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Taiwan Pride 2019: 5 ways to celebrate with Taipei’s LGBTQ community

By: Taiwan Scene 2019-10-092019-10-15

Activities, Festivals, History & Cultureactivities, bars, Culture, Editor's Pick, Festival, LGBTQ, Taiwan pride, travelLeave a Comment

How can you make the most of both the experience of Taiwan Pride and your trip to the island? With knowledgeable LGBTQ-friendly guides and private-to-small group sizes, MyTaiwanTour offers a uniquely local Pride experience that shows off the best of Taipei history, culture, drinking and dancing.

Beauty in the east: five days on Taiwan’s east coast

By: Taiwan Scene 2019-10-082019-10-08

Action, Sports & Adventure, Activities, Eastern Taiwan, Placesactivities, Hualien, Indigenous, TaitungLeave a Comment

MyTaiwanTour’s Five Days Eastern Beauty Tour is the perfect way to experience the best of what eastern Taiwan has to offer.

Autumn in Taipei: Calendar of Good Times

By: traveltaipeimagzine 2019-09-262019-09-26

Activities, Festivals, History & Culture, Northern Taiwan, Placesactivities, Culture, Dadaocheng, Festival, Hot springs, music, TaipeiLeave a Comment

There’s never a bad time to visit Taipei, but when the weather cools and the culture flows, autumn might just be the best season of all to see what the city has to offer.

The Taitung/Zhiben Region is a Rich Bounty of Scenic & Healthy Exercise Adventures

By: Taiwan Scene 2019-09-062019-09-09

Action, Sports & Adventure, Activitiesactivities, adventure, Cycling, Editor's Pick, Hiking, Nature, Sports, surfing, TaitungLeave a Comment

Words by Rick Charette The Hotel Royal Chihpen – Unbeatable home base for those for which happiness means healthy-lifestyle outdoor exercise The alluring Hawaii-like combination of low and accessible coastal mountains, Pacific coastline and open, flat land in between makes the East Coast region around Taitung City and the Zhiben (知本) hot-spring resort area a…

8 questions with the creators of Taiwan’s first-ever eco-friendly sky lantern

By: Taiwan Scene 2019-08-312019-09-02

Activities, Festivals, History & Culture, Voice of influencers, Voices From Taiwanactivities, Culture, Festival, Pingxi, Sky Lantern Festival, TaipeiLeave a Comment

Taiwan Scene recently sat down with Shao to learn about the creation of this eco-friendly sky lantern, as well as the history of Pingxi in Northern Taiwan.

8 Things To Do When Traveling With Kids in Kaohsiung

By: Taiwan Scene 2019-07-292019-07-29

Activities, Southern Taiwanactivities, Children, Family, Kaohsiung, Taiwan1 Comment

Named one of the best cities to visit in 2018 by Lonely Planet, Kaohsiung is fast becoming one of Taiwan’s leading travel destinations. But is the city a good place to visit with children? You bet! Taiwan Scene explores eight kid friendly activities that are fun for the entire family. 1. Visiting Nature and Animals…

Cool dip: a quick guide to cold springs in Taiwan

By: Taiwan Scene 2019-07-282019-08-07

Relaxationactivities, cold springs, Hot springs, Relaxation, Taiwan, YilanLeave a Comment

You’ve heard of hot springs, but did you know Taiwan also has springs you can cool off in when the mercury is rising?

Local tea grower's guide of tea plantation.

The Taiwan Scene Guide to Taiwanese Tea

By: Adam Hopkins 2019-07-172019-07-26

Activities, Food & Drinkactivities, Culture, Editor's Pick, Taiwan, Tea, YilanLeave a Comment

From Oolong to pu’er, Baozhong to Tieguanyin, we spill the tea on all the different types of chá you’ll find here in Taiwan.

Three Alternative Ways to Experience Food in Taipei

By: traveltaipeimagzine 2019-07-042019-07-04

Activities, Food & Drinkactivities, cooking class, Food, shrimp fishing, Taipei, traditional marketLeave a Comment

Taipei is a city of food, and it’s become one of the most popular travel destinations in Asia for that very reason. Beyond your standard sitdown restaurant, here are three different ways for you to experience some of the city’s top culinary delights.

Kaohsiung Love River Dragon Boat Festival

Everything You Need to Know about Dragon Boat Festival in Taiwan

By: Taiwan Scene 2019-06-032019-06-24

Activities, Festivals, History & Cultureactivities, Culture, Festival, Kaohsiung, Tainan, Taipei, TaiwanLeave a Comment

Falling on the fifth day of the fifth month of the lunar calendar, Dragon Boat Festival is a holiday that involves racing Dragon Boats, eating zongzi and more.