Finding vegetarian food in Taiwan isn’t always the easiest, but it’s there if you know where to look! Taipei is a city known for its food scene, and this increasingly includes vegan and vegetarian restaurants, or at the very least least places with vegetarian and vegan options. So, to help you plan for your visit, here are the vegetarian meals you must eat in Taipei! The classic: Din Tai Fung What you’ll eat: Award-winning Taiwanese[…]
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If you’re a backpacker, or if you just travel light, you’ve probably struggled to find good men’s travel clothes to bring on your trips. When I travel, I bring 2 shirts, 2 pairs of shorts, a few underwear, one pair of socks, one pair of running shoes, and sandals. That’s enough for indefinite travel, as far as I’m concerned. But for that to work, you’ve got to pick the right clothes! Before traveling to Asia[…]
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If you’re in Taiwan, you can’t miss traveling to the Taroko Gorge. It’s a national park in Taiwan, and on the spectacular east coast of the island, where the mountains are right next to the beach. And it really is a gorge – a huge canyon! Not as deep as the Grand Canyon in the US, but I think it rivals it. How to get to Taroko Gorge from Taipei We traveled to Taroko from[…]
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Korean food is delicious, and vegetarian Korean food is even better! We spent our time in Korea searching out the best vegan and vegetarian restaurants in Seoul. (And we totally managed to avoid vegan fast-food monolith Loving Hut, as a bonus.) Here’s what we discovered! Vegetarian restaurants in Insadong We had two top-favorite vegetarian restaurants in Insadong. The first, Maru JaYeonSik Kimbap, is tiny, informal, and shockingly cheap. Dishes ranged from 2,000 to 4,000 won[…]
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Packing is probably my least favorite activity. Here you are, all ready for your vacation, but this Herculean task stands firmly in the way. So many tiny decisions: what to bring, what to leave, what fits, what doesn’t… it’s exhausting. I almost always travel with just a carry-on sized backpack, so space is definitely an issue. And there’s nothing worse than deciding against bringing something, only to end up needing it. This is why I’ve[…]
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