TaiwanTaipehDa’anTaidian Dalou Zhan25°1’14” N 121°31’44” E
29. September 2017 in Taiwan ⋅ ⛅ 30 °C
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
TaiwanTaipeiWaziWazi Gang25°1’12” N 121°57’0” E
30. September 2017 in Taiwan ⋅ 🌬 33 °C
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.
TaiwanTaiwanHualienTailuge24°9’12” N 121°37’27” E 1. Oktober 2017 in Taiwan ⋅ ⛅ 9 °C
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
TaiwanTaiwanHualienWujianwuDelüke24°10’16” N 121°36’4” E
2. Oktober 2017 in Taiwan ⋅ 🌧 3 °C
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
TaiwanTaiwanTaitungLiji22°49’45” N 121°7’41” E
3. Oktober 2017 in Taiwan ⋅ ☀️ 31 °C
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
TaiwanTaiwanHualienShuiyuandiHua-Lien Kang23°59’14” N 121°36’6” E
4. Oktober 2017 in Taiwan ⋅ ☀️ 39 °C
Pouring rain. Rain capes. Stray dogs chasing our scooter, trying to bite us. Night market in Hualien.
TaiwanTaiwanDatong VillageYoushiLangshifu Shan24°2’43” N 121°9’33” E
5. Oktober 2017 in Taiwan ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
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
TaiwanTaiwanFuliao VillageSanmuzhuziBeitou Xinjun23°58’47” N 120°41’41” E
6. Oktober 2017 in Taiwan ⋅ ⛅ 32 °C
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
TaiwanTaiwanDongguang VillageDingchengGuokeng Shan23°52’56” N 120°59’7” E
7. Oktober 2017 in Taiwan ⋅ ⛅ 27 °C
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
TaiwanTaiwanXianglin VillageErwanping23°30’27” N 120°47’45” E
8. Oktober 2017 in Taiwan ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
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
