A Dirty Weekend in Hong Kong

Written by Jonathan Biddle. Posted on 2010/08/22. Filed under Made in Taiwan. Tagged , , , , . No comments.
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2010 was the Chinese Year of the Mountain Bike, starting it in style on two wheels in Hong Kong, taking in some of Taiwan’s best riding, and ending up recently with a new bike to call my own.  After proving the intra-Asian transport options over new year, I cashed-in some air miles that were burning [...]

New Rig

Written by Jonathan Biddle. Posted on 2010/07/20. Filed under Made in Taiwan. Tagged , , , . 2 Comments.
Taipei Mountain Biking
I love mountain biking.  It’s ‘my sport’. At 13 years old, I remember looking with fascination at my neighbour’s bike when I went round to feed the cats – a guy called Paul. Mountain biking seemed glamorous and Californian, and the shiny metal and the expensive parts no doubt contributed to my eventual selection of [...]

Taipei Plastic Surgery

Written by Jonathan Biddle. Posted on 2010/07/17. Filed under Made in Taiwan. Tagged , , , . No comments.
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Tasteful plastic surgery adverts on display in Taipei … Plastic surgery is fun!

Maokong Gondola

Written by Jonathan Biddle. Posted on 2010/07/17. Filed under Made in Taiwan. Tagged , , , , , . No comments.
Maokong Gondola 貓空
Nikki and I made a run for the city limits, and opted to test-out the newly restarted Maokong Gondola up into the hills.  I had attempted twice before to use the service, but prior to the landslide that began to undermine one of the pylons the crowds were simply too big.  Now?  Well, no-one wants [...]

Stonedeer Trail 2

Written by Jonathan Biddle. Posted on 2010/06/19. Filed under Made in Taiwan. Tagged , , , , , , , . 2 Comments.
Stonedeer Trail
Well here it is folks; day three on our Taiwan mountain biking bender … the Stonedeer Trail (also known as Syakaro or 石鹿古道) .  The last time we rode the trail in 2007, it dished up a bewildering series of large landslides, leaving us ragged and exhausted by the end.  This time, we aimed to hit [...]

Shuili Festival

Written by Jonathan Biddle. Posted on 2010/06/18. Filed under Made in Taiwan. Tagged , , , . No comments.
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Enjoying a quick ciggie at a festival in Shuili, central Taiwan, honouring the God of Construction Workers

Puli Mountain Biking

Written by Jonathan Biddle. Posted on 2010/06/18. Filed under Made in Taiwan. Tagged , , , , , , , , . No comments.
Puli Mountain Biking
Mark works it. Day two on our little adventure was supposed to have started by waking up in a tent, halfway up a mountain.  Sadly, that did not quite happen as planned, and instead we found ourselves in the tourist honeypot of Sun Moon Lake (although 日月潭 is actually a reservoir) staying overnight.  There were plenty of [...]

Nenggao Mountain Biking – 能高越嶺古道

Written by Jonathan Biddle. Posted on 2010/06/17. Filed under Made in Taiwan. Tagged , , , , . No comments.
Nenggao Mountain Biking
Riding the ridge of mountains that comprise the spine of Taiwan has long been an ambition of the myself and the riding group.  After some significant effort, Mark put together some days of riding; day 1 of the plan was to attack the infamous Nenggao trail system (能高越嶺古道), which was built by the Japanese in [...]

Enjoying Taipei’s Weather

Written by Jonathan Biddle. Posted on 2010/06/13. Filed under Made in Taiwan. Tagged , , . 1 Comment.
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A local pauses to enjoy the lovely weather we are having at the moment.

Rain, Rain Go Away

Written by Jonathan Biddle. Posted on 2010/06/12. Filed under Made in Taiwan. Tagged , , . No comments.
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