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Back from Hanoi

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Arrived at Kuala Lumpur at around 2pm on Wednesday (July 23) after a six-day vacation in Vietnam. Took the below picture last Friday, my first day of the trip when the plane was approaching Hanoi…

Birdview photo on AirAsia flight from Kuala Lumpur to Hanoi

The cloudy-mountainous view mesmerised me… I think I might have fallen in love with Vietnam before setting foot on the Vietnamese soil. The ‘honeymoon’ didn’t last long though, when serenity turned into chaos as I started exploring the ground.

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Cixingtan, Taiwan

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Cisingtan (literally ‘Seven Star Lake’ in Chinese) is a beautiful coastline near the city of Hualian in eastern Taiwan. It got its name from the seven swamps that were scattered like fallen stars throughout the wetland that once covered the area.

What remained these days is just a nice beach with a lovely sea view.

Qisingtan near Hualian city, Taiwan
Qisingtan, Hualian, Taiwan

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Taroko National Park, Taiwan

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Taroko National Park was supposed to be one of the highlights during my Taiwan tour, but it turned out to be a huge disappointment.

Most of the scenic spots could only be fully viewed via foot trekking… and we didn’t have the luxury to do so due to time constraint. Well, that’s the downside for travelling via an organised tour.

The Eternal Spring Shrine

Eternal Spring Shrine at Taroko National Park, Taiwan
The Eternal Spring Shrine was one of the very few highlight scenic spots we visited, and this too was under renovation during our visit… it’s not our day obviously

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Vintage town of Jiufen, Taiwan

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Jiufen (or Jioufen) is a small town in northern Taiwan famous for its nostalgic old street, food and ocean view. Jiufen was a prosperous gold mining town since 1890s but its popularity faded as the gold resource was depleting since 1950s.

Jiufen was given a new life in 1989 when award winning movie “A City of Sadness” (directed by Hou Hsiao Hsien and starred Tony Leung etc.) was filmed there. Jiufen has become a popular tourist spot since then and a favourite weekend getaway location for Taipei folks.

Filming location for A City of Sadness in Jiufen, Taiwan
The most iconic spot in Jiufen, made famous by A City of Sadness

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