Kaohsiung is the 2nd largest city, located in the south, popular today with Mainland China tourists. (above)
The nearest MRT station to the above night market is on the Orange line - called O4
In the video is the ferry to Cijin Island, the closest MRT to Kushan Ferry is also on the orange line, O1 stop (the first).
The High Speed Rail to Taipei departs from Zuoying, the MRT station there is on the red line or R16 (which runs north-south).
“Finding Nemo” resulted in many more anemone fish being collected.
It might be a difficult project to set up. Green Island and Orchid Island offer some potential for scuba diving tourism (and underwater photographers). The idea requires the feeding of fish and their protection from being caught or speared.
A live fish, photographed dozens or even hundreds of times by different visitors. The value is easy to see and far exceeds the money earned from a single dead fish.
These pictures, the same scuba dive on the same roll of film. The place is a remote part of the Great Barrier Reef. It;s expensive to get there. Charter boats earn a good living taking groups of divers on 5-day trips.
The people who could benefit best from diving tourism are boat owners and hotels.
Maori wrasse, protected in many countries under CITES
Potato cod – one of several. This one has what appears to be an old wound from a spear.
Painted sweetlip
Large cod in this cave.
Note: These pictures are from 1991 and the place has changed considerably. Although still a popular destination “The Cod Hole” is only a fraction as good today. People in their ignorance change things despite their good intentions and the help of marine park regulations. Perhaps the best form of underwater tourism (especially for Orchid Island) lies with drifting on the surface in offshore blue water currents with pelagic species like whales, marlin, and some sharks?
The positives and negative lessons are available to be learned from Australia.
When I came to Taiwan in April 2002 the exchange rate was much tougher than today. A NT$100 was like spending $5 at home. The Australian dollar has become much stronger today due to international banks seeing Australia as a safe haven to store their funds. Plus the mining boom with PRC overtaking Japan as our number one trading partner.
It’s winter in Australia. People have the flu and some cough without covering their mouth. Taiwan could teach Australia a lot. Yet only now are my friends curious about why I keep returning to Taiwan for as often as four months each year.
My Taiwanese friends believe Australia is a paradise – yes it probably is – in some respects but not all. Is anywhere perfect? Taiwanese food is miles better than what ordinary Australians eat. Take frozen fish . The contents of the packet below at 49% flour – I think that ratio changed when the fish cooked and shriveled up.
Sale price was about NT$200 this week.
Taiwan is like a health trip for me. Good quality bottled water (cheaper than in Australia) and restaurant food a pleasant change from my home cooking.
beer, manufactured fruit juices and soft drinks. This is Australia today.
Sydney night life (1950s and 1960s)
Cantonese food has been popular in Australia for more than one hundred years. This menu is from a theatre restaurant of the past, showing front and back of a once lavish menu jacket. Called Chequers it was sometime in the 1960s before Australia switched to decimal currency. Leading American entertainers performed at Chequers. Prices were as high as the customers could tolerate. Click the link to see more of old Sydney from one of my other blogs.
Most expensive item, supreme Lobster priced at 31/6 would be roughly NT $2,000 today.
