Tourists to Taiwan: I strongly suggest you take a train for a real experience of Taiwan

Being a tourist to Taiwan, I realised that most tourists, if given a limited number of days, would rather spend time shopping at Ximending in Taipei and visiting Taipei 101. Unfortunately, these tourists do not get to see the beauty of Taiwan outside the capital city, and outside your already "Planned" tourist itineary. Why not take trains from Taipei train station to other parts of Taiwan? During the last trip, I took a train from Taipei train station to Yilan, the staff assisting us in train booking were warm and friendly. At Yilan, you can approach the Taiwan tourism office just outside the train station. There, the staff showed us a map of Yilan and we spent 3 hours going around the circular outline of the city to visit various landmarks on a walking tour. For those studying Urbanisation, Globalisation, Tourism and population, Yilan has it all. Indeed, it is better to take a train and have a walk-around tour YOURSELF. That way, you can see the beauty of Taiwan even better.