It was a sunny day in Keelung-- the first we had in Taiwan-- Typhoon Tamri, after all that suspense, left it's perch off North East Taiwan and headed towards Japan over night. I was hoping it wouldn't cause any damage as it careened across Okinawa and Southern Japan and hoping our flight to Kansai International …
Continue reading Keelung to Taipei- Chemistry Class Coffee and 60 minute Dumplings
'Let's hike up Mount Keelung' he said... 'it will be fun' he said... 'it will be easy even with our backpacks' he said... Ok, thanks son-- good call. That was one nasty hill. I mean, 685 meters, much of it straight up. I switched between humming 'Stairway to Heaven' and 'Highway to Hell'. It certainly …
Continue reading Jiufen, Taiwan – ‘Spirited Away’ Tea House and much more
Our Second day in Taipei was the day I put aside to see some of the important historical locations in Taipei-- monuments, museums and temples defining the birth of modern day Taiwan. In the mid-1990's I graduated from the University of Victoria with a double major in Japanese and English, and a minor in Pacific …
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