Driving School Diaries, Part III

In which I open the window to improve engine performance…

Driving School Diaries, Part II

In which I master a rudimentary driving simulator, before squeezing into a micro-truck…

Driving School Diaries, Part I

In which a change of New Zealand Government policy forces me to get a car 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…