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...
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...
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...
ANCIENT ARTEFACT - THANKS LAPTOP
I AM IN TAIWAN!!! My Marmots and I (wearing an equally ugly yet comfy mix of sportswear) arrived safely (and uncharacteristically early)...
THE BAD, THE BAD, AND THE UGLY: BOOT SHOPPING FOR A GIANT
I have never owned a pair of hiking boots. Other than undertaking numerous detailed internet searches for information on how find the...
A FORMOSA ADVENTURE IN THE PIPELINE...
Welcome to my blog recording my travelling adventures in Taiwan! At this point I am less than a month from my departure date, and so in...
