Tuesday, May 05, 2015

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Thursday, March 03, 2011

Things I Miss About Taiwan

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Pretty much what I expected. They include: Bike rides. Just being able to hop on a bike, ride for half an hour in one directions and assum...
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Wednesday, December 22, 2010

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It seems like I have more readers since I've pretty much stopped writing my blog. The short story is, I'm back in the US and had pl...
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Thursday, December 09, 2010

What to bring, what to buy there

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A few people have asked me about this. You can get most things you need in Taiwan, between regular department stores like Carrefour and occ...
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Wednesday, August 25, 2010

Loudspeaker Advertising Trucks

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One thing I won't miss in Taiwan is the advertising trucks. They're typically a small blue truck with a loudspeaker, sometimes wit...
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Tuesday, August 24, 2010

Thunderstorms

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Remember when I said Taiwan seldom gets thunderstorms? I don't know what I was talking about. I think since I said that, we've got...
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Monday, August 23, 2010

TTJ bus (a cool thing for Taichungers)

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This service has been around for a while but I never posted about it. There are some free busses going around Taichuing, called "TTJ...
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Sunday, August 22, 2010

Gettin' it together

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Q: So have you started packing yet? A: Dude, I've got almost a week. Q: You're selling everything, right? So what are you sleepi...
Wednesday, August 18, 2010

communication gap

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I wanted to get a new pair of glasses before I come home (by the way, are big nerdy 80s glasses back in style in the US?). So I parked in a...
Sunday, August 15, 2010

Things I'll Miss About Taiwan #2

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Gettin some respect when I tell kids to be quiet! Back home: It's 12:30 in the morning. Darn kids out on the street making a crazy ruck...
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Thursday, August 12, 2010

Hong Kong Day 2

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For my second day in Hong Kong, I made my way to Lantau Island.  It’s easily reached by subway, but I took my hotel’s shuttle to Tsim Tsa Ts...
Monday, August 09, 2010

Penghu video

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A 1-minute intro to the beach for those of you who don't like to read!
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Penghu Day 2

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OK, Penghu was beautiful. By far the nicest beaches in Taiwan. On Day 2 we had some breakfast, and did a little bit of shopping, and then...
Tuesday, August 03, 2010

Greetings from Hong Kong!

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1. Everyone speaks English. 2. I can understand more Cantonese than Taiwanese. 3. Holy smokes is everything expensive. 3a. Um, Western f...
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Sunday, August 01, 2010

Out for the summer, out forever!

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School, that is! Now, whenever I hear a Taiwanese kid whine, I can just ignore them. :) One crazy-fun thing was participating in a "wa...
Wednesday, July 28, 2010

Frizzle-frazzle

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Rar. This day drove me crazy. First off, it's been raining relentlessly for 2.5 days. Started on my bike ride home on Monday and hasn...