New Routes, New Challenges Last weekend, a friend organised cycling to our favourite Bintan Laguna Kelong (previously known as Ocean Bay). Instead of landing at Tanjung Pinang as we usually did, we disembarked at the Bintan Resort Ferries Terminal in the north. The route was ‘longer, more challenging […]
The final 2 days of our cycling trip – and I was kinda wishing it wouldn’t end (temporary madness, that’s all). Day 8 – 4 Oct (85km Ruisuei Hotsprings 瑞穗溫泉 to Luodong 羅東) Breakfast was my favourite meal. Because there’s Taiwanese porridge and Ruisuei served the best […]
Day 7 – 3 Oct (124km Jhiben 知本 to Ruisuei Hotsprings 瑞穗溫泉) So, we were on the east coast now and expecting to see the beautiful coastline again. But no, we veered inland and got something even better – wide expanses of green padi fields. And that’s when […]
Days 4, 5, 6 – from the insipid west coast to the gorgeous east coast. Day 4 – 30 Sep (125km Jiayi to Kaohsiung 高雄) The bandannas moved down from our heads to our face (to ward off the sun, smog etc). So, we looked like colourful bandits […]
Day 2/28 Sep 14 – Hsinchu to Lukang 鹿港: 111km Believe me, it was tough rolling out of our warm beds to put on those damp (damn!) jerseys that still smelt of shower gel. Tt that moment, I wasn’t sure if I should rejoice (oh, what an adventure!) or […]
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