2025 May/June Archives - Travel in Taiwan

Telling Food Stories

Travel in Taiwan — Fri, 25 Apr 2025 06:07:02 +0000

Over the past decade, a growing number of businesses have been breathing new life into Taiwanese food products and crafts, working closely with local artisans and small farmers. These vendors often market the goods in trendy, creative ways, helping to keep them relevant to modern customers and preserving the island’s rich cultural traditions.

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Midnight Munchies

Travel in Taiwan — Fri, 25 Apr 2025 06:06:40 +0000

Whether you are bar-hopping or clubbing into the wee hours or happen to be a garden-variety insomniac, some nights in Taipei never seem to end – and neither does your chance to enjoy some incredible Taiwanese eats. Whether you're craving hearty beef noodles, sizzling barbecue skewers, or the most famous cold noodles in the city, Taipei’s late-night food scene offers local flavors far beyond the usual overpriced bar snacks.

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Taiwan’s Poshest City Quarter

Travel in Taiwan — Fri, 25 Apr 2025 06:06:20 +0000

Taiwan’s epicenter for consumer glamour is eastern Taipei’s Xinyi District. Teeming day and night with folks on shopping/entertainment outings – a “must” destination in all international travel guides – it bristles with sleek big and bold architectural statements and sophisticated malls/department stores, restaurants, cafés, nightspots, and theaters.

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Premium Taichung Wineries

Travel in Taiwan — Fri, 25 Apr 2025 06:05:53 +0000

Taiwan is home to a small, highly successful, and steadily expanding grape wine industry. Here, we visit leading Taichung wineries using multifarious local crops, which have been steadily racking up prestigious international awards since the early 2010s.

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Turtle Cakes and Dragon Lore

Travel in Taiwan — Fri, 25 Apr 2025 06:05:28 +0000

The districts of Dongshi and Shigang form a Hakka enclave at the border between Taichung City’s Hokkien-speaking coastal conurbation in the west and its mountainous area in the east. Here you’ll find heritage houses, curious temples, and a way of life that has remained little changed by the passage of time.

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Out and About in Dasyueshan

Travel in Taiwan — Fri, 25 Apr 2025 06:04:59 +0000

Remote and rugged, Taichung’s Heping District stretches deep into Taiwan’s mountainous interior. Travelers who wend their way up its winding backroads will soon find themselves dwarfed by seemingly endless forests. Up here, the views are fresh, the air is tree-scented, and a wild avian chorus provides the music — in short, it’s the perfect place for quiet communion with nature.

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