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 [...]
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NET GUIDE Leave a comment
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 [...]
SYDNEY ROCK OYSTERS Leave a comment
ASTORIA RESTAURANT, (Revisited) TAIPEI Leave a comment
LUNCH at the Astoria – previous visit. (click this text) Address: 2F #5 Sec 1, Wu Chang Street, Taipei 100 See “Lunch at the Astoria”, top of this page for a link.
STORE SALE PRICES Leave a comment
It’s written in reverse to what we are accustomed to in the west. While we are used to seeing 10% off, or reduced 30% and so on, the local system is with the shop owner’s interest indicated first. We see large single numerals so what do these indicate I have often wondered. Here’s the answer. [...]
FONGSHAN AT NIGHT (KAOHSIUNG) Leave a comment
TAITUNG RESTAURANT- FISH DISH Leave a comment
We selected the beautiful Coral Cod from fisherman’s wharf at Fugang Harbour. A large-sized ‘A’ grade fish, not common in Australia where it’s cousin, the famed Coral Trout is more plentiful. (Coral Trout are exported live from North Queensland to HK). In Australia we fry fresh Coral Trout fillets as the common way of preparing [...]
A GOOD STORY INVOLVING TAIWAN Leave a comment
The little girl (surrounded by stars) lived on a beautiful Polynesian atoll in the Pacific. One of my favorite pictures taken decades ago with a medium format Rolleiflex camera during an adventure that has remained the best for all those who were involved. A seaplane safari to “a lost island paradise” we said at the [...]
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 [...]
UNUSUAL CUSTOMS OF TAIWAN Leave a comment
Walking back from the Port of Kaohsiung on Sunday night I heard very loud music and the voice of a girl singing in Chinese. Investigating, the sound came from up a narrow street surrounded by residential apartments on both sides about eight or more floors high. In the street were about 250 people seated under [...]
