December 18, 2025 I went to Koh Laan (above) on a day trip. On that day I caught a sawngthaew (สองแถว) from my hotel near the Runway Market to Bali Hai wharf, then a boat to Tawaen beach on Koh Laan, and then returned the way I came. At the coffeeshop near my hotel, aboutContinue reading “Koh Laan, Thailand”
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Train to Pattaya
December 13, 2025 I’m in Thailand. Above is my view from my balcony on the 7th floor of the Krungkasem Srikrung Hotel, around 7am. The Bangkok (Hua Lamphong) railway station is on the extreme left. Another view of the canal, the Khlong Phadung Krung Kasem. According to Wikipedia in order to serve as a new outer moatContinue reading “Train to Pattaya”
Datong District, Taipei
Note: I will be travelling to Thailand and Cambodia in February 2026. If you are interested in meeting there, even if only for a week or two, respond in the comments below. August 10, 2025 Jenny is coming to Taipei. I met Jenny 35 years ago, when we were both undergraduates at Sydney University. SheContinue reading “Datong District, Taipei”
Want to go to Thailand or Cambodia?
From December 2025 to February 2026, I will be in Thailand and Cambodia. The reason is that I will reach the end of the Taiwanese government’s two-year Chinese language qualification in December. So, I will take a three-month holiday in South-East Asia, then in February come back to Taiwan and re-enroll at the same ChineseContinue reading “Want to go to Thailand or Cambodia?”
Dajia Mazu
April 5, 2025 While I was shopping at Huì Guó Market, someone mentioned the Mazu pilgrimage, a huge festival down south near Taichung. I was unenthusiastic, but I said to myself, in a few years I’ll be glad to have gone. So I looked up the temple and found a “Dajia Mazu Pilgrimage Day TourContinue reading “Dajia Mazu”
Raohe Street Night Market – from Wandering Richard (http://wanderingrichard.com)
January 27, 2025 新年快樂! (xīn nián kuài lè) – Happy Lunar New Year! Last night at midnight I heard fireworks ushering in the New Year on the 29th. I got up from my bed and stood on the balcony over the Xindian valley, watching a few sites lit by fireworks, out of time to the distantContinue reading “Raohe Street Night Market – from Wandering Richard (http://wanderingrichard.com)”
Phnom Penh, Cambodia from Wandering Richard (http://wanderingrichard.com)
November 23 – November 27, 2024 I’m in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Above is a view of the Tonle Sap river, just 100 meters from my hotel, near sunset. I’m here in the week between the old MTC course finishing and another one beginning. I booked the airfare and the hotels several months in advance, securingContinue reading “Phnom Penh, Cambodia from Wandering Richard (http://wanderingrichard.com)”
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