Articles tagged with: Taiwan
007 – Hibok-Hibok Volcano
April 6, 2011 – Camiguin
Jess and I made plans to climb Hibok-Hibok volcano the next day. I wasn’t positive I wanted to do that. It seemed like a lot of hard work for very little reason. And, to be honest, I wasn’t sure that given my poor physical condition I could even do it. Volcanoes, I know from experience, are very difficult to climb. They …
006 – Motorcycling Around Camiguin – Tuasan Falls
Thursday April 5, 2011, 9:00 a.m.
Jasmin by the Sea, Camiguin, Philippines
Jasmin by the Sea rents motorcycles for 350 pesos a day. They are identical to the bikes that were for rent on Palawan. I’ve heard them called underbones, and they are somewhere in between a motorcycle and a scooter. They look like a motorbike and you have to change gears. However, there is no clutch. …
004 – A Walk Down the Shore
Saturday April 2, 2011 8;40 a.m.
Jasmin by the Sea
Camiguin, Philippines
The rain came to an end at some point yesterday and today the sun is out. Luckily, the skies still have some wispy clouds scattered about to keep the full force of the sun at bay. There is a fair bit of wind and the sea is a little rough, so I don’t think I’ll be …
003 – Mambajao and My First Day on Camiguin
Friday, April 1, 2011 6:30 p.m.
Post day wrap-up, though I don’t know that I have enough energy to cover it all. All I did was go for a walk and explore the town of Mambajao, but that was enough for today. My bungalow, Jasmin by the Sea, is in the small barangay of Bug-ong. I still can’t pronounce that properly. It has the accent on …
Taipei Markets and Temples
Saturday March 26, 2011
10:00 a.m. Taipei
I’ve spent the last twenty days in Taipei. I’ve suddenly become more attuned to my surroundings here in Taipei, and I’ve been spending all my time exploring this city. On one weekend, Scott and I walked to another night market. This one was called the Shanhe Night Market. It is in the district (or city) of Sanchong, across the Danshui …
Hsinchu County Scooter Trip 003 – Five Finger Mountain
Monday, February 28, 2011
12:30 p.m.
Hsinchu County, Taiwan
I’m on the road and slowly making my way back to Taipei. I stopped at the Lion’s Head Mountain Visitor Information Center, and here I found a lovely outdoor coffee shop. I have a table in the shade next to a fish pond. A cool breeze is blowing past and pleasant music is playing. I had had some thoughts …
Hsinchu County Scooter Trip 002 – Neiwan Day 2
Sunday February 27 2011
8:00 a.m. Neiwan, Taiwan
I’m back at the same little restaurant in Neiwan as yesterday. It’s not a perfect spot, but it has two key things going for it: it’s open and it serves coffee. As far as I can tell, it is the only place open in the entire town. To be honest, I don’t think it is open for business in …
Hsinchu County Scooter Trip 001 – Neiwan
Saturday February 26, 2011
8:25 a.m. Neiwan, Taiwan
The stage for this little trip in Taiwan will be pretty difficult to set, as there are very few places like this little town anywhere in the world. I guess you could call it a tourist town. At one time, Taiwan was a Japanese colony, and the Japanese built a number of narrow-gauge railways to serve mining and forestry …