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I visited Taipei last January, just a few days before the coronavirus outbreak made its presence known and caused global lockdown. After being busy for while, here I am finally ready to start documenting every interesting finding I found and experienced during the trip. One of my favourite was visiting Beitou in the north of …
Looking back at these photographs, I can’t help but feel a yearning for snow. It was the heaviest snow I’ve experienced in my life so far. Everywhere I looked, it was all white. The snow rose up to more than a knee high. I know Sapporo would be cold in winter but I didn’t know …
I will never get sick of seeing winter pictures, especially of a city as charming as Sapporo. Compared to Hakodate, Sapporo is way colder but also more lively. The city is bigger and busier as it is the capital of Hokkaido Prefecture and also the 5th largest city in Japan. However, when the snow started …
During my short trip in Hakodate, I visited Goryokaku Park which is a huge star-shaped historical fort built in the last years of Edo Period (1940s). Since it had been snowing all night before, the snow has transformed the whole park into an endless field of white. It is like a view taken out of …
With Christmas approaching, I think it is a good time to share that winter trip I had in Japan. Let’s start with Hakodate, because it’s the first city I stopped by when I reached Hokkaido. Hokkaido is the coldest island in Japan. During winter, most streets, houses and buildings will be covered with snow. The …
Some time ago when I was travelling to Jeju Island, I visited Innisfree Jeju House and went in for their mini activity of making your own soap. It was my first soap-making experience and I really enjoyed moulding my own soap. But before I start talking about the soap-making activity, let’s take a look at …
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