Category: Travel

Hualien and Taroko National Park in Taiwan

March 15, 2016September 2, 2016Travel, Hiking, Photography, Round The World Trip, Asia, TaiwanWith 0 comments

After arriving in Taipei and spending a few days there to acclimatize to a new country, we were ready to get out of the big city and get into nature. Since I had spent two lazy months in Taipei just a few months ago, I made it a mission this time around to explore the rest of Tawian, especially its national parks.

In Review: 88 Days of Backpacking and Living in Japan

March 14, 2016February 18, 2017Travel, Photography, Asia, JapanWith 0 comments

How it is to backpack in Japan, spending summary, and my favorite pictures of this fascinating country.

Aska wooden roller coaster, Nara Dreamland

Nara Dreamland – Abandoned Amusement Park

March 12, 2016September 2, 2016Travel, Photography, Round The World Trip, Asia, JapanWith 4 comments

After going to the amusement park at the top of Ikoma Mountain, I found out that there was, in the city of Nara, another even bigger one which was completely abandoned. Closed since 2006 because of competition from Disneyland Tokyo and Universal Studios Osaka, Nara Dreamland became one of the things I had to do before leaving Japan.