Japanese-Taiwanese actor Takeshi Kaneshiro is featured in the latest commercial and marketing campaign for EVA Air (I always thought it's pronounced as a single word "eva" instead of E-V-A) which was filmed in Taiwan, Japan and France. The CF is available in three languages … [Read more...] about Takeshi Kaneshiro – EVA Air I See You commercial
Fahrenheit – Taiwan Touch Your Heart
Chinese MV for Touch Your Heart, a Taiwanese tourism promotional song by boy band Fahrenheit, starring Korean actress Ku Hye-sun. [Update] The original video was deleted, the current one is subbed in Japanese. … [Read more...] about Fahrenheit – Taiwan Touch Your Heart
Taiwan offers The Best Trip in The World
Taiwan tourism bureau is trying to emulate the buzz of the Best Job in The World with their very own Best Trip in The World contest. The participating teams (of at least two) will have to create a money-saving, yet creative four-day itinerary for a trip in Taiwan. 50 teams … [Read more...] about Taiwan offers The Best Trip in The World
Win a free trip to Taiwan
Youth Trekkers Wanted - Taiwan Giving You a Free Hug The National Youth Commission of Taiwan is organising a contest to promote youth tourism in the island, in which the winners will get a travel allowance of USD1,000 and free air tickets to Taiwan. The contest is opened to … [Read more...] about Win a free trip to Taiwan
Amazing Race Asia 3 – Ep 4 & 5 – Taipei
Interesting culture and places in Taipei, Taiwan; as featured in the 4th and 5th episode of The Amazing Race Asia (TARA) season 3. Ximending, Taipei Ximending is one of the most bustling areas in Taipei with a mixture of new and old culture. You can find the latest trends and … [Read more...] about Amazing Race Asia 3 – Ep 4 & 5 – Taipei
Taiwan visit 2008 – random photos (1)
Some random photos from my Taiwan visit in April/May 2008... The plane I was boarding from Kuala Lumpur to Taipei … [Read more...] about Taiwan visit 2008 – random photos (1)
Local delicacies in Jiufen, Taiwan
Some local foods in Jiufen, a small town in Taiwan which I visited in late April 2008... Caramel haw (冰糖葫芦; bingtang hulu) is a traditional Chinese candy made by dipping haw-on-a-stick in hot caramel... it can be done with other fruits as well, obviously … [Read more...] about Local delicacies in Jiufen, Taiwan
World record for simultaneous foot massage
2016 participants (1008 reflexologists and 1008 tourists) have set a new Guinness World Record in Taiwan on July 1 for having "most people receiving foot massage (reflexology) simultaneously." Tourists who volunteered for the event came from various countries, including Japan, … [Read more...] about World record for simultaneous foot massage
Jade museum in Hualian, Taiwan
Visited a jade museum in Hualian, Taiwan, on May 1. Museum is an overstatement actually, it's basically a big shop (really big) selling jades and other precious stones of different sizes and prices. A pretty interesting visit regardless... Variety of jade vases and containers … [Read more...] about Jade museum in Hualian, Taiwan
Taiwanese aboriginal dance
An aboriginal dance performance (video) in Hualian, during my Taiwan visit in late April. The video quality is rather poor because I was recording using a digital camera and not a viewcam, but it should be pretty cool if you have not witnessed similar stuff before... There are … [Read more...] about Taiwanese aboriginal dance