 I had the pleasure of visiting the country of Taiwan for two weeks this summer (why I went in the oppressive heat I'll never know). In the two weeks I was there, I saw most of the country save two cities due to typhoons. I am a sucker for nature and as such most of the places I visited were natural sites that just ooze beauty. Below is my sample itinerary for Taiwan. Day 12: Trip on the coast of Keelung Day 13: Keelung Night Market Underground Taipei Mall  Day 1: Accessible by train, Taipei area Beitou Hot Springs Beitou library (seems odd but it's a gorgeous library, all wood and steel) Beitou museum (hot spring hotel converted into a museum outlining Japanese occupation) Plum garden (calligraphy) Taipei 101 and Din Tai Fung (michelin star xiao long bao)  Day 2: All accessible by Taiwan Rail, Taipei area Shifen waterfall (it's a bit of a walk and not very handicap friendly) Pingxi old street (get a Taiwanese sausage from Pingxi Story Sausages) Shifen Old St (you can release lanterns on the train tracks here and there's a gorgeous view of the mountains around you) Houtong Cat Village (a small village that has been taking care of stray cats and has themed their village off of it)
 Day 4: (bus or driving) Qingjing farm (sheep farm in the mountains of Taiwan, beautiful vistas and native Taiwanese demonstrations)
 Day 7: Tainan Wandering around Tainan City Night market and Tainan old street  Day 8: Tainan Chimei museum Travel back to Taipei  Day 9: Harbour restaurant buffet Hsingtien Temple  Day 10: Keelung city tour Rueifang coastal market and hike
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Bearly Here Bearly Here was established in 2018 when Ženja and Anders decided to take 6 months off and head on to the adventure. In this time, they visited 5 continents and 22 countries, and loved sharing their experiences online. This Estonian-Danish couple is based in Singapore. They don't plan to stop traveling any time soon and in 2019 they're going to share more tips and tricks about traveling, their past destinations and explore even more of Asia. Dani - The Color Gold (Vegan and Sustainable!) Hi there! I'm a soon to be a college grad (May can't come soon enough!). My blog focuses on traveling sustainably, with a vegan twist. I love seeing the world and love trying to make my travels more sustainable. I'll be traveling to France and Germany on a "congratulations graduate" trip with my mom in May. We'll be visiting Paris, Strasbourg, Zermatt, and Frankfurt. I'll also be doing a few smaller trips within the USA––think Nashville in January, and Atlanta in March. But the icing on the cake is moving to London in September to start graduate school at Kingston University. My absolute favorite travel memory was when I went to Japan and went to an island called Miyjaima. This island was full of deer! They were so friendly and could be petted and loved on! It was so cute! I spent the whole day feeding them french fries and taking photos of them. |
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