Am I staying in the wrong city?
6 May 2023
Yilan to Luodong by train for dinner
No really, should I have spent 3 nights in Luodong instead of Yilan? I look at the map of Taiwan a lot and this is my 5th time here and I had neve....
I have seen it now
5 May 2023
Exploring Yilan at night
My computer just threw a blue screen of death! That never happened before. I don't think I lost any data. Very annoying!!! OK, my title might be ....
Rubbish dump
31 May 2022
The Daegu Arboretum and more
Today I did not climb a mountain, well not quite but sort of. Instead I visited a market, a park, a pond and an arboretum. On my journey I passed....
The modern north side
23 March 2017
The Tainan flower night market
Its my last night in Tainan, so I went to a night market. This night market is only open on Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays, and I had read that ....
Steak night
18 March 2017
The Ruifeng night market
My holiday is already half over. Thas a little depressing. Seems like a week but its been 2. I am surprised how much I like Kaohsiung, on my secon....
The unprecedented 4th update
5 March 2017
Raohe night market in Taipei
As forecast, here is something that has never happened before, a fourth update on a single day. This is largely because my day started on Saturday....
Washing and walking
28 May 2016
Exploring Southbank in London
My day started at 6am as always, bright and early to do my washing. Having done my research and collected my change, this went off without a hitch....
No mountain
25 November 2015
Shopping markets and shrines in Fukuoka
Surprise! Tomorrow I start a 30 hour journey home, which means I should be up a mountain today, but I am not. Multiple reasons, its raining a litt....
Security
23 March 2014
I often run into trouble with security guards or police or concerned citizens groups, so it came as no surprise that I might get lost and get foll....