3 stop tour
30 April 2023
From Shilin to Beitou to Tamsui
A grey non hiking day. Rain was forecast. And yet so far still no rain. Despite all that, I managed to get quite sun burnt on my visit to 3 differ....
A city named after the airport
29 April 2023
Taking the train to Taoyuan for dinner
Tonight I took a TRA train to Taoyuan, most known for being the city where Taipei airport is. I had never been there before. It is a city of about....
I out sweat Taiwanese people 10:1
29 April 2023
Hiking Jinmianshan from Wende MRT station
Time for the first hike, a short hike, in the heat. Clearly I need to acclimatise because I was sweating rivers. My gusset filled with sweat on th....
Full discombobulation
28 April 2023
Arriving in Taipei on a Boeing 787 Dreamliner
Well I am here now, I think. It took a really long time to get here. Felt a lot longer than getting to South Korea even though Taiwan is closer to....
Indeed more beef noodle
31 March 2017
Getting to Taoyuan airport end eating cake at the Singapore airlines lounge
Now I am at Taipei Taoyuan international airport, waiting for my flight. As usual I am many hours early, not to worry, I am able to check in, and ....
Still time for more beef noodle
30 March 2017
Beef noodle soup in Taiwan never disappoints
Tonight was possibly my last bowl of beef noodle soup for this trip. I say possibly because I recall on a previous trip I got to the airport many ....
Ropes and ladders
30 March 2017
Day trip to hike Wuliaojian
Its my last full day in Taiwan, so its time for one last mountain! According to most people, its the greatest mountain possible to climb in a day ....
The first repeat
29 March 2017
Taiwan vegetarian buffet is excellent
Due to having a rest day of three mountains today, I needed a light dinner. So I headed to my first ever repeat dinner of my trip, to the excellen....
Three mountain rest day
29 March 2017
Hiking the three peaks of Pingxi
Yesterday was a big day in the mountains, tomorrow is my last full day here with probably more mountains, so as a rest day, I went and climbed 3 s....