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A Japanese Izakaya, Kaohsiung
An izakaya (居酒屋) is a type of informal Japanese pub. They are casual places for after-work drinking. They have been compared to Irish pubs, tapas bars and early American saloons and taverns. — excerpt from Wikipedia article on izakaya
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Hair cut achieved
I managed to get my short back and sides haircut in Kaohsiung today. Hair cut, hair wash, and neck massage all for 300 NTD. Total bargain. I’m leaving this here for next time I need to get a hair cut when I don’t speak the local language well enough.
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4 big cocks
As the title says. 4 big Taiwanese cocks.
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Temple, Tainan
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Minzu Street, Tainan
And they’ve got cold Taiwanese beer for sānshí yuan. 👌
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Don’t you think Taiwan should be independent?
Taiwanese woman: Where are you from? Me: Ireland Woman: Oh! Ireland is independent. Me: Yes, it is. Woman: Don’t you think Taiwan should be independent? Me: Yes I do. Woman: Hmm, some people don’t think it’s important.
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Hankou Street fruit and veg shop, Taipei
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Zhongshan District Traffic
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Cool fruit
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Smoking kills Dubai
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Off we go.
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The Wizard of Alderley Edge, performed by unknown
(Click the play button above this to hear them play.) I went to the Low Lights Pub in North Shields last night for a pint and a pie. I didn’t expect anyone to be there, but these boys were playing a gig. Lovely folk songs. Apparently they play every Sunday, maybe Monday, and Wednesday (when…
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Cockles and mussels alive alive-o
I was in Wales visiting the cockle beds at the Three Rivers Estuary in Carmarthen for work. These cockles are about the size for picking. You know this due to the size of the shell. Cockle shells are like a tree – each “growth ring” (running perpendicular to each ridge) signifies a year of growth.…
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Ivor Novello statue, Bute Place, Cardiff – by night.
Ivor Novello, born 15 January 1893 and died 6 March 1951. Born David Ivor Davies, he was a Welsh composer and actor who became one of the most popular British entertainers of the first half of the 20th century. On 27 June 2009, a statue of Novello was unveiled outside the Wales Millennium Centre in…
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Cardiff Bay, by night
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Three rivers eastuary, Carmarthen
Three Rivers Estuary is the confluence of the rivers Tywi, Taf and Gwendraeth. It lies in Carmarthen Bay. Withim the bay there’s lots of very beautiful spots – Caldey Island near Tenby. Towns and villages in the bay include, from east to west: Llanelli, Burry Port(Porth Tywyn), Pembrey(Penbre), Kidwelly(Cydweli), Ferryside(Glanyfferi), Llansteffan, Laugharne(Talacharn), Pendine(Pentywyn), Amroth, Wisemans…
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Royal Canal, Dublin
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Tramore Beach
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