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  • TRAVEL
    • SOUTHEAST ASIA 🛕
      • 🇮🇩 INDONESIA🌋
      • 🇲🇾 MALAYSIA 🏙️
      • 🇵🇭 PHILIPPINES 🏝️
      • 🇸🇬 SINGAPORE 🦁
      • 🇹🇭 THAILAND 🐘
      • 🇻🇳 VIETNAM ☕
    • EAST ASIA 🏯
      • 🇭🇰 HONG KONG 🏮
      • 🇲🇴 MACAU 🥮
      • 🇰🇷 SOUTH KOREA 🥢
      • 🇹🇼 TAIWAN 🧋
    • THROWBACK TRAVEL SERIES 💾
  • ABOUT ME 👋
  • PRIVACY POLICY 🔒
  • CONTACT ME 📬
  • A wide-angle, desaturated view of the Tamsui River in Taipei, Taiwan, featuring Guanyin Mountain in the background under a heavy, cloudy sky. In the foreground, there are parked cars, a construction excavator, and leafy trees framing the riverbank.

    A Day in Tamsui, Taiwan: Wandering Paths and Hidden Moments

  • The Taipei Zoo entrance in Taipei, Taiwan, with gold lettering, festive decorations, and visitors in front.

    Taipei in Motion: From Taipei Zoo Paths to City Lights

  • Zhinan Temple pavilion in Taipei with a golden roof, red columns, and a dragon pond surrounded by greenery

    A Quiet Morning at Zhinan Temple: Where We Ended Up

  • People releasing large red sky lanterns with handwritten messages along Shifen Old Street railway track in New Taipei, Taiwan, with airborne lanterns in the background, taken in 2019

    From Rock Formations to Sky Lanterns: A Perfect Day in Yehliu Geopark, Jiufen & Shifen

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ABOUT ME

CJ Oliva

CJ Oliva

Adventure Seeker 🌍 | Storyteller 📖 | Solo Traveler 🎒 | Railway Enthusiast 🚇

Hello. I’m CJ. 👋

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Not sure how you landed here, but welcome to my world! 🌍🚶‍♀️✨

I’m a solo travel adventurer, coffee lover, railway enthusiast, storyteller, and ISFP at heart. ✨
Hope you stay a while.

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