Travel Stories
from Asia - Taiwan, Thailand, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Singapore |
A Typical Sunday Afternoon
Mountain Bike Ride in Taipei
Originally Published: January 2003
Sluggish after our Taiwan style four o'clock tea and crumpets,
we hit the trail to finish off the ride. The ride concludes with
us passing through our third temple of the day - smiles from the
local nuns ... |
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Hiking DaBaJian Shan (DaBaChien
Shan) in ShueiBa National Park, Taiwan
Originally Published: December 2002
I found myself on a path, barely the width of my foot in places,
directly under the main peak. With a bottomless, steep shale slope
to the right, and drops of water oozing out of the mountain above,
this was not a place to linger ... |
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Taiwan's
Untold Glory - Mountain Biking
Originally Published: July 2002
Little known fact #613: Taiwan is one of the best places in the
world to ride a mountain bike. As far as mountain biking in Taiwan
is concerned, variety is always on the menu ... |
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Way
Down
Originally Published: February 2001
It is hot again - I can't submerge myself whenever I like - but,
I guess my legs were made for walking, and my ass for sitting, so
I might as well use them ... |
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Am
There, Doing That
Originally Published: February 2001
No need for air conditioning as all of the windows are open or
missing, allowing for a pleasant, airy ride. The wooden floor helps
absorb some of the bumps that the shocks miss ... |
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Hong
Kong - Beyond the Airport
Originally Published: October 2000
The city also had some great parks, but overall, my impression
of Hong Kong was far from good. It was a big, expensive city, shoe-horned
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Thoughts
from the Side of the Road (in HuaHin Thailand)
Originally Published: August 2000
Haven't seen or done anything in particular that stands out far
beyond the rest of my life (well, I did see some pretty strange
things in the red light districts of Bangkok, but I don't feel that
this is the time or place to mention them) ... |
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Here
Comes Singapore
Originally Published: May 2000
Something that I didn't know before is that it is situated at 1
degree north of the Equator ... it will be nice to be that close
to the equator. No real reason, just one of those 'landmark' things
that you do in life I guess ... |
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Nothing
But Lies!
Originally Published: April 2000
I awake moments before the sweet sound of my alarm was to wake
me. My room is cool and pleasant. Remarkably, not even a spec of
dust or dirt has been present in this room for months ... |
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Umbrellas
and Other Oddities on my Mind
Originally Published: April 2000
They'll stop, pull out the umbrella, open it ... scurry across
the short alley ... pause ... shake off their tool ... close it,
and then continue on ... |
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Taipei, Thirty-Six
Hours In (and a Few Hours Before)
Originally Published: February 2000
As much help as everybody offered, and any advice that I sought
before coming, I've now realised was all pretty much useless. You
need to see it with your own eyes, and walk it with your own feet
before it makes any sense ... |
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