It might be fun to have an RPG game app for your mobile phone where the game map is the real world in real-time. You have to travel in real life to get to different places within the game. Going to a real-world location lets you play at that location in the game. For example, […]
Destination: Southwest Virginia
Far away from all the high-powered politics and traffic jams of Northern Virginia, the people of Southwest Virginia live a much simpler life. They pause to listen to the rustle of leaves or the murmur of a nearby stream. Days are spent with books, or tubing on the New River, or putting in long shifts […]
Destination: Taitung, Taiwan
I visited Taitung in the southeast part of Taiwan in 2004. There was an aboriginal culture demonstration. Up in the mountains, there were Taiwan High Mountain tea and paragliding. There was even a dairy farm which, being on a sub-tropical island in Asia was a unique experience. Evaporation mist above the river. Taiwan aborigines setting up […]
Destination: The Republic of Palau
The Republic of Palau is a Pacific island nation of about 21,000 people spread over 250 islands. Palau is located in the Pacific Ocean roughly at the center of the triangle formed by the Philippines, Papua New Guinea, and Guam. I visited as part of a tour group out of Taiwan in 2004. The view […]
Destination: Western Michigan
In the summer of 2004, we took a road trip to a family reunion/camping trip. Most of my family is clustered along the shore of western Michigan. Lighthouse on Lake Michigan. Massive clouds over the lake. The stained glass window at the church my great-grandfather helped build. The barn at one of my aunts’ farms. Downtown New […]
Destination: Kenting, Taiwan
Kenting Kenting is the beach vacation town of Taiwan. I spent a few days there on a vacation break in 2003. Cattle eating the leaves off a tree (look at that tongue!) The view outside my hotel room The main beach The beach town Local favorites for lunch (I think the dish in the back […]