After that, we headed to the Tamsui Fisherman's Whaft /the lover bridge of Tamsui. The place is simply beautiful with a strong wind blowing. Tamsui Fisherman's Wharf (Chinese: 淡水漁人碼頭) is a very scenic spot at the western tip of Tamsui District, New Taipei City, Taiwan. Its predecessor was the "Tamsui Second Fishing Port" on the right bank of the Tamsui river estuary, an … [Read more...] about LOVE HERE WE COME AT TAMSUI FISHERMAN’S WHAFT
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SHIFEN: I LOVE THE SOUND OF THE WATERFALLS
My day 3 journey is to the Shifen, we started our trip as usual starts at 9 am and the driver picked us up and we headed to Shifen (十分). The Shifen town is where we are heading too for this round and I am buying some cakes from the JE Bakery Shop for some delights to have when we are in the car. - Our breakfast- The cakes there is simply differnt from the one in Malaysia … [Read more...] about SHIFEN: I LOVE THE SOUND OF THE WATERFALLS
MAKE YOUR WISH IN PINGXI
- The beautiful lantern at PingXi- Pingxi is our next destination after Shifen where Pingxi(平溪) is famous for their lantern. I am just in love with their handmade lantern there but we did not buy any though. A slight disappointment after we back to Malaysia. - The Pingxi town- The lantern is well made and the handcraft lantern is simply beautiful.We strolled along numerous … [Read more...] about MAKE YOUR WISH IN PINGXI
FOOD HUNTING TIME AT KEELUNG’S MIAOKOU NIGHT MARKET
Taiwan is famous for its night markets– crowded, carnival-esque bazaars where people gather to feast on everything from oyster omlettes to ice cream.Keelung's Miaokou Night Market is famous throughout Taiwan for its large selection of food. It meanders through lanes and alleys in the downtown area surrounding the Dianji Temple (奠濟宮). … [Read more...] about FOOD HUNTING TIME AT KEELUNG’S MIAOKOU NIGHT MARKET
KEELUNG RIVER
Our next visit is the Keelung River. The place is simply beautiful and I am in love with the place where the river is simply amazing. The Keelung River originates in the mountains west-northwest of the town of Jingtong in Pingxi District, New Taipei City, flows down to a rift valley and then flows ENE to Sandiaoling. Then it flows northward to a point between Chiufen and … [Read more...] about KEELUNG RIVER
AN OLD TOWN WITH SURPRISES: JIUFEN
After our journey to the Nanya Peculiar Rock (南雅海岸)and Jinguashi (金瓜石), we then headed to the one of the famous township which Jiufen (九份). It is a popular destination about an hour east of Taipei. It’s popular with tourists and locals alike, but has a certain charm to it that can’t be missed. The destination is simply popular among the tourist and I suppose a trip to Taiwan … [Read more...] about AN OLD TOWN WITH SURPRISES: JIUFEN
THE BEAUTIFUL VISIT TO NANYA PECULIAR ROCK & JINGUASHI
Here comes our next destination which is the Nanya Peculiar Rock (南雅海岸). The visit there is indeed a eye opening and the place is simply beautiful one. - The Nanya Peculiar Rock (南雅海岸)- The Nanya Pecicular Rock is where the rocks are layered, sandstone rocks near the fishing village of Nanya on Taiwan's northeast coast have been eroded into peculiar shapes by a … [Read more...] about THE BEAUTIFUL VISIT TO NANYA PECULIAR ROCK & JINGUASHI
GOLDEN MOUNTAIN TOWN (金山)
After our long visit at the Yeliu Geopark, we are brought by the tour guide to head for some specialty nearby. We entered the small town which is by the name of Golden Mountain literally translated from the Chinese name 金山. - The Old Town View- The town is kinda special and it is alike the rural area where the things sold there is kinda cheap. We are brought to try the duck … [Read more...] about GOLDEN MOUNTAIN TOWN (金山)
DAY 2: A DATE WITH YEHLIU GEOPARK
An early wake up and here we go to start of journey of the day. Our tourguide cum driver (江俊賢) had waited us punctually below our hotel to pick us up to our first destination which is the Yeliu Geopark. The journey to Yeliu will take approximately an hour plus by car and during the journey, we do enjoy the scenic view of the city itself. The journey was fun where we saw … [Read more...] about DAY 2: A DATE WITH YEHLIU GEOPARK
LET’S GO FREE & EASY IN TAIWAN ITENERY
We travelled on our own for the trip to Taipei this round except for the first two days where we hired 江俊賢 taxi for NTD 3500/ day . The trip is our first time in Taipei and we went to some interesting places and tourist attraction too for the trip. In this trip, we did not manage to travel to the far places but only some interesting places around the city … [Read more...] about LET’S GO FREE & EASY IN TAIWAN ITENERY