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Regulars

Letter from the Editor

From the Desk

Perspectives


Toppers

Top Ten Reasons to Love Taiwan
By Andrew Crosthwaite


Interview

Ultramarathon Man
By Matt Gibson


From the Road

Hellride to Heaven
By Teveli Gabor

Triumph
By David Alexander

Three Times on Two Wheels
By Chris Scott


Reflection
It's Something
By Kimberley Powell

The Homefront

Reaching the Peak
By Caroline Emmerson

Busted
By Anonymous

Conquering Fears
By Fabian Dearaujo


Gettin' It Done

How to Apply for a Permit to Climb Yushan
By Matt Gibson


Photofactual Essay
Protest
By Teveli Gabor and Cheng Kai-Chun

Contest

Triumph of Teaching
By Andrew Crosthwaite

A Small Teaching Victory
By Carey J. Broder

My Triumph
By Sam Sherry


Excerpt

To Squat or Not to Squat


Comic

Bonus Web Features

Gettin' It Done

How to Fish for Prawns (in Neihu)
By Dana Lee


Interview

Mark Lee: Foreign Affairs Officer
By David May


The Triumph Issue

Xpat's 5th issue; Winter '06, TRIUMPH hit the streets December 1st 2006.

Go grab a copy from your local xpat pub, restaurant, or cafe. You'd better hurry, 'cause they go quickly and you won't see an new issue until the BEAUTY issue arrives in March.

The TRIUMPH issue is by far the pinnacle of all the issues of Xpat featuring a beautifully crafted photo-spread and essay, Protest, which explains both sides of the controversy surrounding President Chen Shuei Bian. Check out the spread in the print editon (or download the PDF here) .


Other highlights include:

Busted: The cautionary tale of a longtime Kaohsiung resident busted for drugs in which he details the mistakes he made leading to his arrest, the police's investigation methods and your rights if you're caught by the police.

Ultramarathon Man : A new journailsm style interview with internationally famous Taiwanese ultramarathon Kevin Lin by Xpat's managing editor Matt Gibson.

Hellride to Heaven: The account of photo-journalist Teveli Gabor's near fatal ascent of Ecuador's legendary volcano, Cotopaxi.

How to Apply for a Permit to Climb Yushan : A step-by-step explainantion of how to navigate the bureacracy of the National Parks and set yourself on the trail to the summit of the hightest peak in North-East Asia.


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