French Father Tours Taiwan on Folding Bicycle

Pasha, a 65 year-old French yachting teacher and architect, is simply besotted with Asian culture and architecture. He has traveled to Japan seven times, and with each trip lasting two or three months, he has used a folding bike to leave his footprints on all four of the larger islands, notching up an incredible 15000 kilometers. Whilst traveling in Hokkaido Japan, he bumped into two Taiwanese cyclists, cycling travel writer Lin Cun-qing and Jiang Xin-jing who enthusiastically recommended a visit to Taiwan. Pasha’s first stop in Taiwan was Taichung where he visited an old Hakkanese traditional house dating back at least 100 years. The passion of the Taiwanese people and these magnificent pieces of architecture has left a very deep impression on Pasha. His next challenge is the Central Cross-Island Highway, and he plans to stay in Taiwan for another two weeks.

French Father Tours Taiwan on Folding Bicycle (by CJ JieLi)

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Pasha（帕夏）來自法國，今年六十五歲，是一位帆船駕駛師，也是一位建築師。他非常熱愛東方文化及建築，退休後曾經七次前往日本，用小摺做深度旅遊， 每次都是兩到三個月，四大島都有他的足跡，累計在已經騎了一萬五千公里。他在北海道遇見兩位台灣單車旅行作家林存青與江心靜，她們大力推薦Pasha到台 灣旅遊，Pasha首站來到台中，住在南屯有三百年歷史的水碓客家庄，民眾的熱情與古老的建築讓Pasha印象深刻，他下一站要挑戰中橫公路，預計在台灣 停留二至三周。

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