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EYEGLASSES – NEAR SHIPAI MRT Leave a comment
We old folk get a free eye test every two years in Australia. It’s common to get your prescription details then go to a cheaper store- or go overseas for the glasses. The first store knows this. The prescription I was given was not worth a pinch of sh*t. Wrong wrong wrong. Therefore I have [...]
TREASURE SHOP – CHANG-AN RD. W. (TAIPEI) 3 comments
VIDEO Triton Shell CLICK ME Discovered this shop today – not far from Hyatt Fortune Hotel. Shop is in Chang-An West Road. The old Chinese vase may be the most expensive item for sale. The silver and ruby encrusted Triton Trumpet shell is amazing. About AUD $200 – HOWEVER, this shell is certain to be on [...]
BRICKS AND WALLS Leave a comment
North Gate – when Taipei was surrounded by a wall, and when the city was far smaller. Thousands of people passed through this tunnel gate – many with hopes of a better life ahead. For some this was not going to be the case, for others – fortunes were to be made. There is little [...]
PROTEST SHIP ARRIVES IN TAIWAN Leave a comment
This was as close as I came to the ship today – she looks to be about 200 feet in length, and probably uses a fair bit of fuel. The press report today says Esperanza is sailing to the northern port at Keelung where the ship will be open to the public next weekend, then [...]
A LUCKY COUNTRY – WITH BRAINS Leave a comment
The story by a Pulitzer Prize-winning author is available on-line at Taipei Times. http://taipeitimes.com/News/editorials/archives/2012/03/13/2003527643 http://wp.me/pHcpI-14M
LIOUHE TOURIST NIGHT MARKET – Kaohsiung Leave a comment
Kaohsiung Tourist Night Market <HD VIDEO – Click title to play This is the night market featured at the top (masthead) of this blog – that original picture was in 2003 with a 5 MP Sony digital, a just released camera. Clicking the picture should enlarge it – also view the HD video of [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
