Showing posts with label Taiwan. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Taiwan. Show all posts

Tuesday, September 1, 2020

Swiped

Spontaneous stop for a quick dip during my last motorcycle trip in#Vietnam
#motorcyclediaries#southeastasiatravel#northernvietnam#throwback
Let's just start with some photo's probably recent but not always necesarily. In northern Vietnam (above, following and thereafter).

I also delved up some snippets.
VNexpress (Mar. 15) looks at the 35m high Trang Ta Puong Waterfall in Quang Tri Province.
'Located in Thuong Lam commune, Na Hang district, Tuyen Quang province, Khuoi Nhi waterfall is an ideal place for visitors to swim and enjoy natural ‘fish massage' therapy'.
Pickyourtrail (May 28) lists 7 of the most "beautiful" waterfalls in Vietnam. Resort-in-asia (Jul. 4) lists the most "breathtaking "waterfalls in Vietnam.
everything_beanre, somewhere near Sapa:
Waterfalls, motorcycles and skinny-dipping, just keep swiping #adultswim #clothingoptional #adventurementor #roadscholar #motorcyclenomad #motorcyclism #mayoroffun #marinecorpsveteran #wanderlust #waterfalls #wanderlost

tungtungtungg at Thác Gò Lào - Mai Châu - Hòa Bình (Northern Vietnam):
น้ำตกเกาเหลาไม่งอก 🌿 📷@mtesier
Shared
Over to Laos. 
The Vientiane Times (Jul. 13) notes:
'Borikhamxay province will develop Tad Tontaen waterfall as a natural tourism site to attract more visitors after the Covid-19 pandemic and to upgrade facilities at the site.
The project is also aimed at increasing the income of the local people so that they can improve their lives.
A feasibility study for the project began recently, after an agreement was signed by officials of Borikhamxay province and the Somchanh Construction Company Limited last week.'
Below a picture only referred to as Laos:

I don’t think I’ve shared a picture of my butt yet this year and February is almost over!!! India maybe isn’t the best place for butt pics especially in all of these beautiful resorts we’ve been staying in recently but here is a little throwback to one of our favourite spots in Laos!-----📸 - @silcolibri -----#nakedinnature #butt #nakedadventure #adventurethatislife #exploreeverything #exploreeverywhere #freedomthinkers #keepitwild #liveauthentic #lifeofadventure #neverstopexploring #welivetoexplore #adventurespirit #stayandwander #travelshots #exploremore #exploringtheglobe #planetdiscovery #travel #thewanderingtourist #traveladdicts #seetheworld #roamtheplanet
Continuing our westward journey, we're in Thailand. Not exactly referred to, presumably mainland Thailand (?).

I'm not sure what it is about getting naked at waterfalls but I seem to do it every time I go to one now! Especially if I am with @lilythenomad !..There is just something so freeing and primal about stripping down and getting into the icy waters surrounded by nature. Really, just being naked in nature anywhere is something everyone should experience at some point in there life!..I have decided to make it a goal of my life to spend at least one birthday entirely in my birthday suit! Since my birthday is the 28th of this month maybe I will just have to make it happen, give me a double tap if you think I should! ..#birthdaysuit #nakeninnature #naked #waterfalls #waterfall #waterfalllove #nakedchallenge #thailandwaterfalls #travelthailand #explorethailand #norhternthailand #pai #paithailand #painature #thailandnature #damestravel #sofetravel #solofemaletravel #solofemaletraveler #bucketlist #bucketlistgoals #femmatravel #globelletavels #ladiesgoneglobal #wearetravelgirls #shewhowanders #travelstroke #postcardplaces #welivetotravel

ava_avitar, somewhere in Thailand (south?):
So many waterfalls on the list right now.#junglegirl #tbt #skinnydip #asiangirl #nakedbutt #nakedbuttandsowhat
alionakravtsova at Khao Raa waterfall:
Мы дорожим руками и прочими членами, ибо они - части нашего тела. Почему же мы не дорожим существами, ведь они - частицы этого мира? Мысль о "я" при взгляде на это тело, лишенное самости, появляется в силу привычки. Так почему бы не породить привычку видеть себя в других? Гл. 8, 114-115 "Путь бодхисаттвы" (Бодхичарья-аватара). Шантидева
On to the islands, Thai flavoured and only from Ko Phangan (above and following).

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Had this beauty all to myself today. Another reason I love going for swims in the rain. 🥰................#photography #canon #canon80d #canonphotography #50mm #50mmphotography #love #passion #explore #traveling #travel #adventure #optoutside #seasia #asia #thailand #waterfall #böötySoul
More Southeastasian islands.
Normally not included, but let's give Taiwan a couple of photo ops:

-溫泉的季節來了！！！-曾經在救生溪訓的時候，舊傷復發而導致失溫，再加上只有6%左右的體脂，讓我遲遲對冷這件事實在不敢恭維，秋冬來了，開始準備要去探索各個知名的隱密的開放的封閉的野溪溫泉了！！！！-野溪溫泉大多是地熱溫泉湧出後，與溪水匯流而成適合人體浸泡的溫度，聽說光是北部近郊就有32處溫泉口，目前已經去過的實在少之又少，這次秋冬勢必卯起來把已知的野溪溫泉都玩了個遍！-照片是在涓涓細流下，與多處從岩縫竄出的滾燙熱水溫泉匯流而成的溫泉瀑布，在冷冽空氣下沖溫泉著實過癮至極！！！-欸欸大家還有推薦哪裡的野溪溫泉啊？拜託快點跟我說！！！！
.花蓮這四天探了些新的點，也認識幾位新朋友會這麼喜歡花蓮，是因為有群可愛的朋友相伴他們讓我對所有事情產生更多熱情有了很多勇氣去做些未知又令人害怕的嘗試還是學生的你們更讓我回味學生生活穿過蘇花公路後好像年輕了好幾歲你們說，已經江郎才盡快把我帶著玩遍花蓮了但我總都帶著許多值得玩味許久的回憶回家接下來我可以把笑聲傳染給更多的大家未來一定要帶著能對環境友善的大家一起踩點沒有溯溪經驗的你們也不用擔心他們真的超罩的！#taiwan#yachi#rivertrecking#nakedswim#hualien

Then over to Bali, to finish this posting off:

Dreamin 🌴🕊🥥🌬 dreamin dreamin backward and forward! I allow myself, because i love to dream and manifest my dreams 💚#mamabali
River blessings with the soulful @sofi_chi🍃💚@foto.sofichi
Lifeofdoing has an updated (Aug. 6) 13 best Balinese waterfalls.
Escapeartists (Mar. 8) has a most photogenic waterfall overview of the island.
Tripcanvas (Apr. 14) has 24 hidden waterfalls on the island; a really good primer on waterfall hunting on the island.

Watervallen by blootgewoon, in Dutch (try and translate?):
Na cultuur te hebben gesnoven in Ubud, zetten we onze reis verder door naar het noorden van Bali: Lovina. Hier zijn we een attractie voor de kids in de dorpjes. Iedereen zwaait als je langsrijdt en de kinderen willen allemaal een high five! Onderweg van Ubud naar Lovina rij je door de bergen en zijn er verschillende watervallen die je kunt bezoeken. Wij zijn naar beneden gelopen om te zwemmen onder de Gitgit waterfall! We hadden onderweg al wat mensen bloot in rivieren zien zitten om zich te wassen en waren er daarom vanuit gegaan dat onze gids er geen probleem mee zou hebben als we bloot onder de waterval zouden stappen. En dat deden we dus ook!

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Tuesday, August 18, 2015

Worthy

Waterfall in rinjani national park #lombokwaterfalls #waterfall #lombok #rinjaninationalpark

It's been a while I'll admit. 

But I've not much newly enjoyed waterfall chases to add, certainly not in Southeast Asia.
So I might have been tempted to make this a very, very sleepy blog. Then again it's 3 years since the last posting, so maybe it was already sleepy ...

 But I've decided to add a news section every now and then, a bit irregular. Also a way to add pictures and hopefully encourage chases and the safe use of waterfalls.

 Playground
A big inspiration for this posting goes to the website Taiwan Waterfalls which has an exceptional detailed and extensive piece on Bali's waterfalls (August 10, 2015). 
No less than details of 13 waterfalls are noted, some more well-known, others more secretive. And the author adds that despite the details of these waterfalls, he's to add more.

This place is beautiful. #Maubisse #waterhole #waterfall #water #rocks #beautiful #jump #timor #timorleste #freezing #nofilter
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Another inspiration for this awakening, was the tale by Richard Collett (travel-tramp, April 21, 2015) entitled The Man Who Fell Down the Tallest Waterfall in Laos:
'Hoping that we’d missed him at the top while we had been drinking our Beer Laos, we set about looking around through the forest, peering into abyss every now and then, to snatch a glimpse of the track.
There was no one else in sight though- not until we headed back to the entrance of the track and there, sat in the bushes, was an exhausted figure. Rushing over we realised it was our mate. He was battered, muddy and disheveled. We gave him a beer, and he said he’d fallen into the waterfall. Somewhat roughed up, after a while he began to tell us what had happened. ....'.
Less inspiring, Vietnam and China want to further exploit the border waterfall of Ban Gioc (Vietnamnet, August 7, 2015). Sounds very exciting:
'The fourth round of negotiations on an agreement on cooperation in protecting and exploiting tourism resources within the Ban Gioc Waterfall vicinity between Vietnam and China ran in Beijing from August 2-6.
....
 Both sides discussed issues of mutual concern frankly and reached consensus on all draft contents of the agreement. They agreed to speed up their domestic assessments of the pact as well as the organisation of the next round for signing preparations. The two sides then inked the meeting minutes'.
A website with a fair share of waterfall info is travelfish; my fist call whnever needing travel info on Southeast Asia. 
Recent entries on waterfalls include those around Luang Prabang, Laos (January 30, 2015), the Bolaven plateau, Laos (January 31, 2015) and Munduk, Bali (March 3, 2015).

If wanting to check out a waterfall or two on that Bolaven plateau, mergingworldsstravel (April 25, 2015) has taken the time to write down all the details, a must see posting:
'Oh Pakse, Pakse, Pakse. Such great memories of whisking the motorbike through your empty highways surrounded by forest, jungle, foliage and villages. Cruising from waterfall to waterfall, swimming in natural pools as cascades of water drop from cliffs above crashing into the water below. Providing an escape from the heat, a natural playground, unspeakable beauty'.
Definitely not almost going in the drink... #Pakse #Paksong #Laos #BolavenPlateau #Travelling #Waterfall
Must do
More waterfall related postings focusing on the most this or that. Here's just a short selection:
  • 12 Relaxing Waterfall Picnic Spots Around West Malaysia (Healthworks.my, May 13, 2015).
  • Top 10 Waterfalls You MUST SEE in the Philippines (wheninmanila, November 12, 2014).
  • 14 stunning Philippine waterfalls worth chasing (skyscanner, December 2014).
  • 16 Waterfalls In The Philippines That Will Take Your Breath Away (trekeffect,  August 3, 2015):
'Visiting a waterfall is probably the most relaxing and, at the same time, fulfilling kind of nature tripping. The sound of the water, from above crashing down below, is not only the best takeaway in the entire experience but the visually stunning greens surrounding it as well'.
  • 20 Amazing Waterfalls to Visit This Summer (lamudi.com.ph, April 10, 2015). 
  • 15 Waterfalls in the Visayas You Might've Never Heard Of Before (Choosephilippines, December 12, 2014).
  • 10 Of The Most Spectacular Waterfalls In Indonesia (wowshack, January 7, 2015).
  • Uncovering Bali’s 7 most spectacular waterfalls unknown to most (blimehthesheep, September 9, 2014).
  • 10 spectacular waterfalls in Bandung that are unknown to most (Indonesia tripcanvas, July 10, 2015). 
And then our tops came flying off... emojiemojiemojiemoji #goodtimes #maesawaterfall #waterfall #chiangmai #ThaiFruitFest #thailand #RawTill4 #vegan #goodvibes #gofruityourself #carbthefuckup #travelgram #wanderlust #skinnydipping #gopro 
Source, see also youtube ...

    Selfie
    As said above, despite the high degree of pleasure a dip under a cooling waterfall can result in, they are also something to be treated with caution as the following short links will prove. 
    Also note that many a casualty is the result of risk taking either be it to take a selfie or to overextend.
    Thanh nien news (July 28, 2015):
    'An 18-year-old man fell from a waterfall in central Vietnam and died during a trip with his friends on Sunday.
    Huynh Thanh Son climbed up the Ba Waterfall in Binh Thuan Province with three of his friends after they arrived. 
    It just stopped raining and his friends said he slipped and fell when they were taking photos'.
    'A German student has died after falling into a steep ravine at a waterfall on a popular Malaysian resort island [Langkawi], police said on Sunday'. 
    (ndtv, October 19, 2014).
    'A man was badly injured in the head and neck after he fell while bathing at the waterfall at the Kanching Recreational Forest in Templer's Park near Kuala Lumpur yesterday'.
    (The Malaysian insider, June 23, 2015).
    'Two high school have plunged to their deaths from a Central Java cliff while trying to take selfies, an official said on Tuesday'.
    (Jakarta globe, March 21, 2015).
    Spaniard falls to death from waterfall (Bangkok Post, March 26, 2015).
    'A 24-year-old Newcastle man has died while on holiday in Thailand. Hugh Smith was on Koh Samui when he and a friend, Benjamin Kemp, 20, from Bar Beach, both fell from a waterfall'. 
    (Newcastle Herald, February 12, 2015).

    Stay safe.

    simple Saturday morning getaway to Tengkil Falls, a beautiful 4 storey high waterfall in Kota Tinggi. Took a 2.5 hr hike to get to it, but the refreshing waterfall massage makes up for it. Washed away all the sweat! Definitely wanna go again! =D #TengkilFalls #KotaTinggi #Waterfall #MalaysiaWaterfall #WaterfallMassage #Relaxing #Refreshing #WashingUp #WantToGoAgain
    Safe selfing, source
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