Remember that I mentioned that we had been asked to appear in a Rap Video whilst we were walking around a market in Taipei... Here is the video!! https://www.facebook.com/17yourvideo/videos/588642771472367/ We even get a thank you at the end. Over 120,000views!... read more

Okinawa is the largest of the Japanese islands to the South of mainland Japan and on the same latitude as Hawaii and Florida. It very much has that laid back island vibe but with the Japanese love of order. In the arrivals hall there was a long list of the way to behave. Including not leaving bones and food stuff on the table but to put it on a plate.. To wait in line if others were already waiting( this was not intended towards the Taiwanese as they do a good queue) It was not acceptable to take food from one store and eat it it another (we saw that so often in Taiwan) Toilets were for sitting on and paper can be flushed ! Not to talk loudly in public places Don't eat to much ... read more

Taipei-Taichung-Tainan-Taitung-Taipei!.Its starting to get confusing where we have been. Basically we have now completed a anti clockwise tour of the island and now back in Taipei. After the earthquake in Hualien we decided that unfortunately we would have to give this area miss and so we took the train straight up to Taipei. The route took us up the eastern rift valley which was probably the prettiest countryside we have seen all trip. The train did stop at Hualien and of course we did try to see the fallen down hotel but we didn't see anything. Actually we did see s lot of buildings that are still standing! According to the news the builder,architect and owners have all been arrested... So a few days spent exploring in and a round Taipei which is actually about 15C ... read more

We've now got to the Southernmost point of Taiwan. Kenting National park and the idea is to not do too much for the next three days and hopefully have a bit of beach time. So some random photos that I didn't get round to uploading as they were taking too long!... read more

Our bnb in Meinong was run by a couple of Artists and she did lots of crafts. She presented us with some lovely key rings that she had made and insisted on taking our photo!...I'm sure she doesn't take everyone's photo.. She had obviously told other guests that we were DRIVING and from England..as a lovely lady talked to us and wanted us to visit her when we go back up to Taipei at the end of our trip she has already been sending me lots of links to youtube ,she really wants us to enjoy her country. Anyway today the car goes back, so on to Tainan, the oldest city in the country. Only about an hours drive so we go to drop off the luggage first before returning the car. A great welcome from ... read more