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Taiwan: Lost Place On Lü Dao

There’s one last place i wanted show you on Lü Dao.

Okay, actually two. Because there’s also this small cave, called Guanyin Cave, which considered to be holy and worth a short stopp anyway.

And then there’s the tipp i got. An abandoned house on a hill near the lighthouse. There’s no road up there, just a path overgrown by dense bush. It took me awhile to find my way up to the hill, but it was completely worth it. That ‚lost place‘ appeared a beautiful spot for a quite hour or so. It would be also a nice sunset point. But i preferred another coffee on my favorite place @coffeestray

März 22, 2024März 22, 2024 by Rene Bauer Categories: Asia, culture, landscape, nature, reportage, travel, Uncategorized, urbanlifeTags: abandoned, altar, Asia, cave, coffeestray, graffiti, graffitiart, greenisland, hiuse, island, landscape, lüdao, lighthouse, lostplace, nature, overgrown, renebauerphotography, reportage, sea, shrine, sunset, taiwan, Travel, wallart Hinterlasse einen Kommentar

Taiwan: The Prison Island (Lü Dao)

There is also a dark side in the history of Green Island. For the period of so called „White Terror“, from 1949 until late 1980’s, many political prisoners were held on a prison on Green Island, which got the name Prison Island back then. Nowadays it’s converted to a museum and memorial.

There are more places outside the prison walls, which played a role in those times. Most obvious the cementery, but also a cave, in which the prisons were forced to play and watch scenes and plays in order to get the right mindset for the Taiwanese society.

März 17, 2024März 17, 2024 by Rene Bauer Categories: Asia, history, landscape, nature, reportage, travelTags: Asia, cave, coast, greenisland, history, island, landscape, lèdao, memorial, museum, nature, people, prison, prisonisland, renebauerphotography, reportage, taiwan, Travel, whiteterror Hinterlasse einen Kommentar

Taiwan: Baiyang Trail And Shuilian Cave

It was already late afternoon, when i had another stop on my route trough the famous Taroko Gorge. Here i noticed a start of an hiking trail. Spontaneously i grabbed my camera and went on the path. It’s an easy going hike for approximately 3km each way. A broad path followed a river and was quite leveled. Even some tunnels were made to avoid steep bypasses. The only danger was the fallen rocks, which is not uncommon, as one can see along the way.

Just before reaching the waterfall of Baiyang, a suspension bridge has to be pass over an impressive gorge. Unfortunately the waterfall is rather a trickle, despite the rain from day before. I did expect more to be frankly. At least i had a nice chat with a doctor from Taipei, who offered me to take a picture from in front of that waterfall. Instead i asked her to join me on the selfie.

A signpost pointed to a tunnel, which lead to a stormy sound in the dark. To my surprise water streams from the ceiling of the tunnel, created a curtain of water falling to ground and flows in a stream towards the light on the end of tunnel. What an amazing spectacle. This hike was really paying off, latest with this final. Taroko Gorge will stay in good remembering for sure.

März 10, 2024März 9, 2024 by Rene Bauer Categories: Asia, culture, landscape, roadtrip, travel, waterTags: Asia, baiyang, baiyangtrail, baiyangwaterfall, bridge, cave, friend, gorge, hike, hiking, hualien, landscape, mountain, path, renebauerphotography, reportage, shuilian, shuiliancave, suspensionbridge, taiwan, taroko, tarokogorge, trail, Travel, tunnel, water, watercurtain, waterfall Hinterlasse einen Kommentar

Iceland: Ice Cave, Glacier Lagoon and Diamond Beach

From the Vatnajökull Glacier breaks icebergs into the lagoon Jökulsàrlon. That’s also the starting point for tours into ice caves. The weather wasn’t ideal at all due the rain and dark clouds. So i was missing the colors on both, the ice cave experience and on the lagoon itself too. However, there was a nice group i joined and despite i didn’t bring home the pictures i expected, it was worth the experience.

Februar 16, 2024Februar 12, 2024 by Rene Bauer Categories: europe, landscape, nature, travelTags: beach, blue, cave, diamondbeach, glacier, glacierlagoon, ice, icecave, iceland, jökulsarlon, landscape, nature, renebauerphotography, sea, tour, Travel, vatnajökull, waves, winteriniceland Hinterlasse einen Kommentar

Winter In Turkey: Ürgüp

Winter in Turkey impressions #11: Ürgüp in Capaddocia and surroundings in winterly conditions offers also unique landscape. My new friend and i went around to experience this Turkish winter wonderland.

Just more random photos…

Januar 14, 2024Januar 14, 2024 by Rene Bauer Categories: Asia, culture, history, landscape, nature, reportage, roadtrip, tinatortuga, travel, turkeyTags: ügüp, cappadocia, cave, cavehouses, city, Landrover, landroverdefender, landscape, nature, overland, people, renebauerphotography, reportage, snow, tinatortuga, Travel, turkey, winter, winterinturkey Hinterlasse einen Kommentar

Winter In Turkey: Antalya

Turkey in winter impressions #4: I spent New Years Eve in Antalya and surroundings, where i found a super nice family renting me out a room in their airBnB. Beside that i met again a travel mate from an earlier trip in Africa and made more friends.

Januar 7, 2024Januar 5, 2024 by Rene Bauer Categories: culture, history, landscape, nature, photoshoot, portrait, reportage, roadtrip, tinatortuga, tradition, travel, turkey, urbanlifeTags: antalya, aquarium, Asia, cave, friends, history, landscape, middleeast, mountains, museum, nature, newyear, overland, party, people, photoshoot, portraits, renebauerphotography, reportage, tinatortuga, Travel, turkey Hinterlasse einen Kommentar

BEST OF GREECE 2021 (3/3)

Again some more images of the big variety Greece has to offer. Historical sites, wonderful landscapes including caves, canyons and mountains, vibrant small cities or relaxed beach life. And there’s so much more to discover. Certainly not my last visit here.

Dezember 6, 2021Dezember 5, 2021 by Rene Bauer Categories: culture, europe, history, landscape, nature, reportage, roadtrip, travel, Uncategorized, urbanlifeTags: beach, canyon, cave, greece, mountain, olympia, valley Hinterlasse einen Kommentar

OST-EUROPA-MOTORRADTOUR #45: Matka Schlucht in Mazedonien

Mazedonien hat nicht nur eine sehenswerte Hauptstadt, sondern auch viel Natur zu bieten. Dazu gehört auch die Matka-Schlucht mit der angeblich tiefsten Unterwasserschlucht Europas. Die neugewonnenen Reisefreunde nahmen mich mit ihrem Auto mit. Zusammen wollten wir die Schlucht erwandern und vor allem die besagte Höhle besuchen. Ein Pfad führte über dem Wasser immer tiefer in die Schlucht. Dann plötzlich war Schluss. Unser Ziel, die grosse Tropfsteinhöhle befand sich aber auf der anderen Seite, ohne Brücke oder Steg. Uns blieb nichts anderes übrig als zurück zu gehen und, einen Kaffee später, eine Bootstour mit zu machen. Der Blick vom Boot aus war aber ebenfalls berauschend. Die Höhle selber war dann aber nicht so tief wie erwartet, und es fehlte auch an eindrucksvollen Formen von Stalaktiten und Stalagmiten. Doch schon die Wanderung und die Bootstour waren der Aufwand wert.

Oktober 7, 2017Oktober 7, 2017 by Rene Bauer Categories: culture, europe, landscape, nature, reportage, roadtrip, travel, UncategorizedTags: canyon, cave, easteurope, hiking, macedonia, matka, skopje, Travel Hinterlasse einen Kommentar

OST-EUROPA-MOTORRADTOUR #16: Kurze Tour in der Niederen Tatra

Nachdem ich in der Hohen Tatra überraschend schöne Ecken entdeckte, wollte ich nun auch noch einen Kurztrip in die Niedere Tatra wagen. Gerade rechtzeitig kam ich zur Tour in die ‚Eishöhle‘. Von der Natur tief ins Gebirge gegrabene Gänge führten in eine kalte Dunkelheit. Hier unten hält sich tatsächlich das Eis das ganze Jahr über und formt skurrile Skulpturen. Gut nachvollziehbar, dass im Mittelalter gefundene Bärenknochen für Überbleibsel von Drachen gehalten wurden. Naja, vielleicht hausten die ja wirklich hier.

Im Nachbartal besuchte ich die grösste Holzkirche Slowakiens, oder gar der Welt, je nach Quelle. Kein einziger Nagel oder sonstiges Metall wurde verbaut. Alle tragende Teile und auch der Altar sind aus Holz gefertigt. Nur eine Minute vor dem Schliessen der Kirche wurde ich noch kurz rein gelassen. Trotz der monumentalen Grösse von innen, wirkt das Holz freundlich, warm und heimelig.

Und dann war noch das kleine Dorf, nicht weit von meinem Camp entfernt. Ein Geheimtipp soll die Ruine einer Kirche sein, dessen Holzturm noch erhalten ist. Stolz und unbändig ragt der Turm über die verwachsenen Ruinen empor. Hinter dem einfachen Bauerndorf türmt sich das Tatra-Gebirge, gibt der ganzen Szenerie einen malerischen Anstrich.

September 7, 2017September 7, 2017 by Rene Bauer Categories: culture, europe, history, HOPE, humansofplanetearth, landscape, nature, portrait, reportage, roadtrip, tradition, travel, UncategorizedTags: cave, church, höhle, kirche, landscape, natur, ruine, slovakia, slowakien, Travel Hinterlasse einen Kommentar

Hike Trough Border Villages

Early morning a young guy approached me. He offered tours. Despite my plans to travel further, i got convinced to spend a day longer in this area. Julius, the young tour guide, promised me, not only to guide me for an hike along the Congo border, but also showing me authentic village life, where he’s born. I didn’t regret my decision. Trough villages and over farmland, he brought me to a cave, climbed up an hill with craters, where every inch is used as agriculture land, introduced me with school and showed me the spring, where village people get their drinking water. On this hike, i got the whole lot impression of country life in Uganda.