Taiwan’s epicenter for consumer glamour is eastern Taipei’s Xinyi District. Teeming day and night with folks on shopping/entertainment outings – a “must” destination in all international travel guides – it…
Travel in TaiwanApril 25, 2025
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…
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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
Taiwan is a Foodie Paradise with myriad food options for every palate from 5-star cuisine to night market street food.
Travel in TaiwanAugust 4, 2021
A Style Alike is one of the best English lifestyle blogs in Taiwan, introducing you to cool cafes, restaurants and boutiques.
Travel in TaiwanJuly 20, 2021
There are many beef noodle restaurants in Taipei, but only one run by a chef from Iran. After more than a decade in business, the restaurant is going as strong…
Travel in TaiwanJune 7, 2021
During the hot summer there is no shortage of ice treats in Taipei and around Taiwan to keep you cool. The ones made with fresh fruit are especially mouth-watering.
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