Melbourne Boathouses

On April 13, 2013April 17, 2013 By ambertravelingIn Australia, Backpacking, Couchsurfing, Pretty Places, UncategorizedLeave a comment

Here are some photos of the famous boathouses in Melbourne. This is one of the last places I visited before going home for a two-month break from traveling. I’m going back to Australia in the end of May!

Flowers on the Mountain

On April 10, 2013April 10, 2013 By ambertravelingIn Asia, Backpacking, Couchsurfing, Pretty Places, UncategorizedLeave a comment

After I met the Taiwanese guys at the hot air balloon festival, they took me to a commune where people traveling around Taiwan stay the night for free. That’s where I met John, a fellow solo motorbiker in his 70’s. He insisted that I wake up at 5am the next morning to go with him to see Liushidan Mountain, where the farmed daylillies just happened to be blooming. Here are the photos (from August 2012).

Oh how I love him… his name was “John”

Early morning fog

We drove up a mountain to see these flowers!

I was so lucky they were blooming while I was there.

My scooter, very easy to drive.

This crazy Taiwanese man forced me to join him at 5 AM to see the famous orange flowers on the mountain

Motorbiking with new friends in Taiwan

Hot Air Balloon Festival

On April 4, 2013April 6, 2013 By ambertravelingIn Backpacking, Couchsurfing, Pretty Places, Uncategorized1 Comment

Here are some photos from last August when I was in Taipei. I met these cool guys on the couchsurfing website who took me to this hot air balloon festival near Taitung. Highly recommended for anyone going to Taiwan!