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Jiufen: The City of Gold
One of my favorite places in Taiwan is Jiufen. It is a beautiful, mesmerizing small city with amazing views, the best street food and a...

Myrthe Jonker
Sep 16, 20213 min read
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Taiwan's BBQ Festival or also known as Moon Festival
While in Europe and the United States Summer is the ultimate BBQ season, in Taiwan it is not. In Taiwan Fall is the PERFECT season for...

Myrthe Jonker
Sep 11, 20213 min read
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Hungry Ghost Month in Taiwan: taboos to avoid
You may or may not have heard of it: Ghost month. The one month in the year when, according to Taoists and Buddhists, the gates of hell...

Myrthe Jonker
Aug 22, 20212 min read
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Vegetarian Ramen Noodle Soup Recipe
Noodles are a comfort food, or at least they are for me. In my opinion you can have noodles every hour of the day: lunch, dinner, late-night

Myrthe Jonker
Jul 9, 20212 min read
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How to find your way in a market
Visiting an all-Taiwanese market is quite something. Different foods, smells and flavours. And all the Mandarin you hear around you! I...

Myrthe Jonker
Aug 15, 20202 min read
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Grocery shopping in Taipei
A question I hear often is 'Where do you get your groceries?'. We go grocery shopping at multiple stores. Some of them are big...

Myrthe Jonker
Aug 8, 20202 min read
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Shrimp fishing (?!)
Maybe you've heard of it, but most likely you have not. Shrimp fishing is a popular activity in Taiwan. Taiwanese people go shrimp...

Myrthe Jonker
Aug 1, 20202 min read
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3 Must-See Places in Taipei
Tourists that visit Taiwan can choose over 100 beautiful places to go. Taiwan has it all: incredible nature, huge cities, the best...

Myrthe Jonker
Jul 25, 20202 min read
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Home quarantine pt 2
The second and last week of quarantine is almost as boring and long as the first week. So I decided to make something more fun out of it....

Myrthe Jonker
Jul 18, 20201 min read
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Home Quarantine pt 1
Quarantine at home.. 14 days of doing pretty much nothing. It may sound pretty relaxed, but it is harder than you might think. When we...

Myrthe Jonker
Jul 13, 20202 min read
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The Big Trip
The 4th of July we were finally ready to travel to Taiwan. We had estimated that the journey from our holiday home in the Netherlands to...

Myrthe Jonker
Jul 8, 20202 min read
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