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Taipei City, Taiwan
- Ximending “Weird Streets” (Taipei)
Ximending
This area is already on most itineraries, but the weirdness is:
* Cosplay street performers
* Random themed pop-ups (anime, horror, retro gaming)
* Tiny “fetish-level niche” shops tucked between malls
* Street fashion that makes zero sense but somehow works
- ufo village a bit far out https://maps.app.goo.gl/1HQSAbNADfrvYj6SA?g_st=ic
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Jioufen, Taiwan
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Hualien, Taiwan
-can do white water rafting or canyoneering in the national park
-Yehliu Geopark (on way north → east OR day loop if structured right)
Yehliu Geopark
* alien rock formations
* looks like Mars / melted stone sculptures
* genuinely one of Taiwan’s strangest landscapes
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Taitung, Taiwan
Taitung balloon festival in laye highlands
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Green Island, Taiwan
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Kenting National Park, Taiwan
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Kaohsiung City, Taiwan
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Alishan, Taiwan
* sunrise above the cloud sea
* giant cypress forests
* mountain railway
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Sun Moon Lake, Taiwan
Go onto the lake, or rent bikes go round
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Taichung City, Taiwan
Go to miyahara ice cream
Chun shui tang - where bubble tea was invented