In mid-June 2017, I went for my first “long trip” (I define holidays more than a week as “long trips” :P) after last April’s spring holiday to South Korea. Although this wasn’t my first time to Taiwan, but the 9-day long trip was 1 of my more memorable holidays to date. In fact, it was…
We only allocated a short 1.5 days to Taiwan’s largest county – Hualien. Yes, I know, it sounds grossly disproportionate, so that’s why I don’t really have many posts about what we did in Hualien as well 😅. We almost didn’t get to check out the sights in downtown Hualien too, due to the plum…
Prior to the trip, I had read that the Hualien night market scene is more happening than Taitung’s. Hence I was looking forward to some yummy local snacks when we roam the buzzing streets in the city, especially because the minsu we stayed in was just a 10-min walk to the night markets. With a…
Ask anyone what is the top must-visit attraction in Taiwan’s largest county – Hualien, & almost 100% of the time, the answer is “Taroko National Park“. Even for someone like me who loves to take the less touristy route whenever I travel, the first destination I put on the list of things to do in…
Whenever I plan for a trip, I would try to include places where I would be being able to get up close to nature, including marine wildlife. Ironically, I have a phobia for water & cannot swim, but I get excited every time I have an opportunity to be out at sea (of course not…
After visiting Fangliao & Taitung, we proceeded to Hualien for 2 nights in Hualien City. As it was my first time to Hualien, I decided to be a “typical tourist” to check out the most-visited tourist attraction in the county, i.e. Taroko Gorge. Therefore staying in Hualien City was an obvious choice for us given…
Directly connected to Taitung County’s Changbin Township, Hualien County’s Fengbin Township is a quiet rural township with plenty of scenic attractions to marvel at. Traditionally, Fengbin’s economic structure is based mainly on agriculture & fishery, just like Changbin. However, in recent years, the township is placing more emphasis on tourism given its strategic location facing…
