Welcome to Taiwan’s rock climbing mecca! I first came to Taiwan in 2000, for one main purpose: to rock climb at Long Dong! At the age of 20, I had already climbed extensively at some of the biggest crags in North America, namely Squamish, Yosemite, Red Rocks, and Joshua Tree… I had never heard about […]
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A Detailed Travel Guide to Pinglin in Northern Taiwan
Pinglin Travel Information In Taiwan, nearly every city is famous for something. Yilan has onions, Yingge has pottery, and Sanyi has wood. In Pinglin, the claim to fame is tea, particularly that of the acidic, rich, green Bao Zhong variety. The tea is harvested in the Spring, so if you get a chance, try to […]
Discover Wulai in Northern Taiwan
Wulai Travel Information Facts about Wulai Wulai District has gone the route of many indigenous towns throughout history – humble local culture, followed by exploitation of natural resources by colonizers, followed by modernization and a tourist economy. Here, aboriginal culture, particularly that of the Atayal people, is rich and on display for all. Book your […]
Discover Yingge in Northern Taiwan
Yingge Travel Information Yingge lies in the Southwestern corner of New Taipei City (the new name for Taipei County). It’s close enough to Taipei City to make it a comfortable day trip, though it can be enjoyed on its own terms as well. Most people travel to Yingge before or after having visited the town of Sanxia and […]
Jiufen Travel Guide
Hike a volcano, eat traditional snacks, visit gold museums, drink Taiwanese tea, watch the ocean from a high mountain pass Travel information About Jiufen Jiufen is a really cool mountain town just a few kilometers away from Jinguashi, along the northeast coast of Taiwan. It’s the most popular tourist destination around Taipei City, and for that […]
Visit Jinguashi’s Old Gold Mine
Information About Jinguashi in Taiwan Jinguashi, which translates to something like “Gold Melon Rock,” is famous for its place in history as a vast gold mine exploited mostly by the Japanese colonists in the late 19th and early 20th century. Today, the mines are dried up; the gold rush has ended. However, it remains mostly intact, a […]
Travel Guide to Fulong Beach in Northern Taiwan
Welcome to Taiwan’s most accessible beach resort! If you can only visit one beach during your stay in Taiwan, make it this one! Fulong Village has a long (3km), yellow stretch of soft sand that faces clear, turquoise water where you can swim, surf, and sail year round. The area is also home to one of Taiwan’s most scenic hiking trails, […]
A Very Bizarre Festival and Ancient Chinese Religion in Sanxia, Taiwan
“What do you think about ancient Chinese religion?“ That’s what a young Taiwanese lady asked me as I was trying to shoot a picture of an old man who was painting red Chinese characters on a living fish that was hanging (and wagging) from the lip of a huge, dead sacrificial pig. I turned to answer the […]