Great video! Love your honesty, talking about both the beautiful pros and not ignore the cons at the same time. As in life, it always has two sides. Let people know and let people decide. Thank you!
Hualien is a great place, and you make a persuasive argument. However, I can add a couple more drawbacks to living there: 1. Hualien's location on the east coast means it's more exposed to the typhoons that frequently hit Taiwan compared to Taipei and other cities on the west coast. 2. The city's close proximity to the eastern side of the Central Mountains means the sun disappears relatively early in the afternoon.
Thank you for this added info about Hualien. When living in Taiwan for one year the most extreme weather experienced was a tsunami in Kenting. Yet, even that was not so bad.
If I had to choose where to retire in Taiwan, Hualien would be the one. Parts of Hualien make you feel like you’re not in Taiwan. It just looks so much different from the rest of Taiwan. Very good analysis of the topics.I’m going to watch the video again. Savor it. I also like Taitung. East coast is wild and untouched. I prefer living in that part of Taiwan. Enjoy the video👍
That being said I do love it here and my goal is to learn Mandarin so I don't mind that people can't speak English. Also I don't know when the last time you went to Seoul is but the last time I was there in July everyone was speaking English I was actually disappointed because I wanted to speak in Korean 😂
My experience in Hualien was English spoken during my day-to-day living, going for coffee, train station, restaurants, doctors visit, or meeting new people. This was not the case in other parts of Taiwan, though. Interesting, I was just in Seoul and found it challenging to communicate. And with Google Maps disabled there, it proved to be an extra challenge compared to Taiwan.
Really interesting series. Do you think China's sabre rattling is just to hurt Taiwan's economy? Empty threats? It was interesting to see the washing machine antique in the cafe was Danish. I wonder how it ended up in Taiwan.
Sebastian, good question. Not sure about the political situation, but I enjoy exploring Taiwan's history, its people, and the east coast in particular. Although, the daily flyovers by fighter jets are a constant reminder of the political tension.
Eddie, my experience was sometimes there was hesitation to speak English out of shyness, but many locals can converse. The service industry in particular.
I lived in Taiwan in 2020. It was great to return to my favorite city, Hualien, and score it as a remote work destination.
花蓮是我最喜歡的城市之一。 在這段視頻中，我將花蓮評為遠程工作目的地。 你最喜歡台灣的哪個城市？
Great video! Love your honesty, talking about both the beautiful pros and not ignore the cons at the same time. As in life, it always has two sides. Let people know and let people decide. Thank you!
Thank you, Hualien is easy to love. The downsides are few but maybe deal breakers for some: earthquakes and housing options.
歡迎你再次回到台灣，我是台北人，30年前曾經在花蓮服役當兵2年，從此就愛上了花蓮，花蓮絕對是我在台灣最愛的城市。
謝謝你。 回到台灣真是太好了。 我錯過了！
Taiwan! Nice to see Hualien as a focus as well.
Hualien is a great place, and you make a persuasive argument. However, I can add a couple more drawbacks to living there:
1. Hualien's location on the east coast means it's more exposed to the typhoons that frequently hit Taiwan compared to Taipei and other cities on the west coast.
2. The city's close proximity to the eastern side of the Central Mountains means the sun disappears relatively early in the afternoon.
Thank you for this added info about Hualien.
When living in Taiwan for one year the most extreme weather experienced was a tsunami in Kenting. Yet, even that was not so bad.
If I had to choose where to retire in Taiwan, Hualien would be the one. Parts of Hualien make you feel like you’re not in Taiwan. It just looks so much different from the rest of Taiwan. Very good analysis of the topics.I’m going to watch the video again. Savor it.
I also like Taitung. East coast is wild and untouched. I prefer living in that part of Taiwan. Enjoy the video👍
Su, yes! Me too, if living in Taiwan my top pick is Hualien. I like Hengchun and Taitung as my close seconds.
Thank you for watching.
Awesome intro to Hualien. Made me want to consider an extended Hualien stay in my next visit =)
Happy 2023❤ wish you have a good life Taiwan 😊
Thank you!
Fantastic lowdown! Thank you.
Thank you
花蓮台東絕對是WFH最棒的地點
That being said I do love it here and my goal is to learn Mandarin so I don't mind that people can't speak English. Also I don't know when the last time you went to Seoul is but the last time I was there in July everyone was speaking English I was actually disappointed because I wanted to speak in Korean 😂
My experience in Hualien was English spoken during my day-to-day living, going for coffee, train station, restaurants, doctors visit, or meeting new people. This was not the case in other parts of Taiwan, though.
Interesting, I was just in Seoul and found it challenging to communicate. And with Google Maps disabled there, it proved to be an extra challenge compared to Taiwan.
bro, its $2 for whole papaya in Singapore (one of the most expensive city)
Really interesting series. Do you think China's sabre rattling is just to hurt Taiwan's economy? Empty threats?
It was interesting to see the washing machine antique in the cafe was Danish. I wonder how it ended up in Taiwan.
Sebastian, good question. Not sure about the political situation, but I enjoy exploring Taiwan's history, its people, and the east coast in particular. Although, the daily flyovers by fighter jets are a constant reminder of the political tension.
Can you tell in detail about the Wifi Plan which you've used?
I do not recall, but it was the more popular service provider in Taiwan.
Which mobile service do you use in Hualien?
That has not been my experience with English speaking....
I’m in Hualien now and I’ve found that hardly anyone speaks English
Eddie, my experience was sometimes there was hesitation to speak English out of shyness, but many locals can converse. The service industry in particular.
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