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My first stop during my 14 day Cambodia trip was Cambodia’s capital Phnom Penh. While the city itself is most often not referred as worth seeing, the monuments and museums of the mass murderer under the reign of the Khmer Rouge are important to understand the modern history of whole Cambodia. When I was planning my trip I read several...

Around Christmas a lot of people left Taipei to travel in Taiwan or abroad, so we decided to escape Taipei and its horrible weather forecast for the upcoming days as well and travel to the south of Taiwan — Kenting for some serious beach action. Kenting is located on the southern tip of Taiwan and is well known for its tropical climate...

Being away around Christmas time is something which bothers a lot of people and Christmas is usually a homecoming to get together with family and old friends. A lot of people are asking me, how it’s like to not be home on Christmas and if I’m homesick and missing my family and friends. The answer is not that simple. First...

Frankfurt — Most people just visit one place in Frankfurt — the Airport. The city itself is somehow underrated as a touristic destination and mostly known for its role as financial centre of Germany. But the city offers much more with its rich history and cultural activities. I will give you a short guide of Frankfurt, which will show the most interesting parts in...

One of the biggest difficulties in hiking the Yushan is actually the process of getting a hiking permit. Around 30 days before the planned hike it is necessary to complete an extensive application (including pictures of hiking experience over 3000m, health condition, etc.) and then hoping to get one of the limited permits via a lottery. We were lucky on...

Less than two hours away from Taipei by plane, the crazy dense city of Hong Kong is a perfect weekend-get-away. Not many cities in the world have the reputation of being as crazy, intense and packed as Hong Kong. So of course we couldn’t resist and travelled to Hong Kong three weeks ago. I don’t want to explain my itinerary...

The third weekend in october I was on a trip, which was organised by the nice students of the NTU International Student Association. The destination was the Alishan, a mountain in central Taiwan, which is famous for its sunsets and sunrises. Our trip started quite early at 7 a.m. on Saturday with around 20 other international students and the people...