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Tag Archives: Transport
Trans-Pacific Adventures
Connections in Dallas I just landed from a three week trip to the USA, taking in Miami and Austin, with brief stops in San Francisco and Los Angeles. The last time I was here, was right at the end of my Cambridge University masters; and … Read More →
Taipei Mega Architecture
Intersections. I live pretty much slap bang downtown in Taipei, and I am forever amazed at the scale of my local motorway at the end of the street. The thing is, they posted it up on stilts, so it really does the double trick of … Read More →
Dopplr 2008
I have been amusing myself over the past year with Web 2.0 darling Dopplr.com – essentially a set of tools to help plan, track, analyse and prod your travel, and allow you to see where fellow travelly friends are likely to be. It has taken … Read More →
Taipei Taxi Accessories
Taipei Taxis usually have some surprises up their sleeves, with multiple DVD players, karaoke systems, and imaginative nicotine delivery systems. Here are a couple of recent ones that made me smile sitting in the back listening to wailing Chinese pop music. This one was great … Read More →
Lads Bike Ride
Nick prompted me last Sunday to head out with Justin for a pure fixie riding escapade off into the sunset. It’s another twist on the ‘getting together with friends’ Sundays, that seem to be blending in so well into my life … looking forward to … Read More →
Cycle Lanes in Taipei
Cycle Lanes in Taipei The incredible increasing interest in cycling in the last year is encouraging the city government to install cycle lanes along some of the major streets in the city. It’s a great initiative, and I appreciate the spirit, but next time, how … Read More →
Fixie
The wheels of steel One of my unguilty pleasures in the last two months has been the move to cycling to work. My estimation that the DEM office was the same distance from my house as Dell was slightly off, and a 30 minute walk … Read More →
Tokyo – Some Random Photos
Some pics, for you, loyal reader… Commuting to work – these guys looked super cool as they cruised around, and seemed confused as to why I would find it strange or funny – is this the future of electric transport? Meiji Shrine – wetter than … Read More →
Maokong Gondola
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 … Read More →