The ghost town of Val Jalbert is a lot more cheerful than it sounds. Led by the real-life figures of the village, visitors are invited to travel back to the 1920s. The town of Val Jalbert was established in 1901 by Damas Jalbert, the founder of Compagnie de pulpe Ouiatchouan, a pulp mill company. The […]
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Los Angeles for Health-Seeking Travelers Beyond the glamor of Hollywood, Los Angeles has another reputation. It has to do with the healthy lifestyle. How is it that so many people are fit and good-looking? Well besides the year-round beautiful weather luring people outside to follow their workout routines, there is another factor at play. Healthful
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So, let’s talk about via ferrata. How many of you have done it or even heard of it? The first time I got to know this foreign concept was while translating Sabah Tourism’s website from English to Korean back in 2014. The tallest mountain in Southeast Asia, Kinabalu Mountain is one of the only places
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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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Oman is the first country I visited in the Middle East. Frankly, I didn’t know much about the region. The common conceptions are… It’s a war zone. Women are treated terribly. It’s dangerous. There’s nothing but deserts and oil fields. But Oman? It was different. As I mentioned on my “First Impressions of Oman”, Oman
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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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