卡打車遊台灣

Riding a bicycle has many benefits,such as helping environmental protection. Because it doesn’t need to use any oil. In recent years the oil price is getting higher and higher. Riding a bicycle can save your money. Furthermore, riding a bicycle is a sport. It can make you healthier.

Your stress can be assuaged by riding a bicycle, this will bring you into relaxation. Developed science and technology lets our life be more convenient. Nowadays, everythings emphasize efficiency. Therefore many people live in high pressure and anxious.Life’s step is too quick. So we’re unable to obtain balance of the body and mind. In bustling life, we ignore many wonderful things. Like smelling beautiful flowers on the roadside.But when we ride a bicycle,the life speed can slow down. Then, we can use the low speed to appreciate the beautiful things. This is good way to relax myself.

 Many Taiwanese people have two dreams. One is climb up the highest mountain in Taiwan. The mountain’s name is Yushan. Another is travelling around Taiwan by bicycle. In November 2011, I achieved one of my dreams. I traveled around Taiwan by bicycle. I plan to climb up  Yushan next year.

Taiwan is suitable to travel around. Because Taiwan is a small island. Taiwan total length is about 1,000 kilometers. In general, travelling around Taiwan by bicycle probably takes 7 to 10 days. The Taiwanese government has an environmental protection policy. This is to set up convenience and well-found bicycle lane in many cities.

In addition, On Taiwan's main roads there are many bicycle rest stations. Most 7-11 convenience stores and police stations are also bicycle rest stations.They provide a tyre pump and simple repair tools. For bicyclists, this is very convenient.

  (此張照片，是在我努力推車上坡後，無意間往後一看，真是太美的夕陽啊!!

   原來推車慢慢走也有好處的。)

       I travelled around Taiwan by bicycle by myself. I was a counter personnel in a Japanese

supplement   school. I had been working for two years. I left my job in October this year. Before the

next  job, I want to give myself some gap time. So I started my travels.

         Most bicyclists ride high price bicycles which cost almost over NT＄ 10,000, but my bicycle only cost NT＄3,800. So all of the bicyclists who I met while travelling were surprised that I rode so far on so cheap and simple bicycle. But I love my bicycle very much and have a good tacit understanding with my bicycle. I think the point is that it’s not the bicycle that is good or bad, the point is how do you want to do.

      The travel took 21 days (3 weeks). I rode over 1000km, but before this trip I had only ridden 5km. Luckily, the weather was good. I only met only 30 minutes of drizzle.