Tag: hidden gem

7 Reasons Why You Should Travel to Taiwan

Jasmine TamokAsia

I admit it, although I always listed Taiwan in my head as a place I could visit, it never made it on my “must see on my next trip” list.

But let me back up for a moment…

I can’t believe how fast the time has been flying while on this trip. After leaving the Maluku region, we flew to Jakarta and then Kuala Lumpur for a few days each. It was nice reset to be in the city and have limitless choices on food. Then last Tuesday we flew to Taiwan to meet up with our friends Claire and Joe from Canada. We only managed to visit Taipei and Kenting since our trip was quite short.

Taiwan Buddha Museum
Doing sightseeing with our Canadian friends that we met up with in Taiwan

Taiwan has always been a country that I have been interested in visiting. However, it never sparked me enough to be on my immediate “must visit” list. Since our friends were travelling for only 1 week, it was logical for us to fly to them. It provided a great opportunity to see a new country, and this country actually ended up being the 30th country that I have visited!

Taipei 101
Taipei 101

Of course, while visiting my 30th country, I also had to visit the 10th tallest building in the world, Taipei 101

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Hidden Gems in British Columbia

Jasmine TamokNorth America

Well, it really has been a jam-packed trip so far. After camping at Cat Lake last weekend, we relaxed a few days and then headed up to Whistler to visit my friend, Amanda. Every year we visit Amanda in Whistler, she always shows us some amazing places that are always the highlight of our trip to Canada. This time, she took us to a real hidden gem in British Columbia, which was a bit tough to get to but totally worth it.

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Free Obstacle Course in Gothenburg

Jasmine TamokEurope

Hey again!

So, I have been on vacation for about a month now, and I am now finally finding time to write. I don’t really know what has been hindering me the past month. Probably the main reason is that I have been reading the Harry Potter books (in Swedish) which means that each book takes approximately 5 times as long. Low and behold, I am almost done with the 7th book, and I am finally feeling like I should get back to blogging and focus more on what I love to do most in the world, TRAVEL! So, I think that after playing around for a few months, I have finally figured out that I would like to focus on my travels, as well as what there is to do for expats living in Sweden.

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I am going to write about a hidden gem in Gothenburg that can be found in the neighbourhood, Kallebäck. It is located a bit outside of the city centre but is easily reachable with the 50 bus (towards Kallebäck) from Brunnsparken (the major transportation hub near Central Station, directly outside of Nordstan, the big shopping complex). You hop on the bus and get off at Smörgatan. You can also drive since there is free parking on site. If you are looking it up on Google Maps, it is called Bergets Hinderbana.
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