It’s not a terrible place to visit, but it’s also not the paradise you’re probably thinking it is.
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Should You Visit Yilan or Hualien?
Assuming you can’t do both—I hope you can.
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Taiwan’s Best East Coast Base
It’s difficult for me to pit Hualien and Taitung against one another, given how much I love both of these cities.
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Is This Taiwan’s Best Museum?
If you’re on the fence about visiting the National Palace Museum, don’t be.
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Sun Moon Lake in a Day
You can take a Sun Moon Lake day trip from almost anywhere in Taiwan.
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Is Penghu Worth Visiting?
Truth hurts—so does wasting money on a trip to a mediocre destination.
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Is Yilan Worth Visiting?
Triumph is hard to come by these days.
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The Bombing of Hualien
I emerged from the station expecting nostalgia. But nothing was familiar, except the rain.
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Is This Taiwan’s Most Astonishing Temple?
Whether or not you’ve previously heard of Fo Guang Shan temple, this modern marvel is very much worth a visit.
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Taiwan’s Final Frontier
In the Kinmen Islands, I myself was the attraction on more than one occasion.
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Invasion of Taitung
Departing a state of mind isn’t always as simple as departing a location, but it usually pushes things in the right direction.
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Fool’s Gold Rush
Jiufen, at least in my memory, is not a happy place.
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