tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38254521950559123602024-03-13T00:37:41.098-04:00Ken's Travel Stuffkenner116http://www.blogger.com/profile/16509080773015780399noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3825452195055912360.post-44163311040012316542019-08-14T04:54:00.010-04:002024-01-23T15:50:07.586-05:00Taipei 2019-2023<div><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kenner116/albums/72177720305985958" target="_blank">Taiwan 2023 Flickr album</a></div><div><a href="https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10103232280770536" target="_blank">Taiwan 2023 Facebook album</a></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10102960378774316" target="_blank">Taipei 2022 Facebook album</a></div><div><a href="https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10102682710967826" target="_blank">Taipei 2021 Facebook album</a></div><div><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kenner116/albums/72157718022943676" target="_blank">Taipei 2021/2022 Flickr album</a></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10102235458545266" target="_blank">Taipei 2019/2020 Facebook album</a><br /><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kenner116/albums/72157712757235552" target="_blank">Taipei 2019/2020 Flickr album</a></div><div><br /></div><a href="https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10102118793423106" target="_blank">Taiwan Summer 2019 Facebook album</a><br />
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kenner116/albums/72157710956895897" target="_blank">Taiwan Summer 2019 Flickr album</a><br />
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<a href="https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10102281770326086" target="_blank">Seoul 2019 Facebook album</a><br />
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kenner116/albums/72157712978380413" target="_blank">Seoul 2019 Flickr album</a><br />
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<a href="https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?mid=11w64Nyw3nyjgAYT_JCAFcHcPjSIRAlAz&usp=sharing" target="_blank">Taipei 2019-2023 GPS paths on Google Maps</a><br />
<br />kenner116http://www.blogger.com/profile/16509080773015780399noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3825452195055912360.post-22346603246506612982019-08-14T04:53:00.001-04:002020-04-21T21:33:34.831-04:00USA 2019<a href="https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10102090129730376" target="_blank">USA 2019 Facebook album</a><br />
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kenner116/albums/72157706467091355" target="_blank">USA 2019 Flickr album</a><br />
<br />kenner116http://www.blogger.com/profile/16509080773015780399noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3825452195055912360.post-77935875590351960122018-10-02T03:26:00.001-04:002020-07-05T04:31:18.983-04:00Taipei 2018/2019<a href="https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10101844471321796&type=1&l=108ec66580" target="_blank">Taipei 2018 2 Facebook album</a><br />
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<a href="https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10101985260983186" target="_blank">Taipei 2019 1 Facebook album</a><br />
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kenner116/sets/72157701802068734" target="_blank">Taipei 2018/2019 photo set on Flickr</a><br />
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<a href="https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?mid=1SJjuhJKXbZANncY5e3Nqxb3atk7UTOfd&usp=sharing" target="_blank">Taipei 2018/2019 GPS paths on Google Maps</a><br />
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<a href="https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?mid=19ZhRfwuOC1JuEs694gZFS-yvvMIUY1OM&usp=sharing" target="_blank">Beijing 2018 layovers GPS paths on Google Maps</a><br />
<br />kenner116http://www.blogger.com/profile/16509080773015780399noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3825452195055912360.post-8629856847843900982018-08-26T13:34:00.001-04:002020-07-05T04:33:40.970-04:00USA 2018<a href="https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?mid=1JX8yUkM3PBLomDloJkjHADCEMBGZ5wnb&usp=sharing" target="_blank">NYC 2018 GPS paths on Google Maps</a><br />
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<a href="https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10101660933223616.1073741887.31501179&type=1&l=c0be273fd2" target="_blank">USA 2018 Facebook album</a>, <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kenner116/albums/72157693687627824" target="_blank">USA 2018 Flickr album</a>, <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kenner116/sets/72157695290570820" target="_blank">Rhode Island 2018 Flickr album</a><br />
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<a href="https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?mid=1lvTbGwpbFcnRxchyjplwjAJGhF159H7J&usp=sharing" target="_blank">Salisbury, MD 2018 GPS Paths on Google Maps</a><br />
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<a href="https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?mid=1uAdu-mX4BK4e9A598SD2Hz2LWeCKwh1T&usp=sharing" target="_blank">Rhode Island 2018 GPS paths on Google Maps</a><br />
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<a href="https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?mid=1s3kipufNsKmoicQq-G_VX-AD5S-3WieK&usp=sharing" target="_blank">Atlantic City + Ocean City 2018 GPS paths on Google Maps</a><br />
<br />kenner116http://www.blogger.com/profile/16509080773015780399noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3825452195055912360.post-70353728890471372082017-11-07T04:20:00.001-05:002020-07-05T04:37:48.019-04:00Taipei 2017/2018<a href="https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10101497609805056.1073741885.31501179&type=1&l=49eb3752b5" target="_blank">Taipei 2017 2 Facebook album</a><br />
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<a href="https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10101660934521016.1073741888.31501179&type=1&l=e022f051fb" target="_blank">Taipei 2018 1 Facebook album</a><br />
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kenner116/albums/72157689033249715" target="_blank">Taipei 2017/2018 photo set on Flickr</a>.<br />
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<a href="https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?mid=1YsttY6I9hKlAIDG5rcl5T7hV2Wo&usp=sharing" target="_blank">Taipei 2017/2018 GPS paths on Google Maps</a><br />
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<a href="https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?mid=1F26nwxohOPBIt16UZ6711WKZCpI&usp=sharing" target="_blank">Shanghai 2017 (2 layovers) GPS paths on Google Maps</a><br />
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<a href="https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?mid=1TgHn5zB-pM6aifOrLVv938eMyAmK50D-&usp=sharing" target="_blank">Vancouver/Ottawa 2018 layovers GPS paths on Google Maps</a><br />
<br />kenner116http://www.blogger.com/profile/16509080773015780399noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3825452195055912360.post-17278471155402637882017-11-07T04:13:00.001-05:002020-07-05T04:44:30.031-04:00USA 2017 (plus 2015/2016)<a href="https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10101491670502466&type=1&l=5ae5627250" target="_blank">USA 2017 Facebook album</a><br />
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kenner116/sets/72157679761905436" target="_blank">USA 2017 Flickr album</a>, <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kenner116/sets/72157699556190131" target="_blank">Hudson River Valley 2017 Flickr album</a><br />
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Google Maps GPS paths: <a href="https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?mid=18BjG2h1dkxbN4NK7heE_9VxwpUs&usp=sharing" target="_blank">Hudson River Valley 2017</a>, <a href="https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?mid=1jsIwqyLGLy4XsdS7KAG8sN8L-JA&usp=sharing" target="_blank">Brooklyn 2016</a>, <a href="https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?mid=1pOdbH7SzysdbfOvo-OXCfaMzIXc&usp=sharing" target="_blank">Rochester MN 2017</a>, <a href="https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?mid=1FLEW5tjJMj-qiE_0fAfZKeYYZxE&usp=sharing" target="_blank">Rochester MN 2015</a><br />
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kenner116/sets/72157653316065704" target="_blank">USA 2015/2016 Flickr album</a><br />
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<a href="https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10100796130674856&type=1&l=796da01755" target="_blank">USA 2015 Facebook album</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10100919671448156.1073741869.31501179&type=1&l=3597581472" target="_blank">USA 2016 Facebook album</a>kenner116http://www.blogger.com/profile/16509080773015780399noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3825452195055912360.post-33229097860025586912016-09-05T08:50:00.001-04:002020-07-05T04:46:33.068-04:00Taiwan 2016/2017Taipei 2016/2017 Facebook photo albums: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10101077227594376.1073741870.31501179&type=1&l=f500c68ed0" target="_blank">Taipei 2016</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10101250404880706.1073741874.31501179&type=1&l=5eb856774d" target="_blank">Taipei 2017 1</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10101407820109326.1073741877.31501179&type=1&l=d82d67273b" target="_blank">Matsu Islands</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10101435765202136.1073741878.31501179&type=1&l=b19bc56ed4" target="_blank">Taiwan East Coast</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10101469473181076&type=1&l=81c0d0dc7d" target="_blank">Lanyu (Orchid Island)</a><br />
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kenner116/sets/72157672126439650" target="_blank">Taipei 2016/2017 photo set on Flickr</a> <br />
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kenner116/sets/72157683948917811" target="_blank">Matsu Islands photo set on Flickr</a> <br />
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kenner116/sets/72157686504731435" target="_blank">Taiwan East Coast photo set on Flickr</a> <br />
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kenner116/sets/72157684552405134" target="_blank">Lanyu (Orchid Island) photo set on Flickr</a> <br />
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<a href="https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?mid=1kJwySbfLvgv6KA_kHhOyVd95Xm8&usp=sharing" target="_blank">Taipei 2016/2017 GPS paths on Google Maps</a><br />
<br />kenner116http://www.blogger.com/profile/16509080773015780399noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3825452195055912360.post-54877393625873883422013-08-29T00:03:00.001-04:002020-07-05T04:47:24.354-04:00Taipei 2013/2014Taipei 2013/2014 Facebook photo albums: <a href="http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10100258897010426.1073741832.31501179&type=1&l=55afced9ae" target="_blank">Taipei 2013 1</a>, <a href="http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10100314537785866.1073741833.31501179&type=1&l=8e1e77db29" target="_blank">Taipei 2013 2</a>, <a href="http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10100326101861366.1073741834.31501179&type=1&l=f82fd47241" target="_blank">Manila</a>, <a href="http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10100369323220416.1073741835.31501179&type=1&l=e501899225" target="_blank">Taipei 2014 1</a>, <a href="http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10100387195129966.1073741836.31501179&type=1&l=280cf419ec" target="_blank">Northern Luzon (Philippines)</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10100454732978576.1073741838.31501179&type=1&l=284fdd79e1" target="_blank">Hong Kong 2014</a>, <a href="http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10100419910523056.1073741837.31501179&type=1&l=0ac9532d70" target="_blank">Taipei 2014 2</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kenner116/sets/72157635268270733/" target="_blank">Taipei 2013/2014 photo set on Flickr</a>. <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kenner116/sets/72157637843546126/" target="_blank">Manila photo set on Flickr</a>, <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kenner116/sets/72157641758159665/" target="_blank">Northern Luzon (Philippines) on Flickr</a>. <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/kenner116/sets/72157644841924739/" target="_blank">Hong Kong 2014 on Flickr</a>.<br />
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<a href="https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?mid=12AH6JZDzi404h6OjBqJ0EUzqkkQ&usp=sharing" target="_blank">Taipei 2013/2014 GPS paths on Google Maps</a><br />
<br />kenner116http://www.blogger.com/profile/16509080773015780399noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3825452195055912360.post-64725659296909008112013-06-03T23:34:00.001-04:002020-07-05T04:48:23.690-04:00Summer 2013 – New York City and Washington DC<a href="http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10100212016988366.1073741829.31501179&type=1&l=e043b5c36f" target="_blank">New York 2013 Facebook photo album</a><br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kenner116/sets/72157634224506095/" target="_blank">New York 2013 photo set on Flickr</a>.<br />
<a href="https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?mid=1ZuH2P1MttPnvXeWrwNrNDlKOUVc&usp=sharing" target="_blank">New York 2013 GPS paths on Google Maps</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10100230058498036.1073741830.31501179&type=1&l=8fc287e9ae" target="_blank">Washington 2013 Facebook photo album</a><br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kenner116/sets/72157634654223089/" target="_blank">Washington DC 2013 photo set on Flickr</a>.<br />
<a href="https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?mid=1ISX8vJy6AGFWs0zGuQfZG9vsfk0&usp=sharing" target="_blank">Washington DC 2013 GPS paths on Google Maps</a><br />
<br />kenner116http://www.blogger.com/profile/16509080773015780399noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3825452195055912360.post-68066686368306679752013-03-14T15:11:00.001-04:002020-07-05T04:50:02.705-04:00Vancouver and Yucatan Peninsula, December 2012<br />
Yucatan (+Vancouver) Facebook photo albums: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10100118324698466.2223398.31501179&type=1&l=b292b20e48" target="_blank">Part 1</a>, <a href="http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10100172534576436.1073741825.31501179&type=1&l=1b95105972" target="_blank">Part 2</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kenner116/sets/72157632332741517/" target="_blank">Vancouver and Yucatan photo set on Flickr</a><br />
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<a href="https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?mid=1FlgcpIGqH4T1jGIf27Wz1sDROCs&usp=sharing" target="_blank">Vancouver and Yucatan GPS paths on Google Maps</a><br />
<br />kenner116http://www.blogger.com/profile/16509080773015780399noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3825452195055912360.post-60566332758967240462012-03-24T12:05:00.004-04:002020-07-05T04:53:07.637-04:00Back in China! China 2012<br />
China Late Summer/Fall 2012 Facebook photo albums: <a href="http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.951855028046.2214202.31501179&type=1&l=563f4b003a" target="_blank">Part 1</a>, <a href="http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.955829173826.2214965.31501179&type=1&l=c31f7b5824" target="_blank">Part 2</a>, <a href="http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.962431053606.2216072.31501179&type=1&l=bfcb22251b" target="_blank">Part 3</a>, <a href="http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.968981371716.2216978.31501179&type=1&l=53612218f4" target="_blank">Part 4</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10100114418252016.2223002.31501179&type=1&l=5ba56fd916" target="_blank">Part 5</a>.<br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kenner116/sets/72157631362667588/" target="_blank">China Late Summer 2012 photo set on Flickr</a>.<br />
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Tibetan Summer 2012 Facebook photo albums: <a href="http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.915446950126.2207894.31501179&type=3&l=aa608c1b46" target="_blank">Part 1</a>, <a href="http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.923529083466.2209219.31501179&type=3&l=7d65c846a4" target="_blank">Part 2</a>, <a href="http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.928933792386.2210295.31501179&type=1&l=5d39214a65" target="_blank">Part 3</a>, <a href="http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.934810500416.2211625.31501179&type=1&l=53460599ea" target="_blank">Part 4</a>, <a href="http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.940725167376.2212763.31501179&type=1&l=982c56bcc2" target="_blank">Part 5</a>, <a href="http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.949040573236.2213860.31501179&type=1&l=5eac82abac" target="_blank">Part 6</a>.<br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kenner116/sets/72157630697930938/" target="_blank">Tibetan Summer 2012 photo set on Flickr</a>.<br />
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<a href="http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.911210524956.2207326.31501179&type=3&l=2b7051495c" target="_blank">Hong Kong & Macau 2012 Facebook photo album</a>.<br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kenner116/sets/72157630695197352/" target="_blank">Hong Kong & Macau 2012 Flickr photo set</a>.<br />
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Chongqing, China 2012 Facebook photo albums: <a href="http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.841250685036.2198439.31501179&type=3&l=4b347b5b7b" target="_blank">March-April</a>, <a href="http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.879564433976.2202828.31501179&type=1&l=89a1535e11" target="_blank">April-June</a>.<br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kenner116/sets/72157629243147610/" target="_blank">Chongqing, China 2012 photo set on Flickr</a>. <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kenner116/sets/72157630002498855/" target="_blank">Jane’s photos</a>.<br />
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<a href="https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?mid=1P8fmNFGrZOEwPqJwewlvBggre60&usp=sharing" target="_blank">China 2012 GPS Path on Google Maps</a><br />
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<a href="https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?mid=1_ueyoEPZc78BMTqw4L3Rv0FkHlg&usp=sharing" target="_blank">Original planned path for this summer</a> in Google Maps. kenner116http://www.blogger.com/profile/16509080773015780399noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3825452195055912360.post-49769599578714991872011-06-02T23:22:00.001-04:002020-07-05T04:57:27.690-04:00Now in Southeast Asia!<a href="http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.797772196276.2193133.31501179&type=1&l=68f793e3f8" target="_blank">Singapore Facebook photo album</a><br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kenner116/sets/72157628842681725/" target="_blank">Singapore photo set on Flickr</a><br />
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Indonesia Facebook photo album <a href="http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.763701179866.2188399.31501179&type=1&l=1ec3cc9b8c" target="_blank">Part 1</a>, <a href="http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.770848232116.2189004.31501179&type=1&l=ac074da2fb" target="_blank">Part 2</a>, <a href="http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.785584260996.2191453.31501179&type=1&l=0884c73bec" target="_blank">Part 3</a>, <a href="http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.794115090146.2192697.31501179&type=1&l=623d898b1c" target="_blank">Part 4</a>.<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kenner116/sets/72157628184343279/" target="_blank">Indonesia photo set on Flickr</a><br />
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Malaysia Facebook photo album <a href="http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.747685405606.2186552.31501179&type=1&l=52b07f220a" target="_blank">Part 1</a>, <a href="http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.813281929646.2195198.31501179&type=3&l=12b1a06da4" target="_blank">Part 2</a>.<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kenner116/sets/72157627877417509/" target="_blank">Malaysia photo set on Flickr</a><br />
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Myanmar (Burma) Facebook photo album <a href="http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.739817537876.2184671.31501179&type=1&l=460d86ec66" target="_blank">Part 1</a>, <a href="http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.743266865396.2185469.31501179&type=1&l=8a3f462e87" target="_blank">Part 2</a>.<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kenner116/sets/72157627762146975/" target="_blank">Myanmar (Burma) photo set on Flickr</a><br />
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Thailand Facebook photo album <a href="http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.721840434136.2180714.31501179&l=025561c75e&type=1" target="_blank">Part 1</a>, <a href="http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.725023934376.2181479.31501179&type=1&l=6b5328d75b" target="_blank">Part 2</a>, <a href="http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.739168867816.2184562.31501179&type=1&l=c1beb2c6c0" target="_blank">Part 3</a>.<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kenner116/sets/72157627320407239/" target="_blank">Thailand photo set on Flickr</a><br />
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Laos Facebook photo album <a href="http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.717076935226.2179239.31501179&l=94249b35f0&type=1" target="_blank">Part 1</a>, <a href="http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.719207111336.2179949.31501179&l=4c59021fe3&type=1" target="_blank">Part 2</a>.<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kenner116/sets/72157627388182566/" target="_blank">Laos photo set on Flickr</a><br />
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Cambodia Facebook photo album <a href="http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.709359251526.2176695.31501179&l=35a88db2a9&type=1" target="_blank">Part 1</a>, <a href="http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.711765479426.2177504.31501179&l=d6f86a65ea&type=1" target="_blank">Part 2</a>, <a href="http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.715152147516.2178650.31501179&l=06bfaca37d&type=1" target="_blank">Part 3</a>, <a href="http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.716520485356.2179094.31501179&l=cb648e2aae&type=1" target="_blank">Part 4</a>.<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kenner116/sets/72157627098218942/" target="_blank">Cambodia photo set on Flickr</a><br />
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Vietnam Facebook photo album <a href="http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.688911049886.2172240.31501179&l=1804503e77" target="_blank">Part 1</a>, <a href="http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.703336805556.2174201.31501179&l=f853b88439" target="_blank">Part 2</a>.<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kenner116/sets/72157626827578011/" target="_blank">Vietnam photo set on Flickr</a><br />
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<a href="https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?mid=1tOxfD-MsLgS-A3m30l4dvREbZz8&usp=sharing" target="_blank">GPS paths on Google Maps covering my entire trip in Southeast Asia</a>.<br />
GPS paths on Google Maps for: <a href="https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?mid=1l_L-hmLO5u41Ks1GYulcyWzJ7jk&usp=sharing" target="_blank">Vietnam</a>, <a href="https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?mid=1e0LbABZ8EmvvN_l18Yuqv81SWPU&usp=sharing" target="_blank">Cambodia</a>, <a href="https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?mid=1cddEIVwRA4vgr-R0VIwxES_E4_E&usp=sharing" target="_blank">Laos</a>, <a href="https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?mid=1n9nvm_IdEY1S0CT435tLmxss0Gc&usp=sharing" target="_blank">Thailand</a>, <a href="https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?mid=1n0a7WppbpSz1zY5wVJ9YR2oM5cw&usp=sharing" target="_blank">Myanmar (Burma)</a>, <a href="https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?mid=1GL8TodJ8oRglbpoS-g44Br2XZEk&usp=sharing" target="_blank">Malaysia + Singapore</a>, <a href="https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?mid=1XWWMhvtm5xlnaawJ7qr_bLkwhes&usp=sharing" target="_blank">Indonesia</a><br />
<br />kenner116http://www.blogger.com/profile/16509080773015780399noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3825452195055912360.post-15955475885978039592010-10-22T13:38:00.003-04:002020-07-05T05:01:18.472-04:00I’m in China: some new linksHere are the public links to my Facebook photo albums for mainland China <a href="http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2148979&id=31501179&l=55a6a6c857" target="_blank">Part 1</a>, <a href="http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2152639&id=31501179&l=043025c663" target="_blank">Part 2</a>, <a href="http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2156613&id=31501179&l=5831b341da" target="_blank">Part 3</a>, <a href="http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2158958&id=31501179&l=78735d2d7d" target="_blank">Part 4</a>, <a href="http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2163843&id=31501179&l=cc5aa31a25" target="_blank">Part 5</a>, <a href="http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.679094397536.2169106.31501179&l=05aedf1b92" target="_blank">Part 6</a>. You don’t need to log into Facebook or have an account to view these albums. The same photos can be found on my <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kenner116/sets/72157625087006635/" target="_blank">China photo set on Flickr</a>.<br />
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Also, here are my <a href="http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2149681&id=31501179&l=33b60645b1" target="_blank">Hong Kong Facebook</a> and <a href="http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2159183&id=31501179&l=21b9535cc3" target="_blank">Macau Facebook</a> photo albums. Here are my <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kenner116/sets/72157625156544995/" target="_blank">Hong Kong Flickr</a> and <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kenner116/sets/72157625893281949/" target="_blank">Macau Flickr</a> photo albums.<br />
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<a href="https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?mid=1VcNMkbK0gjwG1Y43QEvadilsYxE&usp=sharing" target="_blank">GPS paths on Google Maps covering every spot I’ve been to in China and Taiwan</a>. Walking routes within cities, train rides between cities, etc.<br />
My <a href="https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?mid=1Uxp050gl5USxy_B0gYQDJRkYWZ4&usp=sharing" target="_blank">planned route</a> in Mainland China on Google Maps. <a href="https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?mid=1jdD1hPW77wp6Mly8biPfbd9WrJU&usp=sharing" target="_blank">final route</a>. kenner116http://www.blogger.com/profile/16509080773015780399noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3825452195055912360.post-73205150375322144332010-10-12T03:08:00.001-04:002020-07-05T05:02:05.640-04:00Second Taiwan Facebook photo album and some other linksMy <a href="http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2146205&id=31501179&l=22bbd86c83" target="_blank">first Facebook album for Taiwan</a> has hit its maximum number of photos, so I have made a <a href="http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2147920&id=31501179&l=21dfeb38b8" target="_blank">second Taiwan Facebook album</a>. All of these photos can also be found on my <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kenner116/sets/72157625011433512/" target="_blank">Taiwan photo set on Flickr</a>.<br />
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<a href="https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?mid=1kYfCTRJPsRtdbMCXDUt56k1Vwqg&usp=sharing" target="_blank">Google Maps link with paths covering every spot I’ve been to in Taiwan</a>. Walking routes within cities, train rides between cities, etc. kenner116http://www.blogger.com/profile/16509080773015780399noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3825452195055912360.post-82242659300540774542010-10-02T11:45:00.001-04:002010-10-12T02:41:37.222-04:00Kaohsiung, the east coast and beyond<p>10/3/2010: This blog tends to be redundant with the comments I make on my Facebook photo album, so I will stop the daily updates. <a href="http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2146205&id=31501179&l=22bbd86c83" target="_blank">Here is the link to my Taiwan photos along with commentary on Facebook</a>. This is a public link, so you don’t need to have a Facebook account or be logged in to see it. When I leave Taiwan and start my trip in mainland China, I will start a new album and add a link to it on this blog. My flight from Taipei to Shenzhen (near Hong Kong) is on October 20th. Before then, I will travel down the coast to Kaohsiung and Kenting, then up the east coast of Taiwan to Taitung and Hualien.</p> kenner116http://www.blogger.com/profile/16509080773015780399noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3825452195055912360.post-90152974771698885072010-10-02T11:26:00.001-04:002020-04-21T22:32:27.821-04:00More Tainan10/1/2010: <br />
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Statue of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koxinga" target="_blank">Koxinga</a> at <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Zeelandia_%28Taiwan%29" target="_blank">Fort Anping</a>.<br />
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Crossing a bridge in the coastal area.<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/50178625@N00/5042882809/" target="_blank" title="IMG_8520"><img alt="IMG_8520" border="0" src="https://farm5.static.flickr.com/4126/5042882809_693c61180a.jpg"></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/50178625@N00/5043508230/" target="_blank" title="IMG_8521"><img alt="IMG_8521" border="0" src="https://farm5.static.flickr.com/4088/5043508230_1c53073dce.jpg"></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/50178625@N00/5043508580/" target="_blank" title="IMG_8523"><img alt="IMG_8523" border="0" src="https://farm5.static.flickr.com/4147/5043508580_6151f17889.jpg"></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/50178625@N00/5043508958/" target="_blank" title="IMG_8524"><img alt="IMG_8524" border="0" src="https://farm5.static.flickr.com/4106/5043508958_327a4a4e78.jpg"></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/50178625@N00/5042885685/" target="_blank" title="IMG_8527"><img alt="IMG_8527" border="0" src="https://farm5.static.flickr.com/4148/5042885685_86379910ce.jpg"></a><br />
A ship in the Taiwan Strait.<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/50178625@N00/5043510916/" target="_blank" title="IMG_8529"><img alt="IMG_8529" border="0" src="https://farm5.static.flickr.com/4131/5043510916_68830ceb96.jpg"></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/50178625@N00/5043511514/" target="_blank" title="IMG_8530"><img alt="IMG_8530" border="0" src="https://farm5.static.flickr.com/4089/5043511514_2e4b070361.jpg"></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/50178625@N00/5043512176/" target="_blank" title="IMG_8531"><img alt="IMG_8531" border="0" src="https://farm5.static.flickr.com/4151/5043512176_b2645f8f19.jpg"></a><br />
<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eternal_Golden_Castle" target="_blank">Eternal Golden Fortress</a><br />
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A candidate from the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democratic_Progressive_Party" target="_blank">Democratic Progressive Party</a><br />
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<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Provintia" target="_blank">Chikan Towers</a>. A statue of the Dutch surrendering Taiwan to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koxinga" target="_blank">Koxinga</a>’s forces.<br />
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10/2/2010: After an exhausting day yesterday, I took it very easy today, not leaving the hostel until 4 PM. I went to a large night market about 20 minutes from the hostel, where I ate a large serving of chicken for only 50 Taiwan dollars.kenner116http://www.blogger.com/profile/16509080773015780399noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3825452195055912360.post-40952235555391978282010-10-02T11:06:00.001-04:002020-04-21T22:34:49.444-04:00Alishan and Tainan9/30/2010: I woke up at 4 AM sharp and was ready to go well before the 5 AM train to the sunrise viewing point.<br />
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Before sunrise<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/50178625@N00/5040609064/" target="_blank" title="IMG_8472"><img alt="IMG_8472" border="0" src="https://farm5.static.flickr.com/4152/5040609064_14657948c9.jpg"></a>A guide giving a passionate talk<br />
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There was a small crowd at the lookout point, so just a few minutes before sunrise, I walked a bit further up the mountain road and found a secluded spot for myself.<br />
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Sunrise at 6:08 AM<br />
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Misty mountains<br />
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The train left at 6:50 AM to go back to the hotel area, and from there I walked around the giant cedar pathway.<br />
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The end of a rail line.<br />
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The locomotive without cars.<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/50178625@N00/5039995539/" target="_blank" title="IMG_8501"><img alt="IMG_8501" border="0" src="https://farm5.static.flickr.com/4149/5039995539_f080c6df34.jpg"></a><br />
At around 10:30 AM, clouds began to come in. By 11 AM, there was no mountain in sight. I heard this happens almost every day.<br />
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I caught a 11 AM bus back to Chiayi, where we had a stop in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fanlu,_Chiayi" target="_blank">Fanlu</a>. This place reminded me of southeastern Kentucky.<br />
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I arrived in Tainan at about 1 PM, and bought a ticket for a 3:25 train to Tainan. After a 40 minute train ride, I arrived at Tainan Station.<br />
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Tainan Station<br />
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Zhongshan Park, Tainankenner116http://www.blogger.com/profile/16509080773015780399noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3825452195055912360.post-18373994005089419752010-10-02T03:22:00.001-04:002020-04-21T22:36:03.763-04:00Taichung to Alishan, via Chiayi9/29/2010: I checked out of the hostel in Taichung and caught a 9:15 bus to Chiayi. The ride was pretty slow and took about two hours. In Chiayi, I found that the next bus to Alishan was not for over an hour. So I bought a ticket for Taiwan dollars and walked around the city until 11:45. <br />
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Chiayi<br />
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On the bus to Alishan, I met a woman with her husband who work in Dallas, and she translated for me a couple of times, like when it was time to buy tickets when we drove through the gate to Alishan. Once there, a woman brought me to a hotel that had a reasonable price for the area, so I stayed there. At 700 Taiwan dollars (a little over 22 USD), it may be the most expensive lodging for this entire trip, but it had a private shower and a large LCD TV, so I can’t complain!<br />
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Alishan<br />
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Not long after arriving at Alishan, it started to rain. This area of Taiwan gets rain almost evening. Mornings are usually clear and sunny, clouds start to come in midday, and the rain comes in the afternoon. The hotel provided me with an umbrella, but after walking around for a while, my shoes and socks were soaked (due to having old shoes that are falling apart), so I called it a day and prepared to go to bed early.<br />
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Alishan<br />
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Alishan<br />
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I fell asleep at 10 PM, later than I had hoped, since I was to wake up at 4 AM the next morning to take a train to the spot where we watch the sun rise.kenner116http://www.blogger.com/profile/16509080773015780399noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3825452195055912360.post-61535584923038301642010-10-02T03:00:00.001-04:002020-04-21T22:29:59.702-04:00More Taichung9/27/2010: I walked to the northwest corner of Taichung, then at night found the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fengjia_Night_Market" target="_blank">FengJia</a> night market. <br />
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Taichung<br />
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Hostel is on the left<br />
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9/28/2010: I walked around the train station area and found some great food stands. One snack was a bread surrounding something that tasted like peanut butter and jelly, the other was a hotdog bun holding some pork or lamb. Today was also my first laundry day.<br />
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Taken just outside of the hostel door<br />
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Around the block from the hostelkenner116http://www.blogger.com/profile/16509080773015780399noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3825452195055912360.post-1120414716948103792010-09-27T23:50:00.001-04:002020-04-21T22:28:57.704-04:00Taipei to Taichung9/26/2010: I had the best night’s sleep of my trip last night, and woke up feeling great at about 8 AM. I took off for the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/228_Peace_Memorial_Park" target="_blank">228 Peace Memorial Park</a> and had a fruit pack for breakfast there.<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/50178625@N00/5025590239/" target="_blank" title="IMG_8422"><img alt="IMG_8422" border="0" src="https://farm5.static.flickr.com/4125/5025590239_5d20e19a92.jpg" /></a><br />
<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Taiwan_Museum" target="_blank">National Taiwan Museum</a>, near the 228 Peace Park<br />
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228 Peace Park<br />
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228 Peace Monument, with the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Presidential_Office_Building,_Taipei" target="_blank">Presidential Office Building</a> on the right<br />
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I returned to the hostel, showered, checked out, then walked to the Taipei bus station. I bought a ticket to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taichung" target="_blank">Taichung</a> for only 210 Taiwan dollars, or about 6.5 USD. It was a comfortable 2 hour drive, with air conditioning and a showing of <a href="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/zh/7/76/%E5%8D%9A%E7%89%A9%E9%A4%A8%E9%A9%9A%E9%AD%82%E5%A4%9C.jpg" target="_blank">Night at the Museum</a>. The scenery on the way down consisted mainly of hills, factories, and a couple of very wide and stony river beds. There was also a nice Chinese cemetery, consisting of what looked like ether large gravestones or small mausoleums.<br />
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I arrived in Taichung and walked about 30 minutes to my hostel, which I surprisingly found with a single wrong turn. I settled in then walked to a busy section of town. I managed to walk through an area with hundreds of people out with their dogs, which I guess is the thing to do on Sunday evenings. There are some very wealthy areas in the city, with high end restaurants and stores, but that wasn’t what I came here for. I eventually found a roadside stand with a bunch of different items a guy will fry for you. I chose my foods, paid the guy 90 TWD, and he gave me the fried food in a plastic bag along with a paper plate and a couple pairs of chopsticks. I was ready to eat, so I started to make my way back to the hostel. Two hours late, I finally made it! I was seriously disorientated, without the sun or Taipei 101 to use as a reference. I also never picked up a decent map of the city, but now I know the area well enough not to get that lost again.<br />
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Taichung<br />
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Taichung<br />
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Dinner in my room. I only finished half of it! It wasn’t that bad, but I couldn’t have finished it unless I went out and bought some more tea.kenner116http://www.blogger.com/profile/16509080773015780399noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3825452195055912360.post-49951854266184313792010-09-27T14:00:00.001-04:002020-04-21T22:27:30.618-04:00Taipei, Day 59/25/2010: Today was an unplanned day, so not surprisingly, I did a lot of walking (about 22 miles) and didn’t really stop anywhere. I wanted to walk south, but I ended up going west to Longshan Temple. I didn’t go inside last time, so I walked around for awhile and watched people burn incense. Then I kept going west until I hit the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danshui_River" target="_blank">river</a>, so I followed it south until I took a bridge over to Yonghe City. Having no idea where I was going, I managed to make a 45 minute loop and ended back at the same bridge. I headed east from there, and eventually made it to another bridge to Taipei.<br />
Here I am about to cross over the bridge from Jhonghe City back into Taipei.<br />
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The river between Jhonghe and Taipei.<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/50178625@N00/5022439115/" target="_blank" title="IMG_8416"><img alt="IMG_8416" border="0" src="https://farm5.static.flickr.com/4091/5022439115_a9c485d05f.jpg"></a><br />
Almost at the end of the bridge, looking towards Taipei 101.<br />
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I had to walk across this basketball court to get under another bridge.<br />
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I ended my walk at Ximending, which was much busier than my last visit. This was taken from the metro station entrance.kenner116http://www.blogger.com/profile/16509080773015780399noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3825452195055912360.post-15199486185633667222010-09-26T03:00:00.001-04:002020-04-21T22:26:46.481-04:00Taipei, Day 49/24/2010: I remember reading <a href="http://travel.nytimes.com/2010/03/21/travel/21journeys-1.html?pagewanted=1" target="_blank">this article</a> in the New York Times in May about the Beitou hot springs, so I really wanted to explore this area. This district of Taipei was my favorite, with its mix of urban and natural environments. The park goes right up to the metro station, so within minutes of arriving at Beitou, you are walking alongside a green sulfuric stream. I wore my bathing suit for this trip, for I was to make a stop at the location below.<br />
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Beitou Hot spring baths<br />
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I paid the lady at the entrance 40 Taiwan dollars and went to the showers to rinse off before going in the bath. It was pretty hot, but I only went in the lower section. The upper baths are where the hot water comes in, but I was not that brave today. So after about 10 minutes in the bath, I rinsed of again in the shower and dried my bathing suit as well I could, then got dressed and made my way upstream.<br />
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Here I am walking upstream. As you can see, my clothes are still a bit wet.<br />
Further upstream was the “Thermal Valley”. The water in this area looked incredibly hot and it had a very strong sulfuric odor.<br />
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I have a terrible sense of smell, but the smell of sulfur at location of the above photo was pretty strong.<br />
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I walked around the neighborhood after that, up and down and hill, which was mostly filled with hotels. I also walked around a busier section of Beitou for a while, and stopped by a 7-11 for some lunch.<br />
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Beitou<br />
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I then took the metro to the end of the line at Danshui, where I walked 3 miles to the Taiwan Strait.<br />
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There were busloads upon busloads of high school kids at the bridge area near the sea, so I grabbed a bite to eat then caught a bus back to Danshui station.<br />
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Bridge by the Taiwan Strait<br />
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After a very long subway ride down from Danshui, I decided it was too early to go back to the hostel, so I continued south down to Yonghe and Zhonghe cities, just south of Taipei proper. I went to a great night market, where I had some type of diced green vegetable encloed in bread for dinner. 25 TWD and very delicious. This was also the first time I recognized the price told to me. “Er shi wu”. Often, I think I hear the “shi” without the “h”, which throws me off, but I could be just imagining it.<br />
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Night market in Zhonghe<br />
<br />kenner116http://www.blogger.com/profile/16509080773015780399noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3825452195055912360.post-23435542043957928452010-09-24T19:24:00.001-04:002020-04-21T22:31:08.595-04:00Taipei, Day 39/23/2010: In the morning I checked out Chiang Kai-Shek Memorial Hall and Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hall. In the afternoon I walked in the area around <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mengjia_Longshan_Temple" target="_blank">Longshan Temple</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ximending">Ximending</a>.<br />
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Chiang Kai-Shek Memorial Hall <br />
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Sun Yat-Sen<br />
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Longshan Temple<br />
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Ximending<br />
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I returned to the hostel at 3:30 PM due to being quite tired. After a half hour on the computer, the owner of the hostel says he has to move me to the other building because another group was coming in for a night. So I follow him to the other building, and it is starting to rain. I get settled down in my very tiny room, top bed bunk, and spend another 3 or 4 hours on the computer. Then I took a three hour nap! What a waste of a day! Then my roommate from the other building moved over to my room, an American from Idaho teaching in Seoul. The room had a ventilation system, but it was still quite hot, and I failed to get even another half hour of sleep that night. Thankfully, that didn’t slow me down at all the next day.<br />
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My original room, which I did move back to for another two nights after the third night in the tiny room. My lunch is on my bunk. Green tea and something wrapped in seaweed and rice from 7-11. The guy from Idaho was in the bottom bunk, and a guy from Osaka was in the other top bunk.kenner116http://www.blogger.com/profile/16509080773015780399noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3825452195055912360.post-44950387513723043912010-09-24T18:52:00.002-04:002011-01-07T13:09:00.642-05:00Taipei, Day 2<p>9/22/2010: After sleeping in and taking a shower, I took a walk over to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taipei_101" target="_blank">Taipei 101</a>, the second tallest building in the world. As you can see below, it is hard to miss.</p> <p><a title="IMG_8330" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/50178625@N00/5015178232/" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="IMG_8330" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4127/5015178232_b0d200eb65.jpg"></a> </p> <p>I walked around the mall attached to the building for awhile, then eventually found where you can buy tickets for the elevator to one of the top floors of Taipei 101. The elevator ride was incredibly smooth as it reached a speed of 55 feet per second. After reaching the 89th floor, I walked around the building and looked out of the windows at the urban landscape, surrounded by mountains and the ocean in the distance. On the 88th and 89th floors, I got a close look at the mass damper.</p> <p><a title="IMG_8348" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/50178625@N00/5015211138/" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="IMG_8348" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4124/5015211138_6c92e5338f.jpg"></a></p> <p>After Taipei 101, I followed some people into a very large bookstore, supposedly the largest in Taiwan. I then took the metro to Shilin Station, where I walked around the night market area. It was not busy yet, but it would be when I returned that night. From Shilin Station, I took a 30 minute bus ride to the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Palace_Museum" target="_blank">National Palace Museum</a>, which holds some of the best items from Beijing’s <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palace_Museum" target="_blank">Palace Museum</a>, which were moved out of Beijing due to the Japanese invasion and out of the mainland due to the Communist takeover. I only had about 1.5 hours there before it closed at 6:30, but I think I made it to every exhibit.</p> <p>Back at Shilin, the night market was in full swing.</p> <p><a title="IMG_8356" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/50178625@N00/5014618109/" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="IMG_8356" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4103/5014618109_69bbfea31f.jpg"></a><a title="IMG_8358" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/50178625@N00/5014620401/"><img border="0" alt="IMG_8358" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4145/5014620401_b502d8a916.jpg"></a></p>kenner116http://www.blogger.com/profile/16509080773015780399noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3825452195055912360.post-72048215092613244212010-09-22T12:05:00.001-04:002012-12-24T02:56:53.640-05:00Getting to Taipei, and the first day here<p>9/19/2010:  After taking the 9 AM train from Absecon and arriving at 10:30 in Philly, I stood in line for the 10:30 AM Megabus to New York.  I was not allowed to get on the bus, since I bought my ticket for 11:30, so I had to wait another hour in 30th St Station, followed by another 30 minute wait for the late bus.  I arrived in New York at around 27th and 7th and walked to Penn Station, where I caught the 2:40 PM Long Island Rail Road to Jamaica, Queens.  After that and an AirTrain ride, I arrived at JFK at around 3:30 PM.  Now, my flight was not supposed to leave until 11:55 PM, so I had a lot of waiting to do.  During this time I watched <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Not_One_Less" target="_blank">Not One Less</a>, a film by one of my favorite directors, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zhang_Yimou" target="_blank">Zhang Yimou</a>.  It was excellent, as expected!  At around 7 PM, the check-in booth opened and while standing in line, the man in front of me was talking to a China Airlines rep, and then told me that our flight was delayed until tomorrow!  Okay, I thought.  The flight was for 5 minutes before midnight, so maybe it was just delayed for an hour or so.  Nope, it was not until 9 AM!  I was given my boarding pass, and the airline gave everyone free hotel rooms at the <a href="http://www.hijfkairport.com/" target="_blank">JFK International Airport Hotel</a>.</p> <p>9/20/2010:  I woke up to my alarm at 6 AM, and was out of the room by 6:45.  After a half hour of waiting in line to be picked up by the hotel van, we drove to our terminal and I was through security and at my gate before 8 AM.  China Airlines gave us a free sandwich and water for breakfast, and we eventually took off at about 9:20.  During the flight I got to see a Great Lake by Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, and some huge mountains (with plenty of glaciers) in the Yukon.  We arrived in Anchorage, Alaska 7 hours later, where we spent 2 hours in the airport terminal, with not much to see except some distant mountains and the Anchorage skyline.</p> <p><a title="IMG_8324" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/50178625@N00/5014561281/"><img border="0" alt="IMG_8324" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4124/5014561281_ba3f1e989c.jpg" /></a></p> <p>Taken right before boarding at JFK</p> <p>9/21/2010:  Switching to Taipei time.  On the way to Taiwan, I got to see some rural parts of Japan from a few miles up.  Other than that, it was all ocean, with an exception for the Kamchatka peninsula, which I missed.  Arrival at Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport was at 3:08 PM.  Disembarking, customs, currency exchange, an hour long bus ride to downtown Taipei, and a subway (MRT) ride to my hostel followed.  Arrival at <a href="http://www.taiwanmex.com/" target="_blank">Taiwanmex</a> hostel:  5:45 PM.  Since I was later than expected and the hostel manager never received my update, my bed had been given away.  No worries though, there was another building with beds, and that turned out to be fine.  The next hour was reserved for drinking water (I was incredibly thirsty) and relaxing on the couch.  By the time I left the hostel, it was already dark out (which is why I have no photos here yet).  But I still got to walk a good 10 miles in Taipei, according to my GPS.  This is the night before the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mid-Autumn_Festival" target="_blank">Mid Autumn Festival</a>, a major Chinese holiday.  People were outside barbequing on the street with their family, friends and neighbors.  There were also long lines for <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mooncakes" target="_blank">mooncakes</a>, the traditional dish for the holiday.  My first impression of Taipei is very positive.  It is a very clean and safe city, with a nice subway system.  The main problem was that the subway stations were almost impossible to find.  It took about 3 hours to eventually find one!  This was after asking a couple of people for directions, until I finally lucked out on my third try when asking two Americans.  The Americans had a map, but as they were about to tell me where to go, a Taiwanese guy got out of a cab (not the driver) and gave me perfect directions!  Less than 10 minutes later, I am in the station, and two stops later I am at my hostel area.  While I was lost, I bought some unsweetened green tea(?) and garlic bread (had no idea before I tasted it), and this was my dinner.  Also, during this entire walk, I had a GPS logger on me, tracking my every move!  But it was no help to me at the time, because I didn’t have my netbook to view the log file.  Looking at it now, I seemed have backtracked and made many loops, which confirms the suspicions I had while I was lost.  Okay, it’s 2:30 AM.  Off to bed.</p> <p>Note:  I can be reached on my cell here in Taiwan by dialing 609-568-0461.  This is an Atlantic City area number, so it is a local call if that’s local for you.  It is my Google Voice number, which will forward calls to Localphone, an international forwarding service that forwards to my Taiwan cell.  Please remember that I am 12 hours ahead of New Jersey time, so an afternoon call in the US will be a middle-of-the-night call in Taiwan.</p> kenner116http://www.blogger.com/profile/16509080773015780399noreply@blogger.com0