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....
Slow motion sex scenes on repeat
28 April 2023
Melbourne to Singapore on an Airbus A350
Now I am in Singapore. I have already been here a few hours, and have a few to go, so time to exaggerate and make some stuff up about the flight. ....
Leaving just before midnight sux
27 April 2023
Melbourne airport
So at the time of writing, war has not broken out in Taiwan. Surprising perhaps. Time for the disclaimer: everything I type here is ill informed, ....
The bus did not break down
1 December 2022
Singapore to Melbourne on a Boeing 777
Well, the bus did not break down. The flight was short but it was full of misbehaving child screaming, jumping on seats and people I am sure had c....
Lets get this over with
1 December 2022
Seoul to Singapore on an Airbus A350
Now I am in Singapore. I have already been here for hours. I will be here for a few more hours. Getting here was ok, flight was just under 6 hours....
Ice cream dinner
30 November 2022
Seoul Incheon airport
Brief update from the airport. I was early. When I got here I could not check in yet. So I went to find food before check in. All the places were ....