Taiwan has so many museums you could visit a different one each day and fill an entire year. Some hold vast collections of historical, artistic, or natural treasures. Others are small-scale celebrations of individuals and their achievements. The following fascinating museums have all featured in Life of Taiwan’s private tours of Taiwan. Whether you’re a […]| Life of Taiwan
Clarissa Wei is a Taiwanese-American journalist who describes herself as ‘obsessed with traditional ecological knowledge, and trying to learn as much as I can about the plants and foods that indigenous Taiwanese people ate, and how they processed them’. Over the past ten years, Wei has written dozens of articles about the cuisines and culinary […]| Life of Taiwan
Thanks to its position astride the Tropic of Cancer and plentiful rainfall, Taiwan is a place where foliage and flowers of all kinds thrive. Wherever land is left undeveloped and untilled, wildflowers quickly establish themselves, adding a range of colours to a natural environment that already features every possible shade of green. Many Taiwanese are […]| Life of Taiwan
Taiwan is an excellent place to enjoy a foot massage. It's a therapy recognized by the government as a ‘folk remedy’ and sessions are inexpensive. Read more| Life of Taiwan
Keelung is very different to sleek, glitzy Taipei. This gritty port city, surrounded by steep green hills, can feel unbelivably crowded. But it’s a place packed full of history. The Spanish arrived in 1626 and established a small colony. They traded with the area’s Ketagalan tribespeople until 1642, when a garrison diminished by disease and […]| Life of Taiwan
Taiwanese people of Han Chinese descent tend to have three-syllable names, one syllable being a family name (usually but not always inherited from the father) while two syllables make up the given name or what English-speakers would call the first name. No more than one in 20 citizens has a single-syllable given name; fewer than […]| Life of Taiwan
When a chance to travel almost anywhere in world landed on her lap, Maretta Delacruz didn’t hesitate to choose a Taiwan tour. Find out why here!| Life of Taiwan
Taiwanese people love coffee and they enjoy a far greater range of alcoholic beverages compared to just a few decades ago. Yet tea still holds a very special place in local culture. Per capita tea consumption has grown fivefold since 1980. In every supermarket and convenience store, you’ll see dozens of milk teas, black teas, […]| Life of Taiwan
We at Life of Taiwan know that nothing is more crucial to our success than the quality and abilities of our guides. In addition to being fully licensed for guiding and also for driving tourists, we require at least five years’ guiding experience in Taiwan, impeccable English (preferably polished through a period spent living abroad) […]| Life of Taiwan
Few places in Taiwan have benefitted more from a single piece of transport infrastructure than Yilan County in the northeast. The completion in 2006 of Freeway 5, the motorway that connects the county with Taipei, brought attractions like the National Centre for Traditional Arts and the King Car Kavalan Distillery within easy day-tripping distance of […]| Life of Taiwan
Welcome to Taiwan, a land rich in cultural diversity and vibrant tradition. Following centuries of Han Chinese migration to the island, indigenous people account for just one-fortieth of the population of 23.4 million — yet the Austronesian tribes which have called Taiwan home for thousands of years have left their mark on every facet of […]| Life of Taiwan
Less than four months after Taiwan was rocked by the region’s strongest earthquake in a quarter of a century, the island was soaked by torrential rains accompanying Typhoon Gaemi. Even though life has returned to normal for almost everyone, tourists heading to the Hualien area may have to adjust their plans. All of Taiwan’s counties […]| Life of Taiwan
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The uplands of Taiwan are astonishing yet vulnerable. At least once a decade, typhoons blowing in from the Pacific dump such huge amounts of water on the island’s rugged interior that landslides destroy roads and cut off remote communities. One of the most serious typhoon disasters in the island’s history occurred in August 2009 when […]| Life of Taiwan
Discover East Taiwan with a curated tour by Life of Taiwan| Life of Taiwan
For those travelling with children, Taiwan is one of the world’s best destinations, and for many of the same reasons that make it a superb place for so many other tourists. It’s an exceptionally safe country with dazzling scenery, delicious food, rich culture, modern infrastructure, and welcoming people. Parents keen to visit Taiwan, but having […]| Life of Taiwan
When a Taiwanese person talks about meat, they usually mean pork. If you spend a week or two in Taiwan, there’s a very high chance you’ll sample some of the island’s most popular pork-based dishes, such as braised minced pork over rice, spare rib and daikon soup (in case you don’t know, daikon is a […]| Life of Taiwan
As most of the world now knows, just before 8 o’clock in the morning of April 3, the entire island of Taiwan was shaken by a powerful earthquake. The magnitude of the temblor was estimated at 7.2 by Taiwan’s Central Weather Administration and at 7.4 by the US Geological Survey, making it the strongest quake […]| Life of Taiwan
One of East Taiwan’s major attractions is fully reopening to the public today (February 5, 2024) following more than a year of inspections and repairs that were made necessary by the earthquake which shook the region near the end of 2022. The distinctive eight-arch footbridge at Sanxiantai (‘Terraces of the Three Immortals’, a name with […]| Life of Taiwan
Because there’s so much to see and do in Taiwan — stunning mountains, intricate temples, and delicious food — it can be hard to find time to shop for gifts and souvenirs. Nonetheless, clients who sign up for Life of Taiwan private guided tours sometimes ask us what’s good to buy here and which places […]| Life of Taiwan