Taiwan

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

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! 1/125s; 20mm; f/3.2; ISO 900 Sky lanterns are often criticised for environmental pollution and are banned in many countries - in Brazil, launching a sky lantern is punishable with up to three yea

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. 1/125s; 20mm; f/2.5; ISO 1250 Yesterday was a public holiday in Taiwan: Mid-autumn festival, which is celebrated by the Taiwanese