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Alleyway Cafés / Latte Art Champion Opens Shop – Hong Kong Boys Love Taiwan
In a quiet alley on Zhongxiao East Road in Taipei City, the ARTISTA PERFETTO (Italian for "Perfect Artist") café, with a tall breadfruit tree in front of its door, catches the eye of passersby. This is a coffee shop opened in Taiwan by six young men from Hong Kong, one of whom is Kim, a former 2012 World Latte Art Champion.
Alishan Cherry Blossom Season: Daily Cap of 10,000 Tour Group Visitors, Car Access Restricted on Holidays
This year’s Alishan Cherry Blossom Season runs for one month starting March 15. The Directorate General of Highways under the Ministry of Transportation and Communications announced on the 1st that a daily visitor cap will be enforced on holidays—10,000 visitors for tour groups—and car access up the mountain will be restricted. Tour groups must book entry online, with reservations now open.
Nantou’s Cherry Blossom Tea Parties Kick Off in Relay — Savor Tea and Blossoms to Celebrate the Cherry Blossom Festival
Taiwan’s largest black tea producing region is Yuchi Township in Nantou County. This year, the local amusement park launched a grand Cherry Blossom Festival, integrating local specialties by hosting one cherry blossom tea party after another. Enjoying tea and admiring flowers under the beautiful blossoms has become a major highlight attracting visitors.
Discover the secret spot for New Year's Eve fireworks in Yide and visit a popular scenic café in Kaohsiung!
Nestled on Guanyin Mountain, the unnamed café has likely been visited by many. Besides enjoying tea, taking in the night views, and feasting on bucket chicken, it also offers a family play area. For parents struggling to find a suitable place to take their kids on holidays, here’s another great option. Kids always seem to have boundless energy, and bringing them to nature helps them burn it off, while adults can relax with a cup of tea, admiring the mountain scenery. Everyone ends up happy and refreshed!
Sailor Moon and Cardcaptor Sakura ice cream！Every accessory is edible—fandom girls, get ready to go!
The dessert shop scene in Taichung is highly competitive. To catch customers’ eyes, many shops have gotten creative with their offerings. For example, a well-known creative ice cream shop in Taichung launched a rose-flavored molecular ice cream paired with egg waffles in the summer, quickly becoming an Instagram hotspot for many beauty bloggers. This winter, they’ve taken it up a notch with a magical series of dreamy products that are simply too beautiful to eat.
The world's largest – There's an aquarium inside Dubai Mall!
Readers of this article, hold your breath, because today we’re not introducing a supermarket or a department store, but the world’s largest shopping mall – Dubai Mall. With a cost of $2 billion and covering 12 million square feet, just how big is that?
Alleyway Cafés / Alice Has Grown Up & A Vintage Shop That Sells Alcohol
Designer Nancy went on a three-month trip to Europe and brought back a whole container of antiques, which led her to open “Love Lovely, a Lifestyle Vintage Shop.” Then, in hopes of encouraging more people to explore antiques, she also set up a café inside the vintage store. Isn’t the result of overseas travel and shopping just amazing?
This is how you should travel in the new year！ 8 trends to help you plan your long holiday and trip
This is how you should travel in the new year！ 8 trends to help you plan your long holiday and trip
Spend a night in the countryside ! Want to stay at a Japanese "minshuku" ? Book your stay online with interactive maps
A couple in Taiwan planned to go skiing near Nagoya, Japan. Excitedly, they booked a minshuku online, looking forward to staying in a local home and enjoying the charm of "spending a night in the countryside." But upon arriving at the nearby train station in the evening, they discovered that the last bus to the minshuku had already left. Left with no choice, they silently dragged their luggage toward the lodging. "Luckily, it didn’t look too far on the map."
Pink Wonton Soup in Matsu – A Bowl of 20 Pieces That Will Make You “Melt All Over”
When it comes to the most surprising culinary delight in Matsu, it might not be the richly aromatic old wine noodles that leave a lingering taste in your mouth, nor the crispy and savory Matsu burger known as the “Jiguang Bun.” Instead, it’s a bowl of super delicious wontons – a full 20 pieces. What makes this wonton soup special isn’t just its fragrant aroma and bouncy, tender filling; most importantly, it has the almost magical ability to make you feel like you’re “melting all over” with every bite.
Bikinis in -30°C? Germans create a tropical paradise in freezing cold
For those of us who grew up in Taiwan’s spring-like climate all year round, it might be hard to imagine the feeling of bitter winter chill so severe that you just want to dive headfirst into tropical waters.
Travel the world while you can – choose 3 flights from just NT$13,800
Have you always dreamed of traveling around the world but never had the chance? Airlines are now offering the “Global Pass” discounted flight package. From now until March 15, you can choose any three round-trip short-haul flights departing from Taiwan for just NT$13,800. Whether you want to go to Bangkok, Hong Kong, or Tokyo, you can mix and match your destinations freely.
Regent Taipei and ANA Collaborate Across Industries: Champion Beef Noodles Now Available in Business Class
In 2018, Regent Taipei and All Nippon Airways (ANA) joined forces once again to bring passengers flying from Taipei to Tokyo in business class award-winning beef noodles—namely, the Clear-Braised Beef Noodles and Red-Braised Beef Noodles, both champions of the Taipei International Beef Noodles Festival—as well as the hotel’s renowned Sichuan and Cantonese cuisine. These special offerings were available on select flights in January, April, July, and October.
Nantun Old Street flourished through farming and was formerly known as "Plow Shop Street."
Nantun Old Street flourished through farming and was formerly known as "Plow Shop Street."
Countdown is on!: 3 "soon-to-open high-altitude suspension bridges and skywalks" across Taiwan
Walking on a swaying bridge gets your adrenaline pumping, while offering a bird’s-eye view of the valley below—this is the allure of skywalks and high-altitude suspension bridges. ETtoday Travel Cloud has compiled a list of 3 skywalks set to open in 2018, featuring dynamic thrills, transparent glass platforms, and the skywalk with the greatest elevation drop. Once opened, they are sure to spark a bridge-chasing craze.
Strawberry lovers, this is a must-see: Tainan’s outrageously dramatic Strawberry Volcano Ice erupts in style
Winter is the season for strawberries, and many strawberry enthusiasts are probably delighted lately as various strawberry-themed treats have hit the market. In Tainan, there’s a fusion restaurant that serves not only pasta and hot pot but also boasts an incredibly popular item — the Strawberry Volcano Ice. Not only is it served in an oversized hot pot-style bowl overflowing with bright red strawberries, but it also smokes dramatically when served.
International Orchid Exhibition Opens: The Charm of Taiwan’s Renowned Orchids in Bloom
The 2013 Taiwan International Orchid Exhibition kicked off in high spirits on the morning of March 8 at the Bai-Pi Orchid Biotech Park. On that day, orchid breeders and distinguished guests from both home and abroad gathered to celebrate, with Vice President Wu Den-yih and Tainan Mayor Lai Ching-te invited to strike the gong, officially launching this year's Taiwan International Orchid Exhibition.
A Taipei “tonkotsu ramen” supervised by a Japanese master – an ultra-rich broth simmered for 13 hours
In the area near Technology Building MRT Station, there’s a ‘Kawagoe Ramen’ from Tokyo with a Japanese chef in charge. That day, I ordered a tonkotsu ramen with five slices of char siu, paired with a serving of juicy pork dumplings. The thickly sliced char siu had a richer flavor than pork loin, tasting much better—melts in your mouth without any fishy smell, and pairs wonderfully with the tonkotsu broth. The satisfaction level was extremely high！
Classic showdown fever: 3 must-visit sports restaurants
The Chinese Taipei team's first-ever advancement to the quarterfinals in the World Baseball Classic has sparked a wave of baseball enthusiasm across the country. Many sports-themed restaurants offering live broadcasts have seen a significant boost in popularity. As match days approach, their reservation hotlines are flooded, making these spots the “go-to” places for fans to catch the games.
Thank you, Taiwan！ A thousand posters handed out in front of Tokyo Dome — Japanese cheer for Team China
“We plan to distribute 1,000 posters like the one shown here at Tokyo Dome on the day Taiwan plays its match, to cheer them on！ The main goal of this campaign is to once again express our gratitude to Taiwan for the strong support they gave Japan around the upcoming second anniversary of the 311 earthquake.” Campaign initiator Hideo Kato posted on Facebook yesterday (the 7th) about the poster distribution, which quickly went viral with thousands of shares.