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Coogee Beach, Sydney

May 30, 2025 I’m back in Sydney for a week to see my mother. While in the Central Business District in the center of Sydney, on a whim, I decided to visit Coogee Beach. The route, courtesy of Google Maps, goes by light rail (tram) to Randwick where the tram lines end. Then I wouldContinue reading “Coogee Beach, Sydney”

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”

Sydney Opera House – from Wandering Richard (http://wanderingrichard.com)

February 28, 2025 I’m back in Sydney for a week, between MTC Chinese courses. I’m staying with my parents. My mother has just finished the initial period of chemotherapy; I went with her to her last session. I thought I’d see Sydney as a visitor would see it. Being born in Sydney, I didn’t getContinue reading “Sydney Opera House – from Wandering Richard (http://wanderingrichard.com)”

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)”