🇹🇼 Hey! Our Taipei guidebook just dropped on Amazon - every spot we hit, what we spent, and how we did it with 3 kids. Grab it here: mybook.to/adamandlinds-Taipei
The Island COUNTRY of Taiwan, aka The Heart and Hidden Gem of Asia, is One of The Most UNDERRATED Countries of All Time, as well as The Most UNDERRATED Asian Country of All Time.
The people are everything! They can make or break a place for us. We have had some of our best times in places around the world because of the people and the Taiwan people are so lovely and welcoming!
A happy family walks into a mysterious and beautiful garden island for a happy journey. A life-oriented travel journal, plain and in-depth. Wonderful footage.
The Grand Hotel used to be the Shinto shrine complex of Taipei. The dragon in the hotel used a statue at the Taihoku Shinto Shrine, and it used to be green before the KMT torn down the shrine to build a hotel in the style of a Northern Chinese palace and painted it gold. While the Japanese torn down the Qing dynasty walls, which were built just a decade before the island was ceded to Japan, they torn down just the west gate, and kept all the other city gates intact. The west gate, aka Ximen, is the area you guys were staying in. As for Chiang baldie, if a dude has a huge memorial with a giant statue built in the middle of the capital's prime real estate and the dude didn't emancipate no slaves, there's a good chance the dude might be an authoritarian leader, especially when the dude also has a separate memorial out in the country side with a giant garden and two huge lakes, where he is mummified in a glass coffin, and before the martial law ended, schools used to make students go there to pay respects for their school trips. I mean, it's pretty self-explanatory at that point.
Ironically, even though I was born in Taiwan and lived there for the first 12 years of my life (as well as gone back and visited for 15+ years until the pandemic), I’ve never been inside the grand hotel, so your video showed me something I haven’t seen.
If you use a non-Taiwanese passport to travel to Taiwan, each passport can be entered into the travel lottery provided by the Taiwan Tourism Bureau once. The prize is NT$5,000, and the chance of winning is about 1/7. I wonder if you know this information?
@@adamandlinds The Taiwanese government provides foreign tourists to draw a lottery and treat it as travel money. The 5,000 NT will be stored in an easy card: used to take MRT or trains, convenience store shopping... etc.
@ 20:26 she did a fantastic job on her notebook, you got some tips on how to get kids to journal? Trying to get my son to do the same,but no dice. My son loves stationary but he usually picks out a pen scribbled around but that’s it, when I suggested he could use the pen to draw daily highlights or journal…. He kinds of just shrugged it off. Hahaha so any tips and tricks is much appreciated;D. Thank you.
It's hard for sure! We let them do whatever they want with their journals - if they want to skip 30 pages and draw a scribble dinosaur, that's totally fine. These are their books, and even if it's not how I would journal, we let them express themselves their way. As they get older, like Lily, we introduce more techniques like adding dates and using prompts. Recently on a food tour, Lily tracked all the food and costs - it was a fun way to get her involved while sneaking in writing and math practice! The key is making it NOT feel like homework. Journaling should be therapeutic - I personally journal but almost NEVER go back to read old entries! So for me at least, it's more about the act of doing something, reflecting on the day more than it is keeping an account of my life (I mean, I guess these videos are a way of journaling too).
@@adamandlinds Do you help them to bring their books for them? Or do they automatically want to bring them? Do you try to keep it consistent or more like whenever they feel like it? Thanks so much for the quick response!! And all the awesome tips….
Honestly we're about 50/50 on remembering to bring them! lol We try! We definitely do not have a strict schedule either. Lily recently bought a new backpack with her birthday money so she's been taking that with her when we go out and she's nice enough to carry her sisters journals when she does. So that has helped.
Haha, yep! here is an excerpt from our guidebook: "On our first day, our tour guide shared an amusing yet telling observation: Taiwanese people are known for their patience and friendliness - until they get behind the wheel. It's as if something magical happens when they sit in the driver's seat, transforming these typically calm individuals into assertive, sometimes aggressive drivers. This Jekyll and Hyde transformation means pedestrians need to stay on high alert. Never assume a car will stop for you, even at a marked crosswalk. As our guide emphatically put it, "You need to stop for the car, not the other way around."" For anyone interested in more insights like this, check out our full guidebook! Stay safe in traffic, everyone!
0:23 The government now is not the one that ruled China in the past, it's not KMT anymore. The DPP party which is rulling the government of Taiwan right now is Taiwanese.
Yep, you're right. I should not have said it that way. I think I was just trying to illustrate that the government of Taiwan WAS at one point the former ruling party in mainland China, but missed the important distinction of 'was'. Thanks for pointing this out!
🇹🇼 Hey! Our Taipei guidebook just dropped on Amazon - every spot we hit, what we spent, and how we did it with 3 kids. Grab it here: mybook.to/adamandlinds-Taipei
我們台灣是個奇妙且特別的國家，你可輕鬆地在一天內從山上玩到海邊、從溫帶玩到熱帶、從清朝古廟看到日治建築、沒都市計畫的建築到重劃區美麗的新高樓大廈…
還有很多世界少有自然景觀（火山地形、冰河遺跡、特有動物…）、特殊人文（珍貴原住民文化、科技、藝術、宗教、美食…）。
身為台灣人幾十年都還是探索不完，歡迎一起探索遊歷多元化的台灣。
Region
台灣有冰河遺跡?
@@teepool3576雪山山脈，和南湖大山，兩者我都去過了，超讚
超可愛乖巧又有禮貌的三個小公主，看得出父母教導的很棒，很開心你們的蒞臨，也請多加指教，希望你們此次的旅程有個愉快的回憶！
Greeting from Taiwan🇹🇼 I really love your knowledgable and well-edited videos!
歡迎你們一家來台灣旅遊❤❤❤
I like how you match the soundtrack with activities.
Also, I’m so impressed that you guys have created a guide book for Taiwan. That’s amazing!
Thank you so much 🥰❤️
The Island COUNTRY of Taiwan, aka The Heart and Hidden Gem of Asia, is One of The Most UNDERRATED Countries of All Time, as well as The Most UNDERRATED Asian Country of All Time.
Region mate region.
omg，you don’t know republic of china owns Taiwan?
@aloysiuslaw42 of course I do, you misunderstood
@@AliceMiller-n8d hi my friend. I replied to the original post. I didn't reply to you.
the best part of Taiwan other than food, culture, the reno of old to new, etc are the extremely open and friendly locals
The people are everything! They can make or break a place for us. We have had some of our best times in places around the world because of the people and the Taiwan people are so lovely and welcoming!
拍攝的非常好，資訊用來旅行的學習很不錯。
深入的細節就需要的一次又一次的造返。
每一個國家，每一座城市，都有她的故事。
文化差異的元素，細節的了解，決定了一切
Great video guys, love it! Congrats on the guidebook, that's awesome 👍
Thank you so much ❤️ We are very excited!!
Incredible job writing an entire book in just a week! That's truly impressive. !!
Taiwanese love stamps. Almost every cultural sites in Taipei has a stamping station. You’ll have to find them and stamp your books or journal.
Thank you! Our girls are enjoying finding all the different stamps around ❤️
Wow! Chiara is such a nice tour guide! She speaks perfect English and is so knowledgeable.
A happy family walks into a mysterious and beautiful garden island for a happy journey. A life-oriented travel journal, plain and in-depth. Wonderful footage.
👍
台湾に行って美味しい料理をたくさん食べたい。
Your three daughters are so cute, this video is great, I like it.
Thank you so much 🥰 and thank you. We are so glad you like it ❤️❤️
You guys! You know I've always been a fan but this new series is next level! So impressed.
Aw, thanks so much! Your support means the world to us. We're having a blast making this new series and it's awesome to hear positive feedback!
Enjoyed your video, thanks for sharing wonderful Taipei, Taiwan.
Thank you ❤️ We are so glad you enjoyed! More coming in the next weeks.
Check out the Taipei book we wrote to go along with our 1-week adventure! amzn.to/3Tif65E
The Zoo in Taipei is very good place spending for a hole day.
english.zoo.gov.taipei/
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非常棒的介紹。歡迎您們全家蒞臨臺灣旅遊。
thank you for your video
Introducing my hometown Taiwan
really like the way you take videos, very informative 😊
Thanks so much! 😊
Welcome to Taiwan ~hope you and your family enjoy taiwanese food ~
Thank you 🥰❤️ We are loving Taiwanese food 😍😍
So well done!
Thanks so much!
What a wonderful family, welcome to Taiwan.
You should try the tea egg! It’s super nice!
Excellent job, friends!
Thank you so much 🥰❤️ Miss you all!!
Yaaay 👏 new video
Love you guys
Thank you so much!! ☺️ We have so much more coming ❤️
Welcome to Taiwan! Great video ~Wish you have a happy stay !🎉😊❤
Thank you! 😃
The Grand Hotel used to be the Shinto shrine complex of Taipei. The dragon in the hotel used a statue at the Taihoku Shinto Shrine, and it used to be green before the KMT torn down the shrine to build a hotel in the style of a Northern Chinese palace and painted it gold. While the Japanese torn down the Qing dynasty walls, which were built just a decade before the island was ceded to Japan, they torn down just the west gate, and kept all the other city gates intact. The west gate, aka Ximen, is the area you guys were staying in. As for Chiang baldie, if a dude has a huge memorial with a giant statue built in the middle of the capital's prime real estate and the dude didn't emancipate no slaves, there's a good chance the dude might be an authoritarian leader, especially when the dude also has a separate memorial out in the country side with a giant garden and two huge lakes, where he is mummified in a glass coffin, and before the martial law ended, schools used to make students go there to pay respects for their school trips. I mean, it's pretty self-explanatory at that point.
Welcome to Taipei!
incredible book
Aww Thank you so much!!
Just subscribed to your channel because of the high-quality content in this video. I hope your family has a wonderful journey ahead!
Thank you so much!
謝謝！
Thank you!! 🙏 ☺️
Welcome to Taiwan.
Thank you
Ironically, even though I was born in Taiwan and lived there for the first 12 years of my life (as well as gone back and visited for 15+ years until the pandemic), I’ve never been inside the grand hotel, so your video showed me something I haven’t seen.
Welcome to Taiwan ❤
Thank you 🥰
Welcome to Taiwan~
Thank you!
From the airport to Taipei City, you can take the Airport MRT
You guys, this is such a great video and we love that you're writing guide books now! We will catch up with you all again in a couple of years.
Thank you so much! 🥰 Hope to see you guys sooner than 2 years 😂😂 -Linds
I like how you correctly say the country’s name, Republic of China. lol
Yes, it's true.
很棒的拍攝及影片步調
很棒的一家人，很有品質的影片。
If you use a non-Taiwanese passport to travel to Taiwan, each passport can be entered into the travel lottery provided by the Taiwan Tourism Bureau once. The prize is NT$5,000, and the chance of winning is about 1/7. I wonder if you know this information?
Oh I saw that line at the airport. it was very long lol! I wondered what it was for.
@@adamandlinds The Taiwanese government provides foreign tourists to draw a lottery and treat it as travel money.
The 5,000 NT will be stored in an easy card: used to take MRT or trains, convenience store shopping... etc.
@ 20:26 she did a fantastic job on her notebook, you got some tips on how to get kids to journal? Trying to get my son to do the same,but no dice. My son loves stationary but he usually picks out a pen scribbled around but that’s it, when I suggested he could use the pen to draw daily highlights or journal…. He kinds of just shrugged it off. Hahaha so any tips and tricks is much appreciated;D. Thank you.
It's hard for sure! We let them do whatever they want with their journals - if they want to skip 30 pages and draw a scribble dinosaur, that's totally fine. These are their books, and even if it's not how I would journal, we let them express themselves their way. As they get older, like Lily, we introduce more techniques like adding dates and using prompts. Recently on a food tour, Lily tracked all the food and costs - it was a fun way to get her involved while sneaking in writing and math practice! The key is making it NOT feel like homework. Journaling should be therapeutic - I personally journal but almost NEVER go back to read old entries! So for me at least, it's more about the act of doing something, reflecting on the day more than it is keeping an account of my life (I mean, I guess these videos are a way of journaling too).
@@adamandlinds Do you help them to bring their books for them? Or do they automatically want to bring them? Do you try to keep it consistent or more like whenever they feel like it?
Thanks so much for the quick response!! And all the awesome tips….
Honestly we're about 50/50 on remembering to bring them! lol We try! We definitely do not have a strict schedule either. Lily recently bought a new backpack with her birthday money so she's been taking that with her when we go out and she's nice enough to carry her sisters journals when she does. So that has helped.
@@adamandlinds I see, thank you so much for those tips. Awesome videos by the way!
Taipei is the capital of TAIWAN ; the capital of China is Beijing.
Astute.
❤❤❤
❤️
歡迎來到祖國台灣❤🇹🇼✝️😇
Hi! Friend, welcome to Taiwan !🎉
How long will you stay in Taiwan ?
Hope you enjoy your trip.
God bless you .
Thanks! 😃 1 Week. Too short. We will come back and do a loop around the Island!
@@adamandlinds great ! Welcome back!!
❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉😊
hello my cute friends
Hello 😊
😎❤️🇹🇼‼️
Hope they didn’t miss out on the 5000 ntd credit for foreigners at the airport?
We’ll have to try it next time! 😊
感覺像在看國家地理頻道一樣
ｒｕｌｅ ｎｏ．１
Taiwan is a pedestrian hell; please be sure to stay safe in traffic.
Haha, yep! here is an excerpt from our guidebook:
"On our first day, our tour guide shared an amusing yet telling observation: Taiwanese people are known for their patience and friendliness - until they get behind the wheel. It's as if something magical happens when they sit in the driver's seat, transforming these typically calm individuals into assertive, sometimes aggressive drivers. This Jekyll and Hyde transformation means pedestrians need to stay on high alert. Never assume a car will stop for you, even at a marked crosswalk. As our guide emphatically put it, "You need to stop for the car, not the other way around.""
For anyone interested in more insights like this, check out our full guidebook!
Stay safe in traffic, everyone!
But your links to the book and Amazon postings don’t work? Can’t find it.
Oh no!! Will this one work for you? amzn.to/3MElL68
@@adamandlinds got it. Just ordered. Appreciate your details like fortune for births during the year of the dragon and the rules for the fortune.
@@TL243 thank you!! Glad you enjoyed the video. More to come in the coming weeks 🥰❤️ -L
Enjoy China, much fun awaits
Thank you ☺️
說台灣是中國就像被汙辱了
Go to China, China is amazing
As a Taiwanese, I think I need to tell you that we are the real China
Republic of China
We persevere the real Chinese culture
🇹🇼🇹🇼🇹🇼🇹🇼🇹🇼🇹🇼🇹🇼🇹🇼🇹🇼🇹🇼
Taiwan was also ruled by the Manchurians for about 200 years.
沒能被搬來台灣的文物中感覺很可惜的是六祖惠能的肉身佛，祂在文革中被紅衛兵破壞，連身體裡的內臟脊梁骨都被掏出來，令人心痛QQ
Wish you have a great trip, and a great life, too. ❤🎉❤
Thank you! 😃
台灣陰暗面
導遊在耍演戲嗎？😮
Welcome Adam & Linds. Having a wonderful time here and feel free to voice out should any assistance require anytime anywhere 😊
Thank you so much ❤️
0:23 The government now is not the one that ruled China in the past, it's not KMT anymore. The DPP party which is rulling the government of Taiwan right now is Taiwanese.
Yep, you're right. I should not have said it that way. I think I was just trying to illustrate that the government of Taiwan WAS at one point the former ruling party in mainland China, but missed the important distinction of 'was'. Thanks for pointing this out!
Really sarcastic, the country which calls itself real or official China destroys their own ancient treasure.
Welcome to Taiwan ~hope you and your family enjoy taiwanese food ~
Thanks! 😃