A summer family trip to Fenqihu, Alishan National Forest Recreation Area, and Shizhuo, with a stay at the Chunghwa Telecom Alishan guesthouse, rides on the Alishan Forest Railway, a walk from Zhushan to the Ogasawara Mountain Viewing Platform, the Shuishan Forest Therapy Trail, and a very early drive back to Taipei.

A four-day summer family trip from Changhua to Xitou and Sun Link Sea in Nantou, with the DOD PERRY WAGON's first outing, a long walk to the Xitou Astronomical Observatory, firefly watching in the rain, and a carsick ride home.

A spontaneous family stay at Fame Hall Garden Hotel in Longtan, Taoyuan, covering the room, the Toddler's Playroom, dinner at Parents Restaurant, breakfast, fish feeding, and how the hotel felt after another return visit.

A Taipei family activity at Suiye Farm where the kids learned about chickens, mixed feed, fed hens, picked eggs, and met retired horses.

After our summer trip to Baishawan, our daughter kept asking to go back to the sea, but somehow we ended up at YUN ESTATE HOTEL in Tamsui instead. The apartment-style room was spacious and the family facilities were solid, though a wrong dinner order and a midnight system reboot made the stay more memorable than expected.

Our daughter hadn't stopped talking about Songlong Waterfall since the first trip, so back we went. This time: the Yuehsan Trail, Tian-Ti-Yen, Chinglong Waterfall, and a stop at Yoshan Tea on the way home.

Our first mountain trip with our four-year-old — hydrangeas in full bloom, a waterfall, suspension bridges, and a stay at Ginkgo Hotel in Xitou.

A family afternoon at Baisha Bay in New Taipei, with sand play, calm shallows for young children, and a practical note on why the second parking lot is less convenient than it looks.