My trip through Taiwan is nearing its end. Today I went on a day trip with my Taiwanese friends from Feng Chia University. The boyfriend of one of the girls was so nice to drive us around. This morning I took a train from Kaohsiung to Taichung. At the train station I met my friends….
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One day in Kaohsiung
Today I finally had a day without any plans: just time to visit Kaohsiung and to relax a bit! In the morning I went to Pier 2 Art Center in Kaohsiung. It is a large area of warehouses at the harbour that can be reached easily be MRT. Many houses are painted on the outside…
Visit at Dachi Orchids and Hakka culture
Today I continued my Orchid research. I visited Dachi Orchids in Pingtung County. I also got to see a bit of the surrounding nature and culture after my visit to the orchid plantation. Dachi Orchids is a family business that exists since 1988. They specialize on growing beautiful Phalaenopsis Orchids. When I arrived there, they…
Visit at Taisuco Orchids
This blog post finally really focuses on Orchids! 🙂 I had a company visit at Taisuco Orchids today. Also I will briefly talk about my visit to Longshan Temple in Taipei in the morning: I stood up early today to visit Longshan Temple, a large temple in Taipei which I had already visited in 2011….
Shilin Nightmarket Taipei
I am in Taipei now, today I would like to share some nightmarket images with you! Beforehand a bit more about Orchid Island: Yesterday, right in the morning, my host took me to a trail in Orchid Island to search for Orchids. We ventured into the forest, even a bit off the trail. But unfortunately…
Beautiful Lanyu (Orchid Island)
I arrived to Orchid Island today! It is a small island in the southeast of Taiwan. Yesterday I took a train from Kaohsiung to Taitung. I then planned to take a plane to Orchid Island (Lanyu). Unfortunately it was not that easy. I asked the tourist information at the Taitung station how to get to…
Yellow Duck and Orchids in Kaohsiung
Today I left Alishan and took a train from Chiayi to Kaohsiung. I will stay in Kaohsiung for one night before I continue my journey to Orchid Island. I left Alishan with the first bus at 9:10 am in the morning. I bought the bus ticket at the 7-11 in the park. The bus departs…
Alishan National Park – Sunrise and Hiking
Today I have a lot of beautiful pictures to share with you: I woke up at 4:30 am to watch the sunrise at Ogasawara Mountain Overlook (via train to Zushan Station). Then I walked for hours in the National Park to see all the touristic sites mentioned on the map. I can say that Alishan…
Alishan National Park – First day in the clouds
Today I travelled from Taichung to Alishan National Park. I went by train to Chiayi and then took a bus to the park. The park is not very far from Taichung, so the journey didn’t take too long. I took the train at 9:20 am and arrived at Alishan at around 14:00. While I was…
First day in Taiwan
I am writing this from my room in FortĂ© Orange Taichung Park International Youth Hostel. Here I got a single room for 1200 NTD for my first night in Taichung, Taiwan. It’s both hostel and hotel as far as I understand. The hotel/hostel is located right in the center of Taichung, in easy reach from…
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