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Letter from Tainan: Beyond the rice paddies of Taiwan

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A view of the rice paddies in central Taiwan. [XN Iraki]

It's only 14 hours by flight from Kenya to Taipei, the capital of Taiwan.

From the airport at Taoyuan, a high-speed train takes you to Tainan to the south. The highest speed I recorded was 294km per hour.

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