The eastern part of Taiwan is covered by five mountain ranges. Alishan is not a single mountain, but a ridge of Yushan (Jade Mountain). The Alishan National Forest Recreation Area is east of the city of Chiayi at 2,000-2,700 meters above sea level. We decided to make a stop...

If it wasn’t enough to enter the most heavily guarded border zone in the world, we decided to up the ante by crossing the border into North Korea. Call us crazy, right?? Don’t worry it’s perfectly safe. Well kind of. As safe as walking into a Communist country, from a country that...

Day 1: Auckland to Coromandel - 2 hours We spent over two weeks in Auckland and were itching to hit the road and check out the rest of the North Island. Two weeks is more than enough time - you’ll probably want to give Auckland 2-3 days to do it...