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  • A Local’s Taipei Itinerary: How to Spend 1-5 Days in Taipei

    Asia, Itineraries, Taiwan · November 17, 2020

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    Asia, Itineraries, Taiwan · January 14, 2020

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    Colorful views are the best ๐ŸŒˆโ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹ Colorful views are the best ๐ŸŒˆโ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹๐Ÿ“ Zhengbin Fishing Harborโ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹#keelung #keelungcity #zhengbinfishingarbor #colorful #taiwantravel #colorfull #colormakesmehappy #taiwantravelmap #hiddengems
    My city might not be as hip as Taipei, but at leas My city might not be as hip as Taipei, but at least weโ€™ve got this cool tiger! โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €Itโ€™s probably not going to be up much longer, so if you happen to be downtown in the next few days, definitely make a pitstop at the East Gate! โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €๐Ÿ“ Yingximen, Hsinchu (็ซนๅกนๅŸŽ่ฟŽๆ›ฆ้–€)โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €#hsinchucity #yearofthetiger #mytaiwan #chinesenewyear #lanternfestival #taiwangram #taiwanlife
    ๐Ÿ“Ciโ€™en Pagoda โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € Bui ๐Ÿ“Ciโ€™en Pagodaโ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €Built by former President Chiang Kai-shek in memory of his mother, Ciโ€™en Pagoda is an iconic landmark of Sun Moon Lake. The pagoda is 46m high and offers incredible views over the lake and surrounding mountain scenery.โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €For the best views, climb all the way to the top! โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €#sunmoonlake #sunmoonlaketw #taiwangram #beautifultaiwan #iseetaiwan #amazingtaiwan #taiwantrip #taiwantravels #taiwantourism#taiwandream #ilovetaiwan#taiwantravelmap #taiwanlife #visittaiwan #taiwan_tourism #taiwan_destinations #nantou #pagoda
    Soaking up the views. โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € Soaking up the views.โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €๐Ÿ“Wenwu Templeโ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €sunmoonlake #sunmoonlaketw #taiwangram #beautifultaiwan #iseetaiwan #amazingtaiwan #taiwantrip #taiwantravels #taiwantourism#taiwandream #ilovetaiwan#taiwantravelmap #taiwanlife #visittaiwan #taiwan_tourism #taiwan_destinations #nantou #temple #wenwutemple
    Sun Moon Lake is Taiwanโ€™s largest natural lake a Sun Moon Lake is Taiwanโ€™s largest natural lake and is famous for its incredible scenery. โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €But did you know: โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €๐Ÿ’ฆ Sun Moon Lake sits 748 meters above sea level. โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €๐Ÿ™†โ€โ™€๏ธ It spans more than 7.93 km2 and is approx. 27 meters deep. โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €๐ŸฆŒ Legend has it that the lake was first discovered by the Thao Tribe (the area's indigenous people) while hunting a deer.โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ˜€๏ธ๐ŸŒ™ The east side of the lake looks like a sun, and the west side of the lake looks like a moon, hence the name.โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €๐Ÿซ– Taiwanโ€™s rare premium black tea, Red Jade (aka Tea # 18), is grown in the mountains surrounding the lake. โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €Sun Moon Lake is a fascinating place with loads to do too! ๐Ÿฅฐ Check out my latest update (link in bio) to discover all of its best bits! โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €#sunmoonlake #sunmoonlaketw #taiwangram #beautifultaiwan #iseetaiwan #amazingtaiwan #taiwantrip #taiwantravels #taiwantourism#taiwandream #ilovetaiwan#taiwantravelmap #taiwanlife #visittaiwan #taiwan_tourism #taiwan_destinations #nantou
    Good morning from dreamy Sun Moon Lake. ๐Ÿฅฐโ€‹โ€‹ Good morning from dreamy Sun Moon Lake. ๐Ÿฅฐโ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹#sunmoonlake #sunmoonlaketw #taiwangram #beautifultaiwan #itathao #iseetaiwan #expatblogger #amazingtaiwan #taiwantrip #taiwantravels #taiwantourism #taiwandream #ilovetaiwanโ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹#taiwantravelmap #taiwanlife #ๅฐ็ฃๆ—…้Š #visittaiwanโ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹#taiwan_tourism #ๅฐ็ฃๆ™ฏ้ปž #nantou
    To all my Taiwanese friends, ๆ–ฐๅนดๅฟซๆจ‚! ่™Žๅนด่กŒๅคง้‹!โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €Iโ€™d post a picture of a tiger, but I donโ€™t have one, so these blooms will have to do! ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿคฃโ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €#chinesenewyear #cherryblossoms #lifeintaiwan #expatlife #taiwan
    We drove 3 hours to get to this secret cherry blos We drove 3 hours to get to this secret cherry blossom spot hidden in the hills of Yushan National Park, and boy, oh boy, were we glad we did! โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €Wanggao Teahouse sits roughly 1500m above sea level and offers incredible views over green mountains that seem to go on forever. But the shining star here is the GORGEOUS cherry blossom forest planted against the mountain slope. โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €Thereโ€™s a zig-zag trail lined with hundreds of cherry blossoms trees that leads you down the mountain. And although it's well-paved, itโ€™s really steep. So get ready to break a sweat! โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €If youโ€™re into off-the-beaten-path travel, this place is a MUST! ๐Ÿฅฐโ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €๐Ÿ“ๆœ›้ซ˜่Œถๅœ’ๆ™ฏ่ง€้คๅปณโ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €ๅ—ๆŠ•็ธฃไฟก็พฉ้„‰ๅŒๅฏŒๆ‘ๅคชๅนณๅทท72ไน‹6่™Ÿโ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €#ๅ—ๆŠ•ๆ™ฏ้ปž  #taiwantravel #taiwangram #instagrammer #artofvisuals #cherryblossoms #pinkpinkpink #colormakesmehappy #iseetaiwan #vscotaiwan #bpintaiwan #amazingtaiwan #igerstaiwan #exploretaiwan #popdaily  #ig_photooftheday #ig_color #nantoutravel
    Endless mountain views ๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € Endless mountain views ๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €๐Ÿ“ ๆœ›้ซ˜่Œถๅœ’ๆ™ฏ่ง€้คๅปณโ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €ๅ—ๆŠ•็ธฃไฟก็พฉ้„‰ๅŒๅฏŒๆ‘ๅคชๅนณๅทท72ไน‹6่™Ÿโ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €#ๆœ›้ซ˜่Œถๅœ’ๆ™ฏ่ง€้คๅปณ #cherryblossoms #taiwantravel #nantoutravel #jademountain #yushan #taiwan_wheretogo #taiwangram #iseetaiwan #beautifuldestinations
    These blooms make my heart flutter. ๐Ÿฅฐ๐ŸŒธโ €โ € These blooms make my heart flutter. ๐Ÿฅฐ๐ŸŒธโ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €Wuji Tianyuan Temple is the BEST cherry blossom  viewing spot in Taipei (IMO).โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €If you want to see the blooms for yourself, they usually bloom for a few fleeting weeks in early February and then again in March (when a different cherry tree blooms). โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €๐Ÿ“ Wuji Tianyuan Temple, New Taipei Cityโ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €251ๆ–ฐๅŒ—ๅธ‚ๆทกๆฐดๅ€ๅŒ—ๆ–ฐ่ทฏไธ‰ๆฎต36่™Ÿโ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €๐ŸšŒ To get there, take the Red MRT Line to Danshui and hop on bus 875 or 876 towards Beixinzhuang. Get off at the Tianyuan Temple stop. The bus ride takes about 20 minutes and costs NT$15.โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €Opening hours: 9 am - 5 pm dailyโ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €๐Ÿ’ซ For more tips, head over to my blog, where you can read all about visiting this gorgeous Taoist temple during cherry blossom season. โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €#cherryblossoms #cherryblossom #amazingtaiwan #taipeitravels #flowerstagram #flowerslovers #flowergram #sakura #travelyam #ig_photooftheday #tripgo #taiwan_dream #wantogo #wanderlust #wujitianyuantemple

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