On July 17th news reports came in about a large typhoon heading towards the coast of Taiwan. A group of friends and I decided to get in some riding before the hills became too wet. Very few people are injured by the heavy winds, most are hurt or killed by mudslides in Taiwan's hilly environment. Luckily our guide chose a trail that was made up mostly of hard sandstone. We were soaked several times by short heavy downpours, which quickly evaporated in the heat of the afternoon.
TianMu Taipei
Hong Kong

Contemplating the will of the gods. We were about to get soaked! This is a shot of one of the riders from Alan's bike shop. A great group of people who organize group rides every Sunday.
Hong Kong

TianMu Taipei. Everyone needs a butt shot for their album.
Hong Kong

TainMu Taipei
Hong Kong

A couple more pictures from TianMu in Taipei
Hong Kong

I did a mountain bike trip to TianMu in Taipei in early July. There are some great views over looking the city. The ride out was a little out of my league. I flipped 3 times and bent one of my wheel rims beyond repair. Some of the more mellow terrain was very fun, and the top of the mountain was definitely worth the trip.

Hong Kong

These are the Pu-erh teas that I picked up while in Singapore last month. Most of them will be shipped to friends in Canada over the next few weeks. Lucky friends! :).But I guess that means I get another trip to Singapore soon!
June 2005

In June I picked up a mountain bike in Taipei from Allan's Bike Shop. The staff and many locals do group back country rides every weekend. This is from an outing in Nankan, Taoyuan county. A few hours after returning home my arms started to get redder and redder. This morning I look more like a lobster than a laowai.
June 2005

Causeway bay in Hong Kong
Hong Kong

This was from a trip down to Gaoxiung in southern Taiwan. Just goes to show that pollution can be beautiful!
April Taipei protest

Qi Gong
April Taipei protest

This is from a trip I took to Hong Kong several weeks ago.
April Taipei protest

Central Taipei night shots
April Taipei protest

I recently bought a mountain bike which has allowed me to get out of the hussle of the city. Next week I'm meeting up with a group of riders to hit some mountain trails in Taoyuan county. more pics to come!
April Taipei protest

avitar test
April Taipei protest

Wang De Chuan Tea Shop
April Taipei protest

They claim to be Taipei's oldest tea shop. Their main focus are Formosa oolongs, however they have a large list of teas which change seasonaly. One of my regular spots to hook up tea!
April Taipei protest

Give Piece a Chance Man!
April Taipei protest

Chen Shui Bien: I shot him with my camera. Last year he was shot with something else!
April Taipei protest

She knows Kung Fu
April Taipei protest

Viva Democracy

In early April there was a protest to China's anti-succession law in Taipei that drew over a million people according to the Taiwanese news reports. Although I mostly steer clear of politics, I thought I'd head in to the city center to check it out, and well I didn't get a T-shirt, I got some photos, so here you go!