Raining cats
6 March 2017
Houtong cat village day trip
Today I went far to the East of Taipei to a recently famous spot called Houtong, famous for being an abandoned coal mine that is now overrun by fe....
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....
The boring photos continue
5 March 2017
Arriving at Taoyuan airport and getting into Taipei
Surely the most boring start to one of my long winded things ever. Update 3 on day 1 and I am in my Taipei hotel, and its still only 4pm in the af....
Homeless person
27 March 2014
I stupidly woke up at 5:30AM. My flight is at 19:35. So now I have to check out, leave my bags, and effectively live the life of a homeless person....
The new new
26 March 2014
West of Taipei, is New Taipei. This is a different new Taipei to the new Taipei which is east of Taipei where Taipei 101 is. So its the new new Ta....
Its the final mountain
26 March 2014
It was with a deep sadness that today I ascended my final mountain of this trip. Tomorrow I fly out of Taipei at 19:30, connection in Hong Kong at....
Protestations
25 March 2014
I went to see my favourite building, Taipei 101. Theres a new subway line extension that takes you right into its basement, so that was exciting. ....
By the seaside
25 March 2014
Another great day in Taiwan, apart from the smog. I headed North in the clear blue sky by train then bus to a place called Jiufen. A former gold m....
Dog clothes
24 March 2014
So I walked into the first part of the city. That didnt take long, you walk half the journey in a 3 mile long mall under the metro so avoiding all....