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Sun Moon Lake 日月潭 is a beautiful place and the largest freshwater lake in Taiwan. Needless to say, it is one of the most visited attractions in the country but also one of the best places to experience the locals’ life out of the city. While most people drop by here as a day trip, we wanted a longer stay and lucky enough, there are many homestays surrounding the lake. Even luckier, we found us a house built during the…
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I thought long and hard about it before heading to Alishan – how can I take on Alishan the best way because every itinerary seemed to be really tedious. A tour could be the easy way out but is that really necessary? After experiencing it, it’s just not as complicated as it seemed thanks to the extensive tourism programme by the government. Everything just falls right in place when we were there. A day trip was definitely not sufficient so…
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A simple Google search for Alishan will give you return results of ‘The 5 Wonders of Alishan’ – one of which includes the popular sunrise scene. Witnessing the first sunrise of the year holds great significance to many and for that, it is taken very seriously. We found the special spot that locals have prepared to celebrate the coming of the new year! A 15-minute walk from the Zhushan Station 祝山車站 will get you away from the massive crowd and…
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Historically, the only reason why people stopover at Fenchihu/Fenqihu 奮起湖 was to have a quick lunch on their tedious train journey from Chiayi towards Alishan. Gradually, the quick lunch – also known as railway lunchbox 鐵路便當 became so popular that travellers make a deliberate stopover at Fenqihu to experience the flavours of olden days. Today, even with extended transport options to Alishan, it is still essential to grab a railway lunchbox on the way. Bus route from Chiayi to Alishan…
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Kaohsiung is located southern part of Taiwan and is connected to many cities via highspeed rail, railways and flights. We love Kaohsiung for many reasons and one of which is the simplicity of getting around in this city. At the same time, the city is tranquil despite being a major international port and industrial city. Here we have, a laidback 48-hour itinerary to fit this laidback city. Overview Airport Transfer The public transportation is simple in Kaohsiung and the city…
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Kaohsiung needs more attention for it has the perfect balance of city and slow life, for its amazing xiao long bao, for the choice of bubble tea shops, for its photogenic old district and amazing sunset. In short, I really love Kaohsiung – so much that we dedicated a day (actually more) to eat our way through the city. We could have explored more if our stomach allows but for now here’s our limit in a day… What to eat…
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