In the same shopping area as the main Zengji Mochi store, across the street from a beautiful sculpture park, is a shop specializing in all things honey. Honey Bee Town (蜂之鄉 / feng zhi xiang) has a variety of food…
After missing out on launching a lantern into the sky on our last trip to Taiwan, sending our wishes out into the universe was a high priority for the most recent trip. On the way to experience Jiufen (九份 /…
In my quest to try experience the various night markets around Taiwan, I found myself at Ningxia Night Market (寧夏夜市 / ning xia ye shi). I don’t have a lot of photos here, since I was exploring the market with…
Located in a back alley near downtown Hualien sits an otherwise unassuming breakfast spot, Miaokou Black Tea (廟口紅茶 / miao kou hong cha). This spot, open 24 hours, has been a mainstay in the community for decades. When I was…
I previously wrote about how there are a lot of tourist attractions in Yilan. Much of this seems to be attributed to the amount of land and proximity to Taipei. There’s a lot of production going on in this part…
Many of the night markets in Taipei get overshadowed by Shilin and Raohe Night Market. There’s still a plethora of options available though if both night markets are too far away or two crowded for you. I recently had the…
In between Taipei and Hualien, sits Yilan County (宜蘭縣 / yi lan xian). Though I didn’t have much time to explore the area, it felt unique in terms of how many attractions there were geared towards tourists. Planning itineraries, I found…
Hualien, as I found out, is known for many things. Not only is there marble, Taroko Gorge, and watermelon. Hualien is also famous for its mochi (麻糬 / ma shu). Much of the history of mochi in Taiwan is unclear…
Loving the sweet and tangy taste of pineapple cake, I always love it when I get the chance to snack on one. A while back, I headed to “the home of the pineapples” in Minxiong to check out Pineapple Hill….
When researching things to buy in Taiwan, I heard a lot about getting electronics. Not surprisingly, when I heard about Syntrend, I knew I wanted to stop by. Syntrend Creative Park (三創數位生活園區 / san chuang shu wei sheng huo yuan…
