Blogging from the streets of Taiwan
I’ve been living out of a suitcase this past week as I’ve made my way around Taiwan. Luckily I’ve had the luxury of a relatively stable internet connection so although blogging frequency has slipped I’ve still been able to keep things somewhat updated around here.
Over the next week or so (could be two weeks) I’m going to experience sporadic internet access so keeping up with the news in Australia is going to be problematic.
That and I’m slowly adjusting to blogging from my EeePc full time. You don’t really miss the luxury of blogging from a desktop until all of a sudden you don’t have one!
(I’m ready to smash this touchpad something chronic).
Since arriving in Taiwan I’ve been jotting down anything that comes to mind to use as a future blog post. So what I’ve decided is that till I’m stable (mid to late December) internet wise again, I’m going to start writing about these topics as they don’t need an internet connection to research.
What that means is probably a week or maybe two of posts about Taiwan. It’s only a temporary departure from what I usually write about and while I don’t have the net 24/7 it keeps me writing which is good.
Like anything if you don’t keep doing it it’s easy to fall off the bandwagon and get lazy.
Some of the topics to look forward to:
My plane ride over
How I lost $200 of bicycle gear to Australian customs
Packing a bicycle for air travel
Taiwanese hotel peculiarities
So…English isn’t anywhere near as widely spoken as I thought
My disaster of a first attempt at experiencing Taiwanese nightlife
Taiwanese nightlife take two: Success and happy endings
My first Taiwanese bus trip
Proof bad Asian driving is not a stereotype
Taxis in Taiwan: Close your eyes and hold on tight
Television in Taiwan: What the hell am I watching?!
Travelling with a bicycle overseas
Using a mobile phone in Taiwan
My first Taiwanese train ride
How to get around the mandarin language barrier
Dealing with banks in Taiwan
Taiwanese food: Uh… someone please tell me what I’m eating?
Cycling around in Taiwan
Redefining panic: My first teaching demonstration
Taiwan Beer: At $1 a can why aren’t I dead yet?
…stick around.
December 7th, 2009 at 12:13 pm J(Quote)
Can’t wait to see you fill up those topics!
December 7th, 2009 at 12:54 pm James L(Quote)
Any chance to upload some pictures places of interests.
December 7th, 2009 at 6:50 pm Yi(Quote)
don’t worry, i’m already nagging him about that.
December 7th, 2009 at 9:33 pm Suzie(Quote)
Great, we get to see the place without actually being there. It all sounds good.
December 8th, 2009 at 11:15 pm Bushrat(Quote)
Looking forward to reading all this stuff! Enjoy!
December 8th, 2009 at 11:30 pm ozsoapbox(Quote)
Photos is a bit hard at the moment as I don’t have a sim card yet. My phone is my camera so I’m not really carrying it around. I’ll try to upload one theme a day, some will have photos/videos some won’t.
After mid december I’ll be able to do a lot more video/photos.
PS. A girl gave me my first scooter ride in Taiwan today. I sat on the back and was about nineteen sizes to big for her little girly scooter lol.