Asia 2023
Hong Kong & Taipei
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Checkins
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Last flight
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Pre flight meal
Bibimbap!
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Bye
Not the best Disney, unfortunately.
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Stuck
O god were stuck.
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Small world
Time to get the "its a small world" song stuck in my head for the rest of the day
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Castle
Smooth entrance, scan qr code and 👍
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Layover
13 hour layover in Hong Kong, so got tickets for Disneyland
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To Hong Kong
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Bike
As a Dutch person, Im not sure if this is art or vandalism
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Breakfast
And a coffee
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Dumplings and shaved ice
Aka dinner
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Tofu Cheesecake
Spotted some tofu cheesecake near the bus stop, it was delicious!
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Broken aircon
Managed to find the only place in town with a broken ac. Tiramisu was nice, though!
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More razor edges
Snake encountered count +1
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peaking
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Ropes
Straight up!
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First peak
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Last hike
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Gelato
Its so hot, found a gelato place to cool off
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Kimchi Jeon
Found a Korean place that has Kimchi pancakes on the menu 🤤
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Slow morning
Its 40 degrees again (feels like), so taking it slow
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Large curry
Well deserved
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Longest hike
6 hours in total, 30.000 steps and one box of oreos consumed.
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Volcano
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You know the drill
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Conveyer Belt Sushi
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Lunch
Spent the morning buying Muji clothes (shirts/shorts), now time for a pre-lunch
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Breakfast
As always, a nice breakfast to start the day.
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Local delicacy
Pork chops and miso soup
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Most challenging hike so far
Especially the 30-meter rope descent 😱
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Wuliao Trail
Its steep sometimes
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Crap...
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Okonomiyaki time
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Lunch Dessert
Custard bun.
Is lunch dessert a thing? If not I'm making it one.
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Beef Noodles
Lunch time: Beef noodles
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Feels like hot
I can confirm it feels like 41
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Deja Vu
Went to visit a place, only to realise it looked vaguely familiar.
Turns out I already seen it three years ago 😂
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Nightmarket part 2
Potato balls as a starter, then a BBQ pork sandwich, a huge chicken skewer, scallion pancake and an eggtart fresh from the oven as dessert.
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Nightmarket time
There is a queue at this stand, so I joined it
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Lunch on the go
Red Bean Bao Bun
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Sweat
When your mosquito repellent doesnt stick, because you're sweating so much :(
Also I drank 1.5 Liters of water already in an hour
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Hushan Peak
142m doesnt seem like much, but its 37 degrees, no wind, and all the humidity.
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Dumpling Breakfast
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Burger Time
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Slight difference
Slight difference between last nights hotel and todays.
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Laundry time
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Train to Taipei
More rain today, so taking the train to Taipei
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Emer gensi
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Ramen
Finally something positive after a rainy day
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Finally
Train time!
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Bagle
Found a coffee place to spend 1.5 hours
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Reserve the train
It might save you a 2-hour wait for the first train with available seats
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No hike today
Not the best time to be in the mountains, there's flood alerts too
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Beef noodles and Kimchi on the side
Delicious Beef noodles with Kimchi on the side
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Banh Mi
Banh Mi for lunch
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Danbing
Taiwanese breakfast is the best
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Mountain Lunch
Best Lunch
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Stairs
European trails: this meandering path will take you up the mountain in about five to eight hours. It's not too steep and there's a "hutte" at the top.
Asian trails: Stairs!
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Hike time
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Curry
There was a CoCo's Curry literally around the corner soo...
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Street food paradise
Bubble tea and red-bean filled waffles
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We got your back
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Missing person
Missing person?
Nope!
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Taichung
Train to Taichung
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On to Taiwan
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worth the wait
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Michelin ⭐
Lets try some Michelin star food
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Egg waffle
Egg waffle as dessert
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Wonton Noodles
Dinner today; Wonton noodles (wanted beef, but the waitress had very poor eyesight and even poorer understanding of English, so I got whatever she thought was on the menu there 🤷). It was good, though!
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Neon
Not much neon left in Kowloon, shame because it looks amazing
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Old
You know you're old when your childhood toys are in a museum
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M+ Museum
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Pineapple Bun
Pineapple Bun, Milk and oats, and an egg tart for breakfast.
Probably more sugar than I normally eat in a week, but so good!
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Dumplings
Dinner consisted of delicious Dim Sum; soup dumplings and bao.
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Light breakfast
A light breakfast to start the day.
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No English Menu
Made it back from the hike with about 10 minutes to spare before complete darkness.
Time for dinner and I walked into a random restaurant in the street where the hotel is. Had to use Google translate for the menu, and picked something semi-random.
Sweet and sour beef with tomato and egg. It was pretty good and the staff was impressed with my "Thank you".
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Busride nature
A great thing about Hong Kong is that a 20-minute bus ride gets you in nature.
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Overslept
Slept for fourteen hours, guess I needed that. Time for breakfast at 1500 in the afternoon
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Beef Brisket Noodles
With Milk Tea on the side
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Betsy
Betsy is a beer specially brewed to taste its best at 35000 feet. You can only get it on Cathay Pacific flights, if available.
Tasted good!
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An interesting trip
This is going to be an interesting trip.
The return flight was cancelled this morning, and I noticed a fraudulent transaction on my credit card, so that'll probability be replaced during the trip.
This could mean issues with outstanding Hotel reservations. Fun times!
