October 2018

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? 1/160s; 11mm; f/5.0; ISO 100 Apart from the Futuros, Suuronen - the Finish architect that you might remember from part 1 - also designed the Venturos that can also be found in Wanli a

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? 1/500s; 18mm; f/5.6; ISO 100 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 idea of producing soft drinks for American m

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 had to check this place out! 1/60s; 18mm; f/7.1; ISO 110 The "UFO house

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 tourist hotspot Inle Lake, I decided to head to Kalaw before travellin

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 on Halloween, this is the place to go! 1/30s; 13mm; f/6.3; ISO 100 F

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! 1/100s; 10mm; f/4.5; ISO 100 The highlight of the amusement park is an abandoned rollercoaster that takes you high up in the sky - on foot, that is. Parts of the rollercoast

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 photography! When I posted about my visit to the airplane graveyard in Ban