A warm welcome in Hualien for a parent and child walking around Taiwan
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January 25, 9:36pm · Hualien City
Hualien has made us feel at home, through both the place and its people.
With my 8-year-old son, 多多,
I set off from Taipei to walk around the island
and get to know Taiwan.
I hadn’t expected so much kindness.
Strangers have helped us again and again, until we’ve hardly known what to do with all that warmth.
This is our 13th day on the road. Since arriving in Hualien, we’ve stayed with two Couchsurfing hosts who generously gave us somewhere to sleep for free.
Rooms are hard to find over Lunar New Year, but 貝果野野 from the café 泥巴咖啡 went out of their way to find us a place at Hualien WOW Hostel, opposite the station, where we could rest and recover.
偉哥’s welcome was extraordinary. He gave my son and me a taste of the warmth and openness of a hostel where people come together across borders.
I travel, therefore I am. I love Hualien. I love Hualien so much.
