Living in a Taiwanese town and wondering what’s to do? Let me help you out a bit. It sounds like a somewhat naive question, but I get that alot, even in relatively bustling lively Taiwanese towns. I got that in
Tainan City & County: Attractions & Travel
Visiting Tainan City and Tainan Country? If you have some time to explore, there are quite a few interesting things for you to see. Following is a list of suggested things to do with an outline for a visit itinerary.
Disappearing Taiwanese Juan Cun Culture : Museum of KMT Villages
The "Kaohsiung Zuoying Museum of Military Dependents Village" is about the sad story of the disappearing history and culture of the Taiwanese KMT villages. Whether you’re a foreigner or a local, the museum name doesn’t sound like a museum you’d
Lotus Festival at Baihe Tainan County
Welcome to Baihe township in Tainan County, the "lotus flower country". Every June Baihe celebrates the blossom of this beautiful flower with a special "lotus festival". The "Taiwan Touch Your Heart" website has the introduction : Baihe is counted as
Liousi Film Studios Baihe Tainan County – A taste of old Taiwan
Hidden away in northern Tainan County, in the Siraya Scenic area next to Baihe and Guanziling, lies a small tourist attraction – the Liousi Film Studies. No one but curious me would probably find that interesting, but I adore these
Taiwan’s Cosplay Themed Restaurants
Tired of standard dining? Taiwan offers a wide variety of themed restaurants for you to choose from. I previously wrote about Taiwan’s toilet restaurants, and there are also Hello Kitty places (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6), but this next
Tainan City International Boat Festival 2009
Last week Tainan City hosted the "International Boat Festival 2009". Tainan City and International in the same title sounds a bit like an oxymoron, doesn’t it? Tainan’s trying. They put up an English website, prepared English flyers and all, but
Kaohsiung City : 7 Days Suggested Travel Itinerary
Kaohsiung City in southern Taiwan is hosting this year’s World Games global event. Taiwan and Kaohsiung are now in final preparations for the games, starting in less than 2 weeks. Following a number of queries by email, following are some
The English Teaching Tainan Garbage Trucks : Are You Hungry?
Tainan garbage trucks are now back into teaching English to the local Taiwanese. After suspending the program last year, someone in Tainan City decided that Tainan can’t do without those valuable English lessons. I was shocked as to the English
Taiwan’s Storyland at Taipei
Taiwan’s Storyland (台灣故事館, táiwān gùshìguǎn) is a weird combination of a museum, a theme park and restaurant-market, and yet – although probably aimed at the local Taiwanese I thought it was terrific fun. Since everytime I’m in Taipei I stay