September 19, 2025
Keelung is the closest port town to Taipei and we get 4 days here to explore this area!
After walking around the Port of Keelung for just a couple of hours we felt like we were melting! This month is the Mid Summer Ghost Festival and it is a big deal - basically when they pay homage to all those who came before them. We just missed the big festival in Keelung on 9/6/25. But we did get to take in a lot of the decorations.
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BORNEO ISLAND is a fascinating place, that I had honestly only heard of from the reality tv show Survivor. I'm still learning so much, but I had no idea it is the largest island in Asia and 3rd largest island in the World! It is a mini continent, with 3 different Countries sharing the island's land mass ( Indonesia 73%, Malaysia 26% and Brunei 1% ). We are only going to 2 ports in Malaysia now, one in each of the states of Sarawak and Sabah . Below is a video that highlights and explains thing well.
The Port of Singapore is massive and thus deserving of it's own post!
Right next to the Flower Dome in Gardens by the Bay is the Cloud Forest Dome .They sell the entry tickets as a joint package. The Cloud Forest currently has a special exhibit, Jurassic World The Experience incorporated into the forest.