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There are affiliate links in here. Taipei is in the perfect location. It's centrally located in Northern Taiwan making it super easy to base yourself there to take day trips from Taipei to the surrounding cities and towns. Whether you want to hike, visit a night market, wander through old street, or all three, there…
There are affiliate links in here. While I may have had an entire month in Taiwan and almost three weeks in Taipei, I met a lot of people that only had one to four days there. I met a few people that were in Taipei on long layovers and had two of those myself. There…
There are affiliate links in here. Like Slovenia, I realized I had a ton of pictures from Taiwan that I never shared. Or probably even edited. Sometimes I like to go back and look at pictures from past trips because I'll see some and think why didn't I do anything with this yet? So, these are…
Continue reading ➞ 36 Pictures That Will Put Taiwan At The Top Of Your Bucketlist
Yes, I hear you. It's been a year and a half since you went to Taiwan! What's with all the posts now? Well, I've finally sat down to try and get some more helpful things about Taiwan out to you. I've wanted to and now I finally am. Keep an eye out for similar things…
Continue reading ➞ Super Ultimate Guide To Taiwan’s Night Markets
There are affiliate links in here. It's no secret that I love Taiwan, or that I didn't love it at all the first two weeks I was there. I spent a month making my way around the little island, spending most of the time in Taipei. I ended up going back between Japan and the…
There are affiliate links in here. Before I left for Taiwan, I had no idea what to bring. I had no idea what the weather was going to be like. Hot and cold. Helpful, right? I also didn't know I was going to Japan until I was there, which didn't help either. One last thing…
Continue reading ➞ Packing List For Taiwan And Japan In The Winter
I've mentioned before both that I love Taiwan, but I really didn't at all for a while either. I shared what I love about Taiwan, now, since I like to keep things real here, I'm going to share what I didn't love as much. I would also like to note that these are pretty much…
There are affiliate links in here. Taiwan has a lot to offer, like, a lot. It has awesome cities, beautiful beaches, luscious jungle, marble gorges, and rolling hills. And that doesn't even touch on the food. Ohh the food. Enough of this, lets get to the good stuff. Din Tai Fung I didn't know it…
The Pingxi Lantern Festival is one of the coolest ways to celebrate Chinese New Year in Taipei if not all of Taiwan. I don't know what goes on in the rest of Taiwan, so that's why I'm so confident in that statement. If you know of something else that's super awesome, let me know! It just…
Continue reading ➞ Everything You Need To Know To Go To The Pingxi Lantern Festival
There are affiliate links in here. I wasn't sure about Taipei when I first arrived, but that's because I couldn't do anything for myself. Almost as soon as I got back to my hostel a few days later, that changed very quickly. The people I met definitely helped, but there is plenty more to love…
I don't have a lot to say about this, I just wanted to share some pictures from Taipei that don't really belong anywhere else. Like usual, I wandered around, drank coffee, took pictures of lanterns, and tried snake blood. Oh yeah, I drank snake blood one night. I meandered back to Snake Alley with a…
The Huashan 1914 Creative park in Taipei was something I didn't know about until we were on our way there. We happened to be in the neighborhood for who knows what and decided we should go. Thankfully it was a weekend so there was more going on than usual. The shops and stands were bustling…
Continue reading ➞ Spend An Afrernoon At Huashan 1914 Creative Park
I kept telling everyone we need to go to Tamsui! They would then ask why and I would say, well I'm not actually sure. Things are going to be a bit out of order here, so my apologies, but also, deal with it. It was my last day in Taiwan and it was supposed to…
Yup. You read that right. A cat village. Just a short train ride from Taipei is Houtong Cat Village. It's nestled up in the hills and like most days, it was rainy. After some delayed trains, we finally made it with no idea what to expect. There were all kinds of little shops around and…
Continue reading ➞ Houtong, Taiwan: How To Visit Houtong Cat Village