Aug
12
Beijing, Olympics and the Peninsula
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Finally, I know someone who is going to Beijing to see the Olympics. Cathy wrote me and told me her schedule!
“… 8/12 We will fly to Hong Kong. And stay for one night.
8/13 We will take the plane to Beijing in the morning. After check in, we are going to watch baseball game at 7-9.
8/14 [...]
Aug
10
Drifting with Ben. BMW M6 V10 500HP Taiwan Gamfa
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Jun
19
Wine buying in Taiwan: Affordable, Lots of Reds, and Good Selections
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When I first came to Taiwan quite a few years ago, there were quite a few things that were hard to come by:
1. decent ground coffee and cappuccino
2. inexpensive wines
3. English language TV
Since those early days in 1992, things have changed a lot. I can now saunter down to the local supermarket, and pick up [...]
Jun
8
Yehliu is an amazing place. Today’s adventure was to Yehliu Geological Park which is located just outside Keelung near Wanli Township. I’ll let the pictures tell you what’s special about this place!
A ship anchored outside Keelung seems to float in the sky!
A view of Yehliu Township from the park.
These odd sculptures are the result of [...]
Jun
8
JohnChow recently filmed this video. And it’s all true! This is how people deal with garbage (legally) in Taiwan.
Jun
7
Moving house is always difficult. Our friend and colleague, Terry, has just rented a bigger apartment in ChungHo and she had to pack everything into cardboard boxes, including her entire book collection, videos, CDs, clothes… When she moved into her new place, she was flabbergasted by the size of her new apartment. She felt she [...]
May
25
Fancy a little bite to eat… Lusting for some good German food… Then head out into the countryside of the North East Coast, to a little place called Smoky Inn.
It was a little tricky to find (I’ve borrowed the map to highlight its location). You can see the mark there. We nearly missed the turning, [...]