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8 Hours in Kaohsiung, Taiwan

published on 6 July 2019 - 109 -

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Follow me as I travel around the world working on a container ship!

The mega container ship is alongside Kaohsiung for one day, I had 8 hours off between my watch, so i took the opportunity to explore Kaohsiung, Taiwan. Brought along my drone to take some shots at the beautiful architecture that Taiwan has to offer.

Kaohsiung, Taiwan

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