Category: Travel

  • Cijin Island – DIY Day Tour

    Cijin Island – DIY Day Tour

    Cijin or Qijin Island is one of the smallest part of Kaohsiung. This island is becoming popular to those who travel in South for its seafood, surfing and historic monuments. A day tour in Cijin Island is recommendable if you want to escape from the skyscrapers of Kaohsiung proper. Cijin Island tour was not part…

  • TaiWanderlust!

    TaiWanderlust!

    Taiwan has never been one of the places I want to travel to. For me, it is a city full of tourists and as you know I am not a tourist, I am traveler. I want to travel in places unknown, in places where I can be alone and just be myself. I want to…

  • Beitou – A Steamy Hot Weekend

    Beitou – A Steamy Hot Weekend

    It was a lazy Sunday in Taipei. On that day, I had no plan where to go. All I know is after months of long working hours, I just wanted to lay in bed and binge in the internet. But travelling to new places and having a chance to see new things is such a…

  • Chiayi – Meteor Garden Day

    Chiayi – Meteor Garden Day

    As you know, one of the reasons why I travelled in Taiwan is because of Meteor Garden. The biggest Asian series that struck Filipinos heart in early 2000. I planned another DIY travel to Chiayi to visit National Chung Cheng University. This school was once called as Ying De University where the famous F4 and…

  • Jiufen – A Dreamy Day and Night Tour

    Jiufen – A Dreamy Day and Night Tour

    Jiufen is one of the prime city in New Taipei. During the Japanese occupation in Taiwan, Jiufen was developed to gold mining area. For miners’ entertainment, many tea houses opened along the hillside of Jiufen. Tourists and travelers alike are drawn to visit Jiufen as there are movies shot like the “City of Darkness” and…

  • Shifen – Railways, Lanterns and Waterfalls

    Shifen – Railways, Lanterns and Waterfalls

    Shifen Old Street is the biggest village along the Pingxi Railway. Prospered by coal mining on Japanese era. Shifen is also known for sky lantern flying which is famous for tourists. How did I get there? Across my hostel in Jiufen is a bus stop that took me to Ruifang Train Station. From the train…