Asia – AwOiSoAk

30/03/2024

Grand Sumo Tournament

We took the decision of leaving Japan in a few months and, since we didn’t know if we were going to be back, we made a todo list with places…

27/01/2024

Aomori

It was our first time in Aomori, and as usual, we didn’t have as many days as we would have liked. To make the trip worth it, we decided to…

09/10/2023

Hokkaido Road Trip

Join us in our 2 weeks road trip in Hokkaido. As usual, I will post the best photo locations we found along the way. For easier check, this is a…

10/05/2022

The 10 Best Photo Spots of Mount Fuji

These are my 10 best photo spots of Mt Fuji after several trips in the area. While some of them are well known I bet you didn’t hear about a…

05/10/2020

Zamami Island

Looking for paradisiacal beaches or just an escape from the city? Check out Zamami Island in The Kerama Islands! Flights to Naha are often the cheapest you can find to…

25/02/2019

Graffiti in Taipei

I was back to Taiwan for a few days and this time I decided to take pictures of a more underground Taipei. I recognize I got a small predilection about…

08/11/2017

Hong Kong

Hong Kong is a paradise for urban photography. The contrasts that you can see in the streets, all surrounded by water, the skyscrapers and that Blade Runner atmosphere at night…makes…

07/10/2017

Jiaming Lake

The hike to Jiaming Lake is the best one you can do in Taiwan. Period. Let me rephrase it as I have many pending hikes… the way to Jiaming Lake…

17/09/2017

Taipei

Being back in Taipei feels like being back home. I was lucky enough to be living in Taiwan in different ocassions (around 3 years in total) which allowed me to…

12/06/2017

Tokyo

First things first, after a couple of days fighting with the amcharts API, I finally got my Travel Map ready. Having a map where I could display all the pictures was…

16/05/2017

Nikko

Nikko, situated about 2.5h from Tokyo, is another good alternative for a weekend trip from the capital. One of the main points to go to come here was to enjoy the…

07/05/2017

Shirakawa-go, Matsumoto and Hakone

I got back in Japan after my week in Shanghai and I got some friends travelling around so we decided to do a small road trip to Shirakawa-go. It is…

24/04/2017

Shanghai

As I mentioned on my last entry (Qibao & Zhujiajiao), I was really looking forward to visit Shanghai since long time ago. I wanted to stay as long as possible…

22/02/2017

Qibao And Zhujiajiao

I was looking forward to visit Shanghai for a long time, overall to be able to take some pics of its skyscrapers. I spent a week there and, besides visiting…

12/01/2017

Mount Fuji

Since I moved to Japan I had on mind to visit the Mount Fuji. I was already able to get a good view of it when I visited Fujikawaguchiko but now it…

27/12/2016

Kamakura

Kamakura is one of the most popular day trips from Tokyo as it can be reached in one hour and a half by train. If you go to Tokyo for a…

12/12/2016

Nokogiriyama

Depending on which part of Tokyo you are, a trip to Nokogiriyama may take us 2-3h by train as it’s situated in the Bōsō Peninsula so it’s kind of a…

09/11/2016

Fujikawaguchiko

After living in Japan for some months it was already time to see the Fuji with our own eyes. We went to Fujikawaguchiko which, besides the longed-for view of Mt. Fuji, has many others…

30/10/2016

Yokohama

Located just one hour from Tokyo, Yokohama can be a interesting day trip in our Tokyo vacations. I visited it a couple of times and I got the impression of…

12/10/2016

Gion Matsuri

The Gion Matsuri (祇園祭) is one of the most famous festivals in Japan so we had to pay Kyoto with another visit. This annual festival has different celebrations being the main…

08/10/2016

Kyoto

Kyoto is a mandatory visit if you come to Japan, period. Kyoto is famous by its hundreds and hundreds of shrines and temples (around 1600 temples & 400 Shrines). But, even if you…

31/08/2016

Himeji

Himeji is situaded just one hour and a half from Osaka by train which makes it an obligated visit. The main attraction is undoubtedly the Himeji Castle (姫路城) which is the…

18/08/2016

Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route

After a long night bus from Osaka we got to Tateyama where we would start our weekend surronded by snow mountains. We wanted to do the Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route which…

31/07/2016

Nara

Nara is one of the best day trips you can do from Osaka and it takes less than an hour with public transport. One of the main reasons to visit Nara is to…

20/07/2016

Osaka

I left my beloved Taiwan and I moved to Japan, more concretely to Osaka. When talking about Japan normally Tokyo get all the attention, however Osaka has nothing to envy…

03/07/2016

Siargao

The last stop of our Philippines trip was going to be Siargao. This island is not a really touristic place if you compare it with some other destinations in the country. However,…

16/06/2016

Bohol

After the first stop of our Philippines trip in Donsol & Legazpi, we stopover for a day in Manila (a few pictures here) and we were ready to face some beaches…

31/05/2016

Donsol and Legazpi

It was my third time in The Philippines and, as I did the previous times, I was going to pay a visit to Donsol and Legazpi. Flights from Taipei are quite…

28/04/2016

Yuanzui

One of the reasons why I love Taiwan is the amount of hikes you can find along the whole island. This time we planned to make a weekend trip to Yuanzui…

14/04/2016

Dongshan Lantern Festival

On my previous post I talked about my trip to Wuling to see the cherry blossom (aka sakura). Staying close to the farm was not easy as many people were…

27/03/2016

Wuling

Another weekend escaping from Taipei, time to visit Wuling. Spring is coming and Sakura comes with it so what better plan to spend a sunny weekend walking in the mountain.…

23/03/2016

Taroko National Park

Taroko National Park is without doubts one of the must see of this beautiful island. This was my third visit and this time I was finally able to do one…

17/03/2016

Xiaoliuqiu

Xiaoliuqiu sounded like a good idea to escape from the city one more time though, situated in front of Kaohsiung, it’s a long trip from Taipei. The ferries departures from Donggan and…

25/02/2016

Ho Chi Minh

This was my second time in Vietnam. I had been in the north of the country a few years ago and now it was time to visit the capital which…

01/02/2016

Ghorepani Poon Hill Trek

Ghorepani Poon Hill Trek is circular and can be done in both ways. The minimum recommended time to do it is 4 days, but you will find that most tour companies…

27/11/2015

Kathmandu

Kathmandu is the biggest city in the country and, before I say anything else…yes , there is absolutely no problems visiting the city after the terrible earthquake from last April. As…

18/11/2015

Pokhara

Pokhara, besides of being the second largest city in the country, is one of the most popular destination in Nepal as it the entry point for several treks into the Annapurna region.…

02/11/2015

Busan

Busan, my second visit to South Korea. This time was the turn to enjoy the second largest city in the country. First, an advice for future travellers, we stayed in one of…

05/10/2015

Matsu

Matsu is easily accesible flying from Taipei Songshan airport and move between some of the main islands with different ferries Although Matsu is pretty close to China (indeed, it can be seen…

16/08/2015

Sixty Rock Mountains

Weekend trip to the Sixty Rock Mountains (Liushishi Mountain) to enjoy the Daylily Season In the way back to Hualien we took the seaside road to enjoy the Taiwanese eastern coast.…

05/08/2015