Besides trekking in the Himalays, visiting Lumbini in Nepal was an important goal of mine. As a Buddhist I’ve always had great respect for Buddhism, not because it’s a religion, but because of its teaching, especially how it teaches us to often look inward and not outward or to heaven […]
Asia
The amazing Annapurna Base Camp trek
One major thing I wanted to do during my travel in Asia back in 2018 was to hike in the mountains of the Himalayas. As a person that never did any serious hikes before this was a strange goal to have. But having seeing pictures and videos of the Himalayas […]
Hiking to the Elephant Mountain in Taipei
During my visit to Hong Kong I met a fellow traveller from Taiwan and he told me about the many mountains and hiking routes that exist in Taiwan. This was something new to me as I always thought Taiwan was a small island with little to no mountains. So after […]
Crazy night markets in Taipei
I’ve seen a couple night markets since I arrived in Taipei; one in Taipei Bridge and the other one in the city centre near my hostel. But to fully experience a real night market in Taipei I visited the presumably largest night market in the city called Shi Lin Night […]
Visiting Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall and Ximending in Taipei
My yesterday’s visit to Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall ended abrutply due to heavy rain. Today I went back and visited the Hall once more, hopefully the weather would be good today. I’d also heard and read a lot about a shopping area nearby called Ximending. So my second destination for […]
Free walking tour in Taipei
Although I prefer to explore new areas on my own, sometimes it’s great to have a local guide to tell you more about the background stories and histories of the places you are visiting. Usually this kind of guides do cost a bit but I’ve also seen and joined free […]
Huge food market in Taipei Brigde
Today I decided to move to a new hostel closer to the city centre of Taipei. This would make it more convenient to move around in Taipei. But before moving down to the city centre I wanted to explore more of the area I was staying at, which is called […]
Amazing vegetarian food in Taipei
Today was my first real day in Taipei and my goal for the day was to wander to the city centre and find an USB-based battery-charger for my camera. I’ve heard that there was a city quarter that had a lot of camera shops. This quest of finding an USB-based […]