Hualien: the vibe
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The verdict
Liked · 68Commenters who know Hualien are fond of its nature, slower pace and food, with the main caveats being typhoons, earthquakes and limited English in daily life.
- nature and green space
- food and night markets
- slower pace
- good for remote work
- affordable compared to Taipei
- beautiful scenery
- typhoon exposure
- earthquake risk
- limited English
- few amenities compared to big cities
- sparse information for remote workers
- Hualien suits remote work and a creative, slower routine
- Typhoons and earthquakes are real drawbacks on the east coast
- Learning some Mandarin makes daily life much easier
- Former residents still miss it and call it their favorite Taiwanese city
- Content is thin and mostly old, so treat the praise cautiously
Read from 8 videos, 27 comments and 0 posts on 2026-11-07; the summary is written by a language model and can misread sarcasm.
Expat Life in Hualien, Taiwan → the perfect place for living and working
The Borderless Office · 12K views · 2022
What viewers said
“歡迎你再次回到台灣，我是台北人，30年前曾經在花蓮服役當兵2年，從此就愛上了花蓮，花蓮絕對是我在台灣最愛的城市。”
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“Hualien is a great place, and you make a persuasive argument. However, I can add a couple more drawbacks to living there: 1. Hualien's location on the east coast means it's more exposed to the typhoons that frequently hit Taiwan compared to”
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“I am completely sold on this. Thank you so much”
“Taiwan! Nice to see Hualien as a focus as well.”
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“花蓮台東絕對是WFH最棒的地點”
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“bro, its $2 for whole papaya in Singapore (one of the most expensive city)”
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“Great video! Love your honesty, talking about both the beautiful pros and not ignore the cons at the same time. As in life, it always has two sides. Let people know and let people decide. Thank you!”
♥ 1 likes
“Awesome intro to Hualien. Made me want to consider an extended Hualien stay in my next visit =)”
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“waaah c'est vraiment super tout ca”
“That being said I do love it here and my goal is to learn Mandarin so I don't mind that people can't speak English. Also I don't know when the last time you went to Seoul is but the last time I was there in July everyone was speaking Englis”
♥ 4 likes
Found with a YouTube search for the city and “digital nomad”, fetched 2026-11-07; titles, descriptions and comments belong to their authors and link to the originals.