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THE SIMPLE PLEASURES OF TAITUNG

THE SIMPLE PLEASURES OF TAITUNG

Forget Taipei or Kaohsiung! Let Jac take you off the beaten path and show you around Taitung, the rural agricultural strip along the east coast of Taiwan.

HANOI HOPPING

HANOI HOPPING

Hanoi is one of the main bases to start off your journey in Vietnam, whether you’re headed to Halong Bay or northwards to Sapa, or down south to Hue, Danang or Ho Chi Minh. If you’ve only got 48 hours to spend in the city of Hanoi itself, here’s what you should do!

48 HOURS IN TAIPEI

48 HOURS IN TAIPEI

Three times in 5 years, Taiwan is a favorite spot for me to visit, and I’m itching to explore it some more. But if you’ve only got a weekend (the horror!) to spare in Taiwan for some R&R and it’s your first time there, here’s what you can do in 48 hours.

LIVE JUMPING PRAWNS

LIVE JUMPING PRAWNS

So, Asia does have some truly weird food – and that’s what I encountered in person on my last trip to Taiwan at Li Yu Lake in Hua Lien, where we had the chance to eat 活跳虾, or literally Live Jumping Prawns. Sashimi pashimi, that’s practically stale compared to some live, twitching shrimp straight from the lake!