2.9K The awesome Taroko Gorge National Park in Hualien is a bit like Taiwan’s version of the Grand Canyon. This is a huge marble gorge with steep rock walls carved by the Lewu River, complete with old Chinese shrines and temples, and 27 peaks over 3,000 meters tall. Taroko Gorge Read more…
2.7K Sombori island (and its exotic neighbor Labengki) has to be one of the most wonderful places we’ve seen in Indonesia. The hundreds of paradise islands and lagoons have earned it the nickname of ‘the Raja Ampat of Sulawesi’ because it looks just like the famous islands in West Papua. Read more…
6.1K It’s hard to come up with a list of the best hikes in Oahu Hawaii, because there are so many good ones! Oahu may be the busiest and most populated Hawaiian island, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t some great Oahu hikes and nature trails to get away from Read more…
4.7K Cappadocia Turkey is the most popular hot air ballooning location in the world, and for good reason — the prices are affordable, and you get to see some unique fairytale landscapes. More than half of the world’s balloon trips happen here. And even if you’re not interested in the Read more…
3.3K The Goa Gajah temple is one of the oldest and most interesting Hindu temples you can visit in Ubud, Bali. The doorway to this cave temple is really bizarre and unique, and it feels like you’re walking into the belly of some rock monster! This travel guide will explain Read more…
3.4K Rammang Rammang is a special village in the karst mountains of south Sulawesi, Indonesia. Watch out for dinosaurs. You never know what you might see here. Seriously though, with the possible exception of some places in Hawaii, I’ve never been anywhere that looks more like a Jurassic Park movie Read more…
4.7K Thanks for looking! I put together this Bali temple guide and map after touring many of the Hindu temples in Bali over the course of the last few years. In contrast to most of Indonesia, which is generally Muslim, Bali is a Hindu-majority island, and most of the temples Read more…