In the Western Countries,Taiwan is not well known as a travel destination for some reason. This a bit strange as Taiwan has a lot to offer. After viewing the documentary "By Any Means" starring Charlie Boorman travelling from London to Sydney and on to Japan by anything that moves other than planes, he ended up having an amazing time in Taiwan. For me a reason to give it a go and have a look for myself plus the fact I that I also have another reason to visit Taiw...

Coffee beans and Tea leaves. Last November, after the great time I had with my mate Gert, we had decided to do some more travelling in the near future. The "near future" arrived a few days ago on Saturday the 16th of April when we started another journey, partly into the unknown. We both flew into Singapore at around 3.15 pm. Gert from Amsterdam via Doha and I from the Gold Coast near Brisbane. We had decided to meet at a coffee shop aptly named “The Co...