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…
Travel in TaiwanApril 25, 2025
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…
Travel in TaiwanApril 25, 2025
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.…
Travel in TaiwanApril 25, 2025
Ugly Half Beer produces a unique brand of Taiwanese craft beer. Founders Max Gilbert and Harn Sun blend international brewing expertise with local ingredients and cultural references, resulting in innovative…
Travel in TaiwanMarch 11, 2025
Taiwan now has 49 Michelin-starred restaurants, 38 of which are in Taipei. That number more than triples when considering all Michelin-recommended establishments. For this article, we have explored four such…
Travel in TaiwanMarch 11, 2025
The medium-sized city of Changhua doesn’t appear on many “best of Taiwan” itineraries. But anyone willing to walk a bit and explore at a gentle pace will discover that this…
Travel in TaiwanMarch 11, 2025
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Travel in TaiwanOctober 13, 2023
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Travel in TaiwanOctober 12, 2023
In old neighborhoods throughout Taiwan, you’ll find herbal shops offering bags of dried plants and dark herbal teas laced with closely guarded proprietary blends of ingredients. These apothecary-esque establishments have…
Travel in TaiwanAugust 4, 2023
Taipei residents don't have to travel to coastal fishing ports to enjoy the fresh bounty of the ocean. Some sort of fish, shrimp, and squid dish can be found in…
Travel in TaiwanAugust 4, 2023
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