Kaohsiung, Taiwan | Day 2, Part 1: Lotus Pond, Dragon & Tiger Pagodas, Temples, and Pavilions
On my first visit to Kaohsiung in 2023, a storm made me miss the Lotus Pond’s Dragon & Tiger Pagodas.
Kaohsiung, Taiwan | Day 1: Kaohsiung Train Travel, TRA Rail Tips & Night Breezes
After a gentle pause in Hinoki Village, it was time to head south. Leaving Chiayi meant saying goodbye to the
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Chiayi, Taiwan | Day 3: My Serendipitous Stop in Hinoki Village
On the Alishan train from Fenqihu the other day, a place quietly caught my attention: Hinoki Village, Chiayi, Taiwan. At
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Chiayi, Taiwan | Day 3: Visiting Ying De University: Meteor Garden Filming Locations
If you grew up in the early 2000s swooning over F4 and cheering for Shan Cai, stepping onto the central
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Pico De Loro: A Promise Kept, A Summit Reclaimed
In 2012, I first climbed Pico De Loro with my mountaineer friends. To feed our wanderlust and quench our thirst
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Mt. Manabu Day Hike in Batangas | Beginner-Friendly Freedom Climb
⚠️ Throwback Alert: This 2015 mountaineering post takes us back to a time when I proudly thought of myself as
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