Komodo Island, Komodo National Park
8 апреля 2024 г., Индонезия ⋅ ☁️ 29 °C
The main event! The big attraction! Finally, the komodo dragons...
These huge lizards are only on a handful of the islands still, and most of them are on Komodo Island. Our tour group was escorted byЧитать далее
Sandbar, Karangan Island, Komodo
8 апреля 2024 г., Индонезия ⋅ ☁️ 28 °C
We stopped off at this sandbar to get a group drone shot and were gifted to a magnificent sunset, and seeing some of the coral up close.
Ubud, Bali, Indonesia
11–18 апр. 2024, Индонезия ⋅ ☁️ 30 °C
We were dubious to stay in Ubud originally, not sure if the Eat, Pray, Love vibe would be too much for us - when in fact we loved our time here.
It was nice to be in civilisation again after theЧитать далее
Gunung Kawi, Bali, Indonesia
12 апреля 2024 г., Индонезия ⋅ ☁️ 26 °C
This was a great temple to start the day with! Although after many, many stairs down we were sweaty messes but loved seeing the temples carved into the rock as well as the river running by. There wasЧитать далее
Tirta Empul, Bali, Indonesia
12 апреля 2024 г., Индонезия ⋅ ☁️ 27 °C
Possibly the most iconic balinese temples, this features a large water purifying pond which both tourists and locals can use. This was the busiest temple of the day, although we were able to findЧитать далее
ПутешественникLove the fish photo! Did you go in the water, it looks very inviting 🌞
Bamboo Forest, Penglipuran Village, Bali
12 апреля 2024 г., Индонезия ⋅ ☁️ 27 °C
A quick stop by the Bamboo forest as it was so close to the village, it seemed to go on for a lot further than we walked but there was only a small area which had been pathed/landscaped. Nice toЧитать далее
Goa Gajah, Bali, Indonesia
12 апреля 2024 г., Индонезия ⋅ ☁️ 31 °C
Our third and final temple of the day was another staircase down unfortunately, but again worth the effort.
The most unusual part of the temple was a small cave temple, which was so humid inside thatЧитать далее
Campuhan Ridge Walk, Ubud,Bali,Indonesia
13 апреля 2024 г., Индонезия ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C
One of the local walks we found on Google maps this one was highly recommended but unfortunately not my favourite.
It was quite a steep climb initially, thankfully levelling out but views weren'tЧитать далее
Sweet Orange Trail, Ubud, Bali,Indonesia
15 апреля 2024 г., Индонезия ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C
This was another walk we found on Google maps which was much better than the previous one! A bit of a weird start to the walk through some thin alleyways but then it opens out to rice fields withinЧитать далее
Penglipuran Village, Bali, Indonesia
17 апреля 2024 г., Индонезия ⋅ ☁️ 27 °C
A mock traditional village with small shops and restaurants based in houses along the house. This was cute to visit, far more popular with the locals than western tourists, so it was fun to see whatЧитать далее
Zuoying Lotus Pond, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
18 апреля 2024 г., Тайвань ⋅ ☁️ 29 °C
Our first day in Taiwan and the weather was much more tolerable thankfully. We wandering around half of this lotus pond, enjoying the pagodas and pavilions along the way, spotting dogs out with theirЧитать далее
Dragon and Tiger Pagodas, Kaohsiung
18 апреля 2024 г., Тайвань ⋅ ☁️ 29 °C
These should have been the star of the show for the lotus pond but unfortunately under repair currently.
In front of the two large pagodas there are usually a dragon and tiger statue on each side,Читать далее
Spring and Autumn Pavilions, Kaohsiung
18 апреля 2024 г., Тайвань ⋅ ☁️ 29 °C
Favourite area of the lotus pond, this was such fun to explore! There was a turtle pond near the entrance, then you entered through the dragons mouth and walked a windy path up and down! Once you comeЧитать далее
Zuoying Yandi Temple, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
18 апреля 2024 г., Тайвань ⋅ ☁️ 29 °C
A very imposing sight on the lotus pond, there wasn't very much information given about the temple but I believe its a statue of a legendary warrior. Fun to see and definitely unusual!
Dome of Light, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
18 апреля 2024 г., Тайвань ⋅ ☁️ 28 °C
A really unusual light display in the MRT station, very pretty!
Kaohsiung, Taiwan
18–19 апр. 2024, Тайвань ⋅ ⛅ 30 °C
What an introduction to Taiwan! This was a great place for us to get used to the transport systems, using both MRT and buses, and get to visit a night market again. In the day the city looked prettyЧитать далее
Tainan, Taiwan
19–21 апр. 2024, Тайвань ⋅ ⛅ 31 °C
Tainan was previously the capital of Taiwan so we decided to stay here for 2 nights to get to explore some historical Taiwanese attractions.
We were able to see the Anping region, walking around theЧитать далее
Former Tait & Co Merchant House, Tainan
20 апреля 2024 г., Тайвань ⋅ ⛅ 31 °C
An old merchants house turned musuem, we mostly visited this as the treehouse was ajoined to it, but was very pleasantly surprised.
Although we went around the wrong way, we enjoyed looking at theЧитать далее
Anping Treehouse, Tainan, Taiwan
20 апреля 2024 г., Тайвань ⋅ ⛅ 31 °C
A literal treehouse, as the roots of the Banyan trees have taken over this old warehouse building, making walls and weaving themselves through the roof. A steel shell has been put up as support, andЧитать далее
Grand Mazu Temple, Tainan, Taiwan
20 апреля 2024 г., Тайвань ⋅ ☀️ 32 °C
Beautiful Chinese temple, there was lots of different shrines to visit as well as a koi pond near the back and a giant lantern hanging from the front!
Cinema, Tainan, Taiwan
20 апреля 2024 г., Тайвань ⋅ ☀️ 32 °C
Really fun cinema to see outside, as they have hand drawn movie posters hanging at the front. You can see examples of the artists work next door as well. Amazing to see, and such talent.
Snail Alley, Tainan, Taiwan
20 апреля 2024 г., Тайвань ⋅ ☀️ 32 °C
A rabbit warren of little streets this was fun to walk around and spot all the snail motifs. There was a restaurant inside, named L'escargot obviously, and a couple of smaller venders selling red beanЧитать далее
Painted Animation Lane, Taichung, Taiwan
22 апреля 2024 г., Тайвань ⋅ ☁️ 30 °C
A fun little lane with so many photos opportunities! We went along spotting characters, which we didn't know that many, finishing with the My Neighbour Totoro bus stop that I loved 😍
National Taiwan Museum of Comics
22 апреля 2024 г., Тайвань ⋅ ☁️ 31 °C
Continuing the theme of today we moved onto the Museum of Comics, although we weren't quite sure what it was from the reviews but looked interesting. I still can't tell you what it was, but canЧитать далее
ПутешественникThe lady explained that they wanted to being the sense of being at home to the musuem, so where comics are usually read...in bed, on the sofa, on the toilet...
Taichung, Taiwan
22–25 апр. 2024, Тайвань ⋅ ☁️ 29 °C
We thoroughly enjoyed spending a few days in Taichung, even without managing to do everything we wanted here. One day we had a stroll back through the city from a restaurant quite far away so we gotЧитать далее
ПутешественникVery glad you had the second walk!!