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Bayan Hot Springs

Bayan Hot Springs was a recent goal of mine to find.  It is located on the east side of Yangmingshan National Park.  The trail starts near the Bayan Hot Spring … Continue Reading →

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Buddha’s Hand Cave

Buddha’s Hand Cave is about a 10 minute bus ride from near the Keelung Train Station.  It is located just a few minute walk from the Fairy Cave so be … Continue Reading →

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Fairy Cave

Fairy Cave is located in Keelung just a 10 minute bus ride from near the Keelung Train Station on bus number 301.  The  cave was formed by sea wave erosion. … Continue Reading →

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Mount Qixing

Mount Qixing is the tallest mountain in Yangmingshan National Park.   This is the 3rd time that I climbed it, maybe this will be a once a year pilgrimage . … Continue Reading →

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Heping Island Park

Take the #101 bus from the bus stop located across from the Tourist Information Center near the Keelung Train Station to get to Heping Island Park.  If the weather is … Continue Reading →

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Yangguan Bridge

The Yangguan Bridge is beautiful at night with the lights.  It is very close to the Xiaobitan MRT Station.   I just took a nice walk getting off at the … Continue Reading →

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Huangdidian

I hiked the Huangdidian Trail yesterday. It was exciting and a lot of fun. Everything turned out better than I expected starting with the weather. I saw some a pair … Continue Reading →

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Sandiaoling Waterfall Trail

Sandiaoling can be reached with a direct train from Taipei Main Station.   It is about a 1 hour trip and only costs $59 NTD about $2.00 USD.  Sandiaoling is … Continue Reading →

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Jiufen

Jiufen is like a night market only during the day and with a view.  Jiufen is a great place to shop and eat …especially snack food.  By now if you … Continue Reading →

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Teapot Mountain

Jinguashi is a tourist destination for several reasons.  They have the Gold Mine Museum.  There are other places in the area such as Jiufen and Shuinandong. When the weather is … Continue Reading →