This last year in Taiwan has been beautiful. We’ve taken every opportunity to explore as much of this beautiful island as possible over the last twelve months. While we have yet to explore southern Taiwan, our hearts have already been touched, and we are sad to be saying goodbye for the next three months. We’ll miss this new life and this new country that has become our second home.
Taiwan isn’t a country that is known for its tourism, which is really sad, because it has so much to offer travelers. Taiwan has bustling cities, rugged mountains, wind-swept coastlines and steep gorges. It’s incredibly unique because it presents a glistening package of old and new.
In Taipei, you can see glittering steel and glass skyscrapers along the skyline. Delve a little further on the streets and you’ll find that Taiwan has preserved its ancient roots with ancient temples, street festivals, nightmarkets and food stands. It’s an exciting place to visit. Each district in Taipei has its own distinctive feel to it. I’ve never encountered a city that combines such a mix of state of the art architecture with a dash of at home flavor in each and every area one visits.
I have finally completed my ten part series on our travels through Taiwan over the Chinese New Year. So, for those of you who have missed the tales of our journeys or for those of you who are new to My Several Worlds, I invite you to spend a little time getting to know my world in Taiwan.
Our home-made map, which we followed while on our travels. We traveled from Shu-lin City to Sun Moon Lake and then retraced our steps to back over Hehuan Mountain to head east along the Su-Hua Highway, which led us back to our home.
Taiwan Travel Photo Journal Series
Part 1 : A Walk In The Clouds
Part 2 : Ching Jing Day 2
Part 3 : Sun Moon Lake
Part 4 : Freakin’ Peacocks At Sun Moon Lake
Part 5 : The Perfect Way To End A Day
Part 6 : Taiwan’s Central Cross Island Highway
Part 7 : I’ve Walked The Central Cross Island Highway
Part 8 : Taroko Gorge : The Jewel of Taiwan’s National Park System
Part 9 : Notes On The East Coast
Part 10 : North East Coast Fishing : Thanks for all the fish
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I hope that you will be traveling during your three months away from Taiwan.
I’ll be on the road constantly during those three months. Our journey begins in Thailand and will lead us through Cambodia, Vietnam and Laos. Then we fly back to the States, where I will spend a week with John’s family before returning to Canada to see my own family and friends. The traveling doesn’t stop there. John will join me after a week and then we’ll be driving around Canada so he can meet the rest of the family before the wedding. It’s going to be a whirlwind of a trip.
grest stuff. i’m so jealous of your upcoming travels! wifey and i had been planning to do a drive across the US this coming summer, but we doubt it’ll happen. oh, congrats on your wedding! wish you guys the best. also, i didn’t know u lived in shulin… i work in tucheng, just across from the fu-chou bridge, tho’ i spend a lot of time in shulin visiting suppliers and such.
I hope you will continue to keep in touch while I’m away. Thanks for your kind wishes and keep up with your amazing photography! We’re moving out of Shu-lin when we return in June. We think Banciao might be a bit more to our liking. Small world tho. After all this time, I find out you’re right in the area for work. Sometimes we feel a little disconnected from it all out here in Shu-lin.
Hey Carrie,
I just wanted to let you know how much I enjoy reading your blog. Keep up the great work and I wish you a wonderful journey ahead! Hope you have time to blog while on the road!
Bye, Seb
Hey Seb,
Thanks. I’ll be thinking of all my friends here in Taiwan and will definitely post (much shorter entries) while on the road. Keep studying hard. I know you will and continue to have fun at school and with life in Taiwan!
Hi Carrie,
I’ve always wanted to see Southeast Asia, I really should put an effort into making time to go… Hopefully after you post pics I’ll get my ass in gear and plan a trip.
Tonight, I will sit down with a nice cup of tea and a cupcake, of course, and enjoy your magnificent tales. Right now, I actually have to do some work. Work? I know. I’m not sure what it means either….
Safe travels!