Hello foodie friends! Old bean wanted to visit one of his friends that lived in Keelung during his visit here so we decided to take the 1.5 hour bus ride there. Keelung is a fishing wharf that’s known as “old Taipei” because most of the population used to live here. However, over the years it […]
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What to do eat in Dan Shui taipei
Hello friends, I wrote quite a bit about the night markets in Taiwan including Tonghua, Shilin, and Keelung. This time I want to talk about something you can do during the daytime. Enjoying Dan Shui. Dan Shui is located a good 45 mins MRT away from the center of Taipei city. I usually come here […]
Din Tai Fung at Dongmen station (the original)
Taiwan is known for their soup dumplings and the infamous place to have them is Din Tai Fung. This Michelin star restaurant is known for it’s soup dumplings and is now popping up all across the globe. This post isn’t about any of those locations though. It’s about the flagship Din Tai Fung store at […]
What to eat at Jiu Feng old street Taiwan
Hi world travel friends! This is yet another continuation of the Taiwan travel series. This time it’s about a little place that’s a good 2.5 hour bus ride away from Taipei city, Jiu Feng old street. We took the bus from Dr. Sun Yat Sun station to Jiu Feng old street but they also offer […]
Tonghua night market eats
On my last Taiwan post, I talked all about the Shilin night market which is the largest night market in Taipei. Today I’m going to talk about a hidden one that’s just as good as the biggest one out there. I’m talking about the Tonghua night market. It’s located close to Liuzhangli MRT station and […]
Shilin Night Market eats
As some of you may know or not know, I lived in Taiwan last year. While I was there, I made sure that I was able to have all that Taiwan had to offer. Food-wise at least. One of the things that Taiwan has been deemed famous for are it’s extensive array of night markets […]
World famous Wu Pao Chun bakery
Wu Pao Chun is a bakery in Taiwan that is famous because Wu Pao–chun is a Taiwanese baker famous for winning in the bread category of the 2010 Bakery Masters competition held in Paris. As such, he opened two bakeries in Taiwan to share his bread with the rest of the country. There is one […]
Must eats in Taiwan (part 3)
I’m back again with more Taiwanese food! After living an entire year in Taiwan, I decided to write about what some of the must try Taiwanese food items to have are! Have a read and see if you want to try some of what Taiwan has to offer!