Flying Dutchman

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For detailed biographical information, please check the very first article of this blog. Thanks!

Environmental politics

Lovely earthquake island

Flying Dutchman - September 20, 2022

Unknown to many in the West, Taiwan is blessed with some unique natural beauty. Its 168 mountains that top 3000 meters, squeezed into just 32,260...

African history

My father witnessed the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II

Flying Dutchman - September 13, 2022

The House of Windsor is a British dynasty originally called Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, after a duchy in Thuringia, in the heart of Germany, from where...

Culture

The European high standard of hygiene is relative

Flying Dutchman - September 6, 2022

When I started offering my home-made food at a traditional market near where I live in May, my neighbor to the left was selling...

Asian history

Lovely old gentlemen

Flying Dutchman - September 2, 2022

The term “Mainlanders” essentially refers to the group of people from all over China and extremely different backgrounds that arrived in Taiwan between the end...

Culture

Epidemic busyness

Flying Dutchman - August 23, 2022

As a German with a strong Spanish touch, after decades of dealing with Chinese people, both in their natural environment, and with the diaspora...

Culture

Three nights at a Taipei hospital

Flying Dutchman - August 16, 2022

Five days after my serios bicycle accident I was admitted to the medical institution where I had sought immediate emergency care, Chang Gung Memorial...

Culture