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TAIWAN -SOUTH (Kaohsiung, Tainan, Chiayi, Penghu islands) CHIAYL This city is a real waste of time. I’m sorry I included it on my itinerary. Historical Relic Museum. Japanese-era offices turned museum with photos & maps tracing the city’s past, plus … Continue reading →

Taiwan Aug 20-28, 2023 Taiwan officially the Republic of China (ROC), is located at the junction of the East and South China Seas. The territories controlled by the ROC consist of 168 islands with a combined area of 36,193 square km. The main island of Taiwan, also known as Formosa, … Continue reading →

SOUTH KOREA – GYEONGSANG, BUSAN, DAEGU, ULSAN CHANGWON. HISTORIC VILLAGES of SOUTH KOREA: Hahoe and Yangdong. WHS. Founded in the 14th-15th centuries, Hahoe and Yangdong are seen as the two most representative historic clan villages in the Republic of Korea. Their layout … Continue reading →

South Korea July 9-20, 2023 This is my second time in South Korea. On my first trip, I only saw Seoul and Jeju. I have returned to see three Nomad Regions, about 7 WHS and many NM Series items added … Continue reading →

PAPUA NEW GUINEA – CENTRAL, GULF, ORO, WEST (Port Moresby)   M@P D’Entrecasteaux islands Louisiade archipelago Trobriand Islands Woodlark Islands archipelago   Tentative WHS Kikori River Basin / Great Papuan Plateau (06/06/2006) Kokoda Track and Owen Stanley Ranges (06/06/2006) Milne … Continue reading →

Day 23 Wed July 12 I was up at 5 to give an interview for Greg Nestoroff of Kootenay Culture Magazine on the KMC Karabiner. CHINA – SICHUAN – EAST (Chengdu, Mianyang, Luzhou) CHENGDU (pop 20,937,757). The capital of the … Continue reading →

Day 16 Wed July 5 I went to the Peking Capital airport on the metro – green line 8, blue line 2 to Dongzhimen Station, mauve line 13 Capital Airport Express 25¥. Stops first at the International Terminal 3 and … Continue reading →

Day 11 Fri June 30 Flight. China Eastern Yinchuan T3 – Taiyuan @11:30-13:00 MU9954 CA$171 (the train was a slow train, took 8 hours and was fully booked with standing room only, so my only real choice was to fly). … Continue reading →

Day 4 Thur June 22 I left Beijing from the Beijing South train station for the 30-minute high-speed rail trip to Tianjin. But there were no tickets until 17:30 and I had all day to kill. I could never have … Continue reading →

China June 19-July 28, 2023 China has a population exceeding 1.4 billion. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and borders fourteen countries by land, tied with Russia as having the most of any country in the world. With … Continue reading →