Picture is a repeat from last year. Looks better with a grey frame. Russian-Taiwanese food. I’m returning to Taipei next week and will be visiting this friendly establishment – a part of the modern history of Taiwan. Located opposite a colorful temple – which is unusual and there is a story about how and why [...]
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ASTORIA RESTAURANT – VIEW OUTSIDE Leave a comment
NET GUIDE Leave a comment
Better than a guide-book. I only found this Wiki site yesterday otherwise it would have been mentioned earlier. Search for any city or area of interest. Heaps of good information. Having said that, in many respects Taiwan is a good place to do exploring WITHOUT a guide-book. What is best – a surprise discovery OR [...]
KAVALAN Leave a comment
As mentioned elsewhere, there is a DNA-established link between east coast Taiwanese aborigines and Pacific Polynesians. Kavalan are the people of the east coast, as illustrated in this beautiful coin and medal set recently minted and published in Taiwan. The fold-out publication of heavy board to last a long time. Interesting information about the Kavalan culture. How [...]
CUTTLEFISH PICTURE Leave a comment
WILD CATCH PRAWN TRAWLER Leave a comment
Sorting the catch. Sometimes 99% of the catch disguarded back into the sea. It says a lot for aquaculture prawn farming – but even that method is not without problems. In ‘the west’ the environment has become a semi religion with some (or many) people. Unfortunately there is much poor information not helped by ‘astro [...]
MEMORIAL HALL Leave a comment
View that is difficult to see today as it has been roped off. The next best view is OK
EXPERIENCE TAIPEI – My video 6 mins. Leave a comment
The man standing behind CKS with his head down was Australian journalist WH Donald. He was a good friend of Madame Soong and probably very helpful in writing press releases for the USA media detailing CKS’ struggle against the Japanese and later the commies. WH Donald had a state funeral courtesy of the KMT and [...]
SHARK FIN SOUP 2012 Leave a comment
Making anything illegal will greatly increase popularity and price. (Use the search function to view earlier posts about Shark Fin Soup in Taiwan). Mis-information galore every week is floating around. On You Tube an 18 year-old shark fan in Australia voiced concerns for saving all sharks everywhere. Meanwhile two shark bites occurred on swimmers in [...]
POLYNESIANS CAME FROM TAIWAN Leave a comment
http://youtu.be/ujC0IO7Yuug <TAHITI VAHINE DANCER (Beautiful girl)
SYDNEY – SMS RE FOOD PLUS AN OLD SONG Leave a comment
HIT SONG (1951) Rose Rose by Frankie Laine When I was a little kid this was a favorite song. My introduction to the orient? Subliminal advertising or brain programming? (Words are about an American who finds love in Malaya yet can’t take the girl home). There’s a couple of Taiwanese restaurants in Sydney’s Chinatown, and [...]
