New Taipei, Taiwan Urbex: Exploring Taiwan's UFO Village - Part 3 In the last part we explored the origin of the Wanli beach resort, a brainchild of the successful Taiwanese entrepreneur Su Ming. But what happened to the UFO houses? Apart from the Futuros, Suuronen - the Finish architect that you might remember from part 1 - also designed the… Archive
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New Taipei, Taiwan Urbex: Exploring Taiwan's UFO Village - Part 3 In the last part we explored the origin of the Wanli beach resort, a brainchild of the successful Taiwanese entrepreneur Su Ming. But what happened to the UFO houses? Apart from the Futuros, Suuronen - the Finish architect that you might remember from part 1 - also designed the… 
New Taipei, Taiwan Urbex: Exploring Taiwan's UFO Village - Part 2 The abandoned UFO village in Wanli undoubtedly is one of the most fascinating places to visit in Taiwan. But how did the UFOs get there? The UFOs were not brought to Wanli by a bunch of outer-space aliens, but by a successful Taiwanese entrepreneur: Mr. Su Ming had the genius… 
New Taipei, Taiwan Urbex: Exploring Taiwan's UFO Village - Part 1 As Halloween is getting closer, I would like to show you another abandoned place that has fascinated me. Visiting abandoned places is something that I love to do when travelling! When I heard about the UFO village in Taipei's north coast, less than two hours away from Taipei, I… 
Kalaw Township, Myanmar (Burma) Market Friday in Aungban, Myanmar You have probably been to a drive in restaurant before, but in Myanmar, they have drive-in markets! But let me start from the beginning: After I had travelled to Taunggyi, a city with very friendly people that is somewhat off-the-beaten track despite its proximity to the popular… 
Yangon, Myanmar (Burma) Urbex in Yangon's Abandoned Amusement Park: Part 3 I have shown you some rides in the amusement park in the previous post of this short series about the abandoned amusement park in Yangon already, but in this third and last part I want to point out another interesting place: The abandoned arcade hall. If you happen to be in… 
Yangon, Myanmar (Burma) Urbex in Yangon's Abandoned Amusement Park: Part 2 I love urban exploring and in this post series I take you to the abandoned amusement park in Yangon, Myanmar's most populous city. Make sure to start reading at the first part! The highlight of the amusement park is an abandoned rollercoaster that takes you high up in the sky -… 
Yangon, Myanmar (Burma) Urbex in Yangon's Abandoned Amusement Park: Part 1 It is Halloween in a few days, the spookiest night of the year. One of the things that I enjoy when travelling is exploring abandoned places where nature is claiming back its territory. This is as fascinating as it is spooky and abandoned places also happen to be amazing for… 
Taiwan Visiting the Pingxi Sky Lantern Festival (2/2) This is the second part of my post about my visit to the Pingxi sky lantern festival. If you haven't already, make sure to read the first part here first! Sky lanterns are often criticised for environmental pollution and are banned in many countries - in Brazil, launching a sky… 
Taiwan Visiting the Pingxi Sky Lantern Festival (1/2) The Pingxi sky lantern festival is Taiwan's most popular festival. It is held every year at Chinese New Year, but since I will only be in Taiwan until mid-January, I had already accepted that I will be unable to see it. Yesterday was a public holiday in Taiwan: Mid-autumn… 
Mandalay, Myanmar (Burma) Visiting Mahar Aung Myay: Mandalay's Jade Market A few days ago I visited Mandalay, Myanmar's last royal capital before the country became part of the British Empire in the 19th century. While other parts of the country are suffering from severe rain during this time of the year, Mandalay has relatively little precipitation,… 
Bangkok, Thailand Exploring Bangkok's Airplane Graveyard I love visiting abandoned places and Bangkok's airplane graveyard has been an insider tip among backpackers for a while. When I first heard about it a couple of months ago, I planned on heading there on my next visit to Bangkok, but when I visited Bangkok ten days ago I had… 
Yangon, Myanmar (Burma) Market Friday: Danyingon Market in Yangon, Myanmar I love the #marketfriday tag initiated by @dswigle: It is amazing for exploring different markets from around the world. It has been a while since my last #marketfriday post, but when I spent the whole day at the Danyingon market in rural Yangon yesterday, I knew that today's… 
Yangon, Myanmar (Burma) Travel Update: How did I get to Myanmar? I have only posted some photos from past travels in the last few days, but in fact, I have been on the road again for almost a week - time for a travel update from Yangon, Myanmar! I spent my birthday today exploring this amazing city. The best birthday present I could have… 
Valencia, Spain Colourful Fallas Sculpture in Valencia, Spain Is it a painting? A 3D-Render? No, this is an actual sculpture. But if you are eager to see it yourself, I have to disappoint you: This sculpture was displayed in Valencia during Fallas. The Fallas festival ended in the night from the 18th to the 19th of March when, like every… 
Valencia, Spain The Story of the Fallas Sculptures in Valencia, Spain Each year in March, the city of Valencia goes crazy when the Valencians celebrate the end of winter with a unique festival: You know it is Fallas time when giant sculptures are erected on squares in the central districts of Valencia accompanied by amazing ear-shattering day- and… 
Valencia, Spain Unwrapping the Beauty: Fallas Sculptures in Valencia Each year in March, the city of Valencia goes crazy when the Valencians celebrate the end of winter with a unique festival: You know it is Fallas time when giant sculptures are erected on squares in the central districts of Valencia accompanied by amazing ear-shattering day- and… 
Drâa-Tafilalet, Morocco Travel Update from Morocco Hello my Steemit friends, after some days without WiFi, I would like to give you a quick update on my travels. From Merzouga, where I got lost on the Sahara (see my last post), I made my way to the city of Tinghir. This is where I met a German guy who is couchsurfing everywhere… 
Et-taous ⵟⴰⵡⵙ الطاوس, Morocco Getting Lost in the Desert: My Trip to the Sahara Sahara - every kid knows the name of this huge desert in Northern Africa. When I was planning on visiting Morocco, I made sure to include the Sahara on my itinerary. My entry point into the majestic dunes of the Sahara desert was the desert town Merzouga that I reached with a… 
Chefchaouen, Morocco Morocco's Blue City: The Story of Chefchaouen Many cities in Morocco feature a beautiful Medina ("old town"), but none of them is as eye-catching as the one in Chefchaouen: Every single house is painted in a beautiful blue colour. The mountain village was shaped by Jewish and Muslim immigrants who were expelled from… 
Seville, Spain On The Road Again: Day 1 in Sevilla, Spain For months I have been struggling in the German winter; Even though I live in the sunniest part of Germany, the sunny days we have had since November can be counted on one hand. Having finished my last exam at uni on Tuesday, I couldn't wait to leave the winter behind and made… 
Alto Paraguay, Paraguay The Story of the Indigenous Ishír People of Paraguay When I was travelling in Paraguay, I went on a 4-day journey with a local freight and passenger boat travelling up the Rio Paraguay. On the boat, I met a documentary filmer who had been invited by an indigenous community living close to Bahia Negra, the final stop of the boat,… 
Putrajaya, Malaysia The Story of Putra Mosque in Putrajaya, Malaysia Most tourists visiting Kuala Lumpur have never heard of Putrajaya, the city that is the seat of the Malaysian government. It is a really weird place, but certainly worth a visit: The planned city was built from scratch during the 1990s Asian financial boom to serve as Malaysia's… 
Ciudad de Sancti Spiritus, Cuba Two Faces of a City #3: New Year in Sancti Spíritus, Cuba. A Photo Documentary. Two years ago I was travelling in Cuba for four weeks. I have tried to experience Cuba as it really is using local transport, eating local food and talking to many amazing people. Today I want to share some of my favourite photos from Sancti Spíritus and some insights into the…