I arrive at 4:30am at Panaji, totally exhausted from a night-bus ride from Pune, and it was completely dark around us. Not a single building light in view. Going down from the local bus, all the Rickshaw folks quickly headed
India – Day 1 and 2 – Pune
Half way through my Mumbai experience during my first day in India, I decided to head out of Mumbai to a more peaceful country-side relaxation spot up on the famous British hill-mountain stations. I arrived at the Victoria terminus and
Touring Tainan County : Madou Dai Tien Wu Wang Temple – Five God’s Heaven and Hell
The other day, I went with John and his family around Tainan County, and although we were aiming for the Lantern festival, the number of people and cars directed us in a different direction. We eventually ended up heading up
Insane Taiwanese fireworks – The crazy Lantern Festival at Qi-gu Lu-er-men Sheng-mu-miao
This was, by far, the most insane fireworks display I’ve ever been in. The Lantern Festival (元宵節/元宵) is a Chinese festival celebrated on the fifteenth day of the first month in the lunar year in the Chinese calendar. During the
India – day 1 – landing in Mumbai – Colaba and Fort Area
Arriving at India’s Mumbai international airport at 4 o’clock in the morning with barely reading anything about what to expect is not something I’d recommend anyone. I arrived at the airport and my first impression was that it was –
Day 0 – Taoyuan – Taiwan’s excellent International Airport
Everytime I visit Taiwan’s international airport, once Chang Kai Shek Airport but now renamed to Taoyuan International Airport, I am both surprised and impressed, promising myself to write something about it when I get back – but never get around
3 weeks of India travel – Summary
It was a crazy overwhelming 3 weeks in India. I don’t even know where to start with the 2 gigs of photos and videos I have. This is the Lonely Planet India map with a yellow line highlighting the route I
Touring Tainan : An Nan, Lu-er-man Temple and Taiwanese Holland
John of TheRealTaiwan, his family, and I went exploring around Tainan. Not really sure where to go, we thought we’d check out the mysterious spot on the Tainan map always pushed to the top left corner that goes by the