Taoyuan Travel Guide – More Than Just an Airport City 桃園旅游懶人包
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Taoyuan Travel Guide – More Than Just an Airport City 桃園旅游懶人包

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Taoyuan is a large, bustling city in northern Taiwan, known for having Taiwan’s largest airport. But Taoyuan also has hidden treasures such as one of the best historical old streets in Taiwan, interesting cultural sites, amazing seafood markets, and mountain areas to explore.  🏯 Planning your trip to Taoyuan? ✈️ Here are some top travel…

Miaoli Travel Guide – Discover this Amazing Mountainous Backwater 苗栗旅遊懶人包
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Miaoli Travel Guide – Discover this Amazing Mountainous Backwater 苗栗旅遊懶人包

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For you expats or foreigners who have never left Taipei, Miaoli is a large rural county in central Taiwan. From the ocean to hills, to mountains, and more mountains, Miaoli is an outdoor paradise. There are also many interesting cultural and historical sites here. Below I will list out some of the best places in…

Taiwan Festivals Guide – A Monthly Guide to the Best Festivals and Traditions 台灣節日指南
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Taiwan Festivals Guide – A Monthly Guide to the Best Festivals and Traditions 台灣節日指南

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Throughout the year, Taiwan is full of festivals and holidays. Besides the three major festivals and National Holidays when people are off from school and work, there are also many smaller religious festivals and events throughout the year. In this guide, we will provide a month-by-month breakdown of the major festivals and holidays in Taiwan….

Taiwan’s Tomb Sweeping Day (Qingming Festival) Guide 台灣清明節英文解説
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Taiwan’s Tomb Sweeping Day (Qingming Festival) Guide 台灣清明節英文解説

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Tomb Sweeping Day is an important holiday in Taiwan when Taiwanese people can visit their ancestors’ graves, worship, pay respect, and clean tombs. In this blog, we will explain the history of the holiday, its significance, and how it is practiced now in modern Taiwan. 🏯 Planning your trip to Taiwan? 🌊 Here are some…

Mid-Autumn Festival in Taiwan: History, Traditions, and Activities 中秋節在臺灣
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Mid-Autumn Festival in Taiwan: History, Traditions, and Activities 中秋節在臺灣

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Mid-Autumn Festival (aka Moon Festival or Mooncake Festival) is one of the major festivals in Taiwan and is also an important holiday in cultures throughout Southeast Asia. In this blog, we will tell you how this festival is celebrated in Taiwan, how you can celebrate it, as well as other activities that will take place…

Travel Guide to Hsinchu 新竹懶人包 – Taiwan’s Charming Tech Hub
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Travel Guide to Hsinchu 新竹懶人包 – Taiwan’s Charming Tech Hub

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Hsinchu, Taiwan, combines technological innovation with rich history, Hakka culture, and natural beauty. It has numerous old streets, preserved Japanese-era and Qing-era buildings, zoos, mountains, lakes, rivers, beaches, and much more to explore. It is definitely worth a stop on your next trip to Taiwan. History of Hsinchu: After the settlement of the area by…

Enjoy Some of the Best Hakka Cuisine at Hakka Kitchen
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Enjoy Some of the Best Hakka Cuisine at Hakka Kitchen

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Hakka Kitchen (廚房客家美食) is a traditional Hakka Chinese restaurant inside a more commercial district of Zhongshan district, on an alley with many other food options near Nanjing Fuxing MRT Station on the Green Line. The defining feature of the restaurant is the giant photo of Jensen Huang, apparently the most important person to ever eat…