Just came back from Delhi for a conference. Not much place I've visited considering the short stay and following the crowd (that means I was well taken care by the conference organiser). When you hear about India, what's come into your mind? Taj Mahal. Yup. That's the only thing I can think of when I was told to go to India. Is that only that place in a big country like India? Well, you may wonder a big country like India had registered only over 6 million tourists in 2012. Compared with China (over 100 millions, Thailand was over 22 millions, and even our beloved Malaysia had 25 million tourists in 2012). So what's gone wrong in India? I do not have the answer. But from my observation in airport and visa application, I could only make an intelligent guess.
I haven't finished recounting my journey in Sweden and Japan; I returned from Taiwan just two weeks ago. Here's a brief account of my recent visit there (although I still have unfinished tale from last year trip to Taiwan). My first stop was Kaoshiung. Spent a day and a half in the town, then I travelled to Tainan for a weekend symposium. I ended my journey in Taipei for another short hike. The weather in Kaohsiung was quite hot, comparatively. It's not my favorite weather for traveling. Perhaps I arrived there too early; had I come a few days later, the temperature would have been cooler. Since day time was hot, it would be wise to visit Pier 2 area during evening or night. Not many people / tourists in this town. It looked quiet. The next day, I took a ferry to Cijin. The ride was short, about 5 minutes. Cijin Island is a fisherman's village. On the opposite side of the island, there's a beach. It was serene but scorching, to the extent that I couldn't walk m
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