Asia

Hikes
Taiwan
Taiwan travel

Hiking- Taking in Taipei 101

Taipei’s skyline has long been dominated by one building, Taipei 101, one of the world’s tallest buildings. Nowadays, it still is but it’s got company in the form of the Nan Shan Plaza and at least another skyscraper is under construction in the area. The best way to get an up-close view of Taipei 101 […]

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Travel

Why traveling solo is great

Ever since I started traveling as an adult, I’ve mostly done it solo. By now, it’s like second nature to go on a trip by myself to foreign countries and explore cities, historical sites, or travel around. I enjoy this a lot and I hardly feel lonely or strange. While solo travel seems to have […]

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Cities
Malaysia travel
Southeast Asia travel
Travel

City travel- Kuala Lumpur

Malaysia is one of Asia’s most visited countries but I only made my first visit there last year where I visited Kuala Lumpur. I then visited the city again at the beginning of this year on a second visit to Malaysia. The Malaysian capital is probably most famous for its Petronas Towers, twin titans that […]

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Book reviews
Books
Travel

Book review-The India Ride

Two Canadian brothers set off on an 18,000-km motorcycle ride around China in 2010 and succeeded. A couple of years later, they decided to do another epic motorcycle ride around India. The India Ride – 2 brothers, 2 motorcycles, an incredible adventure is the story of this feat of stamina, courage, and most of all, […]

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Travel

Tribute to train travel

The first time I ever took a train was in my 20s when I visited East Asia before my final year of university. Since then, I’ve taken trains across China, Japan, Taiwan, and several other countries in Asia, as well as Western Europe. Taking the train, whether high-speed or regular or sleeper, is to me […]

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Cities
Singapore travel
Southeast Asia travel
Travel

Singapore- first impressions

Singapore is one of Asia’s great success stories. Tiny and lacking natural resources, the city state managed to raise itself from an impoverished reject (it was briefly part of Malaysia before being kicked out) in 1965 to become one of the world’s richest nations and major financial hubs. Singapore manages to punch well above its […]

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Taipei
Travel

Getting started

I’ve been blogging for a long time about different things, but this is my first travel blog. I figured I would set this up since I enjoy traveling and taking photos, and I really want to spotlight the countries, cities and places I’ve been to. In particular, I enjoy exploring cities, visiting famous landmarks and […]

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