August 2010

A few weeks back we had quite a rainy week,which of course disrupted my AM photo walk routine. Since my shutter finger was growing itchy I decided to do some rain shots and take advantage of that watery world around me. If I didn't wear glasses and my camera was water-proof I'd be out there [...]

I've talked before about the preponderance of motor scooters in Taiwan. In most cases they've become people's legs from short trips down the street to get a bento box or betel nuts, to a jaunt downtown where they can easily be parked on the sidewalks. A couple of years back the government passed a helmet law which [...]

I recently visited Bagua Mountain a fairly well known site in central Taiwan due to it's giant Buddha statue looming over Changhua City. This older fellow was enjoying a nap in the shade on a hot summer afternoon. Some mainland Chinese tourists seemed to be surprised by my willingness to take photos of the sleeping older [...]

One of the cool things about Taiwan is that it's a scooter country. One of the key makers of scooters for quite some time, scooters here are equivalent to legs. Need a rice box hop on the scooter for the 1 minute drive, cigarettes, bubble tea, etc. For me the coolest of all are the old Vespas. [...]