Taiwan, an attractive place worth to visit

Strongly recommend your foreigner friends to know Taiwan and visit Taiwan (強力推薦您的老外朋友認識台灣、到台灣觀光)


Lonely Planet’s Best in Travel: top 10 countries for 2012
http://www.lonelyplanet.com/europe/travel-tips-and-articles/76856
Read more: http://www.lonelyplanet.com/europe/travel-tips-and-articles/76856#ixzz22KThoMpf

Why Taiwan Deserves a Spot onLonely Planet’s top 10
http://www.worldbiking.info/wordpress/2011/12/cycling-taiwan/

Cycling routes that'll take your breath away (by CNN) 
http://www.cnngo.com/explorations/play/10-best-cycling-routes-world-902676

NATGEO VS LONELY PLANET: 2012 TRAVEL TOP 20 (IN PHOTOS)

http://blog.cheapholidays.com/natgeo-lonely-planet-top-holiday-travel-2012/

The Bicycle Kingdom starts living upto its name
http://www.bikehub.co.uk/news/bike-to-work/the-bicycle-kingdom-starts-living-up-to-its-name/


Places to visit 2012
http://thestar.com.my/lifestyle/story.asp?file=/2012/1/7/lifetravel/10000595&sec=lifetravel




Other readings strongly recommended:

Recommended by an Aussie currently living in Taipei
http://taiwanxifu.com/2011/11/06/lonely-planet-taiwan-top-ten-country-to-visit-in-2012/

Some photo posts that sample Taiwan cycling: (by Michael Turton)

http://michaelturton.blogspot.com/2011/08/king-dom-of-kenting.html http://michaelturton.blogspot.com/2011/07/awesome-northern-cross-riding.html http://michaelturton.blogspot.com/2011/11/we-are-never-gonna-get-to-donghe-east.html http://michaelturton.blogspot.com/2011/10/3x600m-riding-in-simaxianshan-area-of.html http://michaelturton.blogspot.com/2012/03/biking-east-coast-and-green-island.html http://michaelturton.blogspot.com/2010/12/alishan-riding.html 

http://michaelturton.blogspot.com/2010/08/150-kms-through-yunghe-pinglin-toucheng.html 

http://michaelturton.blogspot.com/2010/06/riding-taroko-gorge.html

And from Taiwan in Cycles, the best cycling blog in Taiwan (see the sidebar for more excellent rides) http://taiwanincycles.blogspot.com/2012/03/wuling-cycling-icon-hiding-in-plain.html http://taiwanincycles.blogspot.com/2011/11/200k-of-central-taiwan-our-best-cycling.html

Read more: http://www.lonelyplanet.com/europe/travel-tips-and-articles/76856#ixzz22KRVY2qa

1.5 個女生，7個城市，4000+張照片，50000+字， 20天台灣環島綜合遊全記錄

http://www.backpackers.com.tw/forum/showthread.php?t=591634

【聯合報╱記者周美惠／即時報導】
全文網址: 老外選台灣美景 太魯閣第一 http://udn.com/NEWS/BREAKINGNEWS/BREAKINGNEWS9/7266603.shtml#comments#ixzz22Kvo1b6i 
老外看台灣，什麼樣的美景最能擄獲他們的心？「孤獨星球」國際中文版今天公布老外心中台灣絕美的20個景點：太魯閣( Taroko)名列第一，離島幾乎全數入選，司馬庫斯(Smangus)也在列。

「孤獨星球」尋訪兩百多位在台灣居住超過一年的外籍人士，調查老外最喜歡哪些旅遊景點？榜首由壯麗的太魯閣奪下。陸客最愛的日月潭(Sun Moon lake)、阿里山(Ali Shan)，也高居第二、三名。http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7dQjLlQexuw&feature=related

令人意外的是，離島幾乎全上了榜，去過離島的外國人還真不少。包括：蘭嶼(Orchid Island)、綠島(Green Island)、澎湖(Penghu)、金門(Kinmen)等離島皆榜上有名。上述離島多以海景著稱，若再加總榜上有名的墾丁、花東海岸、東北角、野柳等地的海洋美景，可見逐海洋而旅遊是相當受外國朋友歡迎的「遊台灣」方式

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m2EhJXx7Tp4

http://www.pbase.com/chiangboy/image/54882111