Cayonlands National Park in Utah has been high on my bucket list. The park has an iconic stone arch that you probably have seen after a famous photographer Peter Lik took the renowned sunrise photo which became your computer background image.
猶他州的峽谷地國家公園一直以來都在我的攝影夢想清單上，自從攝影師Peter Lik在Mesa Arch拍了日出之後，大概大家都在電腦桌布看過峽谷地的這個著名地標。
Being featured on Utah license plates, Delicate Arch is probably the most recognized landmark and most photographed natural wonder in the Arches National Park.
猶他州的車牌是這個紅色砂岩精緻拱門(Delicate Arch)，大概是拱門國家公園最著名的地標也是最多人拍的景點。
Coba is an ancient Mayan city that dominated a vast region of Yucatan around 200-600 AD. The ruins of Coba is a wanderlust destination because you can climb to the top of an ancient Mayan pyramid and overlook the jungle of the Yucatán Peninsula.
科巴是西元200-600年極盛的馬雅城市，這個遺址是Instagram熱門打卡景點，因為科巴的大金字塔式猶加敦半島上最高的馬雅金字塔，又是唯一一座還開放遊客攀爬的金字塔，爬到頂端可以俯瞰猶加敦半島的茂密叢林。
Beautiful rock formation and desert scenes in Arizona and Utah have always been on my list of top travel spots. I secretly really want to go with my dad with our cameras. Last year Aaron showed interests in going there. As a planner plus a dreamer, I planned out a nine-day trip from Zion National Park, the north rim of the Grand Canyon, Lake Powell, to Monument Valley, and then circling back to Vegas through the south rim of Grand Canyon. From budget to food to things to do and see. It seems that this dream trip will not come true any time soon, so Red Rock Canyon became a tiny sample of my grand mission.
亞利桑那和猶他州的沙漠和岩壁一直是美國我最想去看的地方，人生夢想是帶相機跟我爸去。去年發現Aaron有興趣，很有行動力地排好從玩到吃到住的九天行程加預算，從錫安國家公園、大峽谷的北邊、Monument Valley，然後從大峽谷南緣回拉斯維加斯，目前看來短期內無法成行，所以先拿紅岩峽谷來當做小慰藉。
For years, Taipei 101 was the tallest skyscrapers in the world. As an iconic landmark and one of the tallest buildings worldwide, the observation deck of Taipei 101 rightly becomes a must-visit. It is certainly worth seeing. To me, the most amazing part is the structure design and this 660-tonne tuned mass damper that helps the building withstand typhoons and earthquakes. Bear in mind that this 509 meter / 1669 feet building is situated on the circum-Pacific seismic belt.
However, if you want to see the view of the Taipei City with Taipei 101 in it, the Elephant Mountain Trail, or the Xiangshan Trail, is one of the best places to go. I highly recommend this mini hiking trip for those visiting Taipei 101 and the Xinyi District (信義區). Note that this is for people who do not mind lots of walking and stairs.
[Updated August 2018]
For the first time in six years, I went back home in Taipei for the Lunar New Year! Typically the northeast monsoon brings gloomy rainy days to the northern Taiwan in winter. The weather is usually bad during the Lunar New Year which falls in late January or February. Luckily it was mostly sunny and 80F/27C during the Lunar New Year vacation this time! Many people seized this opportunity to go out and see cherry blossoms.
六年來第一次回家過年，運氣很好，過年連假幾乎都是27度又晴天的好天氣，好多人跑去賞花。
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