Taiwan 2026

Day five

We arrived in Kaohsiung, Taiwan and we were here for 1 night. We went to a temple and then to a night market where there wasn’t much vegetarian food so we had mushrooms to share and a passion fruit drink each which tasted like Um Bongo. At the temple loads of coaches and lorries started pulling up and blasting out dance music.

Day six

We had breakfast at the hotel and it wasn’t too great. They had a jam that looked and tasted like Lucozade. The staff were really friendly though. We went to the Dragon and Tiger ...

21.05.26

There’s nothing like a one-on-one language class to give you a confidence boost! Maybe I’m too easy going with non-native English speakers? I’m more of the opinion, if I get what you’re saying, that’s good enough for me. If I don’t get what you’re saying, we can work it out together. This rule also has to be applied to natives, so why not to non-natives as well? Add today’s lesson to the saga yesterday and I’m feeling just really great! Aren’t people the best? Oh, and my watch broke. ...

Hong Kong 2026

I arrived in Hong Kong with my mum and we got a taxi to the hotel to drop off my bags. Then we went for Hong Kong pizza, a little walk around and the boat over to the other side and back. I took my mum back to the airport and then C arrived at the hotel later on having come from Disney.

Day one

We started the day at Bakehouse. We loved it there! We both eventually bought Bakehouse socks and I also got a hat. We wandered around the park near our hotel and the waterfront and then ...

05.04.26

I’m knackered, both mentally and physically. I can’t wait to see C but I think trotting about Hong Kong, Taiwan and China for 2 and a half weeks is going to finish me off. If we have to stay in a room with a glass bathroom, I just cannot. Even if I was on my own I wouldn’t want that! It’s like rooms with bathtubs in the bedroom, its just not needed. No one wants it. ...