TripReport: Taiwan 2025

  • Taiwan

    Taiwan

    We spent two weeks in Taiwan, and had a great time, was super fun to watch the girls navigate a…

  • Taiwan, Korea, Japan

    Taiwan, Korea, Japan

    Taiwan->Korea->Japan this trip. Inexpensive -> A little more Expensive -> most expensive Not very touristy-> some tourists -> Tons of…

  • Ninja

    Ninja

    I don’t read Chinese, but I’m pretty sure it says “Don’t sit on the stairs or a ninja will come…

  • Shifen

    Shifen

    As someone raised not to litter, and especially as someone living in a fire risky area, releasing balloons of flaming…

  • Wanggu Waterfall

    Wanggu Waterfall

  • Butterflies

    Butterflies

    View from our room tonight. I don’t think I’ve ever been somewhere with as many butterflies as Taiwan. Ecuador might…

  • Taipei 101

    Taipei 101

    Taipei 101 was once the tallest building in the world. It doesn’t have that title anymore, but still pretty impressively…

  • Wulai

    Wulai

    Neat little town with a waterfall, an old shopping street, a few small museums about the logging and indigenous people…

  • Claw Machines

    Claw Machines

    Margot might have a full blown gambling addiction from the claw machines by the time we return.

  • Leather Work

    Leather Work

    Most all museums and such are closed on Monday here, and since DIY workshops have been a good opportunity for…

  • Museum of illusion

    Museum of illusion

    I wouldn’t call it a must visit, it was kind of expensive and crowded. But we had a good time…

  • Boba

    Boba

    This was the fanciest place we had boba in Taiwan. Still cheaper than at home. We got pretty spoiled by…

  • DIY Workshops – Stone Shaping and Glass

    DIY Workshops – Stone Shaping and Glass

    We’ve had a lot of rain on this trip, but yesterday it was approaching biblical levels. We had a river…

  • Sun Moon Lake

    Sun Moon Lake

    We rented some bikes for a hot but very enjoyable ride on the bike path around Sun Moon lake. Had…

  • Anyone know if a large stuffed duck will count as a carry-on?

    Anyone know if a large stuffed duck will count as a carry-on?

    Night markets were one of our favorite parts of Taiwan, Margot was thrilled to get this duck. She wanted to…

  • Hualien

    Hualien

    We took the cheap, fast and really nice train* down to Hualien, on the east coast of Taiwan, and enjoyed…

  • Tokoro Gorge

    Tokoro Gorge

    Toroko Gorge is a national park on the east side of Taiwan that was heavily impacted by the 2024 earthquakes…

  • Taipei

    Taipei

    Our second day in Taipei, Taiwan was pretty packed. Kim was working but the girls and I got up early…

  • Day 1 Taiwan

    Day 1 Taiwan

    Exploring around Taipei, Massage and hair for the girls. some fun food.