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This trip's formula:
17 days off
+ 125cc scooter
+ 1 backpack
= a sore butt
I hired a scooter to fulfill one of my big dreams: Scootering around Taiwan. In Seven-Eleven Country, everything is justWeiterlesen
This trip's formula:
17 days off
+ 125cc scooter
+ 1 backpack
= a sore butt
I hired a scooter to fulfill one of my big dreams: Scootering around Taiwan. In Seven-Eleven Country, everything is justWeiterlesen
Just chilling in Fulong. No driving today. But the ocean's current dragged some innocent swimmer out to the sea. The surfboard rental owner seriously safed some lives today.
Then: bonfire and beer.
I left the bunch of hungover exchange students and picked up Lin at the train station. For the next 4 days, we're going down the east coast together: Steep cliffs right hand side, crystal blue waterWeiterlesen
This morning we tackle Taroko Gorge - an incredible scenery hard to describe with photos. The winding road takes you up the gorge, you pass stone archs and rush through a tunnel which suddenly spitsWeiterlesen
There's a small island lying near Chenggong which is accessible by a 8-Arch-Bridge. For some reason we set feet on this island at 30something degrees temperature, scorching sunshine and withoutWeiterlesen
Pouring rain. Rain capes. Stray dogs chasing our scooter, trying to bite us. Night market in Hualien.
3580 meters above sea level. This is probably the highest piece of asphalt you can travel in Taiwan. Despite the lack of oxygen, my scooter takes it with a steady 60 kmh from Taroko to Qingjing. AfterWeiterlesen
3:00am my alarm sounds. I jump on my scooter and drive up the mountain road. The sunrise watched from 3000m above sea level kicks off a beautiful day.
In Caotun I meet Ian and his family. I linkedWeiterlesen
I leave Caotun behind and head to famous Sunmoon Lake, a popular tourist destination in Taiwan. On the highway I spot another scooter driver with backpack, hiking boots and 1,95m height.
Together weWeiterlesen
We get up in the dark to watch the sunrise at Sunmoon Lake. The view is gorgeous: This is Taiwan's beauty.
From Sunmoon Lake we take the monkey-framed mountain road to Alishan. Alishan is famous forWeiterlesen