Cats and dogs
9 May 2023
From Houtong to Jiufen on foot
No, not raining cats and dogs, there is no rain, but actual cats and dogs. Today I walked from the Houtong cat village (popular with tourists), pa....
Closed on Monday
8 May 2023
Keelung night market on a Monday
I had done a bit of research for my dinner, selecting a few options in the nearby area. Google maps has great photo integration for restaurants in....
Rainy train day
8 May 2023
Yilan to Keelung by train
Now I am in Keelung. Which is pronounced Geelong. But apparently, Geelong is not named after Keelung, I looked that up to check. The rain finally ....
Lizards and ducks
7 May 2023
Non food court dinner in Yilan
Last night in Yilan. As threatened I decided to see if there's more to it that first meets the eye. Not really. The University area is another bus....
No see view of sea
7 May 2023
Caoling trail from Fulong station to Dali station
A double up of hiking, yesterday and today. Today's was a bit easier, 12km or 20,000 steps, and only about 600m of elevation gain, all on develope....
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....
Matcha latte missionary trail
6 May 2023
Marian / Shengmu / Matcha hiking trail
Today's hike has about 9 different names. You can find it referred to as Marian or St Marian's hiking trail, the sacred mother trail, Shengmu hiki....
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 ....
First class cake experience
5 May 2023
Taipei to Yilan on the Tze-Chiang Limited Express
Now I am in Yilan. I have not been here before. To get here I went all out and bought a first class ticket for the just over 1 hour journey. This ....