The Most Historic – and Fun – of Tainan City’s Old StreetsTEXT / RICK CHARETTEPHOTOS / VISION Tainan City is the garden where Taiwan’s modern era took root. This was…
Travel in TaiwanAugust 20, 2024
Military Tunnels, Wind Lions, Otters and BirdlifeTEXT / RICK CHARETTEPHOTOS / VISION Kinmen’s stimulating variation in tourism attractions invites theme touring, which has become a popular travel style, especially among…
Travel in TaiwanAugust 16, 2024
A Tiny Island with Numerous Tourist DrawsTEXT | AMI BARNESPHOTOS | RAY CHANG, VISION The smaller of Kinmen County’s two main islands, Little Kinmen (or Lieyu) is a sleepy backwater…
Travel in TaiwanAugust 16, 2024
An Edifying Wander Through Historic VillagesTEXT / AMI BARNESPHOTOS / RAY CHANG, VISION Well over a millennium of settlement and decades of military conflict in the 20th century, have endowed…
Travel in TaiwanAugust 15, 2024
Amidst Shiding’s lush mountains, Mr. Hsu crafts chewy mianxian by hand, using traditional techniques. His workshop, draped with sunlit noodles, welcomes visitors to experience the art of noodle pulling. Taste…
Travel in TaiwanJuly 4, 2024
Indulge in Taiwan’s best frozen delights under the scorching Taipei sun. Savor fluffy shaved ice mountains, novel popsicles, and creamy ice cream infused with adzuki beans, matcha, or grass jelly.…
Travel in TaiwanJuly 4, 2024
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…
Travel in TaiwanAugust 4, 2023
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Travel in TaiwanMarch 2, 2023
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…
Travel in TaiwanOctober 21, 2022
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Travel in TaiwanAugust 9, 2022
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