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Taiwan holidays

December 2017

  • The brightly coloured and highly decorated entrance of Raohe Street Night Market in Taipei.

    Buns and bright lights: the joys of Taiwan's street food

    Lured to south-east Asia by his love of Taiwanese squishy steamed bread, our writer finds a dazzling array of edibles on offer in Taipei’s markets

September 2017

  • The rocks at Yehliu, a promontory in New Taipei jutting more than a mile north into the East China Sea, create a surreal berth for local fishermen, who nestle into the honeycomb formations sculpted by centuries of erosion from the wind and the sea. Yehliu was a key stretch of the trade route between mainland China and Keelung harbour, but now the moonlike rocks form part of the Yehliu Geopark, which attracts three million visitors a year, most of whom come to see the famous hoodoo stones (rock spires).

    World view
    Rock stars, Yehliu geopark, Taiwan: travel photo of the week

    Fishermen at Yehliu, part of a geopark near New Taipei, make a base on the moon-like hoodoo stones that stretch into the sea

March 2016

  • Taipei cycling.

    Cycling the city
    Return of the Bicycle Kingdom? How pavement cycling is transforming Taipei

    Taiwan’s capital – notorious for elevated highways and swarms of scooters – is in the early stages of a cycle revolution powered by legalised sidewalk cycling and a bike-share scheme where more than half of users are women

May 2014

  • Shilin Night Market, Taipei

    Taiwan, home to the best street food markets in the world

    Taiwan isn't just electronics. The capital Taipei is home to one of Asia's most exciting street food scenes, says Audrey Gillan, who tucks in with the team bringing the island's cuisine to the UK

April 2013

February 2013

  • Cobra - Snake

    The amazing world of animals
    Snake farm in Taiwan popular ahead of Chinese new year - video

    The World Snake King Education Farm is home to more than 6,000 snakes, including venomous cobras

December 2012

  • Food stall in Taiwan

    Made in Taiwan: a food tour of Taipei

    From a simple dumpling soup to an 18-course gourmet meal, the Taiwanese capital offers a stunning array of cuisine

May 2010

  • Night Market, Taipei’s Shinlin

    Taiwan's mountain food delicacies

  • Sun Moon Lake, Taiwan

    Taiwan: tea and tranquillity

March 2009

  • Modern Toilet theme restaurant, Taipei, Taiwan

    Taiwan’s flavours of the month

    Taipei has made its mark on the culinary map with its penchant for bizarrely themed restaurants. Photographs by Dan Chung

February 2009

  • Taiwan cherry blossom

    Spring breaks

    Cherry blossom arrives early at the month-long Yangmingshan flower festival in Taiwan

December 2008

  • Greenland Adventure camp

    So, where next?

  • Trekking in Taiwan

    Where's hot for 2009

July 2008

  • News blog
    Communist cousins take Taiwan by surprise

  • China and Taiwan begin direct flights

June 2008

  • Hiryu ferry to Taiwan

    Great journeys
    Great journeys: Russia to Taiwan by boat

    In the final leg of his flight-free adventure, Gary Merrill sails over the East China Sea towards Taiwan

July 2007

  • Our man in Granada blog screengrab

    Blog by blog guide to ...
    Our man in the blogosphere

    Separating the wheat from the chaff is a tricky business online. Benji Lanyado on some more of his favourite travel blogs.

September 2005

  • Paper pants and rose petals? Just don't tell the lads ...

    He's more practised with hand grenades than bath bombs, but Andy McNab puts his macho image aside to face one of his biggest fears - getting tactile - at one of the world's best spas.

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