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Coastal Getaway

Fran and I were getting a little weary of being indoors because of the weather (Typhoon Sinlaku) so last Saturday we went for a drive out of Taipei, over to the East Coast. It is really refreshing to get out of the smog and traffic, breathe some ocean breezes, and soak up [...]

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Big Mountain overlooking Taipei

Thursday, after working a half day, Fran and I went up on Yang Ming Shan. It is a big mountain that is in the outskirts of Taipei county. As promised yesterday here are a few pictures from the drive.

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Happy Independence Day!

We hope that you and your family can get together and have some fun this weekend. I’ve taken a little time off work and we are doing some exploring. Yesterday it was Yang Ming Shan - today it was Neidong National Forest. I’ve put a few of the pictures from today up on Flicker. Tomorrow [...]

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All Subways Should be Like Taipei’s Marvel of Mass Transit | from Wired.com

I had just thought that it was because I was a country bumpkin moved to the BIG city. Since moving here years ago we’ve really been impressed with Taipei’s subway system. What the linked article fails to mention, which just sweetens the deal, is the bus system that connects to the subway. All in [...]

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Happy Chinese New Year (again)

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Fran is hamming it up in a mall in Bangkok; wishing you all a happy CNY!

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Happy New Year

We weren’t really able to post on the first day of the new lunar year so this will have to do. We want to wish everyone a happy, healthy, safe, and prosperous “Year of the Rat”.

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How’s the weather?

I don’t know about where you are, but here it is really warm (and fairly humid). Sorry for the lack of entries lately but we’ve been preparing for the really big show. We are here and things are under way. It is very busy but also rewarding. More later . . .

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