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The Oriental
Caravan's
Postcard from
Taiwan
June 2008
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Girl from the
Atayal tribe
(Truku sub-group), Taroko Gorge |
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Kenting flora |
Kenting lizard |
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Resting place for statues
of Chiang Kai
Shek, removed as part of the
DPP's
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Afternoon worship
at Longshan
Temple, Taipei |
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Girl from Hualien |
Guan Yu,
God of War,
Official God of War temple, Tainan |
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Exposed marble at
Taroko Gorge |
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'Water Curtain' cave,
Taroko Gorge |
Female porter, Taipei |
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Taiwan's richly
forested interior |
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CC gets to grips with a 2000 year old Cypress on
Alishan |
More flora, Kenting |
Morning rush hour, Taipei |
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Eternal Springs Shrine,
Taroko Gorge |
Grand Hotel, Taipei |
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Atayal girl,
Taroko Gorge |
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Buttressed tree, Kenting |
Snake Alley by night, Taipei |
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Limestone caves, Kenting |
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Pacific coast, Taidong |
An intertwining, Eluanbi |
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Girl with big marrows |
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Scenery in Taroko Gorge |
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Early evening view from Taipei 101, the world's tallest
inhabited building |
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Marmot taking part in beer advert, Taipei |
Breadfruit on sale, Snake Alley, Taipei |
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Foot masseurs,
Snake Alley, Taipei |
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Sign with acupuncture points, Taipei |
South Taiwan landscape |
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Sun setting near Alishan |
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That's all for now, folks!
With best wishes for a dry and happy summer,
from Phil and all aboard The Oriental Caravan |
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Chief Caravaneer Phil Colley steals a kiss from a giant
Wasabi root, source of
Japanese 'horse radish' |
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For details of... 'Taiwan: a Caravan to the Beautiful
Isle' - please click here |
Trips for 2009...
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