29 October 2018 Korea

Monday  29 October 2018 Monday or maybe Tuesday Have we crossed the date line? I do not recommend taking a 5am flight to Korea or a 5am flight to anywhere. It means waking up at 2am to be at the airport at 3am, the required two hours before departure time....

28 October 2018 Korea November 2018

Sunday  28 October 2018 Preparing for Korea In Ashland, Oregon This begins the account of my upcoming  ten days in Korea during November 2018. Why would I want to leave Ashland at this beautiful time the year? The fall colors have never been more beautiful, and when I...

21 January 2017 Saturday Taipei,Taiwan to Ashland, Oregon

21 January 2017  Saturday Goodbye to Asia and Banyan trees with their sprawling roots. and packed my Wax Apples for the airplane ride. Too bad we cannot find Wax Apples in the States. Taipei Airport is very new and very nice, the New Year decorative display had one of...

19 January 2017 Thursday Palace Museum, Taipei, Taiwan

19 January 2017  Thursday   Palace Museum Taipei , Taiwan  Today, we took the obligatory sightseeing trip to the Palace Museum. We set out on foot on the main north-south artery of Taipei, Zhongshan Road, the street on which Chiang Kai -Shek (蔣中正, 蔣介石) lived and the...

18 January 2017 Wednesday Taipei, Taiwan

18 January 2017  Wednesday Taipei, Taiwan Today, on the way to the street market, we passed a restaurant with a Polynesian-Aboriginal theme. So busy looking at the curious carved wooden statues, we forgot to check the menu. We also passed the house in which Loretta...