Local Guides

Coffee or Capoo? Visiting the Capoo Cafe and Souvenir Shop in Taichung!

  Taiwanese know the name of Bugcat Capoo well. A blue cat-bug hybrid that literally puts the “cat” in “caterpillar”,…

5 years ago

Shung Ye Museum of Formosan Fine Arts: Connecting With Taiwan Through Art

“A good museum isn’t just about the scale or fame of its collection,” Kristin Chun-Chi Lin, CEO of Shung Ye…

5 years ago

Leave The Monarchy Alone! – Protesters Told In Bangkok

Supporters of Thailand's royal family Sunday ended a demonstration near Bangkok's Democracy Monument in the heart of the city -…

5 years ago

Jane Lee Loses Kaohsiung Election To Chen Chi-mai

August 15th is a special day for Kaohsiung citizens. Not least because the citizen's of one of Taiwan's most important…

5 years ago

Is Travel Safe Now? Ideas To Aid The Tourism Industry While Staying Home

While the Japanese government encourages a “workation” concept to boost nationwide travel, Bali, that tropical paradise in Indonesia has recently…

5 years ago

Summer 2020: Exploring The Four Beasts Of Xinyi

Located in a basin, Taipei is a city surrounded by mountains and rivers. In addition to the well-known landmarks and…

5 years ago

Summer 2020: FASHION x ILLUSTRATION Exhibition in Taipei

At first glance, the world of fashion might come across as a niche field reserved exclusively for designers, artists, and…

5 years ago

When Restorative Justice Fails: Lo-Sheng Sanatorium

In Chinese, the words Lo-Sheng mean “happy life”, but the inhabitants of Lo-Sheng Sanatorium (樂生療養院) know very little of home…

5 years ago

Summer 2020: See The Beautiful Qingshui Cliffs – From A Kayak

The kayak, invented by the North American Eskimos, was originally used for hunting. However, with the changing times, in some…

5 years ago

Summer 2020 – Visit One Of Taiwan’s Active Volcanoes – Guishan Island

Guishan Island, one of very few active volcanoes in Taiwan is also the largest uninhabited island in Yilan County. The…

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