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Day 22 - 22 Apr 2008
Jiangiyun to Somewhere East of Beigang.
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Oh, how different was the daylight Jiali. Last night, we could have been in a ghost town, with only that crazed, tortured grump of a proprietor for company. Today, Jiali is a buzzing mini-metropolis with markets, food [...]
Day 21 - 21 Apr 2008
Tainan to Jiangiyun.
This morning, Neil indulged in some well-earned entertainment and went to the cinema to watch a film called Street Kings (which he recommends) and I had a quick stroll around Tainan, a city jam-packed with temples providing evidence that Taiwan existed before 1980. We had a late start today but the first part [...]
Day 20 - 20 Apr 2008
Kaoshiung to Tainan.
Far too enamored with the Pig and Whistle not to squeeze in another visit, we return for a long, lazy Sunday brunch where Sky Sports shined heavenly from the TV and fried eggs shined sunnily from our plates. A crossword race between Mattus and I did not end bitterly and Neil reveled in [...]
Day 19 - 19 Apr 2008
Jiadong to Kaoshuing.
We faced some trouble finding a hotel last night that wasn’t a pay-by-the-hour Lurve Motel (exceptionally popular around here). Luckily, the comedy value of these venues prevented the search fatigue becoming a nuisance. We stayed in Donggang and went to Dapeng Bay, chilling there a while by a lagoon. After further difficulties locating [...]
Day 18 - 18 Apr 2008
Haikou to Jiadong.
The day began in a relaxed fashion, watching rain fall in Kending where we’d returned one last time after yesterday’s adventures. The woman at our hotel, a round and ever-happy Taiwanese woman, was delighted to see us again and we even got upgraded to a room bigger than the cupboard we had stayed [...]