Hualien Travel Blogs

The big destination today was Taroko National Park. We got started about 9am. Since I was the navigator I suggested we go up the coast first to see the famous cliffs along the coast. Tomorrow we would be taking the train north to Ilan so we may not see the view of the cliffs. When I came down on th…

We started the day with a tour of the city, where we visited a lake, a pagoda and the coastal line. From there we drove to the Taroko National Park for our last stop of the tour, before returning to Taipei.  

Taiwan,a food haven and pretty girls adorning the streets

After the first mini-roadtrip to Taitung, I rested for about 3 days in Hualien, passing time watching TV or just hang around the block, and prepare for the second mini-roadtrip to Taitung. This time we stopped by a nameless rocky beach by the dam to hand-pick some white jade. White jade is unique t…

The most under rated destination ever! It has everything! Beautiful landscapes, hiking, extreme sports, night markets, amazing food, friendly locals, the tallest building in the world, the fastest elevator in the world, great weather and loads more. If you're not sure where to go next Taiwan is the place!

Hualien County My biggest disappointment of this trip is going through Hualien county due to a 3 day incremental weather. Now this happened during the best travel season in Taiwan from what I considered between November to January. So I just can’t imagine what would be like during the…

Countryside trip, learning the rural life in Taiwan.

早上訂了鬧鐘，但是實在爬不起來，這一定是因為前幾天玩太兇，日夜巔倒所致，好不容易勉強爬起來後，晃一晃也十點。今天的第一站是鵝肉先生。故名思義，它是一間專門賣鵝肉的店，昨晚經過時，滿滿都是人，再加上旅�…

My visit to Taiwan during the summer of 2005

People I met here who contributed to, and improved my trip: Portia (USA)   The bus from Taitung dropped me at the train station, which was inconveniently located on the outskirts of the town. From here i managed to catch another bus into the centre, but i was starting to worry that i would b…