by Kirsty | September 5, 2018 | Street Art, Taiwan
Where to Find the Best Street Art in Tainan As a former Qing dynasty capital, Tainan is better known for its ancient temples and fortresses than for its street art. Despite the city seeming an unlikely candidate, Taiwan is a creative place and so I was optimistic that...
by Kirsty | August 23, 2018 | Street Art, Taiwan
Where to Find the Best Street Art in Taiwan’s Capital We began our Taiwan trip in Kaohsiung in the far south, and then worked our way north, so by the time we’d reached Taipei we were starting to feel a bit worn out. That, combined with the incessant rain which...
by Kirsty | August 18, 2018 | Abkhazia, Armenia, Estonia, Georgia, Latvia, Lithuania, Photo Essay
Not the typical tourist attractions: Alternative sightseeing on our travels In no particular order, our priorities on our recent 2½ month trip to the Baltic States of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, and Armenia, Georgia and Abkhazia in the Caucasus were as follows:...
by Kirsty | July 31, 2018 | Street Art, Taiwan
Where to Find the Best Street Art in Taichung The main reason Taichung City found its way into our travel plans was that we wanted to seek out Encore Gardens, an abandoned theme park, and the Qianyue Building, a derelict apartment block in the centre of town. But...
by Kirsty | June 26, 2018 | Thailand
Including the Maeklong railway market train schedule and where to find some atmospheric abandoned railway carriages … We spotted these disused railway carriages (more photos below) while riding the Maeklong Railway, a narrow-gauge line that leaves from Bangkok’s...
by Kirsty | May 10, 2018 | Street Art, Taiwan
Kaohsiung, the street art capital of Taiwan Street art hunting in Kaohsiung wasn’t really on my radar until a friend who was visiting the city kept sending me photos of all the fantastic art he was passing. He’s not particularly a fan of street art and didn’t go...
