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Urbex: Exploring Taiwan's UFO Village - Part 3
New Taipei

Urbex: Exploring Taiwan's UFO Village - Part 3

Oct 31, 2018 2 min read

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

Urbex: Exploring Taiwan's UFO Village - Part 2
New Taipei

Urbex: Exploring Taiwan's UFO Village - Part 2

Oct 30, 2018 2 min read

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

Urbex in Yangon's Abandoned Amusement Park: Part 3
Yangon

Urbex in Yangon's Abandoned Amusement Park: Part 3

Oct 25, 2018 2 min read

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

Urbex in Yangon's Abandoned Amusement Park: Part 1
Yangon

Urbex in Yangon's Abandoned Amusement Park: Part 1

Oct 23, 2018 2 min read

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

Visiting the Pingxi Sky Lantern Festival (1/2)
Taiwan

Visiting the Pingxi Sky Lantern Festival (1/2)

Sep 25, 2018 3 min read

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

Travel Update: How did I get to Myanmar?
Yangon

Travel Update: How did I get to Myanmar?

Aug 1, 2018 4 min read

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 wished for reached me one day early when I checked my emails yesterday and

Havana, Cuba - Two faces of a city. A photo documentary.
Havana

Havana, Cuba - Two faces of a city. A photo documentary.

Dec 14, 2017 4 min read

If you want to see what life in Cuba is really like, take a trip to Cuba and walk a few streets away from the places that the Lonely Planet recommends you to visit - Museums in Cuba are all the same anyway. If you can not make it to Cuba soon, check out this photo documentary, which aims to show the different sides of Havana. Colourful Classic Cars