Penghu Marathon
Island hopping marathon held in Taiwan’s Penghu | Taiwan News | Nov. 3, 2024 16:30 That might be one for 2025 to look out for. That sounds like fun.
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Why does Carrefour have very little consistency with imported items from branch to branch?
Ah, yes. That’s because Wellcome used to be differentiated. I believe there were at three types. A type became eventually Jason’s. B type was like an urban location with a…
The Guide to Pies in Taiwan
Putting the ‘~pie’ in Taipie. LOL! Photo by FitNish Media on Unsplash Taichung friend, Michael Turton, asked where he can find pies in Taichung. Kind of spurred me on to…
Cheese @ Carrefour
It’s always good news to see new cheese, unless it’s the square kind (of which there is way too much in Taiwan). If you’re looking for cheese… The major places…
Some pitches that I put together…
Pitches for Print Since I have lived here for more than 20 years, I found having a camera has helped me rediscover Taipei! So you’ll find a common theme running…
Dual citizenship for foreigners
Yeah, my own fear is that us foreigners may keep asking until we give up and decide it’s not worth the effort. Then we take our ball and go home…
Call on FB to do something to reduce fakery!
And still FB will do nothing, except punish the people who actually use FB for its intended purpose. Meanwhile I see scams every day on FB. EVERY single day. Stock…
Where is Bovril? Is it on sale in Taiwan?
Nope not on Shopee. I kinda wonder it is on the banned list. Like oxo. as a cjd risk.
Student (or Former Student) Prank?
Well that’s what Taiwan News says. It’s been fixed now. Google says spoofed Taiwan school names being fixed | Taiwan News | Sep. 23, 2024 13:48 I guess we’ll never…