
A peaceful walk through Kaohsiung’s temple-lined pond — complete with giant mouths, spiral towers, and a 10-second trip through the afterlife. I went in with zero expectations (plus warnings that it was under renovation), and ended up walking through the Dragon’s mouth into a calm little heaven-hell tunnel. Yup. The Dragon Tiger Pagodas have reopened,…

Bathing elephants, river crossing on a log-raft, and climbing “sticky” rocks barefoot — this full-day tour was wild (in the best way). Picked up at 8am, I dozed through the morning van ride while our small group filled up — mostly teachers and remote workers. Great energy. Once we arrived, we changed into comfy clothes…