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All-you-can-eat lobster and steak!\xa0Canadian-sourced and super tempting
All-you-can-eat Canadian-sourced lobster and grilled steak!\xa0Taipei’s popular buffet “Far Eastern Café” launches a Canadian Food Month special in March, featuring a collaboration between Far Eastern, TAITRA, the Canadian Beef Association, and...
Another floral check-in spot added to the list—white walls and blooming flowers reminiscent of Greek streets
Floral check-in spots just got one more addition—lush bougainvillea against blue skies and white walls create a Greek-street vibe, offering picture-perfect views in every shot...
【Saturday Cinema】Yasujiro Ozu’s “An Autumn Afternoon” – Digitally Restored Version Now Showing in Taiwan
The final classic film by the master director Yasujiro Ozu, revered by many great filmmakers, *An Autumn Afternoon*, is now screening in its newly digitally restored version at Spot Huashan. This year marks the 50th anniversary of Ozu’s passing. Following the digital restoration release of *Tokyo Story* earlier this year...
Japan's Machu Picchu %s Kinosaki Onsen: Strolling Through the Flowing Clouds of Autumn in Kansai
The leaves are turning yellow, the weather is cooling down, and it’s the perfect time for a hot spring soak. Autumn is the best season of the year for travel. Sunlight gently spills over the landscape, distant clouds are as fine as silk threads, and the wind carries a fallen leaf, as if whispering to travelers that it’s time to set off. ...
Montagut's 2013 Autumn/Winter New Collection: 100% PC Narrow Aluminum Frame Suitcase Now Available
Light travel between cities is in vogue—ditch the excess luggage, pack just the essentials, and set off now. The French brand MONTAGUT (Montagut), with its unique design philosophy and diverse product range, always brings...
The special Christmas & New Year edition of the Taichung Prefectural Hall Light Show to premiere soon
Taichung’s first-ever “Architectural Light Spectacle: A Century of Brilliance 3D Light Show” continues to draw crowds. Running from mid-November through the end of the year, it is screened every Saturday at 19:00, 20:00, and 21:00 at Taichung Prefectural...
Taipei International Christmas Town – Xiangdi Boulevard Transforms into Taiwan’s Largest Christmas Card
Organized by the Taipei City Government’s Department of Information and Tourism and MediaKu Communications Co., Ltd., the “2013 Taipei International Christmas Town” kicks off today and runs until December 25, delivering 13 days of festive joy...
Starbucks' Top-Tier Store Designed by Kengo Kuma Opens in Tokyo’s Famous Cherry Blossom Spot
Following Seattle, Shanghai, Milan, and New York, the world’s fifth Starbucks Reserve Roastery — “Starbucks Reserve Roastery Tokyo”...
SIA Hop-On Bus – Your Best Guide to Exploring Singapore
Traveling in Singapore has become more convenient than ever before. In addition to the handy Singapore (handy Singapore) mobile travel service, which offers unlimited local voice calls and international long-distance calls to 26 countries...
1,600 Panda Cubs March on Taipei with More Healing Power Than the Yellow Duck
Panda lovers, get ready — 1,600 paper panda sculptures created by French artist Paulo Grangeon will be exhibited in early March next year at Taipei City Hall Plaza. At that time...
The Swords Lake New Year's Eve Fireworks Show – Taiwan’s Longest at 610 Seconds, Ultra Romantic
The Ferris wheel-centered Swords Lake World New Year’s Eve fireworks officially enter their seventh year. This year and next—2013 and 2014—sound like “yi sheng yi shi” (一生一世), meaning “one life, one lifetime,” a unique phrase symbolizing everlasting love. To mark this special meaning, Swords Lake World has gone all out to scale up its countdown event...
China Airlines enters low-cost aviation with 'Tigerair Taiwan' set to take off by the end of next year
Competition in the domestic low-cost carrier (LCC) market is heating up to a fever pitch. China Airlines has officially announced its entry into the low-cost aviation market, teaming up with Singapore's largest low-cost airline—Tiger...
【Stay at a Homestay on Tuesday】La Palette Dreamweaving Pavilion, a rainbow dream in the fields
Yilan has entered its fallow season, and the rice paddies have shed their golden coats of grain, left with a shallow layer of water to rest and rejuvenate. The entire paddy field brightly reflects the white clouds, the tall trees casting long shadows, and the La Palette Dreamweaving Pavilion standing by the fields...
2014 Taoyuan Countdown Party – Crowd-Pleasing Finale by Chen Qizhen
As the year draws to a close, besides the Christmas celebrations taking place around the country and capturing netizens’ attention, the biggest event of the final day of the year— the countdown party—is an unmissable activity. This year’s Taoyuan Countdown Party also...
The Keelung Yellow Duck Won't Rotate – Huang Jing-tai: Respecting Hofmann’s Creative Vision
The much-anticipated Keelung Yellow Duck will make its debut at Ocean Plaza on December 21. However, the previously highly expected “rotating duck” has been canceled, as it conflicted with the original creator Hofmann’s simple and tranquil artistic philosophy...
Hong Kong’s New Year Countdown Show to Feature Largest Ever Fireworks Display – Six-Tier Pyrotechnics to Light Up Victoria Harbour Skyline
Organized by the Hong Kong Tourism Board and sponsored by New World Development Company Limited, the “New Year. New World. Hong Kong Countdown 2023” will take place on the evening of December 31 this year at Victoria Harbour and various buildings across Hong Kong Island...
Daily non-stop flights between Taipei and Dubai to start in February next year
Traveling from Taiwan to the Middle East will become more convenient. Emirates Airline will operate daily non-stop flights between Taipei and Dubai starting February 10, 2014. This marks the first direct route between Taipei and the Middle East. Passengers from Taipei will be able to...
The yellow duckling in Keelung is ready to hatch; it will meet fans at Marine Plaza on the 21st
Keelung’s yellow duckling is set to make its debut this weekend. Earlier, an inflation test at an open space on Daye Road in Beitou already attracted many people eager to catch a glimpse of the duckling. Today, it even “swam” into Pier 18 on the west side of Keelung Harbor for final testing, getting ready...
2013 Nantou Flower Carnival – View Real-Time Flower Updates Online
The annual year-end flower event in Nantou, the “Nantou Flower Carnival,” will officially kick off on December 29 at the Chidi Ding Farm in Puli. In addition to the main venue, which features a vast 20-hectare floral park designed to offer visitors a fulfilling flower-viewing experience in Nantou...
【Thursday Arts & Culture】Taichung Christmas Concert to Kick Off This Weekend, Charity Gift Boxes Being Collected
The Taichung City Government Cultural Affairs Bureau will hold the “2013 Happy Taichung 'Charity Christmas Concert'” at 18:00 on December 21st at the Fulfillment Amphitheatre, and has planned a charity gift box collection event. The lineup includes Yin Zhengyang, Yili KaoLu, South Africa’s Wailing Soul reggae band, and more. Admission is free and ticketless. The first 1,000 attendees who bring a charity gift box will receive a small green plant gifted by the Cultural Affairs Bureau.