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22 things to eat and do around Taiwan’s Presidential Office Building

By: Taiwan Scene 2019-08-262019-09-04

Activities, Urban Exploration & ExhibitionsAttractions, Food, Michelin guide, Street Food, TaipeiLeave a Comment

All the best restaurants and tourist attractions near the Presidential Office Building

A Perfect Day in Taipei’s Xinyi District

By: Taiwan Scene 2019-01-312019-06-03

Activities, Urban Exploration & Exhibitions101, Attractions, Hiking, January, TaipeiLeave a Comment

Home to artist hangouts, tons of amazing restaurants, trendy clubs, luxury malls, Taipei 101, the Xinyi District is more than just the Commercial hub of Taipei. It’s also a spot worth spending at least a full day exploring on any visit to Taiwan.

Customized Souvenir Tips from Taiwan Scene

By: Taiwan Scene 2018-12-272019-06-03

Activities, Travel tips, Urban Exploration & ExhibitionsDadaocheng, December, Travel tipsLeave a Comment

Why return from a trip to Taiwan with generic gifts for friends, family and colleagues back home when you can customize your gift to fit the person? Who gets what? Let Taiwan Scene break it down for you!

Glamping for Kids in the Heart of Taipei

By: Taiwan Scene 2018-07-162019-05-24

Activities, Urban Exploration & ExhibitionsJuly, TaipeiLeave a Comment

MyTaiwanTour and Grand Hyatt Taipei are teaming up to offer a free voucher good for a Family Adventure Package at the Grand Hyatt Taipei! Details at the end of article!

10 Ways to Evade and Escape Taiwan’s Summer Heat

By: Taiwan Scene 2018-05-082019-06-24

Activities, Travel tips, Urban Exploration & ExhibitionsEditor's Pick, May, summer, Taiwan, Travel tips3 Comments

For some people, embracing the heat isn’t always the best option. For these readers, we’d like to offer a few suggestions to help them escape Taiwan’s summer heat entirely.

Happy Birthday, Red Room!

By: Taiwan Scene 2017-11-242019-05-24

Activities, Urban Exploration & ExhibitionsArt, Event, November, TaipeiLeave a Comment

As Northern Taiwan cools down, sun-seeking Taipei-ren head down South for the weekend, and that was my plan for this one. It was a great plan, one which included snorkeling with sea turtles down on Xiao Liuqiu island off the coast of Pingtung.

A brief guide to shopping (and bargaining) in Taipei

By: Taiwan Scene 2017-11-212019-08-20

Activities, Urban Exploration & Exhibitionsshopping, Taipei, Taiwan, Travel tips4 Comments

If Taiwan had a national pastime, shopping would be it. To say that our cities are filled with shopping districts is an understatement. In some parts of Taipei, for example, it’s impossible to state with any real certainty where one particular shopping district ends and the next one begins.

An Island of Festivals – Exciting Music Events Around Taiwan

By: Taiwan Scene 2017-09-122019-05-31

Activities, Urban Exploration & ExhibitionsArt, Event, TaiwanLeave a Comment

Taiwan might not yet have the summer open-air music-festival culture of Europe, nor do its major cities yet boast the 24/7, all-genres-all-the-time live-music culture of aural hubs such as New York, London, or Berlin. However, recent years have witnessed a surge in the number of fests, which are being put on all over the island. …

Three Taipei spots for a leisurely stroll

By: Taiwan Scene 2017-09-062019-05-31

Activities, Urban Exploration & ExhibitionsAttractions, TaipeiLeave a Comment

Ella Fitzgerald famously sang “Summertime and the living’s easy.” But the combined heat and humidity in Taiwan’s capital city can sometimes make leisure of the outdoor variety a chore, and unless you plan to spend your daylight hours underground (totally possible in Taipei; the mall under Taipei Station heads north for about a mile), you’ll have to face the heat.

The Old Taipei – Introducing the City’s Dadaocheng Area

By: Taiwan Scene 2015-09-092019-05-21

Activities, Urban Exploration & ExhibitionsDadaocheng, History, September, Tea, Temple2 Comments

If you want to know more in general about a foreign place, you want to ask a local. If you want to know more about the culture and history of a foreign place, you want to ask a local expert. Travel in Taiwan recently did just this, paying local historian Zhuang Yong-ming a visit to learn more about one of Taipei City’s oldest districts, Dadaocheng, before going on an exploration tour of the area.