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Jean-Luc Picard
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Captain of the USS Enterprise-D Possibly kicking the bucket soon.
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Little island airports
With recent reports of 737 planes with safety issues following two crashes of the newest model, all 737s have been grounded indefinitely and Boeing have forecast a reduced production schedule as a result
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NaCl mountain
A mountain made of salt. This is not natural but it isn't pretending to be either. It is the left overs of a salt field which was then piled up into a mountain to create a tourist attraction.
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Temple queues
This is the temple at Tai Jiang any other place would see many locals and tourists alike come to worship and pay their respects to their ancestors during the Qingming festival. This place however is famous
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Chinese Temples
This is the Tianyuan temple famous for its cylindrical shape and it's towering presence presiding over the countryside hills. Most people visit for the cherry blossoms and sakura flowers. At this time
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Tamsui river
Tamsui is the furthest stop on the Red line of the MRT. From the main station, Tamsui is about 50 minutes. Very popular because of the famous singer Jay Chou, who studied at the Tamsui secondary school.
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Tesla's in Taiwan
Electric vehicles have made leaps and strides in adoption in places like Shenzhen, China where the entire fleet of vehicles used for public transport have been replaced with fully electric vehicles. Other
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Xinyi district.
Night shots with the Mate 20 Pro and it's AI powered night mode. Location is between building A9 and Breeze. Night mode takes a series of photos with varying ISO and White Balance then combines them together
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Countryside vibes
The northern parts of the island are for the most part home of either farmers or fishermen. They have maintained their family business and avoided moving to the fringe if the city in search of alternative
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Streetography
I recently got myself the flagship Samsung S10+ and one of its best features is the ultra wide angle lens which at 35mm full frame equivalent would be 12mm wide. This is substantially more wide than the
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West gate pedestrian zone
One of the oldest parts of the city and one of the most popular, especially amongst the millennial generation. Ximending was once considered a red light district of sorts, housing underground brothels
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Pop up stalls.
The black market represents about 28% of Taiwan's GDP. That is quite a large figure compares to the already high 14% as seen in China. This is something that nation has struggled to battle with as it moves
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Pedestrian zones and markets
This is just one of the alleyways which entrench the ximen pedestrian zone. Food stalls are harder to remain in business as food chains take over and buildings are gradually modernised. More often than
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Eslite the famous book store.
Originally famous in Taiwan. The book store has expanded to overseas in China many branches across Taiwan. The heritage book store sells a lot of locally produced items and helps support the cultural heritage
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7 ELEVEN
I must admit, I am completely reliant on convenience stores. Not just in Asia but pretty much everywhere in the world. 7 Eleven is a special one though, because they don't have them where I live anymore.
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Watsons
If you've ever felt like you needed something urgently like make up remover, washing gel, tooth paste.. etc. Watson's has got you covered and they're open 24/7 for the night owls. Most of the products
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Dior : Designer of Dreams
Founded in 1946, Dior was founded by Christian Dior in Paris and originally backed by financier Marcel Boussac. Today, Dior designs and retails primarily haute-couture items for women ranging from leather
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Korean BBQ
In the heart of China town, you'll always find a staple Korean restaurant offering the best dishes from Korea. Perhaps the most well known of the Korean cuisine(s) is the Korean BBQ. Typically you are
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Health and exercise.
Trying to get back into shape is a very difficult task if you've been away from it for a while. The last time I ran 10k was now half a decade ago. Since then, I've been fairly active but that is a farcry
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Streets of Krakow
Krakow's streets are idyllic even at night time. The cobbled streets are lined with people (mostly girls) who are trying to get you to go to their clubs. Usually they lure you with a free drink and some
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Iced Crayfish
The crayfish boil is very popular here but due to seasonality, you'll only begin to see crayfish restaurants open up around this time of year. Interesting with this particular restaurant is that they serve
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