Greetings From Taipei
I arrived in Taipei yesterday with a seamless entry back into the country and a taxi ride to the Zhongshan District of Taipei, where I am staying. I have brought lots of gear with me including my road bike. There will be plenty of rides here in the coming months which I hope includes a […]
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River Tracing – A Far East Only Adventure
I’m hooked on the latest adventure sport I tried recently in Taiwan. River tracing. A combination of hiking, rock climbing, and swimming. How fortunate was I to be active in some of my favourite things all in one day. The sport was brought to Taiwan from Japan. When Japan occupied Taiwan they needed an efficient […]
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Mysterious Cave Temple – Upper Mustang Nepal
View Larger Map We left our guesthouse in Shyangmochen in the Upper Mustang region of Nepal early in the morning to make the trek down to the narrow canyon where the mysterious Chungsi cave monastery lies. Our porter stayed on the high trail to meet us in Samar later in the day. It’s said that […]
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The Heart Of Kathmandu – Durbar Square
Kathmandu’s Durbar Square is a great launching point to your stay in Nepal. A world heritage site, but not a museum. Daily life continues on amongst beautiful temples and Newari architecture. This is in fact is where the pagoda style building originated. It’s a great place to sit and take in the many activities of […]
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Taipei’s Oldest Night Market – Raohe Street
The Raohe Street Night Market is one of my favourite night markets in Taipei, Taiwan. Located in East Taipei near the MRT blue lines Houshanpi station and the Songshan Train station. Raohe Street Night Market is one street that is lined with mostly food stalls from one end to the other. It is unlike Shilin, […]
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Sri Lankan Sanctuary – Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage
View Larger Map This is the world famous Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage located in Rambukkana, Sri Lanka, between the capital Colombo and the cultural center of Kandy. The elephant orphanage was started in 1975 primarily for abandoned baby elephants who’s mothers had either died or were killed in the wild. This is a large male elephant […]
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Celebrating The Buddha – Saga Dawa Festival At Mt. Kailash
View Larger Map I’m about to start a trek in Tibet that will take me around one of the holiest sites on the planet for Buddhists, Hindus, Jains, and Bons, Mt. Kailash. I’ve also shown up at a very auspicious time. It’s The Saga Dawa Festival, celebrating the birth, enlightenment, and passing away of the […]
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Longshan Temple Jewel Of Taipei
Visiting temples in Taiwan is a wonderful experience filled with history, tradition, spirituality, and the easy going feeling of the Taiwanese people. There are over 15,000 spread out around the island. This is The Longshan Temple in Taiwan. The temple is multidenominational. Buddhists, Taoists, worship here and the temple also holds a deitie of Matsu, […]
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Snow Mountain – Climbing Taiwan’s Second Highest Peak
View Larger Map Taiwanese call the best 100 of the 3000 meter high mountains on their island Bai Yue. The second highest, Snow Mountain, or Syueshan at 3886 meters is located in Shei-Pa National Park in central Taiwan. This would be my first experience hiking and climbing here. My group and I would start with […]
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A Hike Above Thousands Of Camels -Pushkar India
While visiting Pushkar India during their annual camel fair I decided to get up early one morning and hike to the top of Ratnagiri Hill, home of the Savitri Temple. My first look at the lights from the temple in the distance. I’m in the main bazaar its just after five in the morning and […]
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