David on Formosa

• Michella rafts the Xiuguluan River in Hualian.
• Taiwanese Identity on the real story of Taiwan's peoples.
• Darren photographs the Wanhua Produce Market.
• Six Trains, Two Boats, One Adventure is the blog of a journey from Wales to Taiwan by train and boat. 
• Christine on the Taipei Film Festival.
• Foreigner's Guide to Film Culture in Korea reviews The Terrorizers at the Taiwan Film Festival (in Korea).
• Sponge Bear on Taiwan-Japan relations. 
• Patrick notes the problems of cycling in Taipei. 
• Michael Turton has an interesting historical document dispelling Chinese claims over the Senkaku Islands.

In the news: John Tkacik has written a must read article about the status of the Senkaku/Diaoyutai Islands. Richard Bush on the state of Taiwan-China relations. Reuters travel article about Kaohsiung. 

Events: The Tibetan Olympic Torch returns to Taiwan this week. The Taipei Film Festival runs until 6 July. Check the events calendar at Taiwanderful. You can also add your own events there. 

I am going to take a break from doing the weekly links over the summer vacation.