From the center of town to the mountains and Pacific Ocean – including Forest Park. A super way to stay fit – but not when it’s 36 degrees, unless it’s going to be an early morning ride. October and November would be perfect for a return visit, especially now I’ve got the hotels (where to stay) worked [...]
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TAITUNG – 20km BIKE PATH 1 comment
WELCOME TO THE EAST COAST Leave a comment
My 4-star hotel has free-use bikes for guests. I went looking for The Bank of Taiwan and met some vicious, huge dogs – fortunately chained up. Within 15 minutes I was lost – but with a map. I needed to know where I was in order for the map to be of any use. The [...]
SURF TAIWAN – C I J I N ISLAND Leave a comment
Eileen (above) is Swiss-German with a Taiwanese mother. She speaks good Chinese Mandarin. Leo is a chef and member of the surf club. Eileen told me a little about the Cijin surf club. 1. Members can store their boards and can over-night at the clubhouse if they wish. 2. Surf board hire NT$500 per day. [...]
ON THE WATERFRONT – KAOHSIUNG Leave a comment
In the distance is the ferry wharf for departure to Cijin Island, across the harbour. NT$15 for the crossing. Bus No.248 from Kaohsiung Main Station got me here, fare is NT$12 (a standard fee for all bus rides in the city. You need the correct change before boarding bus). If arriving by train, its station [...]
SCUBA TOURISM FOR TAIWAN
This is The Solomon Islands where a gentle drift dive is possible at Uepi Island Resort. We need to find something similar in Taiwan. Water depth less than 100 feet. Visibility greater than 100 feet of horizontal vision. Warm clear water. Orchid Island probably has a good potential. Green Island possibly. We know there is [...]
SURF – EAST COAST SURF DISCOVERED Leave a comment
Pictures lifted from a video showing the scenery on the east coast highway. Watch the full 10 minutes if interested, the address is shown. This week, further up the same narrow highway a couple of buses came to grief when hit by landslides. One with a heap of Chinese tourists aboard ended up 100 [...]
SKY TOWER – KAOHSIUNG Leave a comment
A much cheaper entry fee than at Taipei 101. Coffee shop girls on 74th floor show invitation for Halloween Party to be held in their restaurant. Phoebe and Yvonne are their names. Not quite out-of-sight. Like dirty washing on a clothes line? Mechanical parts on rooftop below.
TAIWAN FISHING BOATS – KAOHSIUNG HARBOR Leave a comment
HIGH SPEED RAIL – NEEDED IN AUSTRALIA Leave a comment
LED signs in Business Class periodically shows travel speed reached. 297 kph was fastest noted but it may have exceeded 300 kph. Free newspapers and snacks in this class. Softer seats too. Ordinary class was still very acceptable. Announcements in both the Taiwanese languages plus English. The Australian politicians who are presently against a high speed rail linking our [...]
KAOHSIUNG’S CIJIN ISLAND FORT Leave a comment
After renting a bike our first stop was the fortress for a view of the island. Good B&W photo opportunities all around the fort with a long tunnel (at ground level below), old door entrances in stone. With a couple of models, a tripod and a good lens, a photographer could spend hours here. The [...]
