Articles tagged with: tent
Getting Eyeglasses in Taipei
Here’s a story about what has been going on lately. Nothing wild and crazy. Just life.
Years ago, almost decades ago, I got glasses while I was living in South Korea. I didn’t really need them to do anything important. I was a little bit nearsighted, I guess, which means that I could see things up close very well. It was only some things in the …
SCIH 006 – Road Ends at a Ghost Town
The real fun began a few kilometers later. I was “zooming” along on my bike when I passed a big earth mover. As I passed it, I heard a voice shout something at me, and a second later, I was at the base of a huge pile of rubble blocking the road. It seemed that I’d found the end of the road. And it really …
Fushing 001 – Cycling Taipei to Dashi
November 25, 2006
I finished the bike ride to Pingling and the east coast very excited about doing more cycling in Taiwan. Unfortunately, it began to rain and if memory serves, it rained nonstop for six months. At least it felt like that. And when it wasn’t raining, it was brutally hot. In any event, a long time passed before circumstances came together to give me …
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 …
036 – Into The Gorge
It was still dark at 5:35 in the morning when I stepped outside my room. There was a hard cold wind blowing but the sky was clear. I could see the stars.
Occasionally I heard the sound of one of the big dinosaur trucks roaring down the road. Traffic had started. Like me they were making the trip into the gorge as early as possible, hoping …
003 – My Marmot Peapod Tent
My Marmot Peapod Tent
I was just as picky when it came to picking out a tent. When I cycled in Canada and the US, I literally lived inside my tent and assumed I’d do the same in Ethiopia. So I wanted to pick the right tent. It made sense that for Africa, I’d want a tent that would be very cool and have lots of …
002 – Rocky Mountain Route 66 & Arkel Overdesigns
Preparing for Ethiopia 2 – Rocky Mountain Route 66 & Arkel Overdesigns
I had my wheels. The next step was to find a stock bike with the frame I wanted. The guys at “Two Wheels” would strip it and “spec” it for me. But that was easier said than done. I spent days going over bikes and test riding them. Occasionally I thought I’d found the …
001 – Sun Rhino Rims and Alpine Spokes
Preparing for Ethiopia 1 – Sun Rhino Rims and Alpine Spokes
I’d gone on three cycling trips before I decided to go to Ethiopia. The first was a short weekend trip when I was a teenager. I put a backpack on my back and rode down the St. Clair River from my hometown of Sarnia, Ontario in Canada. I learned on that trip why cyclists use …