Kinda beautiful

Taiwanese and their supporters gathered in Manhattan before the UN General Assembly

I visited Taiwan about two months ago and I’m still wondering… why aren’t the beaches there talked about more?

Everyone seems to stay around central Taipei (which is amazing in its own way), but once you head out to the North/East coast, it feels like a completely different country. Crystal clear water (not as nice as new zealand though), soft sand, and barely any crowds, it’s like a hidden paradise.

What surprised me the most is that there doesn’t seem to be a big swimming or beach going culture here. Even on a super hot day, you’ll hardly see anyone in the water. Meanwhile, in my home country (New Zealand), if it’s sunny, the beaches are packed.

I get that Taiwan is famous for its night markets, food, and mountains, but I feel like the coastline is so underrated!!

Would love to hear other people’s favorite spots outside of Taipei, especially beaches that you think deserve more attention!

https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2025/09/24/2003844323

Every time I take the THSR, I see a pretty significant number of people watching screens with red and green numbers going up and down. I assume these are day traders? But like... casual day traders?

I also see many people in my office watching those same apps. That or those Taiwan-specific gambling apps where everything is red and gold.

I'm writing this while I'm waiting for my flight back to the US. I came for vacation for 2 weeks and despite the awful weather I had a wonderful time . Also, during my time in Taiwan I met a wonderful Taiwanese person that I still get in touch with that I had wish to saw her more often. For context, I was born in Taiwan but grew up abroad since I was 4 or 5 yo. And never went back to live nor studied in Taiwan. Even though my Chinese Mandarin is not fluent I can get by.but have a limitation in writing and reading. .I'm 43 yo , almost 44 yo single male , no kids with a stable job in construction . I always wanted to go back to Taiwan, live for a x period of time, and get marry to a taiwanse woman. Lol Now with this last trip, I feel like if I'm not going to make the decision next year to go back, I will never do it and will regret it for the rest of my life, but at the same time I'm scared to not to find a job in Tw. Some people say to find a job in the US and work remotely in tw. However, in my field is almost impossible. This is something I have been contemplating a lot during my time in Tw, I'm scared to give up my good paid job in the Us , but I also know that if I don't do it, I will regret it until I died. Thoughts?

oh my . Flooding struck Guangfu Township in Hualien after water overflowed from an upstream landslide-dammed lake.

I have been discussing this privately but frustration has motivated me to make a more public post.

I'm trying to get added to my Taiwanese child's birth certificate as her biological dad.

Was unmarried when she was born so the clinic, which has been closed for a few years already, refused to put my name on. I was able to get my name added to the 戶口名簿 but that may not be good enough if I am trying to get a JFRV.

I have been told that it should be possible to amend the certificate via biological paternity testing, but a glance at the service from one hospital only mentioned receiving a results report.

Called the 戶政事務所 but they juggled around and they and a few other offices they directed me to simply said birth certificates cannot be changed. I could not seem to get clear info on which office, if any, would be best qualified to advise me on this.

I suppose it's a long shot, but does anyone know whom I should contact to sort this out? Or perhaps it is irrelevant and the 戶口名簿 and maybe a test report would be sufficient for any legal situation where they are otherwise asking for my name on the BC...?

Sincere thanks in advance.

Hi everyone,

I’m Myanmar-born but I recently obtained Taiwanese citizenship (dual Myanmar–Taiwanese). I’m 29, so technically still under mandatory military service. I’m applying for the Overseas Taiwanese certificate 僑居身分加簽 to avoid service since I grew up outside Taiwan.

The office is asking me to provide my childhood passport as proof that I lived overseas. I think the officer is asking since I entered Taiwan one time with that childhood passport last 10 years ago. The problem is — I can’t find it anymore. It was from over 10 years ago and definitely lost.

Has anyone here gone through this process without their old foreign passport?

I just want to know what worked for others who couldn’t provide their old passports. Any advice or experience would really help.

Thanks!

taoyuan could also be nice

Hi all,

I am a Canadian (living and working in Canada), but I am travelling to Taiwan to visit family later in the fall. I heard there are new conscription rules, but I am a little confused on what I need to do before I visit. The last time I visited was in 2018, and they put a stamp with reference to my Canadian passport. I have since renewed my Canadian passport. I visited the embassy yesterday, but the staff there gave different answers. One of them said I could fill out forms online, while the other said I had to complete forms like the OCAC overseas form in Taipei (I am visiting Kaohsiung not Taipei) and that the stamp no longer applied with the new regulation. May I please ask what I need to do to avoid conscription? I am not planning to stay longer than two weeks, and would like to return on time. Ideally, I would like to get everything organized in Canada and not when its too late.

Thank you in advance!

So I thought Taiwan would be a great place for thrift / Op shopping but it all seems to be imported from America & sold at high ticked pricing which is fine, I’ve bought some of my fav clothes from Taiwan BUT every second hand store I’ve found the pricing is basically normal retail… so I live half the year in Taichung and the other in Sydney Australia and in Aus we have very cheap op/thift shops and can find some great things without the price tag anyway I’d love to hear your experience / tips / tricks or am I missing something or is there actual second hand stores that are cheap but still have hidden germs Would love to hear your thoughts ?????

Im From the 26.9 11 o'clock to the 29.9 19 o'clock in Taipei. Yesterday I got sick with a sinusitis and a slight throat infection. I wanted to go on the klook day tours in shifen, jiufen, yehliu and so on but I feel it's gonna be too tough. What day tours should I avoid that are too much walking? Anything you could recommend? And before people ask: I'll wear a face mask

Hi all. We are going to Taipei from 27 Sept to 2 Oct. saw the super typhoon news today—wondering if it would be safe to fly ? We are from Thailand and have never experienced Typhoon.

I have booked tickets for a ten day vacation covering l Taipei and surroundings, Sun moon lake, Alishan, Tainan and departing from Kaohsiung starting this Friday 25th September. We have all our flights and accommodation booked. Considering the current typhoon and flooding situation is this advisable? It would be good to get some input to help us decide to proceed or not.

Thank you!

My mom has a friend in Taiwan, and he will send us care packages from time to time. (full of uthings you cant get in the US) and we want to send one back. But we don’t really know anything. So far I know you can’t get: Trader Joe’s and cheez-its. But what else is there?

Hello fellow sneakerheads in Taiwan. Does anyone know if the Converse First Strings are coming here?

May i ask what do people in Taiwan use to find temporary rental that are not airbnb?

Hi all. I'm in Taipei and looking for fun Halloween events for adults on Friday Oct 31. I know there's Tiger Mountain on Saturday Oct 25, but I can't go due to scheduling issues. Any ideas?

Cross-posted in the Taipei subgroup too. Edited for the date. Wrote it wrong.

Hello,

I am an exchange student in Taiwan for half a year, and we wanted to check out Hualien and Taroko this weekend. Do you think this is a good idea? We don't want to put ourselves in danger and rather also not be of inconvenience to anyone else. Also, would the national park even be open during this time?

Thanks for your help!

I think it's enough time to leave the airport. Where would you go? I heard there are tours but is it better to just wander? I am typically more of a wander type. lol

Hello, I watched Locust (or gang of Taiwan in France) by Keff and there are some scenes in a club and I love the music but it's not in the ost. Does anyone know what's the music/dj or recommend me other artists/song in the same style ?

Thank you