American Southwest Day 3: Milky Way at the Balanced Rock 平衡石銀河攝影

National Parks in Utah offer some of the darkest skies in the United States. On a clear, moonless night, it’s easy to see the Milky Way with naked eyes. Thousands of natural sandstone arches provide the perfect foreground for night photography, making the Arches National Park one of the best night photography spots.

猶他州的國家公園是美國境內數一數二最黑的天空,沒有月亮又晴朗的晚上,用肉眼就可以看到銀河,天然砂岩拱門又是超好前景,拱門國家公園真的很好拍銀河。

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American Southwest Day 3: Cayonlands National Park 峽谷地國家公園

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。

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American Southwest Day 2: Shooting the Milky Way at Delicate Arch 精緻拱門健行拍銀河

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。

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American Southwest Day 2: Upper Colorado River Scenic Byway in Moab 電影場景科羅拉多河景觀道路

On the second day of our road trip to National Parks in the American Southwest, we drove 2.5 hours from Rifle, Colorado to Moab, Utah. Moab was our base for two of the Mighty Five in Utah — the Arches National Park and the Canyonlands National Park.

第二天吃完飯店早餐,開兩個半小時的車到猶他Mighty Five五大國家公園的其中一個據點 – 摩押市(Moab, Utah),拱門國家公園(Arches)和峽谷地國家公園(Cayonlands)都離Moab不遠。

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American Southwest Day 2: Lovely Airbnb in Moab 美國西南沙漠風格民宿

I fell in love with our Airbnb in Moab. The decor was stylish. The townhouse was very well equipped. The host was friendly and very helpful. When we left Moab, we were immediately dreaming about coming back for a longer stay.

Moab的民宿一住馬上愛上!室內裝潢很美,設備齊全,屋主很友善又積極聯絡,才剛離開就幻想哪天可以有假再去Moab多住幾天慢遊Utah。

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American Southwest Day 1: Big Horn Sheep on I-70 Mountain Corridor 美國西南之遇見大角羊

The drive from Denver to Utah was beautiful. Landscapes varied from mines to ski resorts to a lush valley in a majestic canyon. We were so lucky to see a group of big horn sheep on day 1 of our National Parks road trip!

從丹佛往猶他州國家公園開的這段路風景優美,一路上景色變化很多,從礦場到滑雪聖地到峽谷,國家公園之旅第一天就看到一群大角羊覺得運氣好好!

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A Foodie’s Guide to Osaka

Osaka is foodie’s paradise. There is a saying in Japan that goes 京の着倒れ、大阪の食い倒れ (Kyō no kidaore, Ōsaka no kuidaore) which basically means people in Kyoto spend all their money on fine clothing and shoes and people in Osaka spend all their money on food. From the proverb came the word Kuidaore (食い倒れ), which means to ruin oneself by indulging in food.

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A Dreamy Evening in Osaka: A Stunning Bookstore and Amazing Citrusy Chicken Ramen 大阪文青蔦屋書店輕旅行 + 柚子香雞白湯泡沫拉麵

When I travel to a new place, I always look for good food, cool architecture, and places to shoot. One of the evenings during our trip in Osaka had all the boxes checked. We visited a very Instagrammable bookstore during the blue hour right after sunset. Then we wrapped up the day with a bowl of foamy citrus-infused ramen that was incredible.

每次排行程的重點就是吃、值得看的建築、還有好拍或者Instagram打卡景點,這個大阪半日輕旅行簡直是健達出奇蛋,我們去了超適合Instagram打卡的蔦屋書店,剛好在太陽下山之後抵達枚方,當假文青朝聖之後回到大阪吃到一碗令人感動的柚子香雞白湯關西泡沫系拉麵。

 

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Osaka Must-Do: Chilling out at Riverside Coffee Shops in Kitahama 大阪北濱悠哉水岸咖啡

Kitahama seems to be an under-rated travel spot in Osaka. Riverside coffee shops with outdoor seating offer a fantastic view. This is a great place to get your coffee fix, enjoy brunch, or spend a lazy afternoon.

台灣旅遊資訊還算容易找到北濱的咖啡店,但以英文旅遊資訊來說,北濱真是被埋沒了,在北濱中之島河畔的咖啡館坐了一陣子,覺得這真是大阪必排行程!適合特別安排來喝咖啡聊是非、享受早午餐、或者悠哉浪費人生一個下午。

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