If you learn a new language for travel, these are the 3 word groups that we've found has always been helpful in a pinch. Everything else can pretty much be communicated through inferencing, hand gestures, and translation apps, because there is an expectation after all that tourists won't always be

The best food factory tour we've visited is Red Barn in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, the factory for Greenmax, a grain-based nutritional drink sachet manufacturer. 📍 Red Barn Factory & Tours No. 709號, Minzu 1st Rd, Zuoying District, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan 813 Entry fee: NT$100/person / US$3 #factory

Don't get Din Tai Fung in Taiwan 📍 #富錦饕小籠湯包左營富國店 No. 548號, Fuguo Rd, Zuoying District, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan 813 Xiaolongbao 小籠湯包 7pc NT$70 / US$3.80 #xlb #dintaifung

Eel noodles are a must-eat dish in Tainan, Taiwan (鱔魚意麵). 📍 #德興鱔魚意麵 No. 112號, Section 1, Lin'an Rd, West Central District, Tainan City, Taiwan 700 We recommend: eel thick soup noodles #鱔魚焿意麵 NT$120 / US$6.50 #tainaneats #taiwanmusteat

Milk mochi is mochi, but better. The original spot we had was at the Wusheng Night Market, Tainan. The spot we visited was at the Ruifeng Night Market, Kaohsiung. Quick clarification: the place we first had in Tainan is not the origin of milk mochi. We called it the original as it was the first sp

Jidan su #雞蛋酥 egg crisps are a must-eat street snack unique to Kaohsiung, Taiwan. 📍 #賣到天黑雞蛋酥蔥肉餅 No. 180號, Lixin Rd, Zuoying District, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan 813 Recommended: Egg crisp NT$25 / US$0.65 #kaohsiungeats #uniqueeats

Soy milk is the best breakfast in Taiwan. There are plenty of breakfast shops throughout the country that we don't recommend going out of your way for a specific shop. Just find one close by, and order what everyone else is ordering. 📍Chun Niu Soy Milk King #春牛豆漿大王 No. 176號, Chenggong Rd, No

Would you eat this controversial candy? A caramel peanut brittle, crushed into a chunky paste and rolled with fresh coriander leaves (cilantro). Add to that heating the brittle over charcoal to melt the sugar enough to peel off the plastic coating - that's another question entirely. 📍 #土豆伯府城花生糖

Tainan beef soup might be better than Taiwanese beef soup 📍 Xiluodian Beef Soup #西羅殿牛肉湯 No. 98號, Gongyuan S Rd, North District, Tainan City, Taiwan 704 We recommend everything we ordered: beef soup, offal, stir-fried vegetables with beef, braised pork rice We spent: NT$400 / US$12.50 #b

Tainan mi guo 米果 rice cakes are one of the best things we ate on this trip to Taiwan. 📍 A Wen Rice Cakes #阿文米果 700, Taiwan, Tainan City, West Central District, 保安路74號 We recommend: 招牌米果 (signboard rice cakes) NT$55 (US$1.70) #tainaneats #localeats

Taiwan is an up-and-coming country for coffee. We visit SongYue Coffee Manor, the largest coffee farm in Taiwan's Yunlin County to learn about the coffee industry in Taiwan. #songyue #coffee #taiwan #taiwanesecoffee

Taiwan is an up-and-coming country for coffee. 📍 We visit SongYue Coffee Manor, the largest coffee farm in Taiwan's Yunlin County to learn about the coffee industry in Taiwan. #songyue #coffee #taiwan #taiwanesecoffee

If you want to learn about something when you travel, see if there's a local University club based on that one thing. There's a chance that the club is home to some very passionate and knowledgeable people who are happy to meet you and talk about their interests. Follow for our findings! Than

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We went against our better judgement for this, and we regret it. 1. There's only one shuttle bus to Alishan 2. There's only 1 restaurant which is NT$3,000+ pp 3. The restaurant dishes are Western style 4. Besides 7-11 there's no other place to get food without driving 5. We don't know what a

Alishan is a must-visit attraction in Taiwan If you're there on a Wednesday, don't pass up on the Zhaoping Station Train. 📍 Alishan National Forest Recreation Area Entry: NT$200 per person (US$6) #taiwantravel #alishan #alishantrain

How to get around the Alishan National Forest Recreation Area and what the map means 📍 Alishan National Forest Recreation Area Entrance fee: NT$200 pp (US$6.50) Alishan/Zhaoping train: NT$50 one-way / NT$100 return (US$1.60 / 3.20) (Wednesdays only) Alishan/Sacred Tree train: N$50 one-way / N

Even Taiwanese tourists go to these 2 spots in Chiayi for breakfast. ☕️ Almond Milk Tan Shao Xingren Tea #嘉義南門包氏炭燒杏仁茶 Almond milk NT$25 (US$0.80) +egg NT$10 (US$0.30) Dough stick NT$20 (US$0.60) 🫔 Pork Roll #阿富網絲肉捲 Traditional pork roll #傳統肉捲 NT$80 (US$2.50) #chiayieats #taiw

You have to eat turkey rice in Chiayi, Taiwan 📍 We went to: Dongmen Turkey Rice #東門雞肉飯 We spent: NT$195 (US$6) (1 rice, 1 vege, 1 egg, 1 soup) #taiwantravel #traveleats #taiwanfoodie #turkeyrice

Is this viral lemon cake from Taichung worth queueing for? 📍 #讓一糖 No. 892號, Section 1, Liming Rd, Nantun District, Taichung City, Taiwan 408 We paid: NT$530 for 1 cake (US$17) #lemoncake #viralcake