Taiwan
Straightforward flight from LAX to SFO to TPE, some decent food in the Polaris Lounge, and a bit of a delay on departure due to mechanical issues. Still, not to much to complain about, even if the food was the usual undistinguished meal on United. And getting around Taiwan is pretty easy, especially with Lan Lan and Lucas meeting me on arrival (two Mandarin speakers!).
Since we all had late arrivals into Taipei, plus the hour or so extra for the MRT ride from the airport to the hotel, opted to just check in to our respective hotels and meet up again the next day. The W Taipei has spacious rooms and beautiful views, but the next trip I might try somewhere else, just to be more convenient to some of the restaurants and night markets on my list to try in the future.