Taiwan ~ October, 2023
A short but lovely stop-over in beautiful Taiwan. After landing in Taipei, we jumped straight on the high-speed train to Hualien on the east coast and explored the amazing scenery of the Taroko Gorge.
Welcome to Taiwan and onwards to Hualien
Arrival in Taipei Airport, with a high-speed train ride to Hualien on the East Coast.
A taste of Taroko culture
Indigenous food of the Taroko people, all hands and lots of wild boar!
Amongst the coffee plantation
A beautiful B&B stay on a coffee farm on the outskirts of Hualien.
Learning Taroko crafts
Learning how to make bracelets from the dried seeds of a local plant.
Qingshiu Cliffs
From sky to the depths of the ocean, admiring the vertical fall of the Qingshiu Cliffs.
Taroko Gorge
The spectacularly beautiful Taroko Gorge.
Hiking the Baiyang Trail
Walking through the amazing Taroko Gorge to the Water Curtain Cave.
Ruisui and the Tropic of Cancer
A trip to the Tropic of Cancer and fertile tea plantations of Ruisui.
The Ruisui Ranch
Time standing still at this quaint little farm.
Journey to Fenglin
Caught in the act, tired kids and the looking for the tectonic rifts.
Liyu Lake
Hualien back to Taipei
Taipei Night Markets
Taipei Post
Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall
Taipei 101
Departure