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A weekend on the northeast coast, without Jiufen
The old street will still be there in November. This Saturday, take the train to Ruifang and keep going until the Pacific is louder than the tour groups.
4 min read · Sep 4
Sunday, September 6, 2026/Taipei/Friday letter
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The old street will still be there in November. This Saturday, take the train to Ruifang and keep going until the Pacific is louder than the tour groups.
4 min read · Sep 4

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The tea terraces are at their most photogenic in the mist, which is also when the trains sell out. September is the hinge.
3 min read · Sep 2

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Tainan for dinner and back is a real evening if you book the right train. Treating the west coast as far is a Taipei superstition.
3 min read · Aug 30