Hello! It has been a long time since I have written anything in this blog and I was even thinking that I might leave it altogether; but so many funny things have happened lately that have reminded me of the value of recording my experiences. This blog goes back to where I left off in June 2011. After leaving the Philippines I found myself once again in Taipei, Taiwan, my two visits to this city forming brackets around my eight-month trip to Australia and ...

Hello! Here we go then, first blog from part two: On my way to Australia from the UK I decided to make a stop in Taipei, capital of Taiwan, since I was flying with their national carrier and it didn't cost me any more to break the journey up. Prior to arrival though I knew very little about Taiwan, except that all my childhood toys appear to have been made there. I suppose I was expecting it to be somewhat developing, or to be riddled with sweatshops, like C...