Mouse hunt
18 May 2023
Huashan 1914 Creative Park and Daan Park
The hunt for the mouse was on. In the stifling heat. At 9:30am it was 34c, so I went for a coffee and the news told me today is the hottest day of....
Tomato soup night
17 May 2023
Eslite bookstore Xinyi
Tonight I went to a 24 hour bookstore that has 10 or so levels, including a basement food court, is open 24 hours, and sadly is cloding down soon.....
Declining fitness
17 May 2023
Dajianshan trail from Xizhi station
My super fancy Garmin watch is angry with my. My vO2 max has declined! This is the ability for my blood to transport oxygen around my body. Sadly,....
They let me in!
16 May 2023
Rainbow bridge and Raohe night market
I finally managed to be allowed to eat at a Japanese curry franchise fast food restaurant in Taiwan, the Coco challenge has been conquered. More o....
Outside hotel photo include
16 May 2023
Taichung to Taipei on the HSR
Now I am back in Taipei. My last stop in Taiwan, but there will be a bonus 30 hour stop in Singapore on the way home, so for hotel photo lovers, t....
Half soft grand open
15 May 2023
Mitsui Lalaport Taichung
Taiwan really wants to be Japan. They had a 50 year try at that, which seemingly did not go that well, despite a recent declaration by a Taiwanese....
Trains and drains
15 May 2023
Taichung station area
I am part pig, part man, proof below. Today is a rest day. So I walked to the old train station, the area which I stayed in last time. It is all n....
Skyscraper district
14 May 2023
Exploring the Qiqi district of Taichung
First of all, I went back and looked at my previous visit to Taichung from 2014. I now realise I had been to the museum with the giant butterfly b....
Taiwanese grand canyon
14 May 2023
Flame Mountain from Tai'an station
Somehow I missed the main spot for taking a photo on flame mountain, oh well, I still got a few half decent shots of the new hot instagram spot fe....