Driving School Diaries Part I

In which a change of New Zealand Government policy forces me to get a car driver’s license in Taiwan…

Kaohsiung Zuoying 10,000 Years Festival

A 23-year-old festival celebrating eternal prosperity in Taiwan…

Scenes from a typhoon

Video of Typhoon Krathon hitting my neighborhood in Kaohsiung, Taiwan…

Watch out for grandpa!

My first (extremely minor) scooter accident in Taiwan…

New adventures in public transport

A randomized bus journey across Kaohsiung City…

How to pronounce Kaohsiung

Kaohsiung is the third-largest city in Taiwan, and possibly the hardest to pronounce…

Typhoon Gaemi

Possibly Kaohsiung’s worst typhoon since 2009…

A trip to Sun Moon Lake

Friendly dogs and sculpted frogs in the misty heart of Taiwan…

Bullet train matchmaker

That time a 75-year-old passenger tried to set me up with his son…

Taiwan’s problematic personal care items

Need some White Men Hand Wash? Taiwan’s got you covered…

Taxes be taxin’

It’s tax season in Taiwan. If you’re lucky, the nightmare has a happy ending…

That American’s eating dumplings!

And other encounters with children in Taiwan…