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My Flickr account allows me to upload a maximum of 2 GB per calendar month. Sometime back on this trip, I began to think I might accidentally exceed that limit before the trip was over and be stuck towards the end of this month without being able to upload pictures as things happen. So, at … Read more

I mentioned previously that there are three Costco’s in Taipei, and that the third one is so far out that it was off our maps and no one had any idea where it was. My frivolous goal is to photograph every Costco in the world, which may seem impossible, but it gives me a goal. … Read more

For at least the last three trips, I’ve wanted to go to Keelung. It’s the last “major” metropolitan area in Taiwan that I haven’t been to and that, predominantly, is why I wanted to go there. Combine that with the fact that it really isn’t very far from Taipei and it is just been a … Read more

It’s 20-30 km from Jinshan to Keelung and then a freeway drive back to Taipei, a surprisingly short drive back to Taipei at that. Between Jinshan and Keelung is Yeliou, a place that I visited in 1999. It’s the northern tip of the island and home to many bizarre erosion formations in the coast. As … Read more

After my conversation with Irene about Bamboo Lake and Gold Mountain, my father-in-law decided that, since I hadn’t been to the town of Jinshan, he was going to take us. And so, before I was really sure what was happening, we were in Jinshan, a small, old town on the northern coast. By this time, … Read more

After they picked me up at the Technology Building station we drove up to the Yangmingshan area, which is a mountain park north of Taipei and a very popular one-day getaway for the locals. Not only is it green and pleasant, but there are numerous hot springs spas in the area provided by the natural … Read more

I took nearly 300 photos yesterday, this one was priceless. Technorati Tags: Blog, Family, Kids, Taiwan, Travel

The weatherman got it wrong and it was a busy, busy day because of it. Today’s forecast called for another cold front to blow in bringing colder temperatures and rain. Yesterday when I was returning from Costco, I was pretty sure he was right. The temperature was dropping, the wind was blowing and ominous dark … Read more

The skies are blue today, and the temperature is beginning to go back up, but the weatherman says a new rainy, cold front arrives tomorrow. It was too sunny out for Irene to go for a walk, so I decided to try navigating to another Costco in the Taipei area. There are three, one I’ve … Read more