[OFFICIAL] Taiwan Guide and Taiwan related matters - Part 9

[Andrew833]

June going Yushan.
If no buy hiking shoes, really going to wear SAF boots liao…

Last weekend, I just throw away all the army boots in my store

 

[twosix]

Book by 30 Sep 2023
Travel period 17 Feb 2023 - 04 Feb 2024
This promo start from 23/2/23, so now price slightly higher.

Off peak period. $400+ not bad.

 

[Andrew833]

Off peak period. $400+ not bad.

If you book SQ before, SQ will email you promo. Precovid, I always book during promo, very good price.

 

[twosix]

If you book SQ before, SQ will email you promo. Precovid, I always book during promo, very good price.

But off peak travel not suitable for me. Haha.

 

[Andrew833]

But off peak travel not suitable for me. Haha.

Same, I usually travel on CNY, still have promo. Dec to Jan more peak

 

[rrr2015]

No need la.
I do walk around in crocs.
Of course a good pair running shoes also can do good.
Just that when i go caoling, earlier time i went with Chaco sandals.
Then slowly bo chup liao, wear crocs.
My first time to caoling was in 09 march.
Then few years do one time.
Since my frequency there is far more common than any.

as one grows older, injury recovery rate will be much slower. so avoidance is the best policy. anyway up to u, your feet your life

 

[Andrew833]

as one grows older, injury recovery rate will be much slower. so avoidance is the best policy. anyway up to u, your feet your life

When young, they never think of old. When old, keep telling young what is right but few people listen.
I'm early 50 start to have kneecap and feet problem. In case you are interested, Thorne Meriva - SF is good, main ingredient is curcumin phytosome.

 

[s-ghost]

Yilan - Hualien - Taipei

good idea? any must go for solo?

 

[Curry_Puff]

Yilan - Hualien - Taipei

good idea? any must go for solo?

why dont u start from hualien first then u go north to taipei? vice versa works too.

hualien is pretty much standard with 太魯閣, 七星潭 清水斷崖

theres alot of other places outside of hualien city (southwards) but think its a big tad too far.

yilan has quite alot of places of attractions, if i break down yilan into its various places there’s
礁溪 — hot springs
蘇澳 — cold springs and ocean view
羅東 — famous night market 羅東夜市
三星 — famous for its spring onion fields 三星蔥
lots of animal farms scattered around the area too, theres also the kavalan distillery tourists love to go too.

no recommendation really, depends on what u like (ocean versus land, do you like hot springs, other considerations too)

 

[twosix]

Can tour along the way to hualien by engaging a driver.

 

[s-ghost]

why dont u start from hualien first then u go north to taipei? vice versa works too.

hualien is pretty much standard with 太魯閣, 七星潭 清水斷崖

theres alot of other places outside of hualien city (southwards) but think its a big tad too far.

yilan has quite alot of places of attractions, if i break down yilan into its various places there’s
礁溪 — hot springs
蘇澳 — cold springs and ocean view
羅東 — famous night market 羅東夜市
三星 — famous for its spring onion fields 三星蔥
lots of animal farms scattered around the area too, theres also the kavalan distillery tourists love to go too.

no recommendation really, depends on what u like (ocean versus land, do you like hot springs, other considerations too)

because from taoyuan to hualien is quite a long journey, likely i will land late at night, so yilan is the closer option

 

[s-ghost]

Can tour along the way to hualien by engaging a driver.

one pax nia, driver jin expensive

 

[Curry_Puff]

because from taoyuan to hualien is quite a long journey, likely i will land late at night, so yilan is the closer option

yeah fair — there are public buses that bring you to yilan directly from taoyuan airport too. timetables can be googled quite easily

 

[s-ghost]

yeah fair — there are public buses that bring you to yilan directly from taoyuan airport too. timetables can be googled quite easily

those 国光 or what is consider public bus right?

 

[Curry_Puff]

one pax nia, driver jin expensive

i did solo for taroko and i had to hire a driver … the buses too infrequent already, and the entrance to taroko is a whopping 10km from 新城 the nearest train station to taroko …
unless u can rent a scooter / bike in hualien city, this i cant provide details / recommendations

 

[Curry_Puff]

those 国光 or what is consider public bus right?

yup yup! 客運 in general are public buses

 

[s-ghost]

i did solo for taroko and i had to hire a driver … the buses too infrequent already, and the entrance to taroko is a whopping 10km from 新城 the nearest train station to taroko …
unless u can rent a scooter / bike in hualien city, this i cant provide details / recommendations

the transport is needed from centre to taroko or within taroko also need?

i saw youtubers they took the bus, think the video was in 2023

 

[s-ghost]

yup yup! 客運 in general are public buses

 

[twosix]

one pax nia, driver jin expensive

Oic. Stay in Taipei first, then take morning train to hualien.

 

[pclow59]

Can tour along the way to hualien by engaging a driver.

I like hualien too, our family with my father in law plus my brother's family and also sisters in law families went for river tracing there, quite fun. Total 15 persons, aged 12 to 70.

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