Month: September 2026

TAIWAN Part I

A visit and tour of Taiwan April 2026

 

LaLaport Shopping Complex, Jingmao 2nd Road, Taipei, Taiwan
Retail Display, Lalaport Shopping Complex, Jingmao 2nd Road, Taipei, Taiwan
National Palace Museum, No. 221, Sec 2, Zhi Shan Rd, Shilin District, Taipei City, Taiwan
Taipei 101 World Trade Centre, Xinyi Road, Xinyi District, Taipei City, Taiwan
View from Top, Taipei 101 World Trade Centre, Xinyi Road, Xinyi District, Taipei City, Taiwan
Joshin Waterfall, Lungshan Temple, Guangzhou St, Fumin Village, Wanhua District, Taipei City, Taiwan
Lungshan Temple, Guangzhou St, Fumin Village, Wanhua District, Taipei City, Taiwan
Window, Dazhong Gate, Chiang Kai-Shek Memorial, Zhongshan S Rd, Dongmen Village, Zhongzheng District, Taipei City, Taiwan
Dazhong Gate, Chiang Kai-Shek Memorial, Zhongshan S Rd, Dongmen Village, Zhongzheng District, Taipei City, Taiwan
Chiang Kai-Shek Memorial, Zhongshan S Rd, Dongmen Village, Zhongzheng District, Taipei City, Taiwan
Changing of the Guard, Chiang Kai-Shek Memorial, Zhongshan S Rd, Dongmen Village, Zhongzheng District, Taipei City, Taiwan
Chiang Kai-Shek Memorial, Zhongshan S Rd, Dongmen Village, Zhongzheng District, Taipei City, Taiwan
Statue Chiang Kai-Shek, Chiang Kai-Shek Memorial, Zhongshan S Rd, Dongmen Village, Zhongzheng District, Taipei City, Taiwan
Jifu Road Bridge over Keelung River, Taipei City, Taiwan
Residence, Ruiping Road, Taipei City, Taiwan
Taiwan Railways, Shifen Station, New Taipei City, Pingxi District, Taiwan
Ruifeng Bridge, Keelung River, Ruifang District, New Taipei City, Taiwan
Flowing Light River, Su’ao Service Area, Suxin Road, Xincheng Village, Su’ao Township, Yilan County, Taiwan

The sculpture was inspired by the tunnel boring machine used nearby
Sculptures, Heping Village, Xiulin Township, Hualien County, Taiwan

A Tour Bus, Heping Village, Xiulin Township, Hualien County, Taiwan
Mountain View, Provincial Highway, Hualien County, Xiulin Township, Taiwan
Lane 41, Markets, Zhongshan Road, Hualien City. Hualein County, Taiwan
Pearly Dog, Zhongshan Road, Minzhu Village, Hualien City, Hualien County, Taiwan

Check out the necklace / collar

 

EXMOUTH ROAD TRIP – PART V

Heading home….

Bullara Station Entrance, Burkett Road, Exmouth Gulf, Western Australia

River Bed, Gascoyne River, North Plantations, Western Australia

Wooramel River Retreat, Wooramel Station, North West Coastal Hwy, Carnarvon Western Australia

Accommodation Units, Wooramel River Retreat, Wooramel Station, North West Coastal Hwy, Carnarvon Western Australia

Cream Creek, Wooramel River Retreat, Wooramel Road, Wooramel, Western Australia

Leisure Area, Wooramel River Retreat, Wooramel Station, North West Coastal Hwy, Carnarvon Western Australia

Cream Creek, Wooramel River Retreat, Wooramel Road, Wooramel, Western Australia


Wooramel River Retreat, Wooramel Station, North West Coastal Hwy, Carnarvon Western Australia

Gladstone Lookout, North West Coastal Highway, Wooramel, Western Australia

Memorial, Gladstone Lookout, North West Coastal Highway, Wooramel, Western Australia

EXMOUTH ROAD TRIP – PART III

Communication Masts, Harold E Holt Communication Station, Murat Road, North West Cape, Exmouth, Western Australia

Path to Beach, Bundegi Beach, Exmouth, Western Australia

Lighthouse, Johnson Road, Vlamingh Head, Exmouth, Western Australia

First lit in 1912

Dunes Beach, Lighthouse Bay, Exmouth, Western Australia

Anchor of SS Mildura, Vlamingh Head, Exmouth, Western Australia

The SS Mildura was a 91-metre steel cattle steamer built in Glasgow in 1901. It ran aground on a shallow reef in Lighthouse Bay near Exmouth, Western Australia, during a cyclone on March 12, 1907, while carrying around 500 bullocks from the Kimberley to Fremantle. All crew survived, but most cattle perished.

Dedication Plate, Vlamingh Head, Exmouth, Western Australia

Wildlife Evidence, Yardie Creek Road, Exmouth, Western Australia

Yardie Creek, Exmouth, Western Australia

Tiddlers, Yardie Creek, Exmouth, Western Australia

Black Flanked Rock Wallaby, Yardie Creek, Cape Range National Park, North West Cape, Western Australia

Black-Headed Flying Fox Colony (Fruit Bats), Yardie Creek, Exmouth, Western Australia

Osprey, Yardie Creek, Exmouth, Western Australia

Gorge Panorama. Yardie Creek, Exmouth, Western Australia

Rock Formations, Yardie Creek, Exmouth, Western Australia

Reef Herons, Yardie, Creek, Exmouth, Western Australia

Osprey Nest, Yardie Creek, Exmouth, Western Australia

Eastern Reef Egret, Yardie Creek, Exmouth, Western AustraliaSturt Desert Pea, Yardie Creek Road, Exmouth, Western Australia

White Corellas, North West Coastal Highway, Carnarvon, Western Australia

EXMOUTH ROAD TRIP – PART II

Parking Area, Auski Tourist Village, Great Northern Highway, Karajini, Western Australia

Rusted Jerry Can, Great Northern Highway, Newman, Western Australia

Rock Outcrop, Great Northern Highway, Newman, Western Australia

Hoof Prints, Great Northern Highway, Newman, Western Australia

Hillock, Great Northern Highway, Newman, Western Australia

Tropic of Capricorn Sign, Great Northern Highway, Newman, Western Australia

The sign marks the imaginary latitude line at approximately 23.5° south, where the sun is directly overhead at noon during the summer solstice.

Missing Plaque, Tropic of Capricorn, Great Northern Highway, Newman, Western Australia

Mt Robinson Range, Great Northern Highway, Karajini, Western Australia

Pink & Grey Galahs, Auski Tourist Village, Great Northern Highway, Karajini, Western Australia

Road Trains, Auski Village, Great Northern Highway, Karajini, Western Australia

Landscape, Great Northern Highway, Karajini, Western Australia

Landscape, Albert Tognolini Lookout, Munjina Lookout Road, Juna Downs, Western Australia

Visitor Centre, Banjima Drive, National Park, Karajini, Western Australia

Termite Mound, Visitor Centre, Banjima Drive, National Park, Karajini, Western Australia

View From Oxer Lookout, Weano Road, National Park, Karajini, Western Australia

Descent into Hancock Gorge, Weano Road, National Park, Karajini, Western Australia

No Booze, Weano Road, National Park, Karajini, Western Australia

Outcrop, Weano Road, Karajini National Park, Karajini, Western Australia

Karajini National Park, Banjima Drive, Karajini, Western Australia

Hamersley Range, Karijini Drive, Karijini, Western Australia

Trees, Karijini Drive, Karijini, Western Australia

Dedication Plaque, Ashburton River Bridge, North West Coastal Highway, Nanutarra, Western Australia


Ashburton River, North West Coastal Highway, Nanutarra, Western Australia

Nanutarra Bridge, Ashburton River, North West Coastal Highway, Nanutarra, Western Australia

EXMOUTH ROAD TRIP – PART I

The Journey

 

Former Bank of New South Wales, Leahy Street, Great Northern Highway, Pithara, Western Australia

Town Hall, Leahy Street, Pithara, Western Austrralia

Road Board Building, Johnston Street, Dalwallinu, Western Australia

Thirsty Camel Pub, Johnston Street, Dalwallinu, Western Australia

Pioneer & Past Residents Wall, Johnston Street, Dalwallinu, Western Australia

Windmill, Cnr Johnston Street & Park Drive, Dalwallinu, Western Australia

Rotunda, Austin Street, Cue, Western Australia

Former Western Australian Bank, Austin Street, Cue, Western Australia

Austin Street, Cue, Western Australia

Fitness Centre, Austin Street, Cue, Western Australia

J Anthony Blacksmith, Austin Street, Cue, Western Australia

Queen of The Murchison, Austin Street, Cue, Western Australia

Bell’s Emporium, Austin Street, Cue, Western Australia

Municipal Chambers, Robinson Street, Cue, Western Australia

Masonic Lodge, Dowley Street, Cue, Western Australia

Destinations Sign, Beringarra-Cue Road, Cue, Western Australia

Hospital Ruins, Cue-Day Dawn Road, Cue, Western Australia

Mine Office, Great Fingall Mine, Day Dawn, Cue, Western Australia

Commemorative Plaque, Austin Street, Cue, Western

Murchison Club Hotel, Cnr Austin & Darlot Street, Cue, Western Australia

Heritage Business Premises, Cnr Austin & Darlot Street, Cue, Western Australia

Council Offices, Austin Street, Cue, Western Australia

Public Buildings, Austin Street, Cue, Western Australia

Built in 1895 and housed the Police Station, Magistrate’s Court & Post Office – Also known as Government Buildings.

Grave of JO Driscoll, Cue Cemetery, Cue, Western Australia

Headstone, Margaret Gamble, Cemetery, Cue, Western Australia

Marker Plate, Frederick Henry Krentzin, Cemetery, Cue, Western Australia

Memorial Plate, McInnes Family, Cemetery, Cue, Western Australia

Graves, Cue Cemetery, Cue, Western Australia