Taekwondo tournament

Well Yen has finally sent me my tournament pics from January 22. Here are some.

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Queshi Island

A couple of weekends ago I went to Queshi. Now, before anyone puts a post on, I know Queshi isn’t an island, it’s only a river. But y’know, it feels like the sea and in fact it nearly is the sea, and people have to cross one of two...

The Wine Cellar 名壮酒业

Was on my bike the other day and I came across a new wine bar, it’s called the Wine Cellar, it’s on the tree-lined avenue near LA Bar - the one between that collection of bars and Jinhuan Road.  The one that leads to Channel Five and Old ...

Shantou Survival Guide II

This chapter comes from my daytime students, who this week have been studying under the topic of ‘crossing cultures’. It’s quite difficult to think of things to suggest to outsiders when you’ve never been outside your area, bu...