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Taiwan Visiting the Pingxi Sky Lantern Festival (1/2) The Pingxi sky lantern festival is Taiwan's most popular festival. It is held every year at Chinese New Year, but since I will only be in Taiwan until mid-January, I had already accepted that I will be unable to see it. 1/125s; 20mm; f/2.5; ISO 1250 Yesterday was a public… •2 min read 
Mandalay, Myanmar (Burma) Visiting Mahar Aung Myay: Mandalay's Jade Market A few days ago I visited Mandalay, Myanmar's last royal capital before the country became part of the British Empire in the 19th century. 1/60s; 35mm; f/3.5; ISO 220 While other parts of the country are suffering from severe rain during this time of the year, Mandalay has… •2 min read 
Bangkok, Thailand Exploring Bangkok's Airplane Graveyard I love visiting abandoned places and Bangkok's airplane graveyard has been an insider tip among backpackers for a while. When I first heard about it a couple of months ago, I planned on heading there on my next visit to Bangkok, but when I visited Bangkok ten days ago I had… •4 min read 
Yangon, Myanmar (Burma) Market Friday: Danyingon Market in Yangon, Myanmar I love the #marketfriday tag initiated by @dswigle: It is amazing for exploring different markets from around the world. It has been a while since my last #marketfriday post, but when I spent the whole day at the Danyingon market in rural Yangon yesterday, I knew that today's… •3 min read 
Yangon, Myanmar (Burma) Travel Update: How did I get to Myanmar? I have only posted some photos from past travels in the last few days, but in fact, I have been on the road again for almost a week - time for a travel update from Yangon, Myanmar! I spent my birthday today exploring this amazing city. The best birthday present I could have… •3 min read 