30 Secrets & Things to do in Taipei, Taiwan

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I went to Taiwan with no major expectations but let me tell you, the country, people, food and nature truly blew me away and now I understand why people consider it a hidden gem in Asia. I started my Taiwan adventure in Taipei, often called the food capital of Asia for its wide assortment of cuisines and unique themed restaurants including the prawn fishing restaurant where you'll be able to capture your own dinner but also the toilet restaurant where you can eat beef curry out of a toilet bowl.

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The best way to start your Taipei adventure is with an epic Taiwanese breakfast at Fu Hang Soy Milk, the most popular joint in town but do come early, lineups can grow very large. I ordered the deep-fried bread stick, egg pancake and a delicious cold soy milk soup. There is a good reason why locals wait hours in line to get this stuff.

One of the most incredible experiences in Taipei was getting a knife massage by knife massage practitioners who require to be vegetarian and meditate daily but don't worry the cleavers used are blunt, it is quite satisfying getting hammered by blunt metal to a point where I fell asleep from relaxation.

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For ancient temples in Taipei, visit the breathtaking Longshan temple, also known as 'the meeting place of the gods' were you can witness daily rituals, offerings and many locals praying to the many deities.

One of the strangest foods I tried were the fermented duck eggs which were traditionally made by a mixture of lime, salt and ash turning the egg white base into a gelatin texture and the egg yolk green from fermentation, to my surprise, this was a delicious snack.

As a giant lover of seafood, the Addiction Aquatic Development fish market in Taipei is the ultimate destination. A high-end fish market with some of the best sashimi, grilled eel and other fish products I had ever tasted, a great spot for lunch!

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In conclusion, Taipei left a lasting impression on me to such an extent that I returned to Taipei a second time in less than a month time to record even more incredible footage of this mesmerizing city. If you are considering of visiting Asia, do NOT skip Taiwan.

MY TAIWAN EPISODES

Episode 1: My First experience of Taiwan

Episode 2: Beautiful Mountain Village Jiufen

Episode 3: Drinking Snake Venom

Episode 4: Bizarre Toilet Restaurant

Episode 5: Eating Entire Duck

Episode 6: Taipei 101 (Icon of Taiwan)

Episode 7: Taiwan Street Food at Taipei Night Markets

Episode 8: Ultimate Taipei Travel Guide (this video)

Episode 9: Taipei Nightlife (Best Bars & Nightclubs)

Episode 10: Tainan Travel Guide

Episode 11: Kaohsiung Travel Guide

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CHAPTERS

0:00 Intro
0:20 1) Fu Hang Soy Milk (Breakfast)
@1:07 2) Jiufen Mountain Village
@1:39 3) Chicken Founding Headquarters
@2:49 4) National Palace Museum
@3:26 5) Modern Toilet Restaurant
@3:57 6) Prawn Fishing
@4:35 7) Snake Venom & Snake Salad
@5:06 8) Rilakkuma Cafe
@5:43 9) Ice Monster

@6:23 10) Elephant Mountain
@6:55 11) Taipei 101
@7:20 12) Din Tai Fong
@8:07 13) Death Star Mall
@8:22 14) Addiction Fish Market
@9:45 15) Chiang Kai-Shek Memorial Hall
@10:07 16) Ximending
@10:19 17) Ay-Chung Rice Noodles
@10:48 18) Laotian Lu Duck
@11:13 19) Snow King

@12:44 20) Knife Massage
@13:38 21) Longshan Temple
@14:11 22) Hsing Tian Kong Temple
@14:18 23) Riverside Youbike
@14:48 24) Mulberry Smoothie
@15:08 25) Century Egg
@15:42 26) The Grand Hotel
@16:00 27) A Cheng Goose
@16:24 28) Taipei Night Markets (Shilin & Tonghau)
@16:56 29) Taipei Nightlife
@17:29 30) Hotel Royal Beitou

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@18:23 31) BONUS: Poffertjes Cafe
@18:49 32) BONUS: Four Four South Village
@19:03 33) BONUS: Taipei Transportation

MY TAIWAN EPISODES

Episode 1: My First experience of Taiwan

Episode 2: Beautiful Mountain Village Jiufen

Episode 3: Drinking Snake Venom

Episode 4: Bizarre Toilet Restaurant

Episode 5: Eating Entire Duck

Episode 6: Taipei 101 (Icon of Taiwan)

Episode 7: Taiwan Street Food at Taipei Night Markets

Episode 8: Ultimate Taipei Travel Guide (this video)

Episode 9: Taipei Nightlife (Best Bars & Nightclubs)

Episode 10: Tainan Travel Guide

Episode 11: Kaohsiung Travel Guide

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[CGBlog]

taiwan is one the best country, to visit.
people is friendly, and helpfull, new generations speak english well. very peacefull country, .you can even leave your personal belongings in a public place, . and if you remember oppps i forget my bags, you can come and get it. with out any single item stolen.it happen to me not once but 3 times.
the food is amazing and mostly healthy foods.
and there are lot of wonderful place to visit. from north to south mountains to the sea.
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i am filipino but really i love taiwan.

[Zabi-S]

I am currently in Taiwan and I am following this video to make sure I do all the things suggested. Thanks.

[hylp]

A well made video... as a Taiwanese I would like to say THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

[MissLinkinParkLover]

Living in Taiwan and being married to a Taiwanese, I wasn’t expecting many new things, but there are a few things here that I haven’t done yet! Also, beautifully made video - made me very proud to be associated with this beautiful island

[ashbrown]

Nice video! I’ll be flying to Taiwan today and definitely using these tips!! 😀

[lenin]

whooa Taiwan is amazing ..thanks for giving such amazing facts about Taiwan ..keep going ..love frm India❤️😍🇮🇳

[yi-chentsai]

I really like how you are so open minded about trying a wide variety of food! Great videos!!

[JeremyGalloway]

Man I’ve been here so many times and I still didn’t know about everything you shown here! Great job

[txr]

Thank you so much for promoting Taiwan!

[JasonRuppVlog]

Such a helpful video!! I am arriving to Taipei Friday. Will do some videos too. Subbed!

[lilyjasmine]

Omg I went to that exact shrimp fishing place when I was in Taipei last year. That place is awesome! <3 Also I miss Taiwan. :'(

[surrealx]

I am 23yo now and i lived in taiwan for 5 years and quit when am 13yo, my father was an ambassador, i still miss being there in tianmu .all my childhood memories it's like a dream to me .i need to go back there

[thethunderidesconepalendur]

Very Good Channel, i normally don´t give likes or else, but your guide is pretty good, and i have more than 5 times in Taiwan...Keep it Up

[SickassNikes]

Haha I’m from Los Angeles, I lived in Taipei for 4months in 2018. I used to shrimp fish at the same place!!! I miss the city and people .

[RoySim]

I love Taiwan so much that I went there every year. I just came back from Taiwan and oredi miss there so much

[chasingadeline]

Awesome video!!! I got hungry when I watched your videos!!! I’m glad we did some of the some things you did!!! Good memories

[JM.TheComposer]

This is exactly what I was looking for, thank you!
Edit: I don't know why this only has 147K views, as this is definitely the most detailed, useful and best produced Taipei video I've found on Youtube. I'm researching for a trip in a few months and this has been superbly helpful. Thank you!

[wernercaspary]

Very interesting video.
I want to visit beautiful Taiwan 🇹🇼
So much to see, so much to do.
Greetings from Germany...🍺🖐

[mwsellox]

Wow what a great episode. My opinion is that this is your best one. Keep up the good work o yeah love the reaction 4.56 min 😃