Hey, I am Ferdy, and I am living in Kinmen, a group of islands that are part of Taiwan, but are also very close to the Chinese city of Xiamen. Kinmen is known for its rich history and cultural heritage, and it is a popular destination for tourists who want to learn more about the island's past. It is also home to a number of beautiful beaches and scenic spot.
I spent several years backpacking, and even longer working all kind of jobs. Meanwhile, I am more or less settled. However, I wanted to share my experiences and started making videos.
If you want to get an idea about living in Asia, especially in Taiwan, you are in the right place. After moving to Taiwan in 2023, I decided to start my travel vlog about living in Asia. And, of course, I speak about China, the Chinese Civil War and the history of Taiwan since 1949.
Visit the official website: travelingkunz.com/home/traveling-kunz/
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You will get more views if you change your thumbnail strategy, they look pretty bad
I assume you are the guy that texted me and tried to sell me thumbnails 🤣
Awesome video! 🌟 I loved the Tianmu Beer Festival highlights-looks like a fantastic time. Thanks for showing us how to enjoy beer in Taipei! 🍻 I’ll definitely check this out next time I’m in Taiwan. Keep up the great work!
Cool
😀😀😀 Fantastic. Beer Festival.
I need to make a correction. In the video, I mention that I went to the hot springs in Yangmingshan, which is true, but I didn’t include that in the Yangmingshan video. Instead, I documented my hot spring visit during my trip to Yilan.kzread.info/dash/bejne/gX18m7GIqJrPfaw.htmlsi=xpC4mjJaZrLQAgnj
Looks great, i'll put Wulai on my Taiwan bucket list. Maybe some maps showing locations in the future would help to understand travel logistics a bit better. Awesome video, cheers!
Fair idea, Taiwan is small, I had maps in the past, but people tend to drop out at that point
I'd like to know how to get to china from taipei by ferry? How much the ticket, thanks
I am not sure if there is a direct ferry to Taipei, but you can take the ferry from Xiamen in China to kinmen, and then take another ferry to mainland Taiwan
@@traveling_kunz I keep reading that only Taiwan residents are allowed to use the Kinmen-Xiamen ferry. Is that correct? I'll be traveling to Matsu in November and would love to see Xiamen!
@@scottfagerstrom9312 Nope, there were restrictions during covid, so only people with relatives or business could use the ferry. But now you are good to go
@@scottfagerstrom9312 nope, there were restrictions during Covid, but now you are good to to with any passport
@@traveling_kunz Thanks
awesome little suggestion, change cover into chinese, adding some chinese hashtag, subtitle, the algorithm will luv u
LG von Stulle aus DE
Ist bei euch in Wüstenhausen das Internet so langsam, daß du das Video erst jetzt sehen kannst? 😂
@@traveling_kunz ne er hat mir die Videos empfohlen und ich sollte das ausrichten 🤣
Impressed by the well-maintained futsal pitches and the weather! Join us in futsal kickabouts if you ever come to Taipei!!
Will do I am frequently in Taipei actually
Smugglers are just asking random people to help? So strange for me.
It is not exactly help, they pay you for carrying stuff, and it is theoretically not smuggling as you as a carrier are within the legal duty free limitations 😂 maybe it is organized customs bypassing
Beautiful! We went to Taipei for the first time last year and it was amazing. Hoping to visit again soon to do a road trip like this. Thank you for sharing!❤
Thanks for watching 😊
Thanks for covering that. It's good to show people in other countries that massive amounts of people can come out to protest in peace without the need for violence and destruction.
Danke für dieses Video. Ich reise diese Woche nach Taitung und habe jetzt mehr interessante Orte, die ich besuchen möchte. :) Ich war schon einmal in Sanxiantai, bin aber noch nie über die gesamte Bogenbrücke gelaufen... Ihr seid wirklich gut!
Danke, dass du dieses Video gemacht hast! Du hast mehr Menschen auf dieses Ereignis und seinen Kontext aufmerksam gemacht.
Great vidéo, very informative. Thank you grand master of cohesion
Thank you for sharing !! KMT and TPP are trying to turn Taiwan into Hong Kong, as a Taiwanese we have to defend our country. This movement have shown our democracy as well as the freedom of speech.
Thanks for watching, feel free to share the video ☺️
U dont know wahts actually...
Your opinion...
Great video!
Kinmen is Chinese. Taiwan is not. China has no legal claim to Taiwan. Kinmen & Mazu are China’s knee on Taiwan’s neck. To breathe, Taiwan needs to get rid of Kin-Ma. Kin-Ma are deceptive moorings that artificially and falsly tie Taiwan along the Chinese coastline. To sail free, the old Formosa Maru needs to break free from those treacherous moorings. To become Taiwan, the internationally recognized sovereign state, Taiwan needs to renounce rebel Chinese Kin-Ma Territory (rebel Chinese KMT). All the Chinese junk that the US unloaded on JAPANESE Taiwan 79 years ago needs to go by the window to exorcise (祓う, harau) and make that former Japanese island hallowed ground again.
Great video Ferdi! Enjoyed this one
Hi Kunz, Are you safe????
Yes, I was in Taipei at the time of the main earthquake and in Kinmen the earthquake was weaker, I made this short kzread.infowPNKstd27cc?si=xoe59ERxtCSILRnN
Matsu, kinmen and other island near xiamen was part of fujian province of China. Chang Kai shek claimed the island as part of taiwan during his escape when he was corned by chinese people's army, he uses kinmen as his escaped route.
Kinmen served as the last battleground of the Chinese Civil War. Therefore, using the term "claim" by Taiwan is inaccurate. The KMT defended the island in 1949. Following this, tensions endured, notably during the 1st and 2nd Taiwan Strait crises. Also, I want clarify that Chiang Kai Shek did not seek refuge on the island; instead, he deployed troops there. Further details will be provided in the second episode. kzread.info/dash/bejne/hJlpm6aPpZjYqps.html
Taiwan is China
Not really, does not feel like it
Hi im resident here in taiwan No need to visa going to xiamen please reply asap 😢
The visa regulations for China depend on your home country. Which passport are you holding?
@@traveling_kunzDude if you really want your channel to grow, here is some advice. Nobody cares about Taiwan, let alone kinmen or Matsu when the topic is not directly related to how USA can use them against mainland China. videos about south Korea, North Korea being evil, Japan and China bashing are what gets KZread views in the Western hemisphere, or you might want to go to the island of Taiwan and make videos focusing on a Taiwanese audience. anything other than what I've just told you and this channel is just going to crash and burn hard.
@@traveling_kunzso if you are really serious about growing your channel and having your first hundred thousand subscribers in no time. you either want to start a china bashing channel and hope you become popular enough for USA propaganda arms to sponsor you or you can just migrate to Taiwan proper and make videos about how Good Taiwan is, how their food, culture, outdoors, language, identity, music etc is so good and mind you much better than the hated mainland. I bet you engagement and comments will be your channels destiny if you play your cards right. as for what you are doing now on Kinmen it is just a waste of your Time.
@@lakevon As an amateur video producer, I'm usually grateful for any advice and constantly strive to improve my videos. But now I am struggling. Over time, I've noticed an improvement in my videos, and recently, I even invested in some 'new' equipment (second-hand) to enhance the quality of my videos, so stay tuned! I mentioned my position on China in the very first episode of my Kinmen Travel Tales playlist, so I assume you must have missed it. I'm not sure why you think I 'have to play my cards right.' I enjoy making videos, and while I'm happy if people watch them, I have a fulfilling full-time job and don't rely on a career as a KZreadr. You're correct that if I were aiming for reach and commercial success, adopting a radical populist approach like Steve Bannon could potentially increase reach- that is not rocket science. However, this doesn't align with my character and I am disgusted that you suggested to go this way.
@@traveling_kunz well thank God for your fulfilling full time Job. but I pray your passion for making videos on a dreary fujianese island like kinmen does not dampen over time. the reality is no matter the amount of time and sweat you spend perfecting your art, if there is no audience for it, it's as good as nothing. you may feel disgusted now, but I hope you still feel that way when you realize this hobby of yours is going nowhere, except maybe making you feel a sense of achievement, thou I'll advise you take up a cheeper hobby. but if you really want to take your KZread channel more seriously then take my advice.
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not sure what you mean
China is great
I stated my thoughts in Episode 1: kzread.info/dash/bejne/onWNj6yynLysj7A.html
精釀啤酒bar讓人看了想前往～good
Pls don’t spread USA propaganda- Taiwan is part of China 🇨🇳 - even UNO recognize it
I do not share that opinion (see episode 1, I make my position clear in this video, kzread.info/dash/bejne/onWNj6yynLysj7A.htmlsi=fyaOvBscKEClvCiG), but no worries. KZread is banned in China, so my 'propaganda,' as you call it, is unlikely to reach the government you are siding with
liiiiiit
W Taiwan
boring
Sorry that you did not like it really is my first KZread video ever
新年快樂🎉🎉🎉🎉
Sorry for the sound bug, there is a slight delay, not sure how that happened
I loved this new intro.
Must try when in Melaka. So awesome
Hi..welcome to my country
Thx 👍 I had a great time, I also made a video about Kuala Lumpur kzread.info/dash/bejne/oK2WmrmvmaWfnMo.htmlsi=xcjwtvoWnyVEik1z
Hi Ferdy! Its Fannie...friends with Michael & Simon.
It never ends 😅
Hehe in a few weeks I plan to upload a even longer shot
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This first time i saw your video sir.. Unfortunely you had leaved Indonesia, Really enjoyed your video.. You combine fast many place and food tour in one video.. I think this can be two or three episode.. Hope your channel grow fast.. Hope you comeback again.. Terimakasih
thanks for your feedback. You are right, the video is too long and wordy, I was too excited to use new effects. I aim to make my videos more crips 😁
@@traveling_kunzyess sir.. For a local like and curious reaction our friends foreigner when walk around meet local people althought miss understanding because sometimes they didn't know english, episode local food reaction.. We curious what they tasted.. Something like that..
Enjoy in Surabaya bro👌👌👌👌
will do 😁😍
Hallo Ferdi, muss heut unbedingt schreiben,aus 2 Gründen: 1. du hast Geburtstag! Wish you all the best! 2. Danke für die tollen Videos,sie werden immer besser.Heut lief mir richtig das Wasser im Mund zusammen: Gruß Renate
tolles Video! Freu mich schon aufs Nächste! Gruß Renate
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Like here if you want to see the Traveling Kunz running the Kinmen Marathon.
I lost more than 10 kg so far hehehe
Yes, japanese trains are the fast and best trains in the world.👍
tolles Video! Gruß Renate
I love Kinmen!
Cool, then check out my other kinmen videos: kzread.info/head/PLQ7tHvibr07aKeAhlg65GdYypt6SHXlQc
It seems some Ramen products were completely gone, but toilet paper was still available. 😂😂
yes :)