Category: Travel

[Taoyuan] Miracle Coffee Flight Field | Plane Spotting in Taoyuan

There are numerous coffee shops near Taoyuan Airport where you can enjoy close-up views of planes taking off and landing. One of them is Miracle Coffee Flight Field, located next to the north runway of Taoyuan Airport. With a minimal spending requirement, you can comfortably sit for an entire day, capturing and photographing the silhouettes of planes.

[Hong Kong] Cathay Pacific’s Last 747 Flight (CX469) | Taipei to Hong Kong Flight Log

Traveling from Taiwan to Hong Kong, Cathay Pacific is often a top choice due to its excellent flight record and reputation, coupled with reasonable ticket prices. This trip was initially booked simply because I had never flown on a B747 before. Later, I learned that this was the last Cathay Pacific B747-400 flight from Taipei to Hong Kong before its retirement, which led to the creation of this flight log. Cathay Pacific’s Last B747-400 Details

[Japan] 2017 Kyoto, Osaka, Nagoya, and Hokuriku Eight-Day Itinerary

Taking advantage of the New Year holiday, I embarked on my first eight-day journey from Kansai to Hokuriku. The itinerary included the night view from Abeno Harukas in Osaka, Kibune Shrine in Kyoto, the snow-covered Kinkaku-ji, Nagoya Castle, the Hida-Takayama area, the Kamikochi cable car, the illuminated Gassho Village, Kanazawa Castle, and the night illumination of Kenrokuen Garden.

[Taichung] Fushoushan Farm Songlu Villa Autumn Maples

Renowned as one of Taiwan’s premier spots for viewing autumn foliage, Fushoushan Farm is often a challenging destination due to its remote location and the difficulty of securing accommodations. Despite the stunning photos available online, visiting in person is no easy feat. However, I had the chance to join a 24-hour photography tour, which eliminated the hassles of booking and transportation, allowing me to finally witness the beauty of Fushoushan.

[Taichung]Let’s go, the Dongfeng Bicycle Green Way

I don’t know where the urge came from, but I felt restless and wanted to go out. Maybe everyone is just too busy… (or perhaps there are very few people like me who still want to go out even after starting work!?) With no one available to accompany me, a joke from Zhihao, “Come to Taichung!” actually made me start planning a trip. I took the train to Taichung alone.

[Chiayi] Chiayi Song of the Forest

If you have the chance to take a train passing near Chiayi Railway Station recently, you might notice a new egg-shaped structure made of yellow rattan by the tracks. This unique and mysterious attraction is Chiayi’s new landmark—the Forest Song.

[Hsinchu] 2013 Hsinchu National Day Fireworks

This year’s National Day fireworks were held in Hsinchu City. In addition to a series of events, including a surrounding fair and a pre-show fireworks display, the main attraction was the National Day fireworks on the day itself. The event was set at the Nanliao Fishing Harbor, away from the city center, to create a maritime fireworks experience.

[Taipei] 2014 Xiding Road Tung Blossom

It’s that time of year again to admire the tung blossoms. In the past, I always visited Tucheng to see the blossoms, but the weather was often uncooperative, leaving me with photos of fallen flowers on the ground. This time, I chose to go further to Xiding Road, where the blooming period is later. Although there has been some rain recently, causing the flowers to fall, the overall results were still quite satisfactory.

Take a expressway bus from Kobe to Shikoku.

In another article I wrote about the methods of entering Shikoku, which mainly involve land, sea, and air transportation. You can choose one of these options. By air, you can fly from Osaka Itami Airport to Matsuyama Airport or Kochi Ryoma Airport. By sea, you can mainly depart from Osaka Nanko or Kobe Port, or from Hiroshima or Kure Port. The main ports in Shikoku are Takamatsu Port, Tokushima Port, Matsuyama Sightseeing Port, and Toyo Port. By land, you can choose between bus or train. Buses can be taken from Osaka Namba Bus Center or Kobe Sannomiya Bus Center, and you can take a expressway bus to destinations such as Naruto and Tokushima. Trains can be taken from Okayama Station, and then you can transfer to the Seto-Ohashi Line to reach various parts of Shikoku. Today, I will introduce the process of taking a expressway bus from Kobe to Shikoku.

【Shikoku】Take the Kotoden train from Takamatsu to Kotohira

To travel from Naruto to Kotohira, you can initially take the JR train directly to Ichinotani, then transfer to another train to reach Takamatsu, and finally, transfer yet again to get to Kotohira. However, considering I also need to take the JR train from Kotohira to Hiroshima the next day, I opted to use the Kotoden (Kotohira Electric Railroad) for my journey to Kotohira. This approach allowed me not only to experience other railways in the Shikoku region but also to enjoy the rural scenery of Shikoku along the way.