Gypsy around Taiwan

Decided to get away from all the bad news in the world and  tour around Taiwan in a small camper van; cycling, hiking, surfing and enjoy local foods in areas where the camper serves as homebase. Taiwan very safe and has the Covid 19 virus firmly under control. Took along my boogieboard and pretended I'm a kid again... actually I still feel like a kid, but my 50th is fast approaching so I took a good medical kit along as well i.e. bottle of scotch and voltaren....lol

April 2020

1st stop: Spent night at a small temple outside Kenting, near Hongchaikeng

 

google map small temple

2nd Day:

Through Kenting to Jialeshui, Manzhou, Mudan up the east coast. used routes 200, 199, 9 , 11

Sail rock outside Kenting on way to Eluanbi Lighthouse , most southern point Taiwan

Jialeshui, great surfing amd cycling, beautiful rock formations in park

mudan area, aboriginal, Paiwan tribe

east coast taiwan start Dawu

great clean campsite , not expensive NT350 pd, outside Cheng gong. on surf beach, nice cycling trails too.

google maps link  https://maps.app.goo.gl/riH8HgVduyfgEy4t7

3rd Day onwards:

Cycling around the Cheng gong area.Well maintained dedicated cycling roads and beautiful scenery.

bus stop for school students

market area Cheng gong

san xian tai leapfrog bridge

on way to xiao gang harbor and town

chinese year of mouse zodiac

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room with aview... wake up to this every day

let's go surfing!

Chiang Mai to Luang Prabang , Laos Feb 2020

I will here share a few pics and pointers for riding a motorbike from Chiang Mai to Laos.

Rented Honda Crf 250cc from POP rider in Chiang Mai, they prepare the paperwork for customs to Laos etc. cost Baht 1400 per day for Laos, Thailand Baht 700 pd.

my hut in Pai

long neck tribe

bought lunch for these 2 tribeswoman, bet they have a few tales to tell..

GuGuan to Puli, Auwanda Back road,Over He Huan Shan to Wuling and Yilan

Thanks to an excellent logistic system of scooter and motorcycle transport from anywhere to anywhere in Taiwan, I managed to get quite a distance covered on a 3 day break starting Taichung. This scooter/motorbike delivery system enables a rider to travel one way amd take the train or bus back and the bike will arrive at the nearest scooter shop back home a day or so ,ater. I travelled from Taichung harbor area to Guguan and then the 21 route to Puli, camped for the night above Puli where the paragliding takes place, NT300 for a camp spot per person, and took off the next morning riding the 71 & 83 up to Auwanda reservoir below/before Qing jing farm area and then over Hehuan Shan to Wuling.

Tucked away in the hills on the back road to Auwanda a beautiful aboriginal village

Camping above Puli at the paragliding launch area

You can join for a tandem flight 

Big pappa

I travel on an old SYM Wolf 125cc, takes me everywhere with a small duffel bag strapped to the back.

Wuling Farm is a great place to camp or rent a small hut/bungallow for the night, just watch the monkeys! Macaques, they will steal and grab anything they can lay their hands on.

Nice cheap hotel in Luodong , bfast incl. near train station and scooter place that can send your bike home http://www.kthotel.com.tw/WebMaster/

Place where you can send your bi,e back to anywhere in Taiwan. About 100 meters south of train station other side of the road.

luodong market.

Train back to Taichung was Nt331, price send bike back NT1100.

Remember to take rain overall etc.