Team JR Video Up !

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We are Team JR !

Hello Everyone, my name is Jason and I present to you: Team JR!!!
Team JR stands for Team Jason and Rebecca

We believe we are strong candidates for this competition because we are a unique-mixed couple being from two different cultures; Jason is originally from Taichung, Taiwan, and Rebecca is from Vancouver, Canada


What makes Rebecca special is that she is very Asianized: she has a lot of Asian friends at school, she likes Asian culture, and she loves Taiwanese food and her favorites are bubble tea and Taiwanese style rice noodles.

I am very good at trip planning and personally I believe I have a very strong sense of direction. Last Christmas, Rebecca came to Taiwan with me for the first time and I organized a 10 day whole island trip of Taiwan and had a fantastic time ( we did a summary of our 10 days Trip: see other posts below)


This time we would like to do a 4 day tour trip at PENGHU (see Itinerary below) , a remote paradise on the west coast of Taiwan, to explore unique and romantic places suitable for couples and family, so vote for us, and we will share with you all the adventures and fun we will have.

Romantic PENGHU- Day 1 Itinerary

Day 1 Kaosiung- Cimei 高雄- 七美

On Day 1, Team JR will take a ferry ride (南海之星) in the morning from Kaosiung to Cimei (七美), a remote Penghu island to the south, where they will explore the seven beauties of the island, including the famous Twin Hearts Stone Weir (雙心石滬), Little Taiwan (小台灣) , Dashih-Longcheng (大獅風景區), Yueli Recreational Area (月鯉灣), Waiting Husband Reef (望夫石), Seven Beauties Tomb (七美人塚) , and Nanyu Castle (七美石塔). They hope to see some sheep on the island, too!
They will stay at Cimei for a night at a local bed and breakfast.

Romantic PENGHU- Day 2 Itinerary

Day 2 Cimei- Magong 七美- 馬公

Morning ► Harbor area at 七美

Afternoon ►Shanshuei Beach and Fongguei Cave 山水沙灘, 風櫃洞風景區

Evening ► Harbor Area, Fisherman's Wharf菊島之星, 漁人碼頭 (第一漁港+第二漁港)

On Day 2, Team JR will visit the remaining tourist attraction sites at Cimei, including the lighthouse and the harbor area.

Then, in the afternoon, they will take a ferry ride and head to Magong City, the biggest city in Penghu County. After setting down at a downtown bed and breakfast or hotel, Team JR will rent a scooter and head to the southern part of Magong where they will take a romantic walk at the Shanshuei Beach (山水沙灘) and Fongguei Cave ( 風櫃洞風景區 ). Team JR will scooter and spend the evening in the downtown harbor area of Magong walking along the water and visiting the famous boat -market place (菊島之星) and the Fisherman’s Wharf (漁人碼頭). They will be sure to eat a delicious seafood dinner!

Romantic PENGHU- Day 3 Itinerary

Day 3 Baisha- Siyu 白沙- 西嶼
(Road trip)


On Day 3, Team JR will spend the entire day on a road trip riding on a scooter and will head to the northern part of Penghu, exploring the townships of Baisha (白沙) and Siyu (西嶼). On the way, they will visit the Jhungtun Wind Power Farm (中屯風力發電廠) in Baisha and cross the Penghu Great Bridge to Siyu. In Siyu, they will visit places such as the Dream Beach (夢幻沙灘), the Yuwong Lighthouse (漁翁島燈塔), and Nio-Shin Mountain (牛心山).
If time permits, on the way back, they will stop by the Hushi township (湖西) in the east of Penghu, visiting places like Bailao Recreational Area (北寮遊憩區) and Guoye (菓葉). They will stay at the same bed and breakfast or hotel.

Romantic PENGHU- Day 4 Itinerary

Day 4

Morning-Penghu Aquarium 澎湖水族館

Afternoon- Downtown Penghu 中央街, 老街, 外婆澎湖灣, 彩虹橋

In the morning on Day 4, Team JR will scooter north and visit the Penghu Aquarium at the Baisha Township, where they will discover the unique sea life of Penghu County. In the afternoon, they will come back and spend the remaining time in the heart of Downtown Magong, visiting the main street and the old street (中央街, 老街), Grandma’s Penghu Bay (外婆澎湖灣), and the rainbow bridge (彩虹橋). Team JR will take a ferry ride at 4:30pm, waving goodbye to Penghu and heading back to Taiwan Main Island.

December 2008 Trip: Day 1- Jason’s grandparents’ place (ShinWen) → Kaohsiung

After spending about a week with Jason’s parents in Taichung, we began our 10-day island trip by visiting Jason’s grandparent’s place in ShinWen (新溫), a small village in the Chiayi county near the ocean. We visited his grandparent’s fish farm and it was very nice to meet his grandma in person. Jason’s grandma is this tiny cute lady, and I bet it was her very first time seeing a real, live Caucasian girl! We went to a local restaurant nearby with his relatives and had tons of seafood (including prawns from the grandmother’s fish farm that had just been caught that morning). The food was so fresh and so delicious. I think everyone was surprised at how much I could eat, how I could use chopsticks, and how I enjoyed trying new things (and without always knowing what they were!). I must say, I was quite proud of myself! It was obvious how much Taiwanese people enjoy eating (I was in good company!)

After lunch, Jason’s parent dropped us off at the High Speed Rail station and we were off to our second stop of the trip, Kaohsiung, to stay two nights with his aunt, uncle and cousin. Kaohsiung is Taiwan’s second capital, and from what I saw of Taiwan, I felt like Kaohsiung looked the most like Vancouver, being a harbor city, having a subway system, a bike lane, and wide roads that are arranged horizontally and vertically.

In the evening, we all took a small ferry to a local attraction where there is a night market and many seafood restaurants. In British Columbia, we have ferries that will transport passengers and cars from Vancouver to nearby port cities such as Victoria and Nanaimo and to different islands nearby, so it was quite interesting to see a ferry transporting passengers and scooters! We had dinner at one of the delicious seafood restaurants and enjoyed looking at the various shops.