A Travel Guide to Yilan, Taiwan’s Family-Friendly County
Yilan (宜蘭, formerly spelled Ilan) is a favorite weekend getaway for Taipei people and one of our favorite places to ...
Heping Island Geopark in Keelung: A 2026 Visitor’s Guide
Heping Island Geopark (和平島地質公園) is a compelling scenic attraction on the edge of Keelung city on the northeast coast of ...
10+ Best Places to See Capybaras in Taiwan
Don’t ask me how or why capybaras (水豚, literally “water pigs”) became one of the hottest tourist attractions in Taiwan. ...
Our Experience Visiting a Meerkat Cafe in Taipei (so cute!)
Taipei is all about the animal cafés. In fact, the world’s first cat café started in the city over 20 ...
Hiking with Macaques on Monkey Mountain (Shoushan), Kaohsiung
Shoushan (壽山, also called Chaishan) is a mountain in Kaohsiung city. Owing to its large population of resident macaques, most ...
How to Visit Southern Branch of the National Palace Museum
Taiwan’s National Palace Museum (see official site) is the largest repository of Chinese artifacts and artworks in the world, with ...
Ten Drum Cultural Village: Tainan’s Fantasy-Drum Experience
Ten Drum Cultural Village in Tainan is a truly one-of-a-kind attraction in Taiwan. Imagine yourself in my shoes: I’m strolling ...
Should You Skip Zhang Mei Ama’s Farm (1.0 and 2.0 branch)?
Zhang Mei Ama’s Farm (張美阿嬤農場) is a small but extremely popular leisure farm in Yilan county. I’ve been to the ...
Huashan 1914 Creative Park: Taipei’s Trend-Setting Arts Park
Huashan 1914 Creative Park (華山1914文化創意產業園區, official site) is a Japanese-era winery and sake distillery in Taipei city that was spared ...
A Maokong Gondola Guide: Best Teahouses, Hikes, and Taipei Views
Makong Gondola (貓空纜車) is the only gondola/cable car in Taipei City and one of Taipei’s most popular attractions. Located at ...
Hot Springs and Camping with Bunnies in Jianshi District, Hsinchu
Jianshi district (尖石鄉) is a remote, mountainous district of Hsinchu county in northwestern Taiwan. One of my family’s favorite weekend ...
Why My Kids Loved Doing a DIY Pineapple Cake Class in Taipei
Of the many DIY activities we’ve tried in Taipei, my kids enjoyed the pineapple cake class at Kuo Yuan Ye ...