June 22, 2026 I had a week off my Chinese lessons, so I decided to visit Shen’ao Rail Bike [深澳鐵道自行車]. The weather around this time in northern Taiwan was humid and dangerously hot, with temperatures around 38 degrees. The Central Weather Administration said there was an “excessive heat warning”, recommended avoiding unnecessary outdoor exertions, and “tak[ing] precautionsContinue reading “Shen’ao Rail Bike”
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Baimiwong Fort, Taiwan
May 22, 2026 My Mandarin studies at NTNU’s MTC were interrupted: the staff refused to grant me another visa, saying I had been studying there for far too long. So I switched to the Chinese Cultural University’s Mandarin Learning Centre. I actually find MLC better than MTC. In MLC I had one-to-one classes with a MandarinContinue reading “Baimiwong Fort, Taiwan”
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”
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)”
Wandering Richard 