Taiwan Life

A personal view of life in Taiwan. 

LIVING IN TAIWAN

• Taiwan Earthquakes and Tips for Survival
• 6 Things You’ll Miss About Taipei
• Christmas in Taipei
• Living With Chinese as a Second Language
• Top 10 Countries for 2012: Taiwan is No. 9
• Where is Taipei East District (Dong Qu)?

TAIPEI ACCOMMODATION

• Renting in Taipei: How to Find a Place to Live
• Finding a Place to Rent in Taipei: Issues to Consider

DRIVING IN TAIWAN

• Learning the Taiwan Road Rules
• Learning to Drive in Taiwan: a Personal Experience

TAIWAN WEATHER

• Taiwan in Spring
• How to Survive a Taiwan Summer
• How to Survive a Taiwan Typhoon

DISCOVER TAIPEI

• The Evergreen Maritime Museum
• The Taipei Guest House
• The Miniatures Museum of Taiwan

TAIWAN EVENTS, FESTIVALS, CELEBRATIONS

• The First Taiwan International Queer Film Festival
• Top 5 Places to Avoid in Taiwan During Chinese New Year
• Three Short Films to Celebrate the 10th Taiwan Pride Parade
• Taiwan Gay Pride Parade & Taiwan’s Wedding Banquet

TAIWAN FOOD, BREAKFASTS, DRINKS

• Favorite Taiwan Street Food That Can Be Made At Home
• Taipei Pizza: Pizzeria Oggi
• Taiwan Beef Noodles
• Taipei Breakfast: FuHang Soy Milk
• Taipei Breakfast: YongHe Dou Jiang
• Finding the Perfect Tea Experience In Taipei

FOREIGNERS IN TAIWAN

• Mark Stocker: One Brand of Advice for Taiwan’s Dying Manufacturing Industry (English)
• 外國人在台灣：寫給奄奄一息的台灣製造業 (Chinese)
• Johnson Ong: Tasting the Differences Between Singapore and Taipei
• Dean Fredericks – The Thrill of Freediving

TAIWANESE OVERSEAS

• From the Aussie Outback to the Cold of Downunder

TAIWAN SOCIETY, POLITICS & CULTURE

• A Taiwan Fairy Tale
• What the Media Thought of the 2016 Taiwan Election
• News Cliches that Inaccurately Describe Taiwan
• Is Taiwan Really Gay Friendly?
• 2013, Taipei’s Year of Street Protests
• Reading the Mood of the Taiwanese People

WORKING IN TAIWAN

• Paying Taxes in Taiwan
• Top Tips for Working in Taiwan: Annual Holidays and Overtime
• Top Tips for Working in Taiwan: Head-hunters and Salaries
• Top Tips for Working in Taiwan: Culture and Language
• Top Tips for Working in Taiwan: Titles and Responsibilities

BOOKS ABOUT TAIWAN

• 2 Books that Help Make Sense of Taiwan Today
• A Cute Guide to 60 Taipei highlights
• The Islands of Taiwan by Richards Saunders
• The Life and Times of a Taiwan Tea Trader (Guest writer Milton Hill)
• Forbidden Nation: A History of Taiwan by Jonathan Manthorpe