Teaching English in Taiwan

Taiwan Deal Directory

taiwandealblog — Sun, 06 Jun 2010 07:03:35 +0000

Had the idea to start a restaurant, bar and business directory to Taiwan Deal. Hopefully once it gets going it will become a great resource for people looking for a place to eat or drink. Businesses can create their own page now by adding a post to the Restaurants/Cafe, Bars/Clubs, or Business/ Services sections. Once they have posted all the information then I can add a Google Map to the post so that people can easily find the place.

Now I just need to get out there and spread the word about it. Anyone got a business they want to add?

Just go to Taiwan Deal, register, then add a post. It’s all FREE!!

Fishing in Taipei

taiwandealblog — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:56:07 +0000

I had a great day last Saturday standing by the river all day long in the sunshine, trying my best to catch a few fish. It’s probably not something you think about when you imagine Taipei city, but there is actually some good fishing to be done in and around Taipei. I did some fishing back in England when I was younger, but have never been much good at it. Recently I bought some fishing gear, and have been trying to discover a few places to spend a sunny afternoon. It’s not really about what I catch, but I just find it a relaxing hobby.

A Nice Stretch of River

Saturday was a glorious day, so I decided to take my gear for a little river fishing in Yamingshan. I used just a small roach pole with bread as bait. Simple rig with a single small hook and small float. Like I said, I really don’t know that much about fishing, but that’s what the other fishermen seem to be using there. I had also bought some river tracing boots which enabled me to go up and down the river trying out different spots. There seemed to be a lot of activity, and I got constant bites on the line.

Anyone know what they are?

After spending all day there, I managed to get six little fish. I have no idea what they are though. Would anyone care to enlighten me? I have a feeling that spring might not be the best time to get some monsters there, so maybe I will try again in a few months when they have had chance to mature and grow a little. Well, I hope so anyway!

To get there, just keep heading north on Fuxing N Rd through the tunnel and over the bridge. Once you get to the National Palace Museum just keep heading east on Zhishan Rd. The road eventually follows along the river, and there are some great stretches of water there.

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Taiwan Tourism Video

taiwandealblog — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 03:31:39 +0000

This is quite a nice video, as it shows some of the natural beauty of Taiwan. Pity about the song though. A little cheesy.

Taiwan Deal Blog Started

taiwandealblog — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 09:04:22 +0000

Well, I have decided to start a blog to let members of Taiwan Deal know what is happening with the site, and keep people posted on future developments. Spent all evening sorting out the blog, and adding some pages to describe a little about it. Sooo time consuming all this website lark! Now I just need people to find my blog and comment on it. Anyone out there?

It’s 2am here in Taiwan, so I’m off to bed now. I don’t work on Tuesdays, so hopefully if the weather is nice I can spend the day out and about wonderful Taipei.

I will try to do regular posts on my life here, and also talk more about the developments of Taiwan Deal. If anyone has a question about living and working here in Taiwan, then please just ask.

Let’s get this ball rolling!!