Taiwan – Sophy S. Wong, MD

Indigo magic: a brief history of the blue drama in our jeans

April 30, 2025

Indigo has enchanted humans with its dazzling range of blues for over 6,000 years. When we pull on a pair […]

March 13, 2024

This is the third post in my Unexpected Delights series, featuring a surprise reunion and bug-eaten “eastern beauty” oolong tea.

January 10, 2024

Updated April 2025 This is the second post in my Unexpected Delights series, highlighting how delightful it is to travel

August 14, 2023

This is the first post in my new Unexpected Delights series! I cover Taroko National Park’s Shakadang Trail, a bit

August 8, 2023

A couple days after my family joined me in Taiwan, we went swimming in the rural mountains of Miaoli County,

June 29, 2023

This super pod of pantropical spotted dolphins (熱帶點斑原海豚) showed off their acrobatic swimming and played with our boat when we

June 15, 2023

A few days ago I decided to go to Yangmingshan National Park, northeast of Taipei and Beitou, where I was

June 14, 2023

I arrived in Beitou early on a drizzly Wednesday morning, exhausted and achy from a cramped and sleepless 14-hour flight.

June 13, 2023

During the Covid pandemic I built up a many-layered shell. Like the deep sea “volcano snail,” I formed multiple types