Taipei summer

A first trip to Asia

1,058 kilometers (657.41 miles) over days from August 04, 2016 to

Table of Contents
Introduction: 1
Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall: 2
Setting up shop in Taipei: 3
Taipei by night: 4
Ride to the coast: Taipei to the mouth of the Tamsui River 5
Mount Datun ride: Getting a taste of Taiwan's climbs 6
Taipei to Pingxi: tough climb over Mount Jiangziliao 7
Wandering the hills : riding around the mountains south of Taipei 8
Taipei to Ruifang and back : a look at the Pacific on the eastern coast of Taiwan 9
Keelung River night ride : a look at Taipei's bridges by night 10
Taipei to Wanlin on the bicycle : getting out of the house between typhoons 11
Taipei to Yehliu Geopark : unfinished business with some hoodoos 12
Taipei to Yilan: along the beautiful northeast coast 13
Yilan to Taipei: Monkeys and mountains 14
Typhoon Megi cleanup: getting out after being holed up for 2 days 15
Yangmingshan, Jinshan, north coast: 16
Random night in Taipei, Taiwan: 17
Hong Kong
Hong Kong: Arrival 18
Hong Kong: Day 2 19
Hong Kong: Cycling Tai Wai to Tai Mei Tuk 20
Hong Kong: Mountain-biking Lantau Island (Part 1) 21
Hong Kong: Mountain-biking Lantau Island (Part 2) 22
Hong Kong: the island 23