A little faith in beauty on a Saturday afternoon
Holly Merry, mother of beauty
A beautiful Saturday afternoon was to come ahead and after the awful week we had (our European weather has been recently known to be a fickle one !!), the best thing to do was to go ALL the way to the capital: Paris.
All right, all right, it is only 15 minutes away by subway. But with a bit of drama in it, it sounds a lot more catchy, doesn’t it ? (more…)
Lands of Humidity
The Mists of BeiTou
Humidity or Not humidity
…this is no question here.
Going to Taiwan was a really quick and spontaneous decision. As I’ve written in earlier posts, I didn’t really think it through. I looked up what was left on my bank account, I checked out flight tickets and YMCA prices and everything was booked faster than one can say “let’s go !”. (more…)
Religion, Temples and Taiwan
Learn how to learn
From tricky to beauty
When traveling in an Asian country, you’ll obviously want to visit religious sites. Good for you, Taiwan got lots of those ! And even better, they are beautifully colorful ! (more…)
Finding your way in Taipei
Watch your steps !
Be sure to remember where you come from,
… So you won’t have to go there twice !
You can mainly use 4 different means getting around in Taipei
- Bus
– Subway
– Taxi
– Your legs (more…)
The Taipei Bus System
May a map be with you !
How to Jedi mind Taipei Buses ~~~
Clearly, there are two ways of thinking about Buses in Taipei city : (more…)
An Endless journey to the East
All the way to Taiwan
So here it starts, on July 6th, 5:00 in the morning.
As I got up from my bed I thought about what was coming ahead, what would the next 24 hours of my life actually look like … (more…)
An unexpected departure for Japan
This is a cliché but I like it
“… You’re going to Japan next month…”
(Flashback)
June 2009, I was 18 back then (as if it was a long time ago !) .
I had been making my mum go crazy talking about my urge to go away experiencing the world, blah. (more…)
What travel guide for Taiwan ?
Taiwan, Here I come !
First things first
So as I wrote in a previous post, I’m going to go to Taiwan in July 6th for 3 weeks. (I am well aware this is not the best season to go, but it was my only “unbusy” month)
Should you have a good reason to start traveling ?
What the Hell am I doing here ?
Crowded Loneliness in Paris longing for an RTW travel !
Have you ever felt this big urge of being everywhere else but where you actually are ?
Well, I’ve felt it since I was in Junior High and this is how I started making plans of going on the road. I’ve spent hours of my life thinking about what this Round The World Travel could be. I still am dreaming about this more than ever … But now I just simply know for sure that someday it will be !
How earning money can turn you into a famous dwarf !
Waiting really does suck !
Whistle then travel !
This year is going to be my first real solo travel and also the first time I’ve bought a flight ticket in a so spontaneously quick way. I did it quite late too, so it was more expensive than it would have been if I hadn’t acted like … my usual self.
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