Issue 001 · Journal

The long way around the coast.

Dispatches, plates, and field notes — filed from rivers, trails, and shops we close ourselves. Nothing here is sponsored. Everything here we'd take a friend to.

Hualien's Best Goose Meat Isn't the Famous One — It's A-Cheng

Hualien's Best Goose Meat Isn't the Famous One — It's A-Cheng

Hualien has two well-known goose restaurants. Tourists go to one. Locals go to the other. Here's why A-Cheng Goose is the one to pick, and what to actually order.

  • hualien
  • food
  • local-eats
A Starbucks in Hualien Worth the Detour — Inside Promisedland Resort

A Starbucks in Hualien Worth the Detour — Inside Promisedland Resort

It's just a Starbucks. But it sits inside a Hualien resort built around a 2.2km man-made canal, and the building looks more like a cottage than a coffee chain. Here's what it's actually like and whether the trip is worth it.

  • hualien
  • shoufeng
  • cafe