Flower Viewing in Taipei: Three Routes Recommended for Couples, Friends, and Families

By: traveltaipeimagzine
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From March to June, Azaleas, calla lilies and hydrangeas take their turns to appear on Yangmingshan. Many of these gorgeous blooms can be visited one after the other as a day trip. Below are some popular routes for flower viewing in the spring.

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Throwing Away the Floral Design Rulebook: An Interview with Florist Takako Mine

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WORDS BY Utumi Yoko TRANSLATION BY Wu Jieru, Joe Henley PHOTOS BY Samil Kuo “There was a large flower shop in front of my home, so I sometimes got a flower for free, or sometimes I’d buy flowers for myself when I was very young. I was always surrounded by flowers,” Japanese florist Takako Mine…

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Taiwan or Thailand? A Mostly-Objective Travel Comparison

By: Joshua Samuel Brown
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As a writer who lives in Taiwan and has traveled extensively in Thailand (most recently on an eight-day trip to Chiang Mai and the surrounding area), I thought it would be useful to compare and contrast these two countries from a travel perspective, answering the following questions:

How are Taiwan and Thailand different?
How are they similar?
Which place is better for what kinds of travel?

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Throwing Away the Floral Design Rulebook: An Interview with Florist Takako Mine

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Japanese florist Takako Mine recalls. To Ms. Mine, flowers have long been a tool to explore the world and a very important part of her life. This did not change after she relocated from Tokyo to Taipei. In fact, her life has never been so bright thanks to the inspiration of Taipei, a city filled with colorful flowers.

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From Classic to Fusion: Five Taipei Restaurants Worth Visiting

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Dining in Taipei means never wanting for choices. In this article, we’ll be visiting five restaurants in Taipei ranging from classic Chinese cuisine to hipster fusion to straight-up Taiwanese flavor. Enjoy!

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A Day in Historic Ximen

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Ximen is one of those neighborhoods that almost every visitor to Taipei ventures into. The casual visitor’s first impression after ascending from the MRT is a sea of bright lights cascading into a large pedestrian shopping area packed with thousands of people out for an evening stroll, on their way to see a film, go shopping or have dinner.

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Taipei International Book Exhibition, Day 3

Literature Is Alive and Well in Taiwan!

By: Joshua Samuel Brown
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Though it’s become fashionable to declare the death of print media, visitors to this year’s Taipei International Book Exhibition would probably disagree with the sentiment. According to Taiwan’s Ministry of Culture, 580,000 people attended the 2019 event, which ran from February twelfth through the seventeenth. It’s an impressive number, but not totally shocking. Taiwan is…

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Lantern Festivals, Rice Dumplings, and Other Taiwanese Traditions

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Yuanxiao Jie, or Lantern Festival, commemorates the end of the Lunar New Year Holidays. At this time, parades and festivals are held around Taiwan.

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