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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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Rediscovering Tradition: Cultural Scavenging at Earthing Way

Travel in Taiwan — Tue, 23 Apr 2024 04:50:07 +0000

Discover the essence of cultural scavenging at Select Shop Earthing Way. Through repurposed treasures and traditional crafts, each item narrates a story of resilience and reinvention.

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Market Meals

Travel in Taiwan — Mon, 25 Dec 2023 08:04:46 +0000

Undergoing tasteful facelifts with updated offerings that cater to a more diverse crowd, many of Taiwan’s traditional day markets have transformed from worn-down, musty spaces into sparkling clean, well-designed hotspots. A major draw is the multitude of food stalls, the prepared items on offer ranging from sushi to beef noodles to sweet cakes, which many locals are willing to wake up early and queue up for.

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Festivals and Events in October

Twelli — Sat, 07 Oct 2023 00:54:45 +0000

Festivals and Events around Taiwan in the Month of October

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Tongan Happiness

Travel in Taiwan — Fri, 09 Jun 2023 07:04:30 +0000

In an ever-changing city like Taipei holding onto the past is no easy task. For Chen Jie-fu, a former news broadcaster with deep ancestral roots in Taipei's Datong District, however, history – whether in the form of old buildings, arts and crafts, ritual, or cuisine – is something that is certainly worth fighting for. And where better to make this stand than in Dadaocheng, one of Taipei's best-preserved historic neighborhoods.

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Sugar and Spice

Travel in Taiwan — Thu, 02 Mar 2023 08:22:20 +0000

Ask any sweet-toothed visitor to Taiwan about local traditional-style pastries and they will surely rhapsodize about pineapple cakes. Delve a little deeper and you will discover a whole industry catering to confection cravings built on families of bakers that have honed their craft over generations.

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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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Old Tainan City Learns New Tricks

Travel in Taiwan — Wed, 23 Feb 2022 07:35:33 +0000

Local young folk in Tainan revel in giving new life, personality, and mission to the humbler old architectural jewels they’ve grown up with, creating a treasure map of small eateries, tea rooms, cafés, boutique hotels, and other cultural-creative enterprises for travelers to culture-spelunk.

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