Monkeys in the fog
7 March 2014
Despite attempting to remain awake as long as possible last night, I still fell asleep before 10, waking briefly to turn the tv off which was show....
Mountain full of temples
7 April 2013
Today I went to the Qingcheng mountain, a place which claims to be the source of the taoist religion, whatever that is. I read the wikipedia artic....
Raincoat
28 October 2012
When I woke up, it wasnt raining. Sunday morning everything is shut except starbucks, so that as always was my first stop. Next up, Mount Takao, a....
My own personal cave
7 September 2012
I originally set out just to hang out by the lake and snap photos of people taking photos of smog. However after watching the musical fountain and....
The great buddah scam
6 September 2012
I did two activities in the day today. The first one was great, the mountain area on the northern shore of the West lake. The second activity, aft....
Purple haze
2 September 2012
Perhaps the main attraction of the Nanjing area is the Purple Mountain. There are many things to see here, including Ming tombs, some kind of amph....
Yangmingshan national park
19 March 2012
Nearby the area of Beitou is a massive national park with a heap of mountains in it. A couple of the peaks are just over 1000 metres, so nothing m....
Climbing the elephants back
16 March 2012
Taiwan is surrounded by mountains. Not particularly high mountains but they are all accessible and have a great view, provided the city isnt compl....
Kobe
11 March 2012
I awoke to bright sunshine, despite the forecast of rain. I thought I had better make the most of it and head to the other nearby city of Kobe. Li....