How time flies! I can’t believe I’ve been here for nearly ten weeks. It feels like just a couple days ago I was checking into the Eight Elephants Hostel ready to embark on a new adventure. When I came here back in November, I was planning on staying for three school terms with the...
Relaxing in Kenting
The last three days of the trip were spent in Kenting, about 90kms south of Gaoxiong. After sight seeing for the first few days of the trip, the last few days in Kenting were spent relaxing. Some highlights from Kenting: – Renting a motorbike for the day. Technically, it’s illegal to drive a motorbike...
Exploring Southern Taiwan
Next stop was Gaoxiong. We were in Gaoxiong for 2d/1n before heading down to Kending. From a traveler’s perspective, there really wasn’t much to do in Gaoxiong. After dropping off our luggage at Walking Story, we headed off to Lotus Pond – one of Gaoxiong’s main attractions. The whole city didn’t really appeal much...
Visiting Central Taiwan
After managing to get on an earlier flight back from Hong Kong on Cathay, I arrived back in Taipei a little after midnight. An hour later via cab and I was back at my apartment. As soon as I got to my place, I went to sleep, completely exhausted. Six hours later and I...