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J.r. Riel

J.R. has been drifting the globe on and off for the past decade, but has just recently left behind the "9 to 5" for a long term adventure outside the box. Through the course of his travels he has lived in various places; from Bridgehampton, New York to Lanai City, Hawaii. He currently resides in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, where he is studying Mandarin and experiencing the joys of Taiwanese beef noodles, dry. Subscribe to J.R.'s travel blog and share in the adventures at "The Drifter's Blog" Or follow his Twitter tweets: @DriftersBlog

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Banaue Rice Terraces

Created on December 30, 2010 by J.r. Riel, Writer

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Ayutthaya Ruins Thailand

Created on July 02, 2010 by J.r. Riel, Writer

This former Thai capital is richly endowed with temples, shrines, and Buddha statues.

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Puerto Princesa Subterranean River National Park

Created on February 25, 2010 by J.r. Riel, Writer

Imagine yourself surrounded by more than 22,000 hectares of natural beauty. You are in the middle of a dramatic landscape with jagged cliffs and limestone mountains jutting out from a green sea of lush tropical vegetation. If you are a bird watcher, the air is filled with the sounds of flapping wings and exotic calls from parrots, hornbills, herons and leaf birds. If you are a nature lover, your eyes catch the clumsy movement of monitor lizards stumbling through the rustling leaves and squirrels leaping from bent tree limbs, while blinking eyes of wild macaques curiously peer back at you from behind shadowy foliage. This place of untamed geography and exotic wildlife is no mere dream. It is Puerto Princesa Subterranean River National Park, Philippines. ...

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The world's only Mainland Albatross Colony, Dunedin

Created on December 02, 2009 by J.r. Riel, Writer

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Explore the Many Sides of Yü-shan National Park, Taiwan

Created on July 25, 2009 by J.r. Riel, Writer

Every national park needs a crown jewel. Hawaii's Volcanoes National Park has it's red-ruby Kilauea Volcano, Malaysia's Kinabalu National Park has it's green-emerald Mount Kinabalu, and Taiwan's Yushan National Park is beautified by it's lofty Jade Mountain, so named because of her snow-capped peak which glistens in the sun like white-jade. Many of us picture high-rises and concrete madness when we think of Taiwan. After all, it made its place on the world scene in the 1990's as one of the "Four Asian Tigers." But with over 79,000,000 acres of Taiwan's landmass set aside and preserved as National Parks, this Asian province is as much a mecca for campers, hikers, adventure trekkers and nature lovers as it is for world-class business men. One of Taiwan's ...

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Komodo National Park

Created on July 25, 2009 by J.r. Riel, Writer

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Location

j-r--riel is located in Taiwan, Province of China

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