Baolai Hot Spring: Bathing with Cherry Blossoms in Kaohsiung
Baolai Hot Spring (寶來溫泉) is the best-known hot spring village in Kaohsiung, albeit quite a ways from the city center. ...
List of Places that Are Closed in Taiwan Right Now (late 2025)
When I first published this article (in late 2024), it had been a rough year for weather disasters in Taiwan, ...
The 9 National Parks in Taiwan (And How to Visit Them!)
Taiwan is a geographically diverse island nation. This remarkable diversity is reflected in its wide array of national parks, which ...
How to Visit Hehuanshan for Epic Sunrises, Hiking, and Snow
Hehuanshan (合歡山 / Hehuan Mountain or Mt. Joy) is one of the most appealing high mountain areas and one of ...
Zhengbin Fishing Harbor and Its Brightly Colored Houses
Zhengbin Fishing Harbor is a small harbor on the coast of Keelung in Northeastern Taiwan. It occupies a secluded corner ...
Heping Island Geopark in Keelung: A 2025 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 ...
Chimei Museum: Taiwan’s Grandest (and Most Unexpected!) Museum
Chimei Museum feels like a museum that has been transplanted from France to Southern Taiwan, just south of the Tainan ...
Bitoujiao Trail: How to Hike Taiwan’s Prettiest Coastal Walk
Bitoujiao Trail is a short, relatively easy hike with stunning coastal scenery. While there are several others like it, I ...
Sanfong Central Street: Kaohsiung’s Traditional Goods Market
Sanfong Central Street is a covered traditional market street where Kaohsiung locals go to purchase bulk dried foods (乾貨) like ...
Sanfong Temple: Kaohsiung’s Gorgeous Canopy of Red Lanterns
Sanfong Temple in Kaohsiung is one of the most beautiful temples in Taiwan. This is thanks in no small part ...
Green Island (Ludao), Taiwan: A Complete 2025 Visitor’s Guide
Green Island is one of my personal favorite offshore islands in Taiwan, right up there with Penghu. This small island ...
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 ...