TEA, TRAINS, TREES AND TEA: SUNRISE IN ALISHAN NATIONAL PARK
Back in August I was fortunate to be host to my Aunt who was visiting Taiwan for the birth of her fourth grandchild. During her visit we...
NEW LAPTOP: NEW HOPE...
This is a blog entry that I made a few months ago in July, but never got around to posting.... This weekend I stayed in Taipei (at the...
LIVING IN THE DANGER ZONE: BACK FROM THE DEAD
Okay... well, this story isn't quite as excting as this heading makes out! Despite living in a part of the world where earthquakes are...
TAICHUNG: ART BINGE WEEKEND
My trip to Taichung a couple of weekends ago took place by virtue of accepting an invitation from my school to attend a teacher training...
FULONG: SUNSETS AND SUNBURNS
A couple of weekends ago I finally joined Nick and Maxine on their weekly pilgrimage to their beach house in Fulong – a seaside town of...
LESSON PLANS, LINEN AND LANTERNS: I'M A BIG GIRL NOW (PART 2)
Okay, so since my last post I have actually returned to Dihua Street to get more curtains, and yet again Dihua turned up trumps with the...
LESSON PLANS, LINEN AND LANTERNS: I'M A BIG GIRL NOW (PART 1)
Okay, this is the first blog entry for a while; I have been swept off my feet a little over the last three or so weeks. While I have much...
HOT STUFF COMING THROUGH... GRANITE ROCK: HOT SPRINGING IN TAIWAN
On Friday 6th February my man Phill arrived in Taiwan. Phill put forward a theory a few weeks ago that he can beat jetlag. I’m not a...
SCOOTER-'YINGGE' ABOUT: A TAIWANESE PORTMEIRION DOPPLEGANGER
Today I managed my first trip out of township of Daxi on the scooter. Nick and I ventured out to Yingge, a township (district) located in...
A LOAD OF RUBBISH: MY FIRST NIGHT IN TAIWAN
One of the most memorable experiences of my stay in Taiwan so far took place on my first night here. Although credible, I speak not of...
