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Feb 18, 20212 min read

Discover the Book of Names

The Book of Names is a special, ongoing quest. It is a collection of people - their names, languages, cultures, countries, hopes, dreams,...

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Feb 6, 20217 min read

Seven hiking and adventure ideas for Chinese New Year in northern Taiwan!

UPDATE: We have published a series of full, much more detailed articles for each of the hikes below. They include much more easily...

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Jan 31, 20212 min read

Winter Sleeping Gear 2021

Here's the gear that kept me warm at night in the recent hike to Qilai - Nanhua Mountain in Taiwan. I'm also planning to take it to our...

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Jan 29, 20217 min read

Fengqi Sunset Trail Tunnels and Bunkers: Lost Labyrinth Revisited 回到天得堂風氣步道防空洞

Discover an abandoned maze of KMT military bunkers and tunnels in the jungle hills of Taiwan - right in easy driving distance of Hsinchu!

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Jan 22, 20212 min read

Winter Visits the Tropics: Light and Ice at Taiwan's Qilai Nanhua Mountain.

Ice shimmers in the cold morning like crystal, frozen berries and bamboo glint like gems, and above the mountain sun bathes all in hues...

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