Sun Moon Lake to Taipei We were back on the THSR (Taiwan High-Speed Railway) from Taichung through to Taipei. We were considering a visit and stay at the settlement of Alyshan which is over a 3-hour drive south of Sun Moon Lake (145km). The most direct access by mini-bus was closed because of slips. Apparently, […]
Our day trip to Taroko Gorge warrants a blog and video all of its own. Before I launch into a complete ‘photobomb session’, Taroko Gorge absolutely has to be on your ‘must visit’ list if you ever come to Taiwan. Where is Taroko Gorge? Travelling in a South/East direction, Hualien (the nearest city to Taroko Gorge) […]
We had to make the decision on where we wanted to head to next. We were at the bottom of Taiwan so we could go in either direction. Rail transport circumnavigates the island so we started to investigate what there was to see as opposed to how much time we had. Sun Moon Lake won […]
Arrival Day in Kaohsiung We only had a one hour flight from Hong Kong to the city of Kaohsiung, southern Taiwan. At only $384nz for both of us, it was a cheap option for our next country to visit. Taiwan wasn’t even on our radar to visit but as it was so close, seemed the […]