TAIWAN – My butt hurt with levels of soreness I never knew could exist. It is day three of cycling down the east coast of Taiwan, and I am huffing and puffing on a bicycle wondering if the consequences of my self-confidence have finally caught up.
With over 5,000km of bike trails snaking through the island, hugging coastlines and zig-zagging up and down mountains, Taiwan is right to call itself the cycling capital of Asia.
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