Kindness Hotel Taitung

... deer got there. We even saw a deer tied up as a pet. But since there is deer on the island that means that there is venison to eat!! I was able to eat venison twice during the weekend. It was some of the best meat that I have had since I have been in Taiwan. After lunch some of us got ready to go out snorkeling. The snorkeling was amazing. We saw so many fish! I even saw some nemos and a dori (from Finding Nemo). We snorkeled for about an hour then went to one of the beaches and ...

... Tico to the indigenous communities in Taitung County, in the South-East of Taiwan. The trip lasted a week from Sept. 27 to Oct. 1. It has been an interesting trip from many perspectives, one of them being the language challange: Tico only speaks Portugese ( and a few English words ) and I speak German, English and a survival Chinese - now make that work for 7 days!

... Meer ueber einem kleinen Korallenriff. Vor allem gab es dort unzaehlige Fische, kleine schillernde, grosse farbige, rot und gelb, orange und weiss, grosse graue, stockfoermige und platte - wirklich eine faszinerende Vielfalt. Wenn wir ihnen ein bisschen Brot fuetterten rasten sie ein paar Zentimeter an uns vorbei uns schnppten nach den Krumen, aber zusammengestossen sind sie dabei nie, was ich wirklich erstaunlich finde, weil es echt so viele ...

... the classic literature of many counties. He also speaks a few words German as his mother is from Germany. Beats me! She is very interesting too and still a student. It is a wonderful and interesting evening chatting the evening away. I feel like I have to get home and catch up with a lot of things - but just forget it and accept my limitations compared to this guy. With this reality check and consequently slightly frustrating thoughts I go to bed.

... to Hualien, where she has arranged a meeting with an old friend from her student times. I take the bus to Fuli at 5:10pm for 134 NTD and the 40 plus kilometers. The landscape is really phantastic in the evening hours. Mountains on both sides of the wide Rift Valley, the sun sinking behind the mountains of the Central Mountain range shining the last golden-red rays onto the green-yellow rice fields and the mountains of the Coastal Range. I see ...

... set up its transporter beside the raod to sell something. A cradel is also set up with the baby inside. At 3:00pm I arrive in Jinluen. At the police station, which is conveniently beside the road I ask for places to stay at not too high prices. He says, that if I have a tent I can set it up under a small roof beside the police station. I tell him that it is a great offer,but first I would like to look for a real bed as I need a good night's sleep. If I can ...

... outside and in a redesigned old Japanese house. We have a nice chat, tell him about Dan, whom we met in Dulan and what we/I do. He is very interested and immediatelly tells the other guests and staff in the restaurant. It's also a great place to hang out. At 9:15pm we leave and want to catch a taxi. This is not so easy and takes a while of walking. We say good bye and look back on the nice days we spent on the road. He gets back to Taipei, I to my loved bed.

... and says if you wear this you get 10% off , where upon I suggest to exchange T-shirts ( which we don't do ). We say good bye and see you in Kasa the next day. Neal wants to sleep on the wooden platform outside tent. This is basically a good idea what the air-circulation is concerned, but does not take into account the mosquitos. After being eaten alife, sometime during the night he also gets into the tent. The night's sleep is again of minimal quality. )

... ze po difoltu je to se tezje ob vsem vetru in js mam na glavi kapo in trak in moja grda celada me ne sciti prevec ;). Ker je to east coast je na east samo pacifik tko da ni cudno da tok piha in spet se okol 1pm pojavijo cudni oblaki in zgleda kot da bo dezevalo. Ob ene 15h nama rata pridt do cilja (potebovala cist prevec casa) ter greva na caj in night market ter sva se vedno utrujena od vceraj ;). Vse atrakcije so bile ... milo receno ...

... was soaked entirely with sweat. The paths were well maintained and it seemed that they took every precaution to make them look as natural as possible. The steps near the top were made of natural wood with no artificial hand rails. It's hot, hot stuff! Most hotels had the hot springs piped directly into their pools. According to Lonely Planet, Hotel Royal Chihpen seemed to be one of the better operators so after much hiking in the Jhihben National Forest, I made my ...