So, about a few weeks ago, I went through my old travel photos and discovered wonderful moments that I had experienced back in Taiwan. This post was once written a few years ago in my free blogger account, and I think it’s time to bring it back. Everyone, let me introduce you to Houtong Cat Village. A small village located between the mountains of Taiwan and is very well known for it’s cats. Yeap, cats. What in the world is Houtong Cat Village? Houtong was one of the most popular mining areas in Ruifang District, Taiwan, until the 1970s. This small town used to be one of Taiwan’s biggest coal-mining sites, but…

“SHOOT.” That was the first word that popped in my head when I received a Facebook message from my friend a few days ago. Not so long before this, she and I met up at a cafe to discuss our travel plans to South America at the end of this year. However, due to personal reasons (which I totally understand and I do not blame her for anything), she says that she has to cancel. Just like that, the truth dawns on me: I’ll be traveling alone. First-ever solo travel As someone who has ventured to a few different countries, I must admit that traveling alone is not really my forte…

As someone who loves to drink coffee, it was obvious that I love spending ‘me’ time in cafes during my stay in Kaohsiung. I found a few that were quite suitable for me; they were quiet, the menu was good, Wi-Fi was available, and most importantly: the price suits my student budget. However, despite all that experience, my mind kept going back to Oceanside Cafe 海岸咖啡, a cafe that I had been eyeing  since sophomore year. Finally after many delays and excuses, I took three of my juniors there on (literally) my last day in Kaohsiung. If I had any regrets about my period in Taiwan, it would be not going…

“Why travel to India?” was the first question that my closest friends asked me when I told them about my plans for traveling India with Intrepid Travel. Traveling to India is really not on top of the list around my circle of friends; they usually prefer destinations like Thailand, Maldives, UK, Korea, Japan. I was always a bit different. When it comes to choosing my travel destination, I always think about the destinations that are exotic, different, and breathtaking, but not the usual choice of many. India, Morocco, and Turkey, for example. Although the later two might have to wait, I didn’t want to wait on India anymore. I knew…