Creatures of Kandy

Kandy’s human landscape is of course very colorful and photo-worthy indeed. But I shouldn’t omit the many fascinating animals and plants I came across during my time there, mostly in and around Kandy Lake. I already mentioned the monitor lizards, which I have to say were the coolest. But there were plenty of others, particularly

Hiking in Taipei

5 April 2018: I chose my Airbnb room in Taipei because I saw on Google Maps it was in Xinyi District (信義區), close to the Elephant Mountain Nature Trail (象山自然步道). As I’ve mentioned, one quality I look for in a city is closeness to nature; in particular, proximity to hikeable hills and mountains. Hong Kong,