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Steven Crook: October 2014
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Sunday, October 19, 2014. Taiwan, a strikingly rugged island 170km off the coast of China, is only slightly larger than Wales and Northern Ireland combined, but studded with mountains three times’ the height of Ben Nevis. The vast majority of Taiwan’s 23 million people are crammed into its western lowlands, which is why Taiwan has such bustling cities, yet also stunning alpine and forest wilderness. Danshui’s main draw is Fort San Domingo. Named by the Spanish who arrived in the 1630s, then rebuilt by Du...
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Steven Crook: May 2015
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Tuesday, May 26, 2015. The World Vegetable Center in Tainan (Taiwan Business Topics). A short distance from the Southern Taiwan Science Park and its cluster of optoelectronics and green-energy companies, an institute quietly does vital work in an entirely different direction. What is now known as “ AVRDC - The World Vegetable Center. 8221; aims to alleviate both malnutrition and poverty by increasing the production and consumption of nutritious vegetables. In Keatinge’s opinion, improving humanity&...
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Steven Crook: Taiwan’s Mountain Paradise for the Nature-minded (Taiwan Business Topics)
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Saturday, July 18, 2015. Taiwan’s Mountain Paradise for the Nature-minded (Taiwan Business Topics). Permission to enter must be sought well in advance, and no more than 500 people are allowed in each day (600 on weekends and holidays). Because educating the public about ecology is central to the garden’s mission, admission is free. Multimedia presentations are made every half hour inside the garden’s Nature Center, which is on the right about 1km before the main parking lot. Before the 1895-1945 Japanese...
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Steven Crook: February 2015
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Thursday, February 26, 2015. My photo in a Microsoft video. Almost all of the photos I've sold since 1996 have been alongside articles I've written, but even without trying I enjoy a trickle of image-only sales. The most recent was to the company that made this just-released video. On behalf of Microsoft. A black-and-white version of my photo (which they found on my guidebook blog, here. Can be seen almost four minutes into the video, on the right side of the layout the woman is working on.
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Steven Crook: September 2014
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Sunday, September 28, 2014. Taking in Taiwan's autumn scenery (En Voyage). There's no better time to visit Taiwan than in the fall. Throughout October and November the island enjoys dependably comfortable weather. In Taipei, daytime temperatures average 19-25 degrees Celsius (66-77 degrees Fahrenheit). Summer typhoons are a dim memory and rain is infrequent. In other words, it's an ideal season for outdoor activities. Posted by Steven Crook. Thursday, September 4, 2014. Taiwan is stupendously scenic, hav...
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Steven Crook: December 2014
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Tuesday, December 16, 2014. Exploring Taiwan’s Southern Tip (En Voyage). If beach capers are the be-all and end-all of your. Vacation, it makes sense to minimize the time spent. Getting from Taiwan’s second city to its premier seaside. Resort. But if your interests are broader and you’ve. Access to a hire car, you’ll discover a region that makes. For a wonderful multi-day road trip. Expressway 88 and Freeway 3 allow a rapid escape from. Kaohsiung and its suburbs - but also bypass the intriguing. More tha...
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Steven Crook: The World Vegetable Center in Tainan (Taiwan Business Topics)
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Tuesday, May 26, 2015. The World Vegetable Center in Tainan (Taiwan Business Topics). A short distance from the Southern Taiwan Science Park and its cluster of optoelectronics and green-energy companies, an institute quietly does vital work in an entirely different direction. What is now known as “ AVRDC - The World Vegetable Center. 8221; aims to alleviate both malnutrition and poverty by increasing the production and consumption of nutritious vegetables. In Keatinge’s opinion, improving humanity&...
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Steven Crook: August 2014
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Thursday, August 21, 2014. Fruit of the Angels (Travel in Taiwan). To give the papaya tree its scientific name, is a relatively recent addition to Taiwan’s landscape, having been introduced to the island from the Chinese mainland around 1907. These spindly, fast-growing plants are now seen throughout the southern half of the island, individually in private gardens or cultivated by the hundred beneath nets. According to Mr. Chen, who looks after approximately 8,000 papaya trees on 4.85 hectares of...As we...
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Steven Crook: Enjoying Taroko Gorge’s Fabled Beauty (Taiwan Business Topics)
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Wednesday, August 5, 2015. Enjoying Taroko Gorge’s Fabled Beauty (Taiwan Business Topics). The story of Taroko Gorge begins hundreds of millions of years ago with the accumulation of sediment and volcanic lava beneath what is now the Pacific Ocean. These materials blended with calcium carbonate from the bones of sea organisms and hardened into limestone. In due course, tectonic pressure compressed the limestone until it metamorphosed into marble, gneiss, and schist. Taroko National Park recorded 6.28...
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Steven Crook: April 2015
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Thursday, April 16, 2015. Wulai: The wilderness on Taipei's doorstep (En Voyage). Wulai has superb natural scenery, hot springs and fabulous birdwatching. It’s also just one hour from central Taipei, so it would be very surprising if this mountainous district hadn’t emerged as a tourist favorite. Those with good legs will have no problems hiking from the main village as far as Neidong National Forest Recreation Area and its waterfalls. But an even more alluring destination is Fushan and its environs up R...
