2022 Nov./Dec. Archives - Travel in Taiwan

The Last Facial Tattoos?

Travel in Taiwan — Fri, 21 Oct 2022 06:25:52 +0000

In 2011, a “Passing on Facial Tattooing” event celebrating the indigenous tradition of facial tattoos was held at Taroko Village Hotel, located inside the Taroko Gorge. On September 25th this year the hotel organized a follow-up event. Invited this time were younger tribe members who have had their faces tattooed in recent years.

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Unleash Your Inner Silversmith

Travel in Taiwan — Fri, 21 Oct 2022 05:36:11 +0000

There are now plenty of choices in Taiwan when it comes to having DIY experience fun. If you want to make your own jewelry, try one of the silversmith courses offered by Kinjo.

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Eateries Serving Rice-Based Food

Travel in Taiwan — Fri, 21 Oct 2022 05:26:35 +0000

Rice is by far Taiwan's most important food crop. So important in fact, that roughly half of the country's arable land is given over to cultivating it. And for good reason, too, because for many Taiwanese, not a meal goes by in which rice does not feature in some form or other. To prove the point (if indeed it needed proving), Travel in Taiwan recently sampled some of the many rice-based offerings available in Taipei.

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Camping in Yilan County’s South

Travel in Taiwan — Fri, 21 Oct 2022 05:00:31 +0000

Yilan County’s south provides quality camping experiences in the quietest of environs just 90 minutes to two hours from Taipei’s thrumming. There is little light pollution, opening up the starry skies for you at night. Here, for your consideration – two of the region’s best and most popular campgrounds.

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Taking to the Waters

Travel in Taiwan — Wed, 19 Oct 2022 06:15:46 +0000

Taiwan’s north coast is a perennial favorite with Taipei urbanites seeking an escape from the daily grind. Easily accessed from the city, summer weekends see families flocking to the area’s sandy beaches. But when the mercury dips, a different kind of watery relaxation is called for – the warm embrace of a hot spring.

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Beitou — Geology and Culture

Travel in Taiwan — Wed, 19 Oct 2022 05:03:38 +0000

In Taipei and don’t know what to do with yourself today? Here’s just what the travel doctor ordered – a day-trip to the popular Beitou hot-spring district in the city’s north. The district is located at the base of the mighty Yangmingshan mountain massif that overlooks the city, and the Taipei Metro system delivers you right to its doorstep.

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What’s Hot (and Cold) in Yilan County

Travel in Taiwan — Tue, 18 Oct 2022 08:39:29 +0000

It’s time to soak it up in Yilan County, which though only an hour-plus from pulsating Taipei by motor vehicle lives at a pace far more relaxed than in the capital. Immerse yourself in health-enhancing mineral-water experiences all around the county, in facilities ranging from no lucre outlay to 5-star lucre outlay.

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