I recently moved to Tamsui (淡水 dànshuǐ), a “small” town north of Taipei. I say “small” because Tamsui happens to have roughly 500,000...

It may surprise you that Taiwan can get quite cold in the Winter season, it surprised me too. I first visited Taiwan in December 2019,...

One of my favorite places in Northern Taiwan is Yangmingshan National Park (陽明山國家公園), a stunning mountainous landscape that has many...

Every year on the 28th of February, everyone in Taiwan gets a day off. When I first started living here, I immediately thought that this...

We all want to show the people that we love exactly how much we love them on Valentine's Day. And what better way to show them than to...

Taipei is ready to celebrate the Lantern Festival this year. With a mix of traditional activities, like eating glutinous rice balls and watc

Lunar New Year is around the corner, so it's about time we dig in and find out what some of the customs and traditions are.

The first time we traveled to Taiwan, we immediately decided that we wanted to visit the zoo. We had three main reasons for this: the...

Taiwan is famous for many things: what once used to be the tallest building in the world, the Taipei 101; their many species of beautiful...

Before I moved to Taiwan I had already heard of the Teapot Mountain Hike. Ever since I heard about it, and saw all the perfect pictures...

These two foods are almost complete opposites, yet very similar. Whereas hot pot is often pretty expensive and really luxurious, ginger duck

Before moving to Taiwan I was under the assumption that it would never get cold here. But it does! Never in a million years had I thought...

Looking for a perfect place to cool down during Summer or to wander around in Fall? Shuiwei Mystery Coast it is! With its hidden...

Maybe you're a big coffee-freak like me. Or maybe you like tea better. Either way, the place I'm recommending is amazing for both of us....

Every year each one of us turns a year older. Some may say that's not a reason to celebrate, but I think it is. What is better than...

In a lot of places the weather isn't all too good during Fall. It is rainy, cold and windy or just not that comfortable. In Taiwan it is...

One of the scariest things I have ever done in Taiwan is have surgery. I have learned a lot of Chinese over a year of time, but I was not...

When you live in Taiwan noodles play a big part in life. You can get noodles for a range of prices. The cheapest ones probably being...