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Taipei Travel Guide: The Practical First-Timer's Briefing

Taipei is cheaper than Tokyo, calmer than Bangkok, and less organised around performance than Seoul. It offers better night market culture than any of them — and rewards wandering more than following a predetermined list. The gaps between the tourist highlights are often where Taipei's actual character lives: the side streets in Da'an, the morning dumpling shops, the temple districts where worship still happens without an audience. First-time visitors who spend three days following an itinerary and two days getting lost will see the city more clearly than those who book every hour.

Henrik Vinter