Taiwan Scene | Online Travel Magazine

4 min read 2022-06-01 17:12:04

Zongzi: Taiwan’s Tasty Answer to the Tamale

June 3 is Dragon Boat Festival this year, meaning a three-day weekend for most. Held on the fifth day of the fifth month of the lunar calendar, the

6 min read 2022-05-23 21:57:43

A couple of months ago a friend and I drove up to the Northeast Coast to enjoy one of the first warm weather days of the year. Arriving at a pretty

6 min read 2022-05-21 07:00:00

Red is a color that symbolizes enthusiasm and positivity. In Taipei, it is also a color of times past and the memories therein. A distinctive symbol

11 min read 2022-05-20 11:44:03

Surfing in Taiwan has been enjoying a surge in popularity over the past decade, with a growing number of surf spots popping up, perfect for different

6 min read 2022-05-20 07:00:00

Taipei is a city of many professions, where craftsmen and women from all walks of life work tirelessly to keep the city running. In the concrete

8 min read 2022-05-09 10:40:35

Tofu is a key ingredient in many of the local delicacies in Taiwan. It is commonly found in everything from home-cooked meals to soups and even in

3 min read 2022-04-28 17:31:16

Taipei, a city already renowned for its thriving queer scene is about to add another stripe to its rainbow resumé. We’re talking of course about

16 min read 2022-04-24 07:00:00

Since the inauguration of the first line in 1996, the Taipei Metro has served as the keystone of Taipei’s transportation network. It carries

3 min read 2022-04-20 21:54:03

You don’t need to be in Taiwan for very long to know that the country takes a tough stance on drugs. The country still famously retains the death

2 min read 2022-04-19 11:41:40

If you caught the Grammys recently, you’ll already know about the Versace dress reveals and Billie Elish’s tribute to the Foo-Fighters. But for

8 min read 2022-04-09 07:00:00

It’s not difficult to get a decent cup of coffee in Taipei, as globally-renowned coffee chains can be found virtually everywhere in the city.

7 min read 2022-04-04 07:00:00

The spectacle-filled Baosheng Cultural Festival (保生文化祭) is one of the biggest annual religious events in Taipei, a time of uproarious

6 min read 2022-04-01 10:10:58

Hiking in Taiwan really needs no introduction. With an endless network of trails crossing the island’s thousands of mountains, you could hit the

6 min read 2022-03-29 07:00:00

Mountainous as it may be, Taipei is a city on the water, and the city would have never been the same if not for its two main arteries, the Tamsui

9 min read 2022-03-22 10:18:12

There are not many cities around the world that have active volcanoes on their doorstep, but Taipei is one of them. At the foot of the Datun Volcano