SSAB - May 29, 2026

Well, you’ll either love the way I travel… or hate it.One more night in Taipei, I promise! Why??Went to Taipei 101… wasn’t going to go up the tower but… gotta get the content done. And met an apparently famous Singaporean YouTuber.Live streams done, walking down Taipei, Chiang Kai-Shek Memorial.And, Steve, given all this hubbub, do you have a philosophy of travel?Donate to the show! PayPal link below!https://www.paypal.me/stevensirski?locale.x=en_CA***Show notes n tracks up on stevensirski.comAnd on Notion: https://stevensirski.notion.site/SSAB-The-Audio-Blog-of-Steven-Sirski-00acfe344e164bfab191d3cddf6952b2?pvs=4Newsletter over at stevensirski.substack.comLanguage vlog on http://www.youtube.com/@stevenslanguagevlogGoogle Stock Tracker Sheethttps://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1kbpCC2cieuq23zYyr0-WznPRogVX0aS86BF4_vPvgMY/edit?usp=sharingHope you have a great end of month!!00:00 Taipei Delay Confession00:27 Meet Steven And The Podcast02:30 Why I Never Posted Travel Footage04:19 My New Four Day Travel System05:33 No Deadlines One More Night06:48 Taipei 101 Content Grind08:03 Monetization And Producer Shoutouts09:27 Booking Back To Beijing14:24 Travel Fatigue And Visa Plans17:17 Tomorrow Shanghai Then Train19:14 Nonlinear Posting And Livestream Risks23:45 Famous YouTuber Encounter27:41 Apple Store Creator Tech Memory29:39 Guns and Dance Practice32:11 Making Travel Pay on YouTube34:01 Go and It Works Out37:19 Money Mindset and Insurance40:12 Everything Is Content42:16 Taipei First Impressions44:21 Heat, Rain, and Shade47:28 Food, Walkability, and Transit50:16 Poverty and a Buffet Surprise53:01 Would I Return to Taipei53:51 Ferries and Energy Saving ATMs55:41 Hostel Wrap Up and Sign Off