The Ultimate Guide to Taipei: Must-Do’s and Can’t Misses

THE ULTIMATE GUIDE TO TAIPEI Taiwan was one of the best impulse travel decisions I’ve ever made. Articulating how I feel about this country is tough, because I loved it so much. Clean, orderly streets. Seemingly limitless ace street food. Kindness toward Westerners I really haven’t experienced anywhere else- which, really is saying a lot … Continue reading The Ultimate Guide to Taipei: Must-Do’s and Can’t Misses

Admiring Glowing Lanterns and Roaring Waterfalls in Shifen, Taiwan

A GUIDE TO ONE DAY IN SHIFEN, TAIWAN Shifen feels like stepping back in time. World famous for an old train that passes down the middle of its main street and for its Sky Lantern Festival, visitors to Taiwan flock to Shifen in hope of decorating and releasing their own lantern into the sky for … Continue reading Admiring Glowing Lanterns and Roaring Waterfalls in Shifen, Taiwan

A Misty Morning in a Beautiful Mountain Town: Visiting Jiufen, Taiwan

A ONE DAY GUIDE TO JIUFEN, TAIWAN Beautiful Jiufen, oft referred to as the Santorini of Taiwan. A mountain town that almost seems stuck in time- red lanterns sway overhead, visitors amble the narrow alleyways, and vistas of mountains and the sea beyond stun from all directions. In May, when I visited Taiwan at the … Continue reading A Misty Morning in a Beautiful Mountain Town: Visiting Jiufen, Taiwan

The Best Street Food Eats for Vegetarians in Taipei

A GUIDE TO VEGETARIAN STREET FOOD IN TAIPEI Great vegetarian food in Asia? Doable, but not always easy to find exceptional tasting vegetarian eats at an affordable price. Enter: The vegetarian street food scene in Taipei. In Taipei, it's common for people to ask you if you've eaten before they ask how you're doing. That … Continue reading The Best Street Food Eats for Vegetarians in Taipei