Articles tagged with: bike touring
From Taipei to the Philippines
Leaving Taipei with my bike to Philippines
Sunday March 31, 2013
4:20 a.m.
I’m not sure that I have any energy to write. I’m in the Philippines. Well, in the airport in Manila anyway. Though it’s already super clear that I am in the Philippines. Everyone smiles and everyone seems happy and everyone is friendly. There are English songs from the fifties playing over the speakers and every …
Setting Up My Bike
Setting Up My Bike – Pletscher ESGE Kickstand, Handlebar Bags, & Deda Handlebar Tape
Tuesday, January 8, 2013
5:00 a.m. at the 7-11 on Chong-An Road in Taipei
I probably should have stayed in bed and tried to sleep longer. I am going to pay the price for this later on today. Then again, I’ve already paid the price. Somehow, a mosquito or two got into my bedroom last …
Snacking and New Year’s Resolutions
Sunday January 6, 2013
8:00 a.m. over a morning coffee at 7-11
This is too early to be up this morning. I can feel that my body and mind didn’t get enough sleep. However, as usual, I had no choice. I was lying in bed and quite aware that I wasn’t going to be able to go back to sleep. I could either lie there or get …
Bike Touring and Cycling in Taiwan
Recently, two people who are cycling around the world asked me if I had any tips about cycling in Taiwan. They were in China at the time, and asked me if I knew about the ferry that was supposedly running from Kinmen (a group of small Taiwanese island off the coast of China) to the main island of Taiwan. They also asked about the possibility …
About Me
My name is Doug Nienhuis. I’m a Canadian currently doing a bit of bike touring in the Philippines. I’m not sure where this trip will take me next, but the current plan is to end up in Zamboanga on Mindanao and take a ferry from there to Malaysian Borneo. From there, if the weather is right, I might try to make my way to Indonesia.
I …