Yushan and the New Rules for the Paiyun Cabin

When the new Paiyun Cabin for Yushan opens (if that ever happens!) there’ll be a new policy of charging foreigners $700 to stay there.  Locals will continue to pay the usual $220 as before.  I’m very much against this as I think it’s unfair and it will damage Taiwan’s reputation. The reason given for the [...]

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March Group Hikes

We’re got a couple of great hikes coming up in March.  The first is on March 9th to 11th and we’ll be heading the Shuiyang Forest and the Thousand People Cave in Nantou County.  This is a 2 day, 2 night camping trip.  Sign up via the facebook group! The second trip is to Taroko [...]

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Taiwan Adventures Mobile Guide for iPhone and iPod

Well it’s finally here!  Our mobile guide to Taiwan for the iPhone and iPod is available in the app store now. The features include; More that 900 points of interest that cover everything from hotels to hot springs to hiking. More than 2000 photos, many of which you’ll only see in the app Online and [...]

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Happy New Year! – 新年快樂!

Happy new year to everyone!  Hopefully 2010 will be as good a year for hiking as 2009.  I’ve been to so many wonderful places and hiked so many great trails this year and writing the blog has certainly inspired me to get out there and find more interesting things to do. Looking back on the [...]

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