The fare of Taiwan's indigenous people is unlike anything else you’ll experience here or anywhere else you explore while on your globe-trekking travels. Taiwan’s tribal specialties come to big-city Taipei…
Travel in TaiwanOctober 13, 2023
What would you imagine to be the most soothing vista to see outside your window when staying at a hot-spring hotel? Perchance we may suggest tall breeze-swayed tropical trees up…
Travel in TaiwanOctober 12, 2023
Thirty-three kilometers off the southeast coast, yet worlds away, this former political-prison island is the perfect escape from mainland Taiwan. The island is circled by a 17km road that packs…
Travel in TaiwanOctober 11, 2023
In this file we take you along the Pacific shore in friendly, easy-going Hualien County, moving south to north from Shitiping (“Stone Steps Platform”) to Qixingtan (“Seven Star Lake”) just…
Travel in TaiwanOctober 6, 2023
For the tourist the Eastern Taiwan region is a monumental nature adventure park. “Hidden away” from Taiwan’s heavily populated north end and west side by the thick Central Mountain Range,…
Travel in TaiwanOctober 5, 2023
If you want to explore the street food scene of Taiwan, head to a night market. If you want to immerse yourself in the daily practical food-related routines of the…
Travel in TaiwanDecember 24, 2021
For a country seemingly obsessed with tea-drinking, it’s surprising to learn that until the 1970s most of the tea produced in Taiwan was exported. Coffee shops tend to be trendier…
Travel in TaiwanDecember 24, 2021
Chiayi City's younger generation is busy taking old residences and shops, renovating them, and launching attractive cultural-creative adventures. In this article we visit two spots to overnight that enjoy top…
Travel in TaiwanDecember 24, 2021
Michelin’s famed Red Guide, listing the best places to dine in a systematically reviewed locality, is the recognized culinary bible for globe-trekking foodies. Here we introduce three of the best…
Travel in TaiwanOctober 18, 2021