Travel

Visiting Taiwan’s southern port city of Kaohsiung

Taiwan’s largest port city, as the south’s largest city, has often played second fiddle to the capital Taipei. While not as bustling as Taipei, Kaohsiung is more laidback, less congested, has more temperate weather and is located by the...
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Toronto photo roundup

Out of all the cities I’ve lived in, Canada’s biggest city Toronto is perhaps my favorite. I went to university in Toronto, and I also visited there many times as a youngster as many of my relatives live there. Toronto has a toned-down...
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Visiting Krabi’s beaches

In my previous posts, I’ve lauded Krabi’s beautiful limestone peaks, hilltop temple, and majestic Khao Ngon Nak mountain, which lie just outside the town. But Krabi also has beaches in areas such as Ao Nang and Railay. Ao Nang features the bigger...
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Malaysia photo roundup

As one of Asia’s most visited countries, Malaysia stands out for its multiculturalism, its diverse food, and colonial architecture. Stable, prosperous, and boasting a nice blend of cities, jungles, and sea; Malaysia might not be spectacular...
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Visiting southern Thailand’s Krabi

The first and only place in Thailand’s south I’ve visited is the coastal town of Krabi. While I’d briefly considered Phuket or Koh Samui, I chose Krabi because of its nearby mountains as I’m not a beach person, which ruled out the appeal...
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Hiking Krabi’s Khao Ngon Nak

In the south of Thailand, there is a coastal town called Krabi which is surrounded by mountains and beautiful limestone peaks. While it’s also got fine beaches like other places in the region, Krabi’s mountains make it a good place for hikers and...
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Visiting Trinidad’s Pitch Lake and Savannah

As a small island, Trinidad is beautiful, hilly and green, but it lacks spectacular mountains or large lakes. What it has instead are the world’s largest natural asphalt deposit- the Pitch Lake, and one of the world’s largest urban savannahs...
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