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Keelung Islet Escapade

Travel in Taiwan — Tue, 28 Oct 2025 06:01:43 +0000

Separated from its namesake city by just a short stretch of the deep blue, Keelung Islet offers a small but perfectly formed half-day trip for those looking to add island adventure to their city of Keelung exploration. Here, you’ll find scenic trails, cave-dwelling gods, and a dramatically painted lighthouse — all without having to venture far from shore.

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Discovering Kinmen by Theme

Travel in Taiwan — Fri, 16 Aug 2024 07:32:22 +0000

Military Tunnels, Wind Lions, Otters and Birdlife TEXT / RICK CHARETTEPHOTOS / VISION Kinmen’s stimulating variation in tourism attractions invites theme touring, which has become a popular travel style, especially...

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Over the Bridge to Little Kinmen

Travel in Taiwan — Fri, 16 Aug 2024 05:39:29 +0000

A Tiny Island with Numerous Tourist Draws TEXT | AMI BARNESPHOTOS | RAY CHANG, VISION The smaller of Kinmen County’s two main islands, Little Kinmen (or Lieyu) is a sleepy...

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It’s Time to Time Travel in Kinmen!

Travel in Taiwan — Thu, 15 Aug 2024 08:08:08 +0000

An Edifying Wander Through Historic Villages TEXT / AMI BARNESPHOTOS / RAY CHANG, VISION Well over a millennium of settlement and decades of military conflict in the 20th century, have...

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Where to Spend Your Penghu Nights?

Travel in Taiwan — Fri, 04 Aug 2023 05:34:53 +0000

Though the Penghu Islands are just a short hour-less hop by plane from mainland Taiwan, almost no visitors are day-trippers. Serving the constantly arriving flocks of revelers is an ever-growing force of accommodations, from hotels/inns (almost all in Magong City) to simple through swish guesthouses.

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Penghu Partying Year Round

Travel in Taiwan — Fri, 04 Aug 2023 05:23:54 +0000

Penghu’s tourism is heavily concentrated in the short summer period when Taiwan’s youth is out of school. To entice travelers to visit outside of this time bracket, in the past two decades the local authorities have inaugurated numerous large-scale festivals and events of other type.

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A Day in Old Penghu Communities

Travel in Taiwan — Fri, 04 Aug 2023 05:00:58 +0000

Spend a day meandering the same old village arteries Penghu locals have trodden for centuries while on their way to boats or to tend their small coral-walled farm plots, and also take in a selection of other recommended attractions, nature- and manmade, age-old and modern-day.

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To and Through the Sun-Drenched Penghu Islands

Travel in Taiwan — Tue, 01 Aug 2023 09:00:25 +0000

“Penghu” is a wide-flung archipelago of low-lying islands in the Taiwan Strait’s mid-section. Locals describe their home as “pearls scattered on the turquoise sea.”

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Fun in the Penghu Sun

Travel in Taiwan — Tue, 01 Jun 2021 01:13:53 +0000

Penghu is a great travel destination for the summer season. Lots of options for activities, accommodation, dining, and souvenir shopping!

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All Aboard the Good Ship “Little Liuqiu”!

Travel in Taiwan — Thu, 13 May 2021 07:35:15 +0000

Little Liuqiu is the small island just to the south of Kaohsiung City. It is a wonderful place where you can enjoy the summer doing fun things like diving among sea turtles.

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