TAIWAN | Jbascon

June 5-9, 2018

Taipei, Taiwan

Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport

The main international airport is in Dayuan, 40km (40 minutes) west of central Taipei. Formerly known as Chiang Kai-shek International Airport.

Bachelorettes

Bachelors

Taipei

Taipei is a tough little city whose beauty lies in its blend of Chinese culture with a curious fusion of Japanese, Southeast Asian and American influences.

Fu dog

7/11 mode

Ornament

Confucius

Portrait

228 Peace Park

Fu dog

Lost in Taipei

Memorial Park

National Taiwan Museum

Established in 1908 as Taiwan's first public museum; the present location in 2-28 Park hails from 1915. Unless there is a special exhibit happening (and they are frequent and often excellent), give this place a miss as the permanent natural history and prehistory displays aren't particularly interesting and have little accompanying English write-up.

STREETFOODS

Taiwan is studded with brightly colored night markets left and right. These street bazaars, which mostly unfold after the sun goes down, add to the island nation's young and vivacious character. With hundreds of street food options to choose from, it would be a complete bummer to end your stay without a belly-bursting food trip. Good news is we've done the dirty work for you and compiled some of the best night market snacks there is. (SPOT.PH)

SHIFEN OLD STREET

This is a romantic, nostalgic tour aiming to take you back to the golden age of a historic coal mining town Pingxi. Visiting the Shifen Old Street brings you back to the past; Flying Sky Lantern inspires you to look into the future.

OLD TRAIN

BOYS

OLD STREET

BUSY TOURISTS

JINGAN SUSPENSION BRIDGE

WISHES

LIFE AND CELEBRATION

SMILE!

WISHING BAMBOO

YHANIE

WITH THEM

SHIFEN OLD STREET

RED

READY

SET

GOO...

UP...

UP...

UP...

AND...

AWAY!

ICONIC

KEELUNG

JIUFEN

Feel spirited away in this decommissioned gold mining mountain town, originally built by the Japanese and now a maze of lanes and alleyways with rich history and culture.

JIUFEN

Feel spirited away in this decommissioned gold mining mountain town, originally built by the Japanese and now a maze of lanes and alleyways with rich history and culture.

YEHLIU GEOPARK

One of the premier destinations in northern Taiwan, Yehliu Geopark is home to a number of unique geological formations including the iconic "Queen's Head" (女王頭), and is located along a cape stretching out from the town of Wanli.

Taichung

National Taichung Theater

"If you see the entire world as a river, then I want my buildings to be like a whirlpool."
- Architect Toyo Ito

If National Taichung Theater is a whirlpool then we are like a jet of water shooting up from within it, using performance to reinvigorate the arts in central Taiwan.
National Taichung Theater Artistic Director WANG Wen-yi.

Rainbow Village

Ln. 56, Chun’an Rd., Nantun Dist., Taichung City

The rainbow military housing is in Nantun, Taichung. One of the retired soldiers paints on the wall with paints. However, the housing is facing problem of dismantling for the government’s city plan. There are over 3 thousands of people supporting the rainbow military housing in only 2 days. The retired soldiers started to paint since September, 2008. He paints his dream out on the wall and brings a new life to the military housing. As a result, many people call him Grandpa Rainbow. The spot attracts many people on weekends. The city government declared that the painting is worth to preserve and they will modify their city plan.

Zhong

She

Flower Market

A very instagrammable place in every angle. Flower farm that makes your Camera Roll full.

Accessories

Ceramics

Kitchenware

Elephant Mountain

Also known as the Nangang District Hiking Trail and Xiangshan (象山), the hiking trail is located close to the Xinyi Shopping Districtand Taipei 101.

The best time to hike the mountain is during late afternoon, this way you can catch the sunset as well as a daytime view and stunning nighttime view of the city, however the trail can get relatively crowded during the weekend.

The hike takes a total of around 15-20 minutes to the top, and includes lots of stairs! Remember to take a left at the fork in the path. After around 8-10 minutes, there will be a landing area with facilities and restrooms where the path branches off in multiple directions.