To be perfectly upfront and transparent, this wasn’t my first rodeo as far as the Green Door kitchen & dart bar goes. The fact that I’ve spent quite a few nights here when there are so many other options in Taipei City should give you a pretty big hint on how I feel about it. […]
Hotel Fun in Taipei: Our Review
Hotel Fun is an interesting place to hang your hat for your stay in Taipei. It’s a bit of a fusion of a traditional hotel and a hostel. I personally stayed here for seven consecutive nights during the summer, so I had the opportunity to get a solid feel for it. Also, it should be […]
Ximen Corner Hostel in Taipei: Our Review
Ximen Corner Hostel has a much more traditional hostel feel than the previously reviewed Hotel Fun. If you are looking for a reasonably priced hostel smack dab in the middle of an active area of Taipei City, you’ll want to keep reading. During this trip to Taiwan I booked a private room for five nights. That […]
4 Things to See When Visiting the Taipei Area
One of the great things about visiting Taiwan is that there are lots of places we’d recommend seeing when you visit Taipei and the surrounding areas. Below are 4 of our favorite places to tell tourists to check out when they are in Taiwan. 1. Grand Hotel The Grand Hotel is an iconic building looking down on Taipei […]
Doing a Food Tour in Taipei
One of things Taiwan is best known for is it’s unique and interesting food. However, as a foreigner it can be challenging to actually try many Taiwanese dishes. That’s because you either need to speak/read Chinese yourself or go with a Chinese speaking friend. The bigger restaurants will often have English menus, but the small hole in […]
9 Great Restaurants to Visit in Taipei
Below is a guest post by Mike Lee who manages TaipeiEats.com. Taipei Eats does food tours in Taipei, so Mike has a ton of experience with Taiwanese food. I asked Mike to write a post about some of the top restaurants he recommends people check out if they are in Taipei. Taipei Restaurants Taipei has endless […]
Going for a Hike in Taipei
Updated 2020 If you have read any of my posts, you’ve probably picked up on the fact that I really like hiking and being outdoors. One of my favorite things about Taiwan is the abundance of outdoor activities, which you can do year round — well, you can do them year round as long as […]
Riding the Maokong Gondola – Fun Things to Do in Taipei
Tim and I have written a lot of posts recently about teaching English in Taiwan, so we wanted to add some more info about the some of the fun things you can do when you are actually here. I’m in between jobs at the moment, so I have a lot of free time over the […]
Why Living in Taipei is Great for Lazy People
I admit it. I often suffer bouts of extreme laziness. I try to be proactive. I make plans to accomplish a week’s worth of work in a day. I plan and organize and strategize my butt off. But then when it’s go time, the procrastination sneaks in. I need to go to the bank, but […]
Where to Live in Taiwan
One of the biggest decisions you can make is where to live in Taiwan. If you are being sent over by a company or get recruited by a school overseas then you won’t have much of a choice on where to live. But the vast majority of people who come here (especially those who are […]