Call for suggestions: A week traveling in southern Taiwan

Wednesday, November 26, 2008

Call for suggestions: A week traveling in southern Taiwan

Fanfan and I will be leaving in about three weeks, and we won't likely be coming back to Taiwan for some time. Before we go, though, we are going to take advantage of about five or six days and take a tour of Southern Taiwan. While I've been to quite a few places in the north, I've still never been south of the Taizhong, Chiayi, Alishan area.

Kenting is obviously on our list, but I'm wondering if y'all might have some off-the-beaten path, not-so-touristy places. You might think that with my other half being native Taiwanese I'd just rely on her, but you'd be forgetting that often times people who grew up somewhere don't really pay attention to where good hotels/hostels are or what sites people from out of town (or the other side of the planet) might find interesting.

Also, if anyone were so inclined to meet up along the way and, say, show us around their stomping grounds, that would be great, too. It's always better to see a place with someone who's familiar with the lay of the land.

I'm looking for any suggestions: places to stay, things to see, etc. I'm interested in everything about Taiwan, too, so don't just tell me where the most beautiful scenery is. If there's a cultural or historic site that we should stop in and see, please let me know.

I should note that we won't have a car, so we'll be pretty restricted in that way. We can rent a scooter in different places, but that won't take us terribly far.

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