Had nice late afternoon , sunset trip area just south of rail station, new shops and cafe went to one with nice Shakshouka and other Spanish-French coastal foods.
Nice area and shops, this cafe run by two young girls with excellent English as well other nice shops (went to ice cream one also)
Cute small town for a drive through. Never saw much to do but have considered it is a place to stay for a day or two if I really have nothing else to do and have seen everything else in the area.
I think they are improving just like every little town in taiwan.
I stayed over there once, it’s just a handy stop over to Kenting. Honestly like most small coastal towns it has massive potential for improvement, it has a harbour going right into the town for example and the railway station.
Anyway seems it’s getting better.
The Arts District is gone, bit sad but needed public funding which ended. A small group of new biz run by mostly younger people is gone, hope they are able to continue somewhere else but still I guess lost investments.
Yes, quite sad. Went this past week as quick stop driving east. It is some what of surprise to see young Euros in the town (most if not all going South), it makes it feel the Thai beach town with Euros getting sun.
I saw a nice home near the coast before in Fangliao, mentioned to my Taiwan-Baltic partner, she had you thinking as you do, thought I would waste my money. To me, nice house and cheap. (Just talk, never bought it) Can drive to the big city and the airport (nice drive on Motorway17). Hengchun while it may be bit bigger, its just too far away and remote from the big city. Hungchun on the weekend would all drive me crazy with all the tourists, but a bit fan of living in tourist areas.
Actually I think it’s a great location yes but Taiwanese built a horrible messy town as usual and the outside of it is mostly fish farms. It could be cleaned up but I doubt they will ever do it too many old people not enough newcomers.