Category Archives: Birds and Animals
On up the East Side of Taiwan
A few shots from my first week I left you in Tainan on March 3rd. I was pretty beat up, but I had had an easy and enjoyable day birding and cycling in Tainan. A big part of the rejuvenation … Continue reading
Taiwan
Sorry, no photos this time My transition from Japan to Taiwan went well. Haneda Airport in Tokyo got me onto my plane without any people help, all electronic, in minutes. A four hour flight landed me in Taipei around 2:00 … Continue reading
Steller’s Eagles
Still dark at 5:00 as I was picked up from Minshuku Marumi Shokuu taken 10 minutes to a small wood shack out of the brittle cold and asked for money; I paid. I was in Rausu, a small fishing village … Continue reading
Crane Spectacle at Izumi
(To get a larger image of the photos click on them) My days at the Shin Tsurumi Tei were each the same. I was up and out at 6:30, still dark, and climbed the outside staircase of the Crane Observation … Continue reading
In Between Dances
I am doing a post at this time primarily to brush up my posting skills after such a long hiatus. This in preparation for future travels. It is almost three years since my last posting; Bangkok to Singapore. Since then … Continue reading
Bangkok to Singapore – The Birds
My bike trip from Bangkok to Singapore was the last of a number of East Asia bike adventures that have been on my agenda for the twenty years that I have been travelling extensively. My other trips have taken me … Continue reading
Onto Singapore
I am posting now from Calgary. First a few photos from the first part of Malaysia (Georgetown and Fraser’s Hill) that I was unable to add in my last post. From Georgetown From Fraser’s Hill Feb28-Mar 11 Fraser’s Hill to … Continue reading
Malaysia
Sorry no pictures this post Feb 19-27 Fraser’s Hill, Malaysia Getting to the bottom of Thailand. Two 80 km bike days got me from Trang to Satun. Each day was about the same. I was good on the bike and … Continue reading
Biking South Thailand
Feb 11 – 18, Trang My White Village Resort hostess in Ranong saw me off as I rode into the morning. She was probably a bit concerned as I had checked into her place at 9:30 the previous morning, obviously … Continue reading
Biking and Birding – Bangkok to Singapore
Jan 29/30 Flight to Bangkok Farah took Owen and me to the airport. He heading to Grand Prairie, I’m off to Thailand/Malaysia/Singapore. We had breakfast together once through security. Nice. My stop in Vancouver took longer than scheduled and so … Continue reading
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