Chiayi, Taiwan Travel Blogs

Chiayi (9 - 10 May 2009)
May 9, 2009 (6 photos)

... -Speed Rail (HSR) and checked in to Jiaxin Dafandian (嘉新大饭店, NT$700/double room) just opposite Chiayi Train Station. It was already 5pm. At night, we went to Wenhua Night Market (文化夜市) for ...

Chiayi
Nov 22, 2007 (1 photos)

 

Teresa's Brother's Wedding
Feb 21, 2009 (21 photos)

We went to our first Taiwanese wedding. Our friend's brother was getting married. There was somewhere around 700 guests. There was live entertainment throughout, mostly scantily clad women. The bride changed her dress three times and the food just kept ...

Tropic of Cancer - Astronomy Park
Oct 19, 2008 (25 photos)

We went to the Tropic of Cancer Astronomy Square. The first thing we did, like all the children was climb all over the planets. I needed a little help to climb up on Uranus [Aquarius' ruling planet]. In the ones of me standing you can see my scooter which ...

Escape from KidCastle - Manila Bound
Feb 20, 2009 (23 photos)

... ; who knows? What we did know was that it had cost us $4000 NT and a stamp in our passports forbidding us from entering Taiwan on a free 30 day landing visa for the next year. ‘No problem with that’ we thought. We never entered Taiwan on ...

CBHL [Ball Hockey Tournament/Party]
Mar 1, 2009 (13 photos)

The tournament started around 10am. Our Chiayi team was playing first so I headed out to see them and what the schedule was like. I got roped into working the video camera for close to 3 hours and stayed all day [probably close to 5]. After the tournament ...

Indigenous Village
Nov 20, 2008 (33 photos)

I looked the tribe up online and I think it's the Tsou Tribe http://www.tacp.gov.tw/tacpeng/home02_3.aspx?ID=$3101&IDK=2&EXEC=L About two weeks ago we went with our boss, her husband, a co-worker her husband and their daughter. We watched some ...

Jack's Birthday
Apr 12, 2009 (13 photos)

We threw a 70s punk funk for Jack's birthday at the Calgary!

Nate and Nikki's Birthday
Mar 7, 2009 (12 photos)

... back on the bus to head back to Chiayi. It was alot of fun and somewhat of an annual event as that couple has been in Chiayi for 6 years. It sadly would also be the last [at least joint birthday]. They bought land in the Philippines to build a resort on. ...

Halloween [Day and Night]
Nov 5, 2008 (39 photos)

... as we could as then we headed to 'Orange Pub' for the big foreigner Halloween Party. There were two foreign bands playing [which apparently is extremely rare in Chiayi. Anyways, we had a great time, and here are some of us all dressed up! Happy Halloween! 

Stephane and Maria's Wedding
Mar 22, 2009 (12 photos)

Two of the foreigners in Chiayi had a large wedding reception. Due to the strange laws restricting the English they got officially married a month later in Hong Kong. Maria would have had to go back to England and bring proof that she was not currently ...

Joining supply mission for Typhoon Morakot victims
Aug 16, 2009 (35 photos)

... Morakot, some mountain communities, which mainly belong to the indigenous peoples have barely been reached for help. Taiwan's mountains are steep, high and covered with earth and trees. Hundreds of landslides have destroyed roads and buried whole ...

Chiayi
Mar 15, 2008

Chiayi

My Cousin's Wedding
Jul 21, 2008 (5 photos)

Hey folks, I'm back. Ron's wedding was out of this world last night. We had another 8 course meal of Chinese and Japanese food. There was a magician, live band, amazing flowers. The bride changed outfits three times at the wedding and also sang live. ...

From Chiayi - Taipei
Jul 9, 2009 (46 photos)

Taipei Zoo, 101, the Holiday Inn

International Band Festival
Jan 5, 2009 (75 photos)

We went into the streets on Dec. 20th to see the international band festival. We really should have been in the parade the way people were waving at us. 

Our Boys
Oct 21, 2008 (16 photos)

Later on Sunday, after a mad cleaning exposition, we decided we needed some new decorations. This need for decorations wasn't quite as strong as a want for a new pet though and after discussion we choose to go out searching for beta fish. We found at ...

Sites around the City
Oct 18, 2008 (78 photos)

... we weren't going to pray we had to leave. We were tempted but thought better of it. Next are a few pictures of downtown Chiayi at night. Our scooter lessons! (Theresa was a pro at this point and didn't have to join us) Carrefour adventures. Theresa and ...

Up the Mountain
Oct 19, 2008 (38 photos)

... . The egg dish was called "One thousand year old egg". It looked pretty weird to be egg but it tasted good. Apparently the pork in Taiwan is among the cleanest in the world. The last shot is of how it's suppose to be eating, with the piece of pork, sliver ...

Mom in Taiwan
Jul 7, 2009 (30 photos)

... the airport by shuttle bus to the high speed train station. We took a high speed train which travels around 250 km/h to Chiayi and a cab straight to the apartment. First we got some breakfast at the Orange Kitchen, yummy bagels. Then we took naps. After ...

Our Apartment
Oct 18, 2008 (22 photos)

Theresa found us a three bedroom apartment very close to the school. It's very tall with sort of like domes on the top. Although most people [taxi drivers] don't really know it's name they pretty much all recognize it. The building has a computer lab, gym ...

St.Patrick's Day
Mar 17, 2009 (9 photos)

We headed off to June's for a little St. Patrick's Day celebration. We played some Wii and Twister. There was some Irish music playing courtesy for an Irish Canadian guy. We were a little disappointed as it was like drown your sorrows kinda music unlike ...

Theresa's Birthday
Mar 19, 2009 (9 photos)

We all headed out for dinner at the Balcony to celebrate Theresa's birthday! I personally did not have the snails but I thought it made for an interesting picture. We had kung pow chicken, spicy tofu, steamed cabbage, rice, a couple beef dishes and I ...

Christmas / New Year's
Jan 5, 2009 (31 photos)

Theresa and I celebrated Christmas eve by decoration a little tree from CarreFour. Sam was at Tae kwon do. Christmas Day, after a long day of school we had Talitha and Robert over to watch Fred Claus. On the 27th we had a sort of party at the school, so ...

Ball Hockey
Dec 8, 2008 (13 photos)

Now that it has been cleaned up from the debris and water left behind by the Typhoons, this is where we play ball hockey. Jealous *smile*?

Taiwanese Spa
Jul 20, 2008 (5 photos)

I have already had 70+ hits on my blog, but no comments. Let me know what you like/don't like when you have a moment! Maybe the same 5 people are checking out my blog a lot, or I actually have fans! Either way, the entries will still be coming. I am ...