It is a period in which much happened. In 1979, Taiwan began allowing trips abroad for tourism. In 1987, trips to visit relatives in mainland China were allowed. Beginning in the 1980s, books began to appear which told of the writers 'experiences traveling rather than just what to see, where to stay and what to eat.
從一九七六到九○年代，三毛作品橫跨十數個年頭，一九七九年台灣開放出國觀光，八七年大陸探親開放，從八○年代開始，街坊書市裡，有別於以重要景點、食宿交通概況為內容的旅遊工具書，述說個人旅行經驗的書籍，也一本本出現。