The bright lights of Taiwan

One of my story from last year's media trip about Taiwan's annual lantern festival was published in last weekend's Sunday Star Times (click here to read).

Tantalising Taiwan

My story from our media trip earlier this year to Taiwan is published in the October issue of Dish Magazine (click here to read). Images courteousy of the talented Animator.

More Taiwan

Apologies for being a bad blogger (AGAIN) - but there has been too much to see and not enough time to do it in. There have been lantern festivals and night markets and national parks and far too much (good) food.

Here's some more photographic evidence of my brief media trip to this tiny but fascinating nation. Thanks to the Animator for these great photos.

Here's what I've done this week

Apologies, I have been a bad blogger - but after a long day on Wednesday  (Wgtn-Syd-HK-Taiwan) we finally arrived in this magical nation,

There have been visits to Yangminghanshan National Park whee I plunged my legs up to my knees in 43 degree hot springs water, a couple of museums in Taipei and then onto the High Speed Train (like Japan's Bullet Train) to Yunlin where last night we had the pleasure of seeing the 2017 Taiwan Lantern Festival.

There have also been a couple of night markets and, today, a cruise up Taiwan's largest lagoon, a kind of mini-me Amazon River.

It has been all manner of fun and I'm pleased I finally get to tick the heart of Asia off my bucket list.

Here for your viewing pleasure, in no particular order, are some of the visuals from the last few days.

   

Taiwan here I come

I will spend almost all day tomorrow getting to Taiwan (the PR has, for some reason, booked me the long way round, including six hours in bloody Sydney airport!) but I have a couple of stories to write so that should keep me out of trouble.

I'm really looking forward to this media trip and lots of lovely things to write the shizzle out of when I return. I will, of course, miss this little fella...but he will be in good hands.

See you on the other side.

  

Lēe hò

Or hello in Taiwanese.

Relevant why? Because my first media trip of the year was confirmed today - and it is a week in Taiwan in February.

Like so many people, I know little about this compact nation; the only time it's ever been on my radar, in fact, is when it's prefaced with the words 'Made in'.

So I'm really looking forward to it - and the promise of lots of lovely stuff to write about on my return.