Category Archives: Taiwan

Wrapping up Taiwan: from Cabazon? to the Taoyuan airport

Posted on May 18, 2024 by Bryan Keith

Palm trees and a huge T-Rex along the highway! We must be in Cabazon, right? It’s actually Chenggong near Fangshan. Kind of weird (like Cabazon). Our goal was to get to Taiwan’s second largest city, Kaohsiung, since we had managed … Continue reading →

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Bicycle touring Taiwan: Chishang to Fenggang via Baisha

Posted on May 8, 2024 by Bryan Keith

By our third week in Taiwan we were getting better at choosing good roads. My notes include words like “fantastic” and “brilliant”. However, I also find “too much highway” and “too much traffic”. We rode through some lush tropical forests, … Continue reading →

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Bicycle touring Taiwan: Heren to Chishang via Taroko Gorge

Posted on April 28, 2024 by Bryan Keith

This week (our second) was better than our first week in Taiwan. We hadn’t fully got away from the traffic, but it was getting better, and of course we visited Taroko Gorge. Two friends had told me that Taroko Gorge … Continue reading →

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Bicycle touring Taiwan: Taoyuan to Heren via Keelung

Posted on April 18, 2024 by Bryan Keith

When Jack reached out and asked if Ferda and I were interested in a bicycle tour in Taiwan, we didn’t hesitate. It would be Jack’s first time leaving the US since he was diagnosed with leukemia. Since then, he’s had … Continue reading →

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Five days in Taipei

Posted on June 13, 2023 by Bryan Keith

I’m trying to remember, but I think this is the first time that I’ve ever managed to extend an airport layover. I’ve had some planned overnight layovers — Berlin, Vancouver, Seoul — but those were due to flight schedules, not … Continue reading →

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