Zakopane
A few hikes around Zakopane in the late summer 2020
Zakopane
A few hikes around Zakopane in the late summer 2020
Kending
Tainan & Kaohsiung
Shifen and Jiufen
Shifen with its sky lanterns, and Jiufen that looks like something out of a Miyzaki movie
Hualien
Taroko National Park and whale/dolphin watching off the coast
Taiwan flies under the radar as a tourist destination. You never really hear much about it, especially compared to the likes of Thailand or even the Philippines, even though the place is pretty...
Indonesia was a rather unfortunate trip. Only a couple of days in, during surfing lessons on Bali, I ended up with a cracked rib after getting hit by another future surfer’s board. I spent the...
Inside the Panda House at the Taipei Zoo
The rest of the zoo
Beirut The vibe and the overall atmosphere of Beirut make it a pretty captivating city, and it’d even make a great weekend break. Large parts of the city look and feel European, with its...
A few hikes on the Great Wall
Jinshanling to Simatai
The Wall running along the mountain ridge
Huanghua
Gubeikou to Jinshanling
Village dinner
2.5 weeks in Thailand not long before Covid put a halt on flights and traveling. I had been to Thailand before and had done all the usual sights and places, so this trip would be just about Thai food...
Not a very well-known place outside of China, but Pingyao was China’s financial powerhouse until the beginning of the 20th century. The city dates back around 2,800 years, but its present form...