太魯閣 - Around the Island for Chinese New Year (Part 3 of 3)

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February 28th 2010

Published: July 31st 2010

The Final Installment! The cool, rainy weather forced us to change our east coast surfing plans. We decided to go north from Taitung to the city of Hualian and the Taroko Gorge. The Taroko Gorge is impressive. It's a 19-mile long canyon near the east coast coast of Taiwan. It features a dramatic elevation gain from the coast to around 3000 meters in about 60 horizontal kilometers. It's also cru... Read Full Entry

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Claire and Brian

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We are Claire and Brian. We are awesome. If you know us, a small piece of your heart is forever content. If you do not, there is a yearning deep inside you that will be one day be abated should you be lucky enough to know us. Anyways, we have been living abroad and teaching English for about fourteen months now (as of June 09). We started in Thailand. Now we are in Taiwan. Read about it if you'd like. We've been lucky with our jobs and the great people we have met along the way. We've had some opportunities to travel. We usually get a blog or two up about our travels. We'll be in Taiwan for... full info

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Bridge

Dab

Why is this dog on the scooter? Steve made friends with him at a temple, and the lil' guy followed us back to our scooters and hopped on. After finally getting him off and driving away, he ran after us on the street. I think Claire cried.

temple thing

It's hard...

to take a jumping picture on the timer

Don't know why

she's giving attitude

Claire...

does NOT like suspension bridges. There's a great portrait of her in sheer terror, but you know she won't let me put that one up.

yup

tunnel!

Steve and Pei

in Taipei

Taipei 101

It was the tallest building in the world until that ridiculous one in Duibai (or wherever it is) smoked it.

huh

He got to jump

on top of Taipei 101. Yes, you can go outside. Yes, there are sufficiently high fences to keep people in.

I did not

Security does not appreciate jumping

7th August 2010

Elise
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What a wonderful adventure!
Claire and Brian, Thanks so much for sharing all these wonderful photos and tales of your adventure - it has been a PLEASURE to travel vicariously with you. Realizing that this is your last installment of the blog, please stay in touch (whether by blog or otherwise) and keep us posted on the next chapter. I wish you continued happiness and safe travels. Sincerely, Elise Colson

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