It’s shameful that I just made my first trip to Taitung after living in Taiwan for thirty years. It’s always been one of those places that I’ve meant to see but somehow never managed to get there.
Even this weekend I had my doubts whether I would actually make it there after the main railway line was buried by a landslide between Ruifang and Houtong stations. Fortunately, we were able to get tickets for the high-speed, and surprisingly luxurious, buses that can now whisk you along the new highway from Taipei to Hualien in just three hours and then take the train down to Taitung. Continue reading Notes from the field: first trip to Taitung