Taiwan Haring the trail for Kaohsiung Hash's 51st
Weeks of scouting Pingtung County, a trail through betelnut trees and long grass, and crossing out my own start T's.
Read the story
🇹🇼 Destination · 台灣
Taiwan
Marathons, markets and a community that shows up.
Why Taiwan
Kaohsiung is where the people are: nights out on Wufu Road, hash trails in the heat, and a fundraiser for Reggie that raised 23,100 NTD. Then race days further afield, in the mountains of Su'ao in Yilan. A lot of 加油 moments.
- 01
Kaohsiung 高雄
Love Pier, Pier-2 and the old buzz of Wufu Road.
- 02
Su'ao, Yilan
Fish market, mountain marathons and a half that became a full.
- 03
Love River
Dragon boat racing with the Kaohsiung Hash House Harriers.
- 04
Zhiben
Setting a hash trail through long grass, snakes, spiders and deer.
From Instagram
Moments in Taiwan
The day before the mountain marathons
“All of us smiling, looking ready giving each other confidence for a scary challenge. So much joy. What a team.”
Su'ao market adventure
“Before the running action kicked off the next day.”
Showing up for Reggie
“After being in and out of hospital all year, he's finally been out more days than in. That's a victory worth celebrating.”
MF stands for Moving Forward
“Sometimes you don't wait for the storm to pass, you just run through it.”
The half marathon that became a full one
“The path split into two: 21km one way, 42km the other. My overloaded brain sent me straight onto the full marathon route. What was I thinking?!”
On the blog
Stories from Taiwan
Taiwan 
Taiwan Why education always matters
Teaching in Taiwan: Rosa Parks, Malala and critical thinking over exam results.
Read the story
Taiwan The Air Run: Avengers Assemble
Every hash group in Taiwan on one trail near Taichung, five nationalities in our team, and some questionable dancing.
Read the story
UK A crossover episode: two hash runs, half a world apart
Kaohsiung and Gloucester in the same week, two hares called Alex, and the best hockey teas in the world.
Read the story
Taiwan From the back of the pack to the podium
Hashing in the heat, running marathons as a group, and why we cheer for whoever is at the back.
Read the story
Taiwan I'd found my people. Again.
Leaving Buriram for Kaohsiung alone, a birthday in a random bar, and a community twelve months later.
Read the story
Thailand Fantastic people make a place feel like home
Back in Southeast and East Asia after the Nam Ou, catching up with everyone from 21 to 25.
Read the story
Taiwan Pink: vulnerability is a strength
Two communities, Kaohsiung and Buriram, wearing pink for Reggie in one night.
Read the story
Taiwan Get your paddle in the water!
Dragon boat racing on the Love River with Kaohsiung Hash House Harriers, all the way to the podium.
Read the story
Taiwan Donating clothes in Kaohsiung
Where to give clothes at the Eden Social Welfare Foundation, and how to find the lift.
Read the story
Taiwan Flower Alex's party
A cold, windy night, Tequila Fruit, Uber rating comparisons and a community that showed up.
Read the story
Taiwan Setting the trail in Zhiben
A Kaohsiung Hash House Harriers scouting weekend: long grass, snakes, deer and delicious local food.
Read the story
Thailand After 1,007 days away
Heading back to the UK: on community, healing, and why you need a bit of mess.
Read the story
Taiwan Party Bingo: The Purple Edition
Purple gear, Wufu Road buzzing, and 33,600 NTD raised for Reggie across two nights.
Read the story
Taiwan A family for life in Kaohsiung
Saying thank you to the community that made Kaohsiung home.
Read the story Taiwan A sea of pink and 23,100 NTD for Reggie
Party bingo, karaoke and a charity box carried all night in Kaohsiung: the fundraiser for Reggie.
Read the story Taiwan The half marathon that became a full one
A 21 km race in the Su'ao mountains, a wrong turn onto the 42 km route, and what it taught me about choosing how you respond.
Read the story
