The annual report released in London Monday ranked cities based on the comparative cost of more than 200 items including housing, public and private transport, food, clothing and entertainment. Here are list.

1 Tokyo, Japan
2 Osaka, Japan
3 London, Britain
4 Moscow, Russia
5 Seoul, South Korea
6 Geneva, Switzerland (日內瓦, 瑞士)
7 Zurich, Switzerland
8 Copenhagen, Denmark
9 Hong Kong, Hong Kong
10 Oslo, Norway (奧斯陸, 挪威)
11 Milan, Italy
12 Paris, France
13 New York City, United States
14 Dublin, Ireland
15 St. Petersburg, Russia
16 Vienna, Austria (維也納, 奧地利)
17 Rome, Italy
18 Stockholm, Sweden
19 Beijing, China
20 Sydney, Australia
21 Helsinki, Finland (赫爾辛基, 芬蘭)
22 Douala, Cameroon ( 杜瓦拉 ,喀麥隆)
23 Istanbul, Turkey
24 Amsterdam, Netherlands (tie) (阿姆斯特丹, 荷蘭)
24 Budapest, Hungary (tie) (布達佩斯, 匈牙利)

Source: The Associated Press

At 2005/5/14 I went to Long-Fon waterfall(龍鳳瀑布) in Nan-Tou county to find interesting something. This is a game I had mentioned before in my bolg. When you drive there, you will be able to find two parking lots, one of which is a wooden entrant gate, the other of which is a big stone on which the name of the park "Lon Fon Waterfall" is marked. If you parked at the first entrant gate, you have to pay NT$ 100 per person. We seemed to have been deceived to pay because the guy who charged us money even guided us throug the second parking lot where the forementioned stone is. There is a sign from government authority which says: "No fee. It's public resource."

為了一些目地，跑去新竹火車站找攝影機，發現在廣場的現場很難找到他的方位，同時call out請stand by的朋友幫我看，他卻在忙！好在找到另一個朋友幫我看。不過因為下雨而放棄這次的查訪。

這個將會是我未來計畫中的一部份，是和旅遊計畫有關，以後有機會再告訴大家！

I always like to find some interesting fun to colorful and vivid  my life. Today I found this fun game. It creats from U.S.. Name is GEOCACHE. The rulebook is eassy. Use your GPS to find something. Maybe one box or one great view. It depend on cacher to give direction. Moreover, there have many cache types.

Traditional Cache

This is the original cache type consisting, at a bare minimum, a container and a log book. Normally you'll find a tupperware container, ammo box, or bucket filled with goodies, or smaller container ("micro cache") too small to contain items except for a log book. The coordinates listed on the traditional cache page is the exact location for the cache. The general rule of thumb is, "If you take an item, leave an item, and write in the logbook." Some caches are themed, so make sure to read the description before going on a hunt.  

Multi-Cache (offset Cache)

A multi-cache ("multiple") involves two or more locations, the final location being a physical container. There are many variations, but most multi-caches have a hint to find the second cache, and the second cache has hints to the third, and so on. An offset cache (where you go to a location and get hints to the actual cache) is considered a multi-cache.

Webcam Cache

These are caches that use existing web cameras placed by individuals or agencies that monitor various areas like parks or road conditions. The idea is to get yourself in front of the camera to log your visit. The challenging part, however, it that you need to call a friend to look up the web site that displays the camera shot. You will need to have them to save the picture to log the cache. If you’re a tech-head you could use your wireless modem and save the image yourself on your laptop.

More types please visit here.

When I search cache database in Taiwan, I find Lon-Fon waterfall at Nan-tou county. It seems to go to adventure and I have never been there before. Next weekend I will start my first Geocache. Wish I'm luck guy to find it.

憶3月雪

2005/3/5星期五的晚間新聞播報著清境山上開始下雪，於是毅然決定上山探訪，當晚10時從新竹出發一路直達清境，進入山區道路看著汽車中指示車外溫度一路下滑直達0度後即無法再偵察，不過想必外頭溫度已達零下且一路上的雨開始變成冰珠，過了人止關後就降成雪。
心中實在難掩興奮之情，過了霧峰後雪是越下越大，在安全考量下，決定暫避路邊休息玩雪，看著來來往往的車陣，整晚真是熱鬧之極，有人停車裝鐵鍊，一問想不到要價2000元，心想不會再繼續上更高處，就沒花這錢。另外在此告訴大家，就是雪地中一定要穿防水防寒物，因為我未想到雪量這樣驚人只穿球鞋山上，最後都溼透了，還好車上還有備份鞋可換，不過為了這難得的一日雪也值得了！
在快4時後雪不再下繼續往前推進到清境下的仁愛國中休息(GPS顯示海拔1300m左右)，清晨6時被玩雪的遊客吵醒，看到外頭已是一片銀色世界，真是美極了，最後附上一些值得賞味的照片，看看台灣難得一見的北國風景，附帶一提的是拍攝雪地並不容易，因為相機的測光不準，聽說數位相機要開啟白平衡功能手動調教。