Sunhenge
2 May 2023
Pasta and a sunset in Ximending
I went to Ximending the night that I arrived, after 36 hours of not sleeping. It is a couple of streets over from my hotel and one of the busiest ....
The elephant and beyond
2 May 2023
Elephant peak to Jinwu peak from Xiangshan staion
The subtitle above that says Elephant peak and Xiangshan station is kind of redundant, as Xiangshan means elephant peak, but to assist google in f....
The capital of the new Taipei donut
1 May 2023
Korean food in a mall in Banqiao
Time for another geography lesson. Taipei is not just Taipei, but it is Taipei and New Taipei. New Taipei completely surrounds Tapei, in the shape....
Me vs the volcano ver. 3.0a
1 May 2023
Yangmingshan Qixing peak
If you suffer from chronic flatulence, then today's hike is for you. It was my third time doing this hike, and the first time when the peak was no....
The busiest place in Taiwan
30 April 2023
Shilin night market
Earlier today I got off a train at Shilin and had a coffee at 8am. Tonight I returned in the evening and went to the night market. I have no doubt....
3 stop tour
30 April 2023
From Shilin to Beitou to Tamsui
A grey non hiking day. Rain was forecast. And yet so far still no rain. Despite all that, I managed to get quite sun burnt on my visit to 3 differ....
A city named after the airport
29 April 2023
Taking the train to Taoyuan for dinner
Tonight I took a TRA train to Taoyuan, most known for being the city where Taipei airport is. I had never been there before. It is a city of about....
I out sweat Taiwanese people 10:1
29 April 2023
Hiking Jinmianshan from Wende MRT station
Time for the first hike, a short hike, in the heat. Clearly I need to acclimatise because I was sweating rivers. My gusset filled with sweat on th....
Full discombobulation
28 April 2023
Arriving in Taipei on a Boeing 787 Dreamliner
Well I am here now, I think. It took a really long time to get here. Felt a lot longer than getting to South Korea even though Taiwan is closer to....