Tuesday, January 03, 2012
Solo ride around Taiwan by the numbers
Solo ride around Taiwan by the numbers: 16 days, 1,142km, min riding a day: 21km, max riding a day: 112km, can’t help swearing in multiple language: 100+ times, thinking of giving up: 10+ times, violating speed limit accidentally: 5-10 times. Running through a red light accidentally: 200+ times. Total cost: Less than NTD$9,000(USD$300). Weight loss: 0kg(WTF).
Hightlights of solo riding around Taiwan 2011/12/18-2012/1/2
HIGHLIGHTS:
*Ride through the most scenery and dangerous road with countless trucks/ tourist buses-Suhua Highway.
*Stay at most holy church in Taiwan right before Xmas and get lost on the next morning and chased by dogs for few times-Wanjin.
*Stay at strangers’ house for free and learn how to pay it forward-Taidong: Dawu and Luye.
*Ride in the pouring rain-Suhua highway, and east north coast of Taiwan.
*Hitchhike with my bike-Taidong to Dulan.
*Run into aboriginal people’s house, eating, drinking, singing together-Fanshang, Pingdong.
*Free massage from the hot spring hotel owner at Rueshui.
*Get away from traffic and ride on the small country road: No. 185/193/197/199.
*Celebrate the final countdown to 2012 with shitty fireworks: Near Taipei tower 101.
*Visit most hippy coffee shop for live music on Christmas eve, and again drinking and dancing with aboriginal people-Dulan.
*Meet new friend on the road and switch bikes to ride: Taidong, Hualian.
*Visit friends along the way for free meal and stay: Chiayi, Tainan, Kaoshung, Taipei, Shinzu.
*Free lunch at police office-Mudan, Pingdong.
*Ride through the most scenery and dangerous road with countless trucks/ tourist buses-Suhua Highway.
*Stay at most holy church in Taiwan right before Xmas and get lost on the next morning and chased by dogs for few times-Wanjin.
*Stay at strangers’ house for free and learn how to pay it forward-Taidong: Dawu and Luye.
*Ride in the pouring rain-Suhua highway, and east north coast of Taiwan.
*Hitchhike with my bike-Taidong to Dulan.
*Run into aboriginal people’s house, eating, drinking, singing together-Fanshang, Pingdong.
*Free massage from the hot spring hotel owner at Rueshui.
*Get away from traffic and ride on the small country road: No. 185/193/197/199.
*Celebrate the final countdown to 2012 with shitty fireworks: Near Taipei tower 101.
*Visit most hippy coffee shop for live music on Christmas eve, and again drinking and dancing with aboriginal people-Dulan.
*Meet new friend on the road and switch bikes to ride: Taidong, Hualian.
*Visit friends along the way for free meal and stay: Chiayi, Tainan, Kaoshung, Taipei, Shinzu.
*Free lunch at police office-Mudan, Pingdong.
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