By Yi on September 6, 2010
Lomography puts the fun back into photography, whether you’re a professional photographer or a total amateur.
Posted in Features, Guest Authors, Photography, Taipei, Taiwan | Tagged camera, Dunhua, equipment, fun, Lomo, Lomography, photo, photograph, Photography, shop, store, Taipei, Taiwan
By Yi on August 30, 2010
Issey Miyake’s runway show was presented at the Nangang World Trade Center as part of Taipei in Style.
Posted in Features, Guest Authors, Lifestyles, Taipei, Taiwan | Tagged Autumn, clothes, collection, Dai Fujiwara, Fall, Fashion, Issey Miyake, runway, show, style, Taipei, Taipei in Style, Taiwan, Winter
By Carrie on August 30, 2010
Guest author Ava Apollo lists her top five Taiwan tourist attractions that travelers shouldn’t miss when they visit this pretty little ilha formosa in the Western Pacific Ocean.
Posted in Features, Guest Authors, Taiwan, Travel | Tagged Guest Authors, Mountains, Taipei, Taipei 101, Taiwan, Travel, travel Taiwan, Yangmingshan
By Carrie on August 28, 2010
The Chungyuan Festival(中元節) follows the lunar calendar and this year, the festival, which is also known in Taiwan as “Ghost Month”, beings on July 15th. On this day, the door of the underworld is open for spirits to enter the world.
Posted in Culture, Features, Learn Chinese, Taiwan | Tagged "Peggy Teaches Chinese", Asia, Culture, Education, Languages, learn Chinese, Taiwan, Taiwan Culture Video, Videos
By Yi on August 23, 2010
The Grand Green was officially revealed to the public in August and is Taipei’s first urban regeneration station (URS). The project is given a unique identification number: URS 27.
Posted in Features, Guest Authors, Taipei, Taiwan | Tagged Art, Grand Green, Parks, Taipei, train station, urban, URS
By Yi on August 15, 2010
Love is in the air again as Qixi Festival, also known as Chinese Valentine’s Day, falls on August 16 this year.
Posted in Culture, Features, Guest Authors, Taipei, Taiwan | Tagged Asia, Chinese, Culture, folklore, love, Qixi, Taipei, Taiwan, Valentine's, Yi Chen
By Carrie on July 23, 2010
Baishawan, a 1,000m stretch of fine white sand and clear blue waters, is one of several swimming beaches less than an hour’s drive from Taipei City in northern Taiwan.
Posted in Features, Taiwan | Tagged Asia, Asian beaches, Beaches, Family, Photography, Taiwan, Taiwan beaches, Travel Photography, travel with kids
By Carrie on July 2, 2010
Local language teacher Peggy Lee takes us on a tour of one of Taiwan’s night markets. In this video, she introduces us to some popular Taiwanese snacks.
Posted in Culture, Features, Taiwan | Tagged "Peggy Teaches Chinese", Asia, China, Education, Food and Drink, Languages, learn Chinese, Taipei, Taiwan, Taiwan Culture Video
By Carrie on June 30, 2010
Toasteria, a Taipei restaurant that specializes in grilled panini sandwiches, has over 20 kinds of grilled panini sandwiches on the menu.
Posted in Features, Taipei, Wanderfood | Tagged Food and Drink, Taipei, Taipei Restaurants, Taiwan
By Carrie on June 23, 2010
Taiwanese chicken soup: The ultimate comfort food and all-around cure-all for low-energy days, bad moods, and illness.
Posted in Features, Taiwan, Wanderfood | Tagged Asia, Culture, Food and Drink, Taipei, Taiwan, Taiwanese food