Here is our 22-day itinerary for amazing Taiwan in 2012! Click on the links to read more about them. Day 1 (Taoyuan 桃園 / Taipei 台北) Taoyuan International Airport 桃園國際機場 > Sun & Green Sunflower Farm 向陽農場 Day 2 (Taipei 台北) Longshan temple 龍山寺 > Sandiaoling Waterfall Trail 三貂嶺瀑布群 > Shifen Waterfall 十分瀑布 > Shifen Old Street 十分老街 > Jiufen 九份 Day…
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Janfusun Fancy World, Taiwan
I’m back with another travelogue! I promised from my earlier post that I will be blogging about some fun in Taiwan, and here it is! We visited 2 theme parks when we were in Taiwan last year (shocking that I’m only blogging about it now… time really flies too fast!) and the first I’ll be…
Luce Memorial Chapel and Taichung Park in Taichung, Taiwan
P.S. See our Taiwan travel itinerary here! Taichung train station (台中車站) – built during the Japanese occupation period Back to update a very short travelogue! The last city that we visited in Taiwan is Taichung, located in the western part of the country. It is the 3rd largest city after Taipei and Kaohsiung. We spent…
Hehuanshan, Taiwan
Car navigating around Hehuanshan (合歡山) Hehuanshan, also known as Joy Mountain in English (though I didn’t know about it until I wiki it…) is a 3,416 metres high mountain in Taiwan. The peak lies between Nantou (Sun Moon Lake) and Hualien counties, and is within the Taroko National Park. You can actually get a driver…
Starry Minsu and Green Green Grasslands in Cingjing, Taiwan
Sunrise at our minsu in Cingjing Back with a short travel update! Will just be blogging about the remaining highlights in Cingjing – our minsu (aka hostel) and Green Green Grasslands! Starry Minsu (觀星園景觀山莊) was chosen by X while he was planning our trip as the minsu was much raved about online by other travelers….
Carton King and Small Swiss Garden in Cingjing, Taiwan
Do you see a heart in the sky? Gonna write a short travel post to get us through mid-week! A destination that we had planned in our Taiwan trip was Cingjing (清境). I really love Cingjing as the weather was cooling and windy – no more humid and warm weather, hooray! The reason why the…
Sun Moon Lake, Taiwan (Part 2/2)
On to part 2 of Sun Moon Lake! (Part 1 can be found here!) In Sun Moon Lake area, there are 3 piers – the one at Sun Moon Lake is known as Shuishe Wharf (水社碼頭), the other 2 is known as Itashao Wharf (伊達邵碼頭) and Syuanguang Wharf (玄光碼頭). We bought the boat tickets for NT$300 each, which allowed…
Sun Moon Lake, Taiwan (Part 1/2)
After our stay in Alishan, our original plan was to take a public shuttle bus down from Alishan to Sun Moon Lake (日月潭), however, due to Typhoon Saola, the roads down from Alishan to Sun Moon Lake were damaged and it was too dangerous for huge buses to be navigating down the roads, so the…
Alishan, Taiwan
Sunrise at Alishan If you are heading to Taiwan and is fond of greenery, nature and cool temperatures, Alishan National Scenic Park (阿里山國家風景區) will be one of the two places that I recommend you going (the other being Cing Jing, which I will blog about another time). The park is actually a mountain resort located…
Cijin Island, British Consulate and Yide Night Market in Kaohsiung,Taiwan
Sunset at the British Consulate at Takao (打狗英國領事館) I’m back with yet another travel post! I have about… 4 or 5 cities left to blog about? Gosh I’m progressing on a really slow speed… If you are planning for your Taiwan trip and have burning questions to ask, do feel free to email me at…
Sightseeing and Night Markets in Kaohsiung, Taiwan
HDR shot of Kaohsiung (高雄) from our hostel I’m back to write a travel post! After leaving one of the best stinky tofus in Taitung behind, we took a train down to Kaohsiung (高雄), the second largest and second most populated city in Taiwan. Kaohsiung was originally a small fishing village name Takao (打狗), which…
Food in Taitung
Crowded night market Every county in Taiwan will have at least one night market, and Taitung, despite small in size, also has one that boasts several delicious food. Known as Taitung Cheng-chi Road Night Market (台東正氣路觀光夜市), the night market is located on Cheng-chi Road and is opened on every Wednesday, Friday and Saturday nights. Lucky…
Taitung Hot Air Balloon Festival, Taiwan
After our trip to Liushidan Mountain (六十石山), we headed back to the train station and took a train down to Taitung (台東). As always, I will be keeping the food part to the last 😉 While we were in Taitung (台東), we found out that there was a hot air balloon event held at Luye…
Daylily Flowers at Sixty Stone Mountain (Liushidan Mountain), Taiwan
If you are visiting Taiwan between August to September, do remember to plan a trip to Liushidan Mountain (literally translates to Sixty Stone Mountain) (六十石山). Located North-East of Fuli Village (富里), Liushidan Mountain is situated at an elevation of around 800 meters above sea level. It is perhaps the most well-known for its daylily flowers…
Non-Stop Eating in Hualien, Taiwan
The First BBQ Stall (第一家烤肉串) I love visiting night markets because in just a small market, I can find so many different types of delicious food, not to mention it’s often very cheap as well! There are 2 famous night markets in Hualien – one is Zi Qiang Night Market (自强夜市) and the other is…
Carp Lake and Taroko National Park at Hualien, Taiwan
Carp Lake / Liyu Lake (鯉魚潭) Hualien / Hualian (花蓮) is the next county we headed for after we left Taipei. I was really excited about Hualien as my research of Taipei indicated that Hualien has one of the most number of popular street snacks in Taiwan, which I will be blogging about in the…
Shilin Night Market and Shida Night Market, Taipei, Taiwan
Shilin Night Market (士林夜市) On to the last part on Taipei! (Many more to come after that…) The last instalment on Taipei is about… food! You know food’s my favourite, so I’ve definitely saved it for the last 😉 Taiwan (not just Taipei!) is popularly known for its night markets. The night markets are visited…
Tamsui, Taipei, Taiwan
Sunset at Tamsui Fisherman’s Wharf (淡水漁人碼頭) Tamsui is a district located to the North of Taipei. Many tourists (both local and foreign) love to go to Tamsui to walk around and enjoy the view, especially the sunset. We didn’t manage to see the sun disappear set into the sea as it was a very cloudy…
Rainbow Bridge, Core Pacific City, Taipei Expo Park at Taipei, Taiwan
Core Pacific City (京華城) I’m back to update another post on my Taiwan trip! We scheduled to stay in Taipei for 6 days – 3 days at the start and 3 days at the end (the other 16 days are spent in other counties). I’ve decided to combine all the places I’ve been to in…
Day Trip out of Taipei 2 – Wulai, Taiwan
Wulai Waterfall (烏來瀑布) Wulai (烏來) is a popular mountain village located in North of Taiwan, outside of Taipei main city, with majority of the residents being aboriginal people of the Atayal Tribe (泰雅族). The village is named after “ulai”, a term in the Atayal language, which meant hot spring, hence this place is extremely popular…
Day Trip out of Taipei – Sandiaoling Waterfall Trail, Shifen Waterfall and Jiufen
Evening view at Jiufen (九份), Taiwan (台湾) Many tourists associate Taiwan with shopping and food, but do you know that Taiwan also boasts many beautiful waterfalls and other scenic attractions? Waterfalls are something that we can never see in Singapore, so we planned a day to hike through the Sandiaoling Waterfall Trail (三貂嶺瀑布群) and to…
Taiwan 2012 – Sun & Green Leisure Farm
I’m back, and am finally blogging about my Taiwan trip! After our 42-day trip to Europe, we were craving for another long holiday but as we have already started work, we aren’t able to take so many days of leave. So after some planning, we took 13 days of leave, and with 2 public holidays…