Yes, you read it right. Singapore is a great destination for nature lovers. This island city is often mistaken as nothing but a concrete jungle, but there are so much greenery if you look at the right place. Singapore’s petite size and well-established public transport is beneficial for us travelers, since we can stay any […]
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I’m heading to Jirisan! This is the season of summer vacation. What are your plans? Since my job is related to travel, I don’t often take a traveling vacation, but this summer I’m heading to the wilderness for 4 days! The plan is to hike ridges of Jirisan, the second tallest and the largest mountain
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Like Ha Long Bay, but more dramatic The “inland version of Ha Long Bay”, Trang An Grottoes is a great day trip destination from Hanoi for those who are looking for some nature. Trang An is the key tourism area in Ninh Binh province. Located in Trang An Eco-Tourism Complex, Trang An Grottoes has an
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Visitors to China have an enduring love for Shanghai. China’s most modern and ‘westernised’ city (with the possible exception of Hong Kong), dynamic and cosmopolitan Shanghai is often liked to China on training-wheels: the charm and culture of China mixed with the accessibility of a true international city. Unlike many of China’s ‘second tier cities’,
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Why Indonesia Should be Your Next Holiday Destination Indonesia is still a mysterious place to me. Understandably so, I’ve only seen a small part of this diverse country. Only 9 islands out of 17,000! It’s one of the places where you can’t see everything at once. So what do we do? We should revisit, again
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This wasn’t my first visit to Eight Elephants Hostel. Six years ago, during Chinese New Year, I traveled to Taipei alone. I think this was one of the only hostels I could find in Taipei. I landed in rainy Taipei and stepped into a hostel that changed my life. I’ve had good hostel experiences form
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Looking like a brush stroke of a Chinese calligraphy, an island of Taiwan is packed with interesting geological features. That’s the reason how we could soak in the mineral-rich hot springs anywhere in the country. The coastlines look dramatic, like you’re in the middle of an deserted island. The landscapes here are not the typical
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Coincidence. Serendipity. And then some. During the few days I recently spent in Taipei, I’ve encountered a few head scratchers. It’s not really about cultural differences; it’s more like discovering interesting items that I never thought I’d see. Here are my top 6 funny encounters in Taipei. Carry Me STD Sighted at the bike exhibit
Is there a better way to spend an afternoon than soaking in a natural hot spring? Well, there might be but this is pretty hard to beat. Even before buying a flight ticket to Taipei, I got excited about the hot springs. Because Taiwan is located in the collision zone, Taiwan has evolved a unique
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My First Encounter with Tokyo It was my first time visiting Tokyo. Japan is one of those places that is so close (from Korea) and yet so far. I’ve visited southern parts of the country when I was in university but never had the chance to see the capital city. Finally, for three days we
