Travel

[Iceland] South Coast Part 1: Seljalandsfoss, Skógafoss & Reynisfjara Black Sand Beach

Day 4 on Iceland's south coast — Seljalandsfoss waterfall (absolutely worth staying longer!), Skógafoss (rainbow included), and the dramatic black sand beach at Reynisfjara.

[Iceland] Golden Circle: Þingvellir National Park, Geysir Hot Spring Area & Gullfoss

Day 3 on the Golden Circle — Þingvellir National Park, Geysir Hot Spring Area, and Gullfoss waterfall. We did all three in a Yellow Alert storm and still had a great time.

[Iceland] Reykjavík City: Parking Guide, Hallgrímskirkja, Rainbow Street, Best Hot Dogs & Harpa

Day 2 in Reykjavík — Ocean Front Villa accommodation, Hallgrímskirkja, Rainbow Street, Icelandic Street Food bread bowls, Tjörnin lake, the famous Bæjarins Beztu Pylsur hot dog stand, Harpa concert hall, and the Sun Voyager.

[Iceland] Pre-Trip Planning Guide: Itinerary, Transport, Weather, Aurora Hunting & Accommodation

This autumn we took a family trip of five to Iceland for 14 days (about 11 days on the ground). Here's everything on renting a car, reading the weather, chasing the northern lights, and rough costs.

A 4-Day Journey to Ise Shrine, Toba & Kashikojima – Transportation Tips & Day 1 at Beautiful Kashikojima

This post covers our 4-day trip to Ise Shrine, Toba, an …

PCR Test in Japan for Taiwan Entry — Kinoshita Group Clinic to Arrival at TPE

A walkthrough of getting a PCR test in Japan (Kinoshita Group clinic) and clearing entry back into Taiwan — from my experience returning on 2022/07/04. Note: Taiwan's COVID entry requirements have since been lifted; this post is a historical record.

White Terror — Walking Through Hell (3): Injustice Site, Ankang Reception Room

A record of the Ankang Reception Room — still owned by the Investigation Bureau, not open to the public, and the best-preserved White Terror interrogation facility in Taiwan. Notable figures like Chen Chu and Bo Yang were interrogated here.

White Terror — Walking Through Hell (2): Injustice Site, Investigation Bureau Headquarters

A record of the Investigation Bureau Headquarters from the TJC's 'Walking Through Hell' tour. Originally a modernist Japanese-colonial villa on the Wanhua riverfront, it was seized after 1949 and became the bureau's main base — where some political prisoners were brought for interrogation.

White Terror — Walking Through Hell (1): Injustice Site, Dalongdong Detention Room

A record of the Dalongdong Detention Room from the Transitional Justice Commission's 'Walking Through Hell' tour of Taiwan's White Terror-era injustice sites — including what an 'injustice site' means, what dark tourism is, and the current state of these places.

Should Zoos Exist? A Human Zoo? Or an Animal Zoo? — Notes from a Taipei Zoo Field Visit

Should zoos exist at all? Many people say no — but after an in-person visit to the Taipei Zoo with expert guide Zhang Dongjun, my thinking shifted. Zoos serve purposes beyond education: breeding programs, genetic preservation, and rescue. When releasing every animal to the wild is impossible, the question isn't whether zoos should exist — it's how to improve animal welfare inside them.