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The Pier 2 Art Center

The Pier 2 Art Center is located in the Yancheng District of Kaohsiung.  Cool place with action outside in the form of artists, vendors, buskers, art work and of course … Continue Reading →


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Cijin Island

Some of what I did on the first day of my 2 day trip to Kaohsiung.  I rented a bicycle and ferried to Cijin Island (10 minute trip).   Using … Continue Reading →


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Kaohsiung MRT basic information

I have spent a lot of time in the Taipei area and am very familiar with the MRT there, this is my first experience with the Kaohsiung MRT.  The most … Continue Reading →


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44 South Village

44 South Village is not a must see but it is so easy to see you must.  It is just about 1 block away from the Red Line MRT Taipei … Continue Reading →


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Elephant Mountain Circle Route

I fell into the habit of climbing elephant mountain late afternoon to catch the sunset and  returning the same way.  Today I went earlier and did a circular route getting … Continue Reading →


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Taiwan Professional Baseball

I finally went to my first Taiwan Professional Baseball game.  I wanted to go to a game for several years but never did for several reasons; logistics, lack of information … Continue Reading →


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Basianshan National Forest Recreation Area

Basianshan National Forest Recreation Area was part of a bus tour that I took.  This was the second stop.  Since it was part of a tour the time was limited … Continue Reading →


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Linkou Forest Trail

Last year I made a post about the Linkou Forest Trail but that one was really the Xinline Hiking Trail.   I found the “real” Linkou Forest Hiking Trail today. … Continue Reading →


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Guguan – Lishan Scenic Area

Guguan is in the Lishan Scenic Area.  I was on a day bus tour and one of the stops was Guguan.  We only had 90 minutes there but it was … Continue Reading →


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Xianshan

My wife and I like Lion Head Mountain.  Last year we went there twice and this year we went back again and spent 3 nights at the Chuanhuatang Temple.  I … Continue Reading →