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Today we're going to be exploring some of the coastal area of Hualien County, in Taiwan.
Thank you for joining me once again for another adventure! Today we're going to be exploring some of the coastal area of Hualien County, in Taiwan. Hualien County is the largest by land area of all of the counties of Taiwan and has a lot of mountains and coastline. It is located on the east side of the country and is famous for its beautiful mountains, many of which rise straight up from the blue ocean and beaches.
The region is very sparsely populated, with perhaps less than 350,000 people living here, probably because of the geography of the area with 87% of the county being mountains. Taiwan is renowned for experiencing frequent earthquakes, because it sits on a boundary between a number of different tectonic plates and the country is considered very geologically active because of this.
When I arrived in Hualien City there had been a massive earthquake just some weeks prior which I had heard quite a lot about. I expected to arrive and see a lot of earthquake damage to different buildings but I was amazed to find nearly no damage. The city experiences very frequent earthquakes, so they are very good at fixing the damage quickly and keeping buildings strengthened against the shocks. There was just one bridge that I saw that I was not able to go across because the supports had been weakened by the earthquake. I was very saddened to hear that during the large earthquake a hotel had collapsed and some visitors from the mainland had been killed. The people of Hualien City do a lot to keep the buildings strong against earthquakes but this was a particularly big one that made the news all of the world.
I didn't have much time to explore the city because I had arranged to go to my first visit in the area, Qixingtan Beach which is located near the township of Xincheng. I try and keep to my plans!
Qixingtan Beach is on the Pacific Ocean side of Taiwan, and the water as you can see was beautifully blue. This was not a sandy beach, but rather a pebble or rocky beach. With the large mountains of the Taiwan's coastline in this region, many rocks are eroded from the land which are then smoothed by the crashing of the ocean waves into these beautifully smooth stones. Though I wouldn't want to walk around on the beach in my bare feet, because it would be quite painful on the rocks and stones, I loved the aesthetic of these stones on the beach. They felt so smooth and I wondered how many thousands of years it would have taken to make each of these stones like they are now!
As you can see, the ocean is a beautiful blue, but the water was also quite rough. Because of the geology of the area, the seabed drops very deeply, very quickly. The same as the mountains that rise up quickly behind me, the bottom of the sea continues to drop down deeply too. Because of this the sea here can be quite rough. From this coast line the Pacific Ocean stretches for thousands of miles until you hit the Americas. Because of this, there is no big land mass to slow the weather or the waves so the coast line of Hualien gets weathered quite strongly by the elements.
I hope the water always stays as clear and beautiful as it is. In 2009 the officials of Hualien County abolished the Qixingtan Environmental Impact Statement which was protecting the area around the beach from large developments so now there are many big development projects around the beach. I'm glad that many more people are able to come and see its beauty but I hope that does not spoil the environment's beauty at the same time. Every year more and more visitors come to the beach and I hope thousands more to come can still visit to enjoy the nature.
Getting some refreshing coconut juice!
I don't think there's much better to quench your thirst than fresh coconut, especially by the sea on a hot day
By this time I had worked up quite a thirst for myself and wanted to get a quick drink. I'd been quite fascinated by the beautiful surroundings so hadn't really looked much as what there was to offer around the beach to get refreshments. Almost as soon as I turned from the stunning Pacific Ocean, I was delighted to see this colourful van selling fresh coconuts! I don't think there's much better to quench your thirst than fresh coconut, especially by the sea on a hot day.
The vendor had so many coconuts, and I knew he probably would need them because this was a lovely idea to have coconut juice by the beach. I'm sure that many people would soon come and take all of his stock so I quickly purchased myself the biggest one I could see ready for a refreshing drink. Apparently, coconuts are not actually nuts they are in fact from a group of fruits called drupes. Examples of other drupes include olives, plums, cherries, apricots and mangoes! Unlike these other foods, the coconut is hollow and full of beautiful, healthy, fresh juice. This hollow space is the main way that coconuts spread their seeds - the coconut can float on the ocean because of it and travel thousands of miles to other islands and continents.
If you've never drunk coconut fresh, it's hard to explain how good it is. You can now buy many different coconut water drinks in packages, but it doesn't taste the same as when it's out of the coconut itself. First the flesh is cut off around the outside of the inner nut and then the very top of the nut is pierced so that you can get a straw in to reach the juice - or some people just lift the whole coconut to their mouth! They are portable little hydration carriers for anyone that needs to refresh themselves, as I really needed to!
There were many other vans selling different foods and drinks to help you cool down on the hot day. Icecreams and different drinks were most popular but I was much happier with my fresh drink straight from nature.
Dolphin spotting near Hualien
The Kuroshio Gulf Stream is a very large current of warm sea that brings millions of migratory fish with it. And where there are lots of fish there are lots of dolphins looking for tasty fish to eat!
After the beach I headed back to Hualien City for my next activity, dolphin spotting! Just off the east coast of Taiwan runs the Kuroshio Gulf Stream which is a very large current of warm sea that brings millions of migratory fish with it. And where there are lots of fish there are lots of dolphins looking for tasty fish to eat!
The dolphin watching tours here are very popular. There are many different companies offering this experience so it pays to look around a little bit to find one that looks nice and professional. You aren't guaranteed to see dolphins because obviously they are wild animals, but this is one of the most likely places in the world that you will see them. Most of the tour operators are in contact with each other so that if one finds dolphins, they can all come and help their tour experience the beauty of these animals. Because there's a lot of dolphin watching boats, that means you're very likely to see some!
First, you must leave the harbour to get out into the ocean to where the dolphins feed. This takes around thirty minutes and it's also a lovely boat ride too. I enjoyed looking back out at the coast line of Hualien and also seeing the many different buildings of the city and harbour getting smaller and smaller behind me. Remember, even if it's a hot day the boat goes quite fast so it becomes very windy while you're standing on the outside of the boat. I almost lost my hat a couple of times, but I was glad I had it because the wind would have sent my hair flying all over my face!
As we left the city behind you could see many other large ships docked and also out at sea. With its location on the coast Hualien City still makes a lot of its trade by sea. Though there are good road networks in land, the mountains of the region can make transportation a little slower. Because of that I noticed that the docks were busy with different big ships, all bringing in goods for the city and for the surrounding townships. Being the only city in the region, Hualien City is the centre for most of the shipping.
Because of the Kuroshio Gulf Stream fishing is also very important to the city and other townships with many people making a living from fishing around this coast of the country. When you looked out you could see many fishing boats as well as many dolphin and whale spotting boats. The Pacific Ocean here is much the centre of attention for many different livelihoods.
And then we found them! After around half an hour heading out into the ocean, our captain called for us all to look over to the front right of the boat. Of course I rushed to the side of the boat and after a few seconds I saw splashes on the horizon. Soon we had caught up with a huge pod of dolphins. There were probably around twenty or thirty of them all on the surface of the water just jumping and swimming together in their family.
There are over 40 different types of dolphin, but these were the famous Bottlenose dolphin. They are actually quite large, larger than I expected. Our captain told us that they are usually around three to four meters long on average and weight around 600 pounds or 270 kilos. They often live for more than 40 years and are very social animals, spending all of their time in a group known as a pod. They love the warm oceans and hunt together to catch mostly small fish. Many scientists believe that the dolphin is one of the most intelligent animals in the world and have the second largest ration between body size and brain size, after humans!
Dolphins are a mammal, which means they can't breathe underwater like fish but they can hold their breath for a very long time when they are diving for food. When they aren't swimming underwater trying to catch fish they'll swim on the top of the water so they can breathe out of their blowhole on the top of their head.
I was amazed at how fast they could move. Our captain told us that some dolphins can swim at 55 kilo meters per hour and jump up to six meters in the air. They are very communal and communicate with their own language under the water but apparently their jumping also serves as communication. Different jumps and flips mean different things so they can tell each other what they are feeling! I was just completely in love right from the very first sight of them.
Once our boat had caught up with the pod of dolphins, they realised we were there and they slowed down so that we could drive alongside them. It felt like they were playing with us and wanted to show off! You can see how close I got. I thought that I could almost touch them.
With the boat now moving slowly and the dolphins just wanting to swim with us and play, I felt this was a very special moment. These beautiful dolphins knew we were here and it's like they wanted to spend time with me so I could admire them and take photos. Perhaps they were showing off a little bit for the cameras? I like to imagine they wait around for the boats to come each day so they can play with us humans and show off how beautiful they are in the water.
Even looking back at these photos I feel a little overwhelmed by how lovely these animals are. I think I will let the rest of my photos and videos do the talking because I can't match their beauty.
Traditional Beef Noodles
By the end of my day I'd worked up a serious appetite. I couldn't wait to eat and didn't want to waste too much time finding a restaurant so I headed for the first place I saw. And what a gem it was. A really traditional little family run Taiwanese restaurant. Not far from where I'd just been whale watching, the restaurant was nestled just next to the road in the foothills of the mountains.
I was seriously hungry and ready to try as many different local dishes as I could! Let's go inside together.
The restaurant had a pet dog! I think he was keeping his fish friends company. Maybe he though that people would try and eat them for dinner and he was protecting them! He looked like he'd had just as long a day as me and just spent his time half asleep and watching the world go by.
I suppose he probably gets so many visitors every single day that it's boring now. I wonder what his name is? I called him Goldy. I think he might be a cross between a golden retriever and a corgi, what do you guys think?
There were so many dishes to choose from so I got a little selection for myself. The preserved egg tofu looked particularly amazing. I also got some courgette, some stir fried beef and a couple of other bits. I couldn't wait to get started. Everything looked really lovely.
Care to join me?
Thank you so much once again Steemit friends for joining me on my adventures. You can already guess my favourite part of the day - the Bottlenose dolphins. Those animals are completely magical and I cannot believe that I was able to see them so close. To see them swimming, jumping and playing with each other and the boat really was amazing. You can see how fast they can swim through the water. I wish I felt that natural in the water, I would feel just like a mermaid.
If you could go and see dolphins, would you do it? I'd love to go back there and spend many more hours just watching them. The time I had just wasn't enough. If you've enjoyed my post, please give me a vote and a follow but most importantly, please comment below so that I can get to know you better and enjoy speaking with you!
旅行，是为了遇见不曾见过的绝美风景，体验不曾经历的人生轨迹，如果旅行里害怕尝试和冒险，就不会意外的发现更多的惊喜。以前对台湾的印象总是停留在台北高楼林立，时尚现代的繁忙都市，如果不离开台北，选择去别处看看，又怎么可能亲眼见证这个宝岛上更多令人震撼的旅游资源？于是，弹指间灵感来了，下一站，花莲。来花莲之前，就听过朋友们对花莲自然风光的大加赞赏，来了之后，确实立刻嗅到了新鲜的气息，与台北的车水马龙，热闹喧嚣相比，花莲充满了清新自然的淳朴气息，像是个素面朝天的邻家女孩，身后拖着优雅飘逸的白色裙摆。
这次我就决定，给花莲留下足够的时间，细细品味这里宁静妖娆不染尘埃的风景。花莲位于台湾本岛的东部，有着西临中央山脉，东临太平洋的绝佳地理位置。不得不说台湾东部的海，美的很有特点，因为周围地貌原因，海边全是石头，估计喜欢石头的人会在海边放松消磨一整天，舍不得离开吧。因为自己从小在海边长大，所以对于海水的波澜有着特殊的情感，一到花莲我就迫不及待的想去看海，而说起花莲看海，当然不能错过七星潭。第一次听“七星潭”这个名字就觉得特别诗意，其实这里被称为“潭”，但却不是一个潭，也并非湖泊，而是由无数大大小小的砾石和鹅卵石所铺设成的弧形海湾，想想大自然的鬼斧神工，堆出一个这么美和绵长的新月型海湾，一定是因为偏爱这里的海水吧。
七星潭是花莲县唯一的县级风景区，它的历史可追溯到清朝，据说在清朝的“台湾舆图并说台湾后山总图”里，也曾标示着花莲这几处低漥的湿地，其实，这些大小不等的湿地湖泊正是七星潭。来之前，就对这壮丽无比的海湾期待已久，当车子停在离海边最近的地方，我下车向海的方向飞奔，第一眼就看到了海天相接，混然一体的美景，我被这抹清新可人的淡蓝色深深的打动，感叹花莲的海是这么小清新，不带一丝污浊的纯净与澄澈。
低头看看鹅卵石的沙滩，形态各异的美丽卵石，就像在参观大自然的收藏品展览馆，近距离细看这些石头，真像是经过精雕细琢的艺术品，有着精美的纹路，白石晶莹剔透，闪闪动人，乌石冰清玉莹，滑润通透，花石色彩斑斓，动感盎然。越往海滩去，石头越小，非常有层次的变换。把漂亮的鹅卵石捧在手心，光滑舒服的手感，不过这里的石头再喜欢，也不可以带走的，因为如果有一天，这里的石头被捡光，七星潭就缺少了它原有的鲜明特色与个性。所以留下脚印，带走记忆，让美丽的风光永存。面对眼前澎湃的美景，你是否也同我一样，愿做岸边的一颗石，天天吹着海风也不会觉得腻。
突然我被前方堆起来的鹅卵石尖塔所吸引，原来堆砌石头已经成为了这片海湾的传统，我拿起大小颜色各异的鹅卵石，面朝大海，像雪地里堆雪人那样，把石块垒成高高的金字塔。有趣的是，视觉上看起来要倾倒的鹅卵石尖塔，无论海风如何吹打，却屹立不倒，好像被施了魔法一样。接着走近岸边，意外的发现，在这么小清新的地方，海浪翻滚的澎湃激昂，朵朵浪花拍打着鹅卵石滩，演奏着交响乐。白色泡沫般的浪花特别梦幻，让人陶醉，看着这萌萌的白色泡沫，我突然想起了啤酒上漂浮的泡沫，一股夏天清凉舒爽的气息噢。
这浓情蜜意，深邃迷人，又一望无际，让人无比眷恋的海洋，却也暗藏着危机，因为这边的海浪时常会凶猛地袭击你，从当地人口中得知，著名的白色泡沫疯狗浪，每年都有人被卷走。因为这里属于崖壁式海岸，落差极大，前面的海滩很浅，继续往下走会非常深，前后相差可达3000公尺以上的深度，所以戏水的时候，大家都格外小心。虽然是春季，这里的太阳却已经非常火辣，原来总以为代表青春的颜色，非阳光的金黄色莫属，这样看来，青春的色彩应该是古铜色了吧，一圈海滩走完，自己已经晒黑了好几度。
接下来，就到了每次旅行我最爱的部分，没错，当然是和动物有关啦。一直以来，花莲都是赏鲸鱼和看海豚的最佳区域，可以见到鲸豚的机率非常的高，这次来到花莲，人品爆棚，之前一直细雨纷纷，直到赏鲸豚的早晨，突然间风和日丽，碧海蓝天，晴空万里，美的不像话。我也是超级兴奋，立刻跳上了赏鲸豚的小船，这就要出海，和太平洋里的美丽生物打招呼去。随着船速加快，溅起浪花一朵朵，大家都把期待的目光投向大海中央，寻找那群海洋精灵。
开船20分钟左右，人们开始尖叫，成群结队的尖吻海豚在浪花里舞蹈，在船头跳跃翻腾，不仅有带着宝宝的海豚妈妈，还有上下叠在一起游走的海豚情侣，它们仿佛变着队形欢迎我们的到来，几百只的数量多的有些让人难以置信，你无法想象它们一起窜出水面，向上一跃，那优美的弧度和庞大的气场，就像孔雀开屏一般，那一刻浪花中的绽放，绝对的震撼。我从来没有一次见到过这么多只野生的活泼可爱的海豚，在深邃的海洋中自由舞蹈，欢快的追逐我们的船只。
不敢相信，美丽的海洋精灵就这样真实的存在在眼前，海豚在海面上激情跃动，乘风破浪的快感和那种近距离视觉接触的震撼感，是无法用言语形容的。大海就是它们自由畅游的天堂，海豚们在水中翱翔的那种活力和自信，让人非常羡慕，我也深深被感动到，它们自由的旋转，翻滚和跳跃，无论船上，船下，我们，它们，都嗨了。可惜闪亮的高潮是十分短暂的，在把手机相机统统拍到电量告急的时候，船长告诉我们要和这群自由的精灵宝宝们告别了。这一次赏海豚的经历注定成了这次花莲之行最难忘的瞬间，我感恩这样的幸运，也希望下次再来的时候，可以逮到鲸鱼的身影噢。今天的花莲之旅就要告于段落了，之后还有更多精彩的花莲故事想要和大家分享噢。
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Dolphins are a lot of fun and it must have been special to see them in their environment. My kids got to steer a boat last year with some of them swimming around - great experience. And that food looks delicious...
Wow.. I bet they were overwhelmed with joy from that Tom! I've still yet to steer a boat before, but I reckon I would be a good captain!
花莲好美，一直都想去台湾，这个旅行资讯我给💯。小姐姐，你的那个小包好可爱，很适合此情此景。😉
谢谢你哟，希望能给你的台湾之行提供些小灵感，我也一直很喜欢这种可爱的小包^^
Greetings, sweetsssj. I missed your posts.
I found your post very nice. For sure, what fascinated me most were the dolphins. Here in Brazil, in 2016 I went to a beach called Pipa beach. It is in the State of Rio Grande do Norte. There, in one day, I was paddling in the sea and saw dolphins passing by. It was really cool though, it was not this scene with that synchronized nadro that appeared in your video did not. They went really fast.
Her photos, all of them, were very beautiful, except the piranhas, because they are very evil.
If you'll excuse me, I'll put a picture of my paddle. Look at you to see how beautiful it was:
Thanks for the post and I'll be cheering for the next one.
Good evening!
你這篇文章寫得好熱情澎湃呀！看得出來你應該很喜歡花蓮。也難怪，花蓮的海天一色，真的令人很難抗拒，花蓮也是台灣本島我最喜歡的城市呢！
不過我還沒有去看過海豚呢！看到數量這麼多的海豚，熱情靈活的展露美麗的曲線，像是在為貴客帶路，歡迎你們光臨他們的家鄉，真的好可愛呀！
花蓮是個奇妙的地方，不論看海或是看山，都有醉人的景緻，期待你接下來的分享。
是呢，真的很喜欢这里！！无论看山看海都喜欢^^
太美了，海天一色，离海豚那么近。。。。
视频拍的很赞！
谢谢啦，确实几十只海豚一起跳跃，场面好壮观呢，所以浪再大也决心一定要记录下来分享给你们^^
影片的韓國OST音樂真的超級好聽 配合甜心妳的走海邊超有Feel的~~~ =) . 在香港也有看海豚的地方下次介紹給妳呀 樣子有一點不同的 但沒有妳看到的這麽多隻一起遊的~~~
哇，好哒，让我很期待下次去香港找你们玩^^
好呀 一定要去 那裡名字叫大澳 拍照超好看的 還可以吃海鮮 ;p
哇，好期待^^
哎，你這樣一寫，人家不就都會推論出我們同遊花蓮了嗎？還好，我們行程都寫不一樣的，還有狡辯空間....咳咳，噢，海豚啊，你好厲害，我要是上船去看海豚，估計自己先暈死一輪，甭說要拍攝什麼東西了....
沒看到鯨魚嗎？其實我都沒去這些賞鯨豚的，大概主要就是怕暈船.... >_<
船有兩艘嗎？不然怎麼能拍到船？
哈哈，滴溜哥，你怎么把真相说出来啦^^
这个船是很晕呢，主要海上风浪大呀，可惜这次没看到鲸鱼，看来还要有下次呢= =
其实你和我在同一条船上对不对☺️
嘻嘻，确实有两艘船^^
比刘美女去花莲好看多了😊
无论是人还是风景 😄
謝謝你喔，O哥，對啊，我也覺得劉美女她的帖太保守了一點，無論人還是風景。😊
甜心妹妹留。😄
哇，刘美女，真的好期待你的美照噢^^
哈哈，我相信刘美女露脸的话，一定比花莲的风景还好看噢，期待^^
这次的衣服有dolphin😆
看的很仔细噢^^
呵呵，包二奶冰淇淋！不知道什么味道啊……
看海豚心情应该会很澎湃... 很想亲自去看啊……
我常常人如其名，彭湃～澎湃～
哈哈，你好可爱哟^^是呢，我发现台湾这些独创食物，起的名字给人很多想象的空间呀：）
哈哈哈 谢谢..我38 啦……
我真的姓彭名湃噢。😁
Really beautiful video Sandia. You did a great job of capturing those amazing dolphins on camera. Looks like you picked a great day to see them in action.
Many types of dolphins have become endangered. I hope future generations can still experience their beauty.
Nice job with the stone tower. Did you have any problems getting the pebbles to balance on top? Also, nice way to show off your Steemit T-shirt design.
Hey wayne! It was sooo amazing, I really wish I could just go out to interact with them everyday, that's the goal for me one day to live not too far from places like this.. I often heart a lot of negative news about some festivals (particularly in Japan) where they kill dolphins in the troves, it's so tragic!
The stone towers were a little tricky but I was determined to leave a mark :)
I love seeing this type of publications since it makes me learn about new cultures and new places from my home since not only with going to the place it is enjoyed but also seeing it, soon I would like to go to those places as I would like You will know my country Venezuela where you will find some very warm and crystalline beaches where you will spend a very beautiful vacation especially on the island of Margarita
It's a pleasure to share with you guys, and i'm really looking forward to coming to see the places y'all live at. Venezuela has been in the press a lot for it's unfortunate currency situation but i do hear a lot of good things about it otherwise!
Beautiful post Sandia!
What a beautiful place this is.
The combination of the colors, the music and the swimming dolphins in your video are so relaxing.
I remember back in 2016 when I was in Egypt, we were swimming with the dolphins.
This is really a great experience.
As always your food looks very interesting.
Regards :)
thanks jason, I thought the general colour scheme for pictures in this post are really soothing to the eye, that of course must mean that the actual place is even more so!
I didn't realise Egypt had dolphins, that sounds amazing!
Yeah of course.
I visited a little island called Orange bay close to Hurghada.
There are some spots where the dolphins often appear.
We were lucky to see the dolphins back that day :)
海豚真的太美了~影片做的很用心 真的好喜欢
太好了，谢谢你的喜欢哟^^
甜姐一篇文章要花多少时间写啊？好仔细
文章照片和视频一起，现在要花好几天写啦= =
完全可以理解，我好多帖子也都要弄上好幾天，光是每一張照片調色修片就花了好多時間。
Hii Sandia,
It's good to see that you are traveling and enjoying these days,
It's been a while since your last post and i was waiting for the next adventure from last 12 days😅 but here you are as always with something new and interesting to see and learn.
Well first of all i want to appreciate your Stone tower because you made its really Beautifully and huge also and that was looking really beautiful with you and probably the best beach Photograph that i ever seen in your posts,
And the second part of todays adventure is also very beautiful and funny also because you guys keep struggling to get a steady shot on that boat 😅 but surprisingly you done a great job in capturing other boats and bottlenose Dolphins 😄 i personally like your gif of underwater Dolphin because it was looking very magical,
And as we all know that all your post have a tasty side in them, so Today's post is not an exception 😄 and food looking really tasty and sry i totally forgot about the tasty coconut water that i also drink each day after getting back from my gym and i know that would be really refreshing and tasty for sure.😇
In today's post i also like one more thing that you are looking way more happy and naughtier as compared to your some recent posts and that really makes me happy,so always keep Traveling and be happy dear 😇
And if you got some time then please have a look on a very special post of mine about My Childhood iam sure you are going to like that and don't forget to give your feedback on that one dear,and try to post more frequently because currently you are posting only 2-3 times in a month,so try to be more active so i can also enjoy seeing you adventures more often. all the best dear be happy and enjoy your life.😇👍
Always a pleasure having your visitation shiva, as usual, you've picked out some lovely points in my post, especially the stone tower which I thought was really cute.
I recently picked up the new Osmo which will hopefully improve my video stability a little more!
As always, thanks for visiting and i'll drop by your post soon :)
Ya pictures and videos quality are surely improved a lot in this post and i love your editing also.
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Wonderful... Just wonderful. I love the dolphins and the food part
Nice trip, looks like your living life :))
Taiwan never disappoints, a lot of people go to Taiwan to do just that! (Live (a good) life!)
Nice place. Hope you loved the journey.
thanks dear, loved it to bits!
Your stone towers remind me of stone figures the Inuit travellers build in northern Canada. These figures Inuksuk (singular) or Inuksuit (plural) can have a prosaic use of marking where food is cached, they also have something almost spiritual in nature ... especially if they are of the type depicting people - "inunnguaq".
These could be a message to the people of the future ... I was here.
that's a very interesting bit of extra information there, thank you dwarrilow, I have to investigate this a little more, thanks for the hint!
Hello sweetsssj
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This is cool! Do I also have my profile?
At this point the host page will show your recent posts we aren't ready to have the rollout where everyone can set up their host profile. The revenue component hasn't been completed. If you can provide me with the usernames of a few of the steemians you follow, I can add them as your contributors and create a profile for you similar to @sweetsssj and @eljose27.
Do you know what ? Always waiting for your posts to enjoy what you are posting @sweetsssj Your posts are professional and entertaining. I also like the photos. You are the best example of a successful human being. I liked the pictures of the dolphin. I hope you will visit Morocco one day.
he moroccantoughts, just wondering if you are from morocco? I might be visiting sometime soon :)
Dolphins are such amazing animals
Totally agreed
Yes true i love watching dolphins too!
can't disagree with that!
so beautiful I would love to visit some day
I don't eat pork but that meal looked delicious anyway! And dolphin watching was probably an awesome experience.
Thankfully Pork doesn't feature as heavily in Taiwanese cuisine as it does Chinese!
great post, thanks for sharing. I saw dolphins a couple of times while surfing in byron bay, australia. at first its a bit scary when they appear next to you, but then it is just an awesome experience.
hey betterthanhome, after swimming around with sharks (nurses albeit) the dolphins were much easier to get used to. That, and I've actually had some "swimming with dolphin" experiences in the past too. As you say, it's really awesome!
But I'm a Friendly Shark @sweetsssj.......
my gosh that is a friendly shark indeed!
Upvote and resteem. I have been to Hualien many times. Good call sweetsssj.
hey lucky.digger good to see you still around!
That is amazing, how many times have you done that?
just once dolphin spotting but a few times swimming with them!
That is so cool, where do you go to swim with dolphins?
This is what is called quality content! I really enjoy visiting your blog because it always very rich and full of good stuffs. I never knew there was a quake in Taiwan of recent. Do have a nice time.
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I wonder how she affords it. Sugar Daddy??
i'm glad you like it, it's taking quite a long time to produce the content these days but i'm enjoying it more than ever! :)
Keep on keeping it real. And do have a happy Sunday.
Dolphins are fun
this photo I love most.,
the contrast, the texture of the image is fabulous and the caption of your beauty projections is so awesome. what a cool adventure you have in Taiwan, the foods look so tasty and the pod of dolphins, are so amazing too.
this post is very recommended and resteem
I love also the views of the coastal area of Hualien County, in Taiwan.
by the way, you look so cool in your steemit t-shirt- the design is great.
take care always on your travel.
the video editing is empressing too.
super thumbs up. @sweetsssj
aha you were not the only one to pick this picture this time :)
yeah correct its seems so cute, but i like it, hmmn let me chose another one.,^_^
this is very mysterious one, seems kinda yoga type post. ^_^
so cute ^_^
hi @sweetsssj i want to greet your mom, a happy mothers day, and i dedicated also to all moms here at the community. hope you will love this one.
https://steemit.com/poetry/@mrblu/poem-of-thanks-to-our-mothers
Hey @Sweetsssj,
Nice to see you after very long time. I know you were active but I was not because I got busy with my university stuff and exams. Just left with three exams and then vacation will start so hopefully I will be active now.
I saw you holding Osmo. when did you buy it and how has been your experience with it so far?
I am sure now we will get more smoother video and might be some cinematic shots. I am also planning to buy a digital camera. Hopefully I will buy cannon g7X Mark II.
Hey btw, nice stone tower.
I hope you'll have some time to get back into it soon dear. As for the Osmo, I actually bought it over a year ago and it is on it's last legs now.. but then again I use it all the time so I think it's served it's purpose very well. The good thing is, the osmo 2 is basically better in every way, and is far cheaper!
As for digital camera, do take a look at the Sony Mirrorless camera's, like the A7 range!
Ok, yeah if you have used it well then it served its purpose.
Osomo 2 is so cool man but right now my focus is on Camera.
Thank you for your suggestion. Yes I have checked Sony's Mirrorless cameras like A7 range and A65000. They are just fab but a bit higher for my range. I have around $500 and for them, I need at least $1200.
One way I could be work hard on steemit and collect money and then buy a Mirrorless camera.
Always wished I could travel to Taiwan once, next summer maybe. Nice post!
The same here, I'm still wishing but no way to go there yet :(
I'm sure you will have an absolute blast! I've enjoyed it every time!
You are my favorite user on steemit!
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And also these delicious food.
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Keep it up.
aww thank you dear, the food is making my drool!
Nice
The food looks awesome!
Another unsurpassable amazing post of @sweetsssj !
My respect and congratulations for this amazing post!
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Have a wonderful day
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hi zanoni, thank you so much, and greetings to you :)
Thank You !
哇前排！好用心的旅行笔记！
哈哈 谢谢啦！~~
What an amazing trip! I had to wipe the drool off of my mouth when I saw the Taiwanese Restaurant food photos. But my favorite part was dolphins. I have never seen them in the wild before. There were so many!
Oh don't mention those delicacies, I'm hungry like a starving elephant lol.
Haha! I was trying to decide if you were talking about the restaurant or the Dolphins. Hopefully the first one.
I love your profile picture by the way!
Of course, the restaurant hahaha :D
Hey, in some countries dolphins are a delicacy. I'm not here to judge. Haha.
LOL
I was amazed that there were so many! Seemed like up to 100 or even more! Of course, the food never disappoints!
What a beautiful place to visit...
I hope i can visit Hualien someday in my life...
From your photos, we can feel that Hualien is a very refreshing and cheeful place...
Really like it...❤
Thanks for sharing & have a lovely day, dear @sweetsssj...☕🤗😍
thanks for having a look my dear, hopefully it is as cheerful in the post as how it felt when i was there! :)
You are most welcome, my dear...❤
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There are many interesting things also...
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My God, I look forward to visiting Taiwan too! Nice post
people pretty scene have pretty well
incredible views..i am also eager to travel like so @sweetsssj
make it happen nafa!
same support @sweetsssj
Beautiful post, beautiful woman, beautiful locale: beauty everywhere!!
Thank you for sharing your adventures. I will visit Taiwan someday, and perhaps you will be there to show me around.
hi kopt33, thank you so much for the lovely comment, i'm actually not in Taiwan as much as my posts would suggest, but there is a very wonderful Steemit community there that I had the pleasure of meeting when I last visited. I'm sure they would be very accommodating if you visited!
Oh -- that's still cool. I am vacationing in Taiwan in December and I would definitely meetup with the Steemit community there.
hey @sweetsssj , I like your style and i am fan of you . Waiting..... for your next post .
looks so good :) and tasty...
kingscrown always knows the best to eat!
Have a nice trip @sweetsssj, if you have time please visit our country indonesia, its so beautiful country
Sometime later this year my dear, hope y'all ready!
Ok...Welcome to indonesia
wow posting is very nice and fun filled with beautiful scenery -lovely.
thanks putry01!
yes same-buddy.
I would recommend whale watching from the neighbor island of Fukaji - Shima
At the most southern point there is a free viewing platform
I haven't had much time to visit the islands around Taiwan, to me Taiwan is already quite a small island, and it has so much to see already!
Fukaji - Shima Island belongs to Japan