As the annual Dragon Boat Festival sweeps across Taiwan and the quadrennial FIFA World Cup heats up in South Africa, a series of exciting events in June make Kenting wonderfully "bin" (exciting and diverse)! Kenting...
In February and March, besides the beautiful cherry blossom season, Central Taiwan also boasts many stunning flower sea attractions, including the Copper Bell Cannon Vine Trail, Lollipop Flower Sea, and Hollyhock Flower Sea in Miaoli. Each spot is breathtakingly beautiful...
The "2010 Shanghai World Expo" continues to draw huge crowds. This largest-ever World Expo still attracts tens of thousands of visitors every day. Even if they have to wait in line for hours, people are eager to enter the various national pavilions and explore the unique architecture...
When it comes to the most iconic snacks in Macau, the pork chop bun is definitely one of the top choices, and among them, the one from Tai Lei Loi Kei Coffee Shop in l9仔 (note) is highly praised by food lovers. Macau::Tai Lei Loi Kei Coffee Shop...
The 2010 Singapore Food Festival is set to make a grand debut from July 16 to July 25. Now in its 17th year, the Singapore Food Festival aims to promote distinctive Chinese cuisine in Singapore, and this edition will focus on five regional Chinese flavors...
In summer, Lalashan is not only home to towering, lush sacred trees, but also boasts fragrant and sweet peaches that are simply irresistible. Especially during the harvest season, heading to Lalashan to pick and buy peaches has become a wildly popular activity for everyone. ...
Life should be spent on beautiful things. To help people experience more life value, Uni-President Enterprises’ “Café de Left Bank” is calling for an ultra-dreamy job comparable to the Great Barrier Reef Island Caretaker. Starting now, they are recruiting “Left Bank Cultural Backpackers...”
This year, the ultra-luxury cruise line Silversea has specially launched the top-tier interactive culinary academy “L'École des Chefs.” Renowned chefs from top restaurants around the world, who have won numerous...
Just after the Dragon Boat Festival, the heat arrives in full force, officially marking the beginning of summer this year. Coinciding with this, the green bamboo shoots of Guanyin Mountain in Taipei County are also eagerly sprouting up to join the fun. The three-month-long “2010 Guanyin Mountain Green Bamboo Shoot...”
This year’s travel itinerary in Japan’s Nikko and Kinugawa region is truly exciting. Following the launch of the special rail pass “Premium Nikko & Kinugawa Tobu FreePass” by Tobu Railway, which allows free rides across Nikko and Kinugawa...
The Taitung County Government has scheduled the annual Harvest Festivals across various townships and cities to begin on July 2, officially marking the start of a series of Indigenous New Year celebrations in the region. The festivities will kick off on July 2 with...
In the Baltic Sea within Finland, there’s a magical island where only women live!The climate here is pleasant and mild—sounding like a place tailor-made for a female superhero. Founder Kristina Roth noticed during a vacation in California, USA, that when men were around...
Every year when the Lantern Festival arrives, in addition to eating tangyuan and enjoying lantern displays, different regions also have unique celebration customs, such as Pingxi Sky Lanterns, Tainan Yanshui Beehive Rockets, Penghu Begging for Turtles, and Taitung's Fried Hada — all worth visiting. But besides...
Every summer, the city of Fukuoka in Japan’s Kyushu region is filled with the joyful atmosphere of festivals, and the most famous of them all is the “Hakata Gion Yamakasa Festival,” held annually from July 1 to 15. During the festival, in addition to admiring the yamakasa floats,...
Whenever someone mentions “Shanghai,” the phrase “a metropolis of a hundred pleasures” often comes to mind unbidden. Indeed, Western culture has had a profound influence on Shanghai, extending even to the city’s culinary scene—a point that can be...
Where to go on weekends? If you live in northern Taiwan, there’s a new spot to check out starting this week. The “2010 Gold Mining Festival” hosted by Taipei County’s Gold Ecological Park lets you experience metal crafts D...
Famous for its vast expanses of precious tree species such as red cypress, ginkgo, and hinoki, Xitou features towering, cool green tunnels of forest and scenes where the green of the grass spills into view—it’s one of the most enchanting spots for a forest bath. In addition to the romantic University Pond and the cool climate of the forest recreation area...
Summer lotus viewing is one of the most anticipated events of the summer vacation every year. This year’s “Taoyuan Lotus Season” will officially kick off on June 24 and run until the end of August. The main activities of this lotus season include a lotus photography...
The "2010 Taipei International Gourmet Show" continues to deliver delicious experiences. In addition to initiatives such as the Gourmet Passport, large street food art installations, surprise Gourmet Capsule Toys, and floral-inspired gourmet dishes, it now invites the public to...