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Well, Taiwan had just been a short stop-over – and it was time now to move on. I made my way out to the Taoyuan Airport in the early Monday morning for a 9am flight over to Malaysia. I arrived … Continue reading
I had a slow start today, having a late and slow breakfast (or brunch) in a cafe (and sitting in the dry during a massive downpour) – in the early afternoon I joined a tour for some more insights around my favorite plant: camelia sinensis.
The tour covered the one hour trip up into the mountains South-East of Taipei – and to the Thousand-Islands-Lake, a reservoir that holds a good part of Taipei’s drinking water reserves.
We had two short walks to viewpoints – unfortunately during major rain – so, those were quick indeed. Views were good though – possibly better (as in more atmospheric) than on a normal sunny day. From the viewpoints we continued to the village of Pinglin for a proper tea tasting and a visit of the tea museum. Overall a great way to spend a day for a tea fan.
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I spent today doing a long walk around town – kicking it of a with a short visit at the Chiang-Kai-Shek Memorial Hall and museum, to then continue to Taipei’s excellent botanical garden. A quick walk got me over to … Continue reading
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For today I had booked an organized trip to cover some of the sights North-East of Taipei, close to Keelung. The first stop after about an hour was at Shifen Waterfall – a nice, romantic waterfall with some short walking … Continue reading
I had a leisurely Wednesday, leaving Daegu in the afternoon to make my way over to Incheon Airport. After a night in an airport hotel, it was time for the quick jump over to Taipei on Thursday. I got here in the late afternoon – in time for a first nightmarket dinner and a bit of evening exploration around town.
I had been to Taiwan before – including Taipei – so, no pressure here to get all the sights in (as those were essentially already done years back).
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I had another day to spare in Daegu – and with the city explored and the must-do-stuf done, I decided for a trip out to Palgongsan National Park for a bit of hiking and some more temples. Getting here was … Continue reading
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After yesterday’s entry you may ask yourself,why I even made it here …. well, the reason is simple: Daegu is the ideal base for the trip out to Haeinsa Temple – which was rather high on my list of places … Continue reading
A non-stop ride on the KTX – Korea’s high-speed train – got me from Busan to Daegu in a bit more than half hour. I had selected a hotel near the high-speed train station and bus terminal for connectivity – though, this meant another bus or subway trip to reach downtown.
And this is what I did after arrival and dropping of my big bag at the hotel – I made it into town, to see what was in store for me here. I kicked it off in Dalseong Park. The idea was to get some background on Korean history in the history museum – though, this did not work as such, as I’d would have had to learn Korean first. After a walk through the park, I continued through town, looked at markets – and eventually ran into the “Powerful Daegu Festival” with live performances and music. Overall I found Daegu fairly underwhelming, certainly not a city to win any beauty contest.
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I had decided to cheat today – and booked myself on an organized day trip. This was mainly to cover a bit more ground after the rain-enforced break yesterday. Things started in the morning with a ride in the sky … Continue reading
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Another quick train ride got me to Busan; I arrived here midday Thursday – and with great weather I decided to head out to for a walk in the coastal park in the South of Yeongdo Island. I made the … Continue reading