Trip: 2024 Nov/Dec: Singapore, Bangkok, Chiang Mai, Taipei, Tainan

This was my first trip in Asia since started this journal. The journey took me to three countries (Singapore, Thailand, and Taiwan) and five cities in those countries (Singapore; Bangkok and Chang Mai, Thailand; Taipei and Tainan, Taiwan).

I’ve never been to mainland China and I don’t know if I ever will go. It might bar me for referring to Taiwan as a country here.

Daan Park; Shandao Temple

And so it ends. Mid-afternoon today, I’ll head to the airport to get my flight back to Toronto, my hometown. I took it easy this...

Exploring Anping District

My guidebook recommends a few sights in the Anping District of Tainan, Taiwan. I am in Tainan for a few days, so I headed there...

Timeless Tainan

Okay, about the title of this post, maybe Tainan isn’t timeless. Time still has meaning there as far as I can tell. But timeless Tainan...

Zhinan and Quandu Temples

This afternoon was a long one, but I didn’t see much because I spent most of the time travelling between two temples, Zhinan Temple and...

Making for Maokong

This morning, I set out for a district in the southern region of Taipei, Maokong. At one time, Maokong consisted primarily of tea plantations. It...