The small town ofRueisui (Ruìsuì) in the East Rift Valley is used as a base for white-water rafting trips down the Hsiukuluan River.It’s also the site of the Rueisui (Juisui) Hot Springs, one of the oldest developed springs in Taiwan.
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Rueili (RuìlÇ) is a small, quiet, temperate-mountain community that thrives on tourism and tea growing. It’s always been one of our favourite places in the Alishan region and the fact that we can now walk there from the Fenchihu train station makes it all that more special. Rueili excels in eye candy for the nature-lover. [...]
Most people in Taiwan know Puli (PÇ”lÇ) as being the town hardest hit by the 921 earthquake. Puli has rebuilt itself since then, though perhaps not to the satisfaction of Japanese retirees, and today there is little evidence that it was once the epicentre of a massive 6.9 magnitude quake.
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Of the three small branch lines that have remained open for tourism, this 12km track (PÃngxÄ« ZhÄ«xià n) is the closest to Taipei, and our favourite by a long shot. For one thing, it’s a highly scenic ride through a wild, wooded gorge. Furthermore, the stops are full of rewarding sights and activities, including thrilling hikes, [...]
Pinglin (PÃnglÃn), which means ‘forest on level ground’, is famous nationwide for its locally grown bao chung tea. Only an hour from Taipei by bus (about 24km east of Xindian), it is also well loved by day-trippers for its emerald mountain landscape, picture-perfect tea fields, scenic bike paths and clear, swimmable (and kayakable) rivers teeming [...]
Penghu (Pénghú), also known as the Pescadores, is famous for its beautiful beaches, glorious temples and a plethora of traditional Chinese-style homes which are surrounded by walls made from coral. Penghu is famous for another thing as well; though the weather in the summer is hot and beautiful, in winter and spring the archipelago is [...]
The two largest of Penghu’s outer islands are Chimei and Wang’an. Both are south of the main island and have boat and air service to Makung. Third largest is Chipei, north of Paisha, which has some great beaches.
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If you don’t have the time, or perhaps resources, to travel all over Taiwan, you can see much of the best it has to offer within a few hours of Taipei. The north has one of the best networks of hiking trails, an abundance of hot springs, a strong aboriginal presence and three towns devoted [...]
We’re using Keelung as our kicking off point again, but this time we’re heading east, where the mountains rise straight from the sea. This is a great region for lovers of the outdoors; as there are swimming and surfing beaches and a number of excellent day hikes along the coastal bluffs. And, of course, this [...]
If you’re looking for wild scenery but want a change of pace from coastal waters and rugged shorelines, try a journey down National Hwy 7, also known as the North Cross-Island Hwy (BÄ›ibù Héngguà n GÅnglù).
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