Day 9 Friday February 22, 2013 7:30 a.m. Taipei It’s Friday today, a few days after my trip ended. I had to go back to work on Monday and a bunch of other stuff happened, so I haven’t been able to finish up my trip journal. I’ve got some…
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Day 8 CNY Scooter Trip 2013
Day 8 Sunday February 17, 2013 7:30 a.m Ling-Dung Temple near Shihtan, Taiwan Breaking camp went relatively smoothly yesterday morning. The one big wrinkle was that I noticed that interior of my tent’s fly seems to be deteriorating. The waterproofing tape that covers the seams has completely fallen apart…
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Day 7 CNY Scooter Trip 2013
Day 7 Saturday February 16, 2013 9:18 a.m. Syuejian Scenic Area in Shei-Pa National Park It almost goes without saying that I had another fabulous day on the road yesterday. I drove up to the town of Guguan first thing for a cup of coffee to start the day. Then…
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Day 5 & 6 CNY Scooter Trip 2013
Day 5&6 Friday February 15, 2013 9:15 a.m. Guguan on the Central Cross-Island Highway I woke up fairly early when I left from Taichung considering everything, and then I packed up my sleeping bag and sleeping mat and backpack. I hung out in my friend’s living room for a…
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Day 4 CNY Scooter Trip 2013
Day 4 Wednesday February 13, 2013 11:30 a.m. Taichung As you can see from my byline above, I did make it to Taichung. I made it here and I am currently writing on the sofa in a friend’s living room. We were up until nearly five in the morning,…
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Day 3 CNY Scooter Trip 2013
Day 3 Tuesday February 12, 2013 7:00 a.m. Cyuanhua Temple Group The highlight of my second day on the road was, surprisingly enough, a meal. But I’ll get to that in a minute. I left for my little hike at about 9:30. The sun had not broken through as…
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Day 2 CNY Scooter Trip 2013
Day 2 Monday February 11th, 2013 7:20 a.m. Well, where in the world to start? I’ve only been on the road for one day and a night and it feels like I’ve been gone for weeks. It always feels that way, which is one of the reasons I enjoy travel…
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Day 1 CNY 2013 Scooter Trip
Day 1 Sunday February 10th, 2013 6:45 a.m. Taipei, Taiwan I am heading off on a short trip this morning. I don’t know that this will be an exciting trip, but I am going to do my best to make it at least interesting. It is Chinese New Year in…
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Vaccinations and the Human Race as Bread Mold
Things that come up in this post: travel vaccinations for Japanese encephalitis, rabies, and polio at the NTU travel clinic cycling around the world the life cycle of the human race is like the growth of bread mold woodblock prints exhibit at the National Museum of History in Taipei Changsha…
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Yingge, Taiwan – Ceramics and Horses
Sunday January 20, 2013 8:00 a.m. at the 7-11 on Chang-an road in Taipei Despite all the day trips I’ve taken in the Taipei area, I’d never actually been to Yingge, that small town just outside of Taipei that is famous for its ceramics. It’s surprising because Yingge is probably…