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Yangguan Bridge

The Yangguan Bridge is beautiful at night with the lights.  It is very close to the Xiaobitan MRT Station.   I just took a nice walk getting off at the … Continue Reading →

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Huangdidian

I hiked the Huangdidian Trail yesterday. It was exciting and a lot of fun. Everything turned out better than I expected starting with the weather. I saw some a pair … Continue Reading →

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Sandiaoling Waterfall Trail

Sandiaoling can be reached with a direct train from Taipei Main Station.   It is about a 1 hour trip and only costs $59 NTD about $2.00 USD.  Sandiaoling is … Continue Reading →

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Golden Waterfall

The Golden Waterfall is located very near Shuinandong the abandoned refinery.  The water washing through the mine is loaded with minerals, maybe toxic ones, that give the rocks a gold … Continue Reading →

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Jiufen

Jiufen is like a night market only during the day and with a view.  Jiufen is a great place to shop and eat …especially snack food.  By now if you … Continue Reading →

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Teapot Mountain

Jinguashi is a tourist destination for several reasons.  They have the Gold Mine Museum.  There are other places in the area such as Jiufen and Shuinandong. When the weather is … Continue Reading →

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Bird Watching on Guanyin Mountain

I have climbed Guanyin Mountain a number of times on the Yinghan Trail to the summit.  It seems to me that, on mountains, because of cloud and weather conditions that … Continue Reading →

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Shenkeng

Shenkeng is a town near Taipei that is famous for it’s tofu. Maybe you could call it the tofu capital of Taiwan. It is easy to get there from Taipei … Continue Reading →

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Treetop Walkway

There is a treetop walkway just across the street from the Guanyishan Visitor Center. As the name implies it is a walkway built on the mountain side at tree top … Continue Reading →

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Taipei night photos from Elephant Mountain

I finally took some night photos of Taipei from Elephant Mountain.  It was a nice clear Sunday night and a lot of other people had the same idea.  The best … Continue Reading →