from today Mom and I will be making the first leg of our travel to this Beautiful Island. We'll be visiting her oldest sister in Taiwan for 2 weeks.

This blog is for me to share with friends and family the joys of traveling and visiting other cultures. I shall post this week, and I hope to post often in Taiwan.