Thanks for all the nice suggestions!
I wrote to the people at Taiwan Adventures [1] to get some price + ideas
of hikes.
If anyone cares to join me it would be very nice! I'm not sure I'll be
able to afford a guide alone...
Their High Mount Hikes [2] look nice, but I'd be up to anything if
others want to do something easier.
Worst case scenario, I guess I'll try to find a room not to far from
Shei-Pa National Park or Taroko National Park and do a bunch of 1-day hikes.
[1] http://taiwan-adventures.com/
[2] http://taiwan-adventures.com/hikes-and-trips/high-mountain-hikes/
[3] http://www.spnp.gov.tw/v2/Article.aspx?a=1FOSCzcnIeU%3d&lang=1
[4] https://www.taroko.gov.tw/en/Tourism/TrailList
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On 2018-06-17 05:17, Andrew Lee wrote:
> Yes, east-coast is the most beautiful place on the island.
>
> You could visit the taroko national park:
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xUqYreF1ucA
>
> And you could and should attend the course at the hunter school for survive
> skills in wild:
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UBpvbDw1gQQ
>
> And there are a lot of nature hot springs in the wild around the island:
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BptaQ6UBd2U
>
> And you may want to hiking on the trails with the survive skills you learnt
> from the hunter school:
>
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=43dEkW2qvOI&list=PLFHiboGdZSVmpSusr8ZnH7-PE3oF3S1UP
>
> And you may dive in the Lanyu Island (Orchid Island) where has 30-50m
> visibility under water:
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=in031Nj29lg
>
> And there are festivals of Pangach tribals during that time. They are
> dancing like a Debian swirl:
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QpYIJcTHZ-k
>
> And we could meet and drink together with the author of the song of Seediq
> Bale:
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lvgRrOUeSCk
>
> Best regards,
> -Andrew
>
> 2018-06-17 15:22 GMT+08:00 Thomas Goirand <zigo@debian.org>:
>
>> On 06/17/2018 05:39 AM, Louis-Philippe Véronneau wrote:
>>> Hi!
>>>
>>> My plane lands in Taiwan on July 8th and I'm planning to go around and
>>> enjoy Taiwan as much as possible before DebCamp starts.
>>>
>>> Does anyone have any recommendations of things I should do? I speak a
>>> good enough mandarin to get around fine by myself and I can read and
>>> write simplified characters as well as a seven-years-old child would.
>>>
>>> I'm not big on very touristy places or large cities and I vaguely plan
>>> to get off the coast as fast as possible and go hiking in the mountains.
>>> If possible I'd like not to die in a mudslide too :o
>>>
>>> I also enjoy good tea.
>>>
>>> Thanks for your suggestions!
>>
>> Hi there!
>>
>> You shall not miss one of the great evening food market in Taipei, it's
>> famous all around the world. There, you just select food (often, live
>> sea food in aquariums), and ask for it to be cooked by the minute.
>>
>> I have never been there, but the east of Taiwan is said to be the
>> prettiest part of the island. If I had the available time (which I
>> probably wont have this year...) I personally would like to go in
>> Hualian (where Andrew Lee lives) and do hiking in the mountains around.
>>
>> I hope this helps,
>> Cheers,
>>
>> Thomas Goirand (zigo)
>>
>>
>
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