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Below you’ll find a list of all our favorite travel destinations. Under each section, you’ll also find a few quick links to kick-start your trip planning and wanderlust!

Taiwan

Taiwan is full of character and full of surprises. Apart from its bustling cities, Taiwan has plenty to offer any traveler โ€“ no matter your budget or traveling style. With rolling mountains, lush jungles, sweeping ocean views, and a fast-growing food scene, this little island packs a punch! Start planning your trip here:

  • 2 Week Taiwan Itinerary
  • 5 Day Taipei Itinerary
  • Where to Stay in Taipei
  • 3 Days in Taichung
  • Taroko Gorge Travel Guide
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Hong Kong

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Vibrant. Bustling. Cosmopolitan. These three words epitomize the essence of Hong Kong. With deeply rooted Chinese traditions fused with touches from former British rule, Hong Kong is one of those destinations you simply can’t miss. From age-old traditions to skyscraper-studded skylines to scenic views, there’s plenty to do in Hong Kong. Start planning here:

  • Hong Kong Itinerary
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Indonesia

Indonesia is a fascinating destination brimming with incredible scenery, pristine beaches, ancient temples, and a mind-blowing food scene. With more than 17,000 islands to explore, you’ll never be bored. Start planning your trip here:

  • Indonesia 2 Week Itinerary
  • Bali Itinerary
  • Ubud Itinerary
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From pristine beaches to diverse marine life to epic parties, Gili Trawangan has stacks to keep you busy and stacks to love. Check out the best things to do in Gili Trawangan here!

Japan

Whether you’re into authentic Japanese cuisine, are fascinated by culture, or love diverse natural surroundings, Japan has it all. Dive into colorful temples and shrines, explore sublime gardens, discover top sights, and get handy tips on what to do on your visit.

  • Best Places to Visit in Japan in Autumn
  • Kyoto Itinerary
  • The Most Beautiful Landmarks of Japan
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Macau

There’s so much more to Macau than its dazzling casinos. This country state is jam-packed with a rich history, diverse culture, and exciting things to do, see and try. Start crafting your trip here:

  • Best Photo Spots in Macau
macau's red street is one of the most photogenic places in Macao

Malaysia

then you temple is a popular place to visit in Kuala Lumpur

Malaysia stretches over two main islands in South East Asia. The country is home to lush jungles, sublime beaches, bustling cities, and age-old traditions. Find out what not to miss on your Malaysia trip here:

  • Kuala Lumpur Itinerary
  • Incredible Places to Visit in Malaysia
  • Famous Landmarks of Malaysia

Singapore

The island nation of Singapore might be small, but what it lacks in size, it sure does make up for in architecture, culture, diversity, and food. Delve deeper into the culture, traditions, and amazing attractions with these handy guides:

  • Best Photo Spots in Singapore
  • Best Places to Visit in Singapore
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South Africa

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South Africa is a country rich in diversity, from its culture and history to its friendly nation and magnificent landscapes. If you haven’t been to South Africa yet, get ready to add it to your bucket list.

  • South Africa Bucket List
  • Travel Tips for South Africa
  • Cape Town Itinerary
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South Korea

South Korea might not be on your destinations list yet, but it sure should be. With touches of old-world charm nestled in-between modern cityscapes, South Korea is full of character and charm. Start your journey here:

  • Seoul Itinerary
  • Best Time to Visit Seoul
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cherry blossoms in seoul in spring

Thailand

From its bustling cities brimming with street food markets and iconic landmarks to its white sandy beaches and lush jungles, Thailand is an incredible destination to visit. If you aren’t sure where to start, here are our favorite places to visit:

  • Famous Thailand Landmarks
  • Best Photo Spots in Bangkok
  • Krabi Itinerary
  • Island Hopping in Krabi
  • Railay Bay Travel Guide
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Vietnam

There are so many beautiful places to explore in Vietnam. The country is filled with lively streets, centuries-old landmarks, beautiful beaches, and excellent street food. Start planning here:

  • Vietnam Travel Guide
  • Travel Tips for Vietnam
  • Famous Vietnamese Landmarks
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๐Ÿ“Ciโ€™en Pagoda โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € Bui ๐Ÿ“Ciโ€™en Pagodaโ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €Built by former President Chiang Kai-shek in memory of his mother, Ciโ€™en Pagoda is an iconic landmark of Sun Moon Lake. The pagoda is 46m high and offers incredible views over the lake and surrounding mountain scenery.โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €For the best views, climb all the way to the top! โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €#sunmoonlake #sunmoonlaketw #taiwangram #beautifultaiwan #iseetaiwan #amazingtaiwan #taiwantrip #taiwantravels #taiwantourism#taiwandream #ilovetaiwan#taiwantravelmap #taiwanlife #visittaiwan #taiwan_tourism #taiwan_destinations #nantou #pagoda
Soaking up the views. โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € Soaking up the views.โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €๐Ÿ“Wenwu Templeโ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €sunmoonlake #sunmoonlaketw #taiwangram #beautifultaiwan #iseetaiwan #amazingtaiwan #taiwantrip #taiwantravels #taiwantourism#taiwandream #ilovetaiwan#taiwantravelmap #taiwanlife #visittaiwan #taiwan_tourism #taiwan_destinations #nantou #temple #wenwutemple
Sun Moon Lake is Taiwanโ€™s largest natural lake a Sun Moon Lake is Taiwanโ€™s largest natural lake and is famous for its incredible scenery. โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €But did you know: โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €๐Ÿ’ฆ Sun Moon Lake sits 748 meters above sea level. โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €๐Ÿ™†โ€โ™€๏ธ It spans more than 7.93 km2 and is approx. 27 meters deep. โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €๐ŸฆŒ Legend has it that the lake was first discovered by the Thao Tribe (the area's indigenous people) while hunting a deer.โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ˜€๏ธ๐ŸŒ™ The east side of the lake looks like a sun, and the west side of the lake looks like a moon, hence the name.โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €๐Ÿซ– Taiwanโ€™s rare premium black tea, Red Jade (aka Tea # 18), is grown in the mountains surrounding the lake. โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €Sun Moon Lake is a fascinating place with loads to do too! ๐Ÿฅฐ Check out my latest update (link in bio) to discover all of its best bits! โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €#sunmoonlake #sunmoonlaketw #taiwangram #beautifultaiwan #iseetaiwan #amazingtaiwan #taiwantrip #taiwantravels #taiwantourism#taiwandream #ilovetaiwan#taiwantravelmap #taiwanlife #visittaiwan #taiwan_tourism #taiwan_destinations #nantou
Good morning from dreamy Sun Moon Lake. ๐Ÿฅฐโ€‹โ€‹ Good morning from dreamy Sun Moon Lake. ๐Ÿฅฐโ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹#sunmoonlake #sunmoonlaketw #taiwangram #beautifultaiwan #itathao #iseetaiwan #expatblogger #amazingtaiwan #taiwantrip #taiwantravels #taiwantourism #taiwandream #ilovetaiwanโ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹#taiwantravelmap #taiwanlife #ๅฐ็ฃๆ—…้Š #visittaiwanโ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹#taiwan_tourism #ๅฐ็ฃๆ™ฏ้ปž #nantou
To all my Taiwanese friends, ๆ–ฐๅนดๅฟซๆจ‚! ่™Žๅนด่กŒๅคง้‹!โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €Iโ€™d post a picture of a tiger, but I donโ€™t have one, so these blooms will have to do! ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿคฃโ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €#chinesenewyear #cherryblossoms #lifeintaiwan #expatlife #taiwan
We drove 3 hours to get to this secret cherry blos We drove 3 hours to get to this secret cherry blossom spot hidden in the hills of Yushan National Park, and boy, oh boy, were we glad we did! โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €Wanggao Teahouse sits roughly 1500m above sea level and offers incredible views over green mountains that seem to go on forever. But the shining star here is the GORGEOUS cherry blossom forest planted against the mountain slope. โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €Thereโ€™s a zig-zag trail lined with hundreds of cherry blossoms trees that leads you down the mountain. And although it's well-paved, itโ€™s really steep. So get ready to break a sweat! โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €If youโ€™re into off-the-beaten-path travel, this place is a MUST! ๐Ÿฅฐโ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €๐Ÿ“ๆœ›้ซ˜่Œถๅœ’ๆ™ฏ่ง€้คๅปณโ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €ๅ—ๆŠ•็ธฃไฟก็พฉ้„‰ๅŒๅฏŒๆ‘ๅคชๅนณๅทท72ไน‹6่™Ÿโ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €#ๅ—ๆŠ•ๆ™ฏ้ปž  #taiwantravel #taiwangram #instagrammer #artofvisuals #cherryblossoms #pinkpinkpink #colormakesmehappy #iseetaiwan #vscotaiwan #bpintaiwan #amazingtaiwan #igerstaiwan #exploretaiwan #popdaily  #ig_photooftheday #ig_color #nantoutravel
Endless mountain views ๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € Endless mountain views ๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €๐Ÿ“ ๆœ›้ซ˜่Œถๅœ’ๆ™ฏ่ง€้คๅปณโ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €ๅ—ๆŠ•็ธฃไฟก็พฉ้„‰ๅŒๅฏŒๆ‘ๅคชๅนณๅทท72ไน‹6่™Ÿโ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €#ๆœ›้ซ˜่Œถๅœ’ๆ™ฏ่ง€้คๅปณ #cherryblossoms #taiwantravel #nantoutravel #jademountain #yushan #taiwan_wheretogo #taiwangram #iseetaiwan #beautifuldestinations
These blooms make my heart flutter. ๐Ÿฅฐ๐ŸŒธโ €โ € These blooms make my heart flutter. ๐Ÿฅฐ๐ŸŒธโ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €Wuji Tianyuan Temple is the BEST cherry blossom  viewing spot in Taipei (IMO).โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €If you want to see the blooms for yourself, they usually bloom for a few fleeting weeks in early February and then again in March (when a different cherry tree blooms). โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €๐Ÿ“ Wuji Tianyuan Temple, New Taipei Cityโ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €251ๆ–ฐๅŒ—ๅธ‚ๆทกๆฐดๅ€ๅŒ—ๆ–ฐ่ทฏไธ‰ๆฎต36่™Ÿโ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €๐ŸšŒ To get there, take the Red MRT Line to Danshui and hop on bus 875 or 876 towards Beixinzhuang. Get off at the Tianyuan Temple stop. The bus ride takes about 20 minutes and costs NT$15.โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €Opening hours: 9 am - 5 pm dailyโ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €๐Ÿ’ซ For more tips, head over to my blog, where you can read all about visiting this gorgeous Taoist temple during cherry blossom season. โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €#cherryblossoms #cherryblossom #amazingtaiwan #taipeitravels #flowerstagram #flowerslovers #flowergram #sakura #travelyam #ig_photooftheday #tripgo #taiwan_dream #wantogo #wanderlust #wujitianyuantemple

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