We travelled inland to the Mount Alishan region. Apparently we could see fireflies here and we wanted to get out of the city. This blossom is a member of the pea family While we travel we look out for places of interest, I've become quite cynical about these having past several potential 'sky mirrors' but … Continue reading Taiwan – Alshian Mountains and Disaster!
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Taiwan – Tainan
I forgot to mention the 'car lift' at our hotel in Kaohsiung. It was quite scary to drive into the space with a glass window into the lobby ahead of you. Tatjana was very cool about it, I wasn't! I took some footage when we left but it doesn't really show the glass wall very … Continue reading Taiwan – Tainan
Taiwan – Food
You're going to get a few posts in quick succession as I try to catch up. This one is short! Tatjana is very curious about different foods. I seem to be interested only when I'm hungry. (Some of you will remember when I was always hungry but, that has changed with age) Anyway Tatjana's interest … Continue reading Taiwan – Food
Taiwan – West Side
After our race South I found the quirkiest hotel ever! Honestly I was beginning to think we'd entered an alternate universe! Maybe the Nuclear Power station 30 mins away is affecting everything including my mind? This place was good value, clean and spacious! The housekeeper, as she described herself was very friendly and when Tatjana … Continue reading Taiwan – West Side
Taiwan – Tropic of Cancer
As we continued our journey south we reached the Tropic of Cancer marker. This marks the most northern place where the sun can be directly overhead. We found accommodation inland, I noticed the road was named King Kong and vaguely wondered if there would be a Giant Gorilla lurking. In Chinese it appears to mean … Continue reading Taiwan – Tropic of Cancer
Taiwan – Road Trip!
Taiwan is not a huge island, it's about the size of the Netherlands with about a 23 million population most of whom live in the west. We wanted to see the East side and we decided it would be easier to hire a car. Tatjana likes driving so she did it all (of course I'm … Continue reading Taiwan – Road Trip!
Taiwan – Teapot Mountain And Back to Tapei
Teapot Mountain Lily took our bags back to Taipei for us. She had things to do and we aimed to catch a bus back. We set off from Lily's house we took a walk up to Teapot Mountain. It's not very high and it was good to go out early as it seemed to be getting … Continue reading Taiwan – Teapot Mountain And Back to Tapei
Taiwan – North East
Shifen Falls We met Lily (next Servas host) and she drove us out of town into new Taipei District in the North East. She has a little dog who's name I never really got to grips with. Bleka is the nearest I think although I have found that many in South East Asia had a … Continue reading Taiwan – North East
Taiwan – Servas outings
With the Servas group we visited two places. It was a large group of mostly women and these tours happened over a couple of days. We had a guide who was also a Servas member. Firstly we visited the Beitou Hot Spring area. It was a bit of a challenge for us with the language … Continue reading Taiwan – Servas outings
Outing with Pamela
Pamela very enthusiastically took us for various outings. We got to see Tamsui the colonial area north of Taipei. It encompasses all eras Portuguese, Dutch, Japanese and Chinese occupation. You will see a bit about the history in my next post. We used public transport and they have the most amazing top up 'EasyCard' that … Continue reading Outing with Pamela
The Travelling Bee 