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Eight Hour Taipei Layover, Midnight Special

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Eight hours in Taipei map

I used to write a lot of articles on the theme of short layovers around Asia. “Seven hours in Seoul,”  “A Day, a Night and Some Petty Larceny in Okinawa,” that sort of thing. When I was younger, I did…

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Grace versus brute force: Mixed Martial Arts in Taiwan

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MMA in Taiwan

It’s five in the afternoon at Hsinchu’s Municipal Stadium, inside of which a crowd of about twelve hundred have gathered, their vibe rowdy, but polite. Welcome to the world of Mixed Martial Arts in Taiwan. Heavy Metal music blares over…

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Taiwan: from Bike Kingdom to Cyclist’s Paradise

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One of two articles generated from my recent Taiwan trip, sponsored by the Taiwan Trade Association.  Story begins here, click link to follow on to Topics Magazine, wherein lies the original in its digital glory (with photos): Taiwan: from Bike…

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Taiwan as my literary muse

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I was honored last month with an offer to speak on the subject of Taiwan in Literature and Taiwan as my literary muse at a panel at the Bay Area Book Festival called  “The Beautiful Island: Taiwan in the Literary Imagination.” The panel will be held…

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48 Hours Around Taiwan – Travel Journalism By Bicycle

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Cycling in Taiwan

48 Hours Around Formosa – Travel Journalism by Bicycle My most recent travel journalism article – with many excellent photos -just came out in Road Bike Action Magazine. It began with a countdown: San…er…yi… And with an air horn’s blast they…

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Two in the morning…

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   …on tour bus with a number of the cyclists who have dropped out of the 48 hour marathon ride around  Taiwan. Like them, I am pretty much beyond exhaustion at this point, having woken up this morning jetlagged at 3…

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48-hour Taiwan Cycle Marathon – Taiwan Journalism

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Hengchaun Wall Taiwan

48-hour Taiwan Cycle Marathon – Taiwan Journalism The Taiwan Cycling Marathon is a tenacious 1000 kilometer slog around the perimeter of the leaf-shaped subtropical island. The race draws 150 of the crème de la crème of the Asian cycling scene…

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Heading to the Taipei Cycle Show

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Packing and otherwise getting stuff together in preparation for my upcoming trip to the 2016 Taipei Cycle Expo, once again a guest of the very gracious folks at the Taiwan Trade Association (TAITRA for short). Need to head out to…

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