Articles tagged with: Taiwan
SCIH 004 – Into the Mountains
Monday September 21 4:30 p.m.
7-11 in Chiahsien, Taiwan
It was a good day of cycling. It had many of the elements that make for a good day of cycling – including the feeling that the day was much longer than it actually was. It feels like Tainan was a long time ago. It feels like I’ve been traveling for a long time and over a very …
South Cross-Island Highway 003 – Anping District, Tainan
Sunday September 20, 2009 8:30 a.m.
Dining Room of the Ta Lee Hotel – Tainan, Taiwan
When I checked in yesterday, they said something about breakfast, but I didn’t really understand it. When I came down this morning, I was very surprised to find a very nice buffet breakfast laid out in a dining room. Had I known that all of this was down here, I would …
South Cross-Island Highway 002 – Tainan & Chihkan Tower
September 20, 2009
Well, I made it to Tainan without incident. The train just raced through the countryside stopping here and there. It was pretty effortless and painless. I can’t say that the scenery was anything to write home about. The east coast of Taiwan is quite scenic. There are mountains and steep cliffs and that sort of thing. But the west part of the island …
South Cross-Island Highway 001 – Train to Tainan
Saturday September 19, 2009 9:00 a.m.
Train 1011 from Taipei to Tainan, Car 12 Seat 01
In typical fashion, I took what was supposed to be a relaxing few days lounging in hotels and taking pictures of historic sites and turned it into a six-day bike ride on one of Taiwan’s steepest and most dangerous roads.
It all started when I met some of my co-workers for lunch. …
Palawan Bike Trip 004
March 11, 2008
I spent a second day in Puerto Princesa simply looking around and doing a bit of shopping. I didn’t feel quite ready to jump on the bicycle and start pedaling. I can’t say that I had any particular adventures other than shopping for a couple of T-shirts and some toiletries. I was amused at the general store where I bought the toiletries to …
Cambodia 002 – Phnom Penh
Sunday February 11 2:20 p.m. (coffee shop at a gas station)
After all that planning, I forgot to put on any sunscreen and forgot to bring it with me. So I’m burned. I don’t know how badly yet, but my forearms are pretty toasty and red. I was wearing long pants, so at least I didn’t burn my legs. I think they would have gotten even …
Fushing 002 – Cycling Dashi to Fushing
November 26, 2006
I was up early the next morning and simply loaded my bike and cycled off. There was that extra “B” in “Jessie’s B&B,” but I didn’t want to wait around and see what kind of breakfast it might be. I had a bit of a tense moment when I got to the front of this complex and found the gate closed and locked. …
Pingling and the East Coast of Taiwan
July 8, 2006
I’ve been working in Taiwan for quite a while now. It’s been so long that the actual dates of my arrival and my first jobs aren’t in my head anymore. I’d have to look them up or think really hard to come up with them, and I don’t feel like thinking that hard.
Today is a Saturday. It’s hard to believe, but it’s already …