Taroko National Park Travel Guide 太魯閣國家公園懶人包 – The World’s Deepest Marble Gorge
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Taroko National Park Travel Guide 太魯閣國家公園懶人包 – The World’s Deepest Marble Gorge

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If you only have a few days in Taiwan and you want to go somewhere outside of Taipei, you should definitely go to Taroko National Park. On an island full of mountains, rain forests, beaches, and abounding natural beauty, Taroko might just take the top spot as the most beautiful scenic area in Taiwan.  Taroko…

Hualien Travel Guide 花蓮懶人包 – The Most Beautiful Part of Taiwan
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Hualien Travel Guide 花蓮懶人包 – The Most Beautiful Part of Taiwan

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Hualien is the largest county in Taiwan and is considered by many to be the most beautiful. It includes a breathtaking coastline along the Pacific Ocean, including cliffs thousands of meters high, marble gorges, fertile valleys, and a large section of Taiwan’s central mountain range. Hualien is simply a must-stop location on your trip to…

What to See and Do in Hualien Besides Taroko Gorge
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What to See and Do in Hualien Besides Taroko Gorge

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Sadly, due to a recent earthquake, much of Taroko Gorge, Hualien’s most famous landmark, is no longer accessible to the public. However, there are plenty of other places to check out in Hualien. In this blog, we will share a list of other places to visit in Hualien besides Taroko Gorge. Hualien is the largest…

Taroko Gorge – 2025 Current Status (Post-Earthquake) 太魯閣地震後的狀況
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Taroko Gorge – 2025 Current Status (Post-Earthquake) 太魯閣地震後的狀況

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Sadly, due to a recent earthquake, much of Taroko Gorge, Hualien’s most famous landmark, is no longer accessible to the public. However, the visitor’s center is still open, and the road through Taroko is still open three times a day if you have your own vehicle. In this blog, we will take you on a…

Remembering Typhoon Usagi (天兔) (2024)
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Remembering Typhoon Usagi (天兔) (2024)

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Typhoon Usagi was the 25th tropical cyclone of the 2024 Pacific Typhoon Season. It made landfall in the Philippines and dumped rain onto Southern Taiwan before dissipating into oblivion. For the first time in recorded history, four tropical cyclones simultaneously existed in the Western Pacific during the month of November. In this blog, we will…

Remembering Typhoon Kong-Rey (2024) 紀念康芮颱風
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Remembering Typhoon Kong-Rey (2024) 紀念康芮颱風

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Typhoon Kong-Rey was the largest storm to hit Taiwan since 1996, the first Typhoon to make landfall in late October, and the third Typhoon to make landfall in Taiwan in 2024. Its landfall marked the first time in 16 years that three Typhoons have made landfall in Taiwan during one Typhoon season. So far it…

Remembering Typhoon Krathon (山陀兒) – 2024
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Remembering Typhoon Krathon (山陀兒) – 2024

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Typhoon Krathon was the first Typhoon to make landfall in western Taiwan in over 38 years. So far it has caused at least two deaths in Taiwan, injured hundreds, dumped over a meter of rain in the mountains of Taitung, and caused work and school to close for four days in some areas. In this…

Remembering Tropical Depression #19 17W (Igme) (2024)
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Remembering Tropical Depression #19 17W (Igme) (2024)

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Tropical Depression Igme, the number 19 tropical cyclone of the 2024 Pacific Typhoon Season, lasted for an especially long time and dumped rain onto Northern and Southern Taiwan, causing flooding in many places. In this blog, we will share some memories of this storm and its impact on Taiwan.

Remembering Morakot (2009) – Taiwan’s Deadliest Typhoon in History 紀念莫拉克颱風
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Remembering Morakot (2009) – Taiwan’s Deadliest Typhoon in History 紀念莫拉克颱風

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With over 677 people killed in Taiwan, Typhoon Morakot (also known as the 88 Flood 八八水災) was the most deadly Typhoon ever to hit Taiwan in recorded history. It also broke records for the highest rainfall of any Typhoon in Taiwan’s history, a total of over 3 meters of rain (3060 mm in Alishan), with…

Remembering Typhoon Gaemi (2024) – My Taiwan Typhoon Experience 颱風凱米的紀錄
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Remembering Typhoon Gaemi (2024) – My Taiwan Typhoon Experience 颱風凱米的紀錄

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Typhoon Gaemi is the worst Typhoon to hit Taiwan in nearly a decade. It caused five deaths in Taiwan, dumped over a meter of rain in the mountains, and caused work and school to close for over three days in some areas. In this blog, I will detail some of the major events and overall…