Archive for the ‘The Taiwan Coast’ Category
GREEN ISLAND – TAITUNG AREA Leave a comment
TAMSUI – NEW LOOK ON WATERFRONT. (click to enlarge) Leave a comment
TAMSUI – BIG SHADY TREES Leave a comment
CLICK ME – Trees video on You Tube In Australia especially, the councils everywhere seem to hate tree’s and remove them (cut them down). There is no copyright on this video. Maybe it will be used elsewhere to help save trees anywhere – please keep link for reference and tell your friends. These big shady [...]
HISTORIC RESIDENCE – FORMER BRITISH CONSUL Leave a comment
Part of a large sign has a few words of wisdom in English, this is the temple next door to the former British consulate’s house. If visiting during weekends, you will not be alone.
TAITUNG – 20km BIKE PATH 1 comment
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 [...]
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 [...]
