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Foreigners in Taiwan ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ผ ๅค–ๅœ‹ไบบๅœจๅฐ็ฃ

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We blog to help convince foreigners to come to Taiwan and teach them how to survive here. Run by US expats. ๆˆ‘ๅ€‘ๆ˜ฏๅฐ็ฃ็š„ๅค–ๅœ‹ไบบ๏ผๆˆ‘ๅ€‘้€้Ž้ƒจ่ฝๆ ผๅนซๅŠฉๅค–ๅœ‹ไบบไบ†่งฃๆ€Ž้บฝๅœจๅฐ็ฃ็”Ÿๅญ˜ๅŠๆ—…้Š๏ผ๏ผˆ็พŽๅœ‹ไบบ็ฎก็†๏ผ‰ https://www.taiwantravelblog.com https://www.foreignersintaiwan.com/

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Maybe he means nuclear family in the radioactive super power sense

04.08.2025 03:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 15    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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MND plans NT$600bn-NT$900bn special arms budget - Taipei Times Bringing Taiwan to the World and the World to Taiwan

Taiwanese defence ministry plans NT$600bn-NT$900bn [โ‚ฌ17bnโ€“โ‚ฌ26bn] special arms budget โ€“ย Taipei Times: โ€˜to purchase command and control systems, as well as air defense missiles, from the USโ€™
โ€˜The US has expressed interest in setting up 155mm shell production lines in Taiwanโ€™

02.08.2025 09:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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What do you knowโ€ฆTaiwan is a country

02.08.2025 04:41 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Chocolate turtle cake at Xiaoliuqiu, a must-buy if you visit there.
Check out our guide to Xiaoliuqiu here: taiwantravelblog.com/xiaoliuqiu-i...

02.08.2025 04:37 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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All the ahbeiโ€™s in Taichung right now

01.08.2025 11:51 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 9    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Taiwan is a country. ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ผ

01.08.2025 09:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 18    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Taipei Drinking Water Museum ่‡ชไพ†ๆฐดๅš็‰ฉ้คจ The Taipei Museum of Drinking Water is both a children's water park and a museum of tap water engineering dating back to the Japanese Era. It is definitely worth a visit on your next trip to Taipei. ...

The Taipei Museum of Drinking Water water park is now open until the end of August! It is both a children's water park and a museum of tap water engineering dating back to the Japanese Era, and is definitely worth a visit on your next trip to Taipei. www.foreignersintaiwan.com/blog/taipei-...

01.08.2025 05:06 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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RT Mart is now MEGA PX MART!!! (ๅคงๅ…จ่ฏ๏ผ‰

31.07.2025 11:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 9    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Lots more geothermal for sure!

31.07.2025 09:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Aren't coal and natural gas worse for national security?

31.07.2025 00:55 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Taiwan Credit Card Guide: Tips, Benefits, and Best Options ่‡บ็ฃไฟก็”จๅกๆŒ‡ๅ— โ€“ ๆœ€ไฝณ้ธๆ“‡ Applying for credit cards in Taiwan can be scary and confusing. In this blog, we will tell you how to apply and list some of the best credit cards out there for foreigners in Taiwan.

Having a Taiwan-issued credit card can make living here much more convenient. All major online retailers, such as Shopee, PC Home, Momo, etc., only accept Taiwan-issued credit cards, meaning that shopping online in Taiwan can be difficult without one. taiwantravelblog.com/taiwan-credi...

31.07.2025 00:54 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Kaohsiungโ€™s Mountains have received over a meter of rain in the past 24 hours, and the itโ€™s still raining hard down there right now.

31.07.2025 00:18 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Yes

30.07.2025 04:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Tsunami warning for Taiwan:
Less than 30cm for northern Taiwan
30cm to 1 meter for southern Taiwan

30.07.2025 04:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10    ๐Ÿ” 7    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Yilan Children's Festival ็ซฅ็Žฉ็ฏ€ A travel guide to Yilan's 2024 children's festival. Yilan International Children's Folklore and Folkgame Festival (ๅฎœ่˜ญๅœ‹้š›็ซฅ็Žฉ่—่ก“็ฏ€) is one of the largest children's festivals in Taiwan, occurring every year...

Yilan International Children's Festival starts July 5th and runs until August 17th. It features one of Taiwan's best outdoor waterparks as well as musical performances, exhibitions, games, and cultural events. It is a must-see if you have kids in Taiwan.
www.foreignersintaiwan.com/blog/yilan-c...

30.07.2025 02:22 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Pingtung Travel Guide: Explore Taiwanโ€™s Sunniest County ๅฑๆฑๆ—…้Šๆ‡ถไบบๅŒ… Pingtung is Taiwan's southernmost county and includes the best beaches, the best outer island, some of the best mountains, rivers, and waterfalls, and also interesting historical and cultural sites. I...

Pingtung is Taiwanโ€™s southernmost county and includes the best beaches, the best outer island, some of the best mountains, rivers, and waterfalls, as well as interesting historical and cultural sites. It should be on your list on your next visit to Taiwan. taiwantravelblog.com/our-guide-to...

29.07.2025 08:35 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Update: due to recent flooding, Chiayi, Tainan, Kaohsiung, and Pingtung have cancelled school and work tomorrow 7/29.

28.07.2025 12:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 6    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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It rained over 300 mm today in Tainan and Chiayi, with some places getting over 400 mm, and creating widespread flooding. School and work and canceled tomorrow 7/29 in both Tainan and Chiayi.

28.07.2025 12:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Taichung Travel Guide ๅฐไธญๆ—…้Šๆ‡ถไบบๅŒ…: Discover Central Taiwanโ€™s Hidden Secrets Taichung is the second largest city in Taiwan and includes a vibrant city, delicious food, an amazing coastline, and dazzling mountains. In addition, Taichung's central location in Taiwan makes it eas...

Taichung is the second largest city in Taiwan and includes unique historical sites, an amazing coastline, and dazzling mountains. In this blog, we will show you some of the most worthwhile sites to see on your next trip to Taichung.
taiwantravelblog.com/our-guide-to...

25.07.2025 01:13 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I live in Costco, inside the giant stuffed animal bin

24.07.2025 12:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Spent it at Costco like I deserve

24.07.2025 10:17 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
This Is One of the Worldโ€™s Rarest Cypress Forests | Botanical Wonders
YouTube video by TaiwanPlus This Is One of the Worldโ€™s Rarest Cypress Forests | Botanical Wonders

Botanical wonders is a high-quality TV show about Taiwan's plants that you should definitley watch and binge watche. It focuses on Taiwan's unique plant species but also explores Taiwan from a cultural and historical perspective. Now it is finally on Youtube! www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Jks...

24.07.2025 09:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Typhoon Francisco and Typhoon Co-May are doing a dance around Taiwan, which means there will be lots of rain. Yes in some countries they are only considered tropical storms now.

24.07.2025 00:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Miaoli Travel Guide: Discover this Amazing Mountainous Backwater ่‹—ๆ —ๆ—…้Šๆ‡ถไบบๅŒ… For you expats or foreigners who have never left Taipei, Miaoli is a large rural county in central Taiwan. For years I myself never visited, because I didn't know what was there and had no reason to g...

Miaoli is an outdoor paradise full of mountains and also has many interesting cultural and historical sites. Below I will list out some of the best places in Miaoli that I have visited. I will be sure to update this blog as I visit more places later.
taiwantravelblog.com/travel-guide...

22.07.2025 10:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Even though Typhoon #Wipha has passed, it has brought nearly a meter of rain to eastern Taiwan, and another tropical storm system is heading our way, promising constant rain for the foreseeable future.

21.07.2025 10:06 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
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Changhua Travel Guide: Fall in Love with Taiwanโ€™s Historical Central County ๅฝฐๅŒ–ๆ‡’ไบบๅŒ… For you expats or foreigners who have never left Taipei, Changhua is a large mostly rural county in central Taiwan. For years I myself never visited, because I didn't know what was there and had no re...

For you foreigners who have never left Taipei, Changhua is a mostly rural county in central Taiwan. For years, I never visited because I didn't know what was there. It turns out there are quite a few attractions here in this secret paradise.
taiwantravelblog.com/our-2025-gui...

21.07.2025 07:09 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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19.07.2025 16:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Aerial view from Kezilin Natural Swimming pool in Xizhi, New Taipei, a popular location for local resident to beat the summer heat. The best part is itโ€™s free to the public. #ๆฑๆญข #ๆŸฏๅญๆž—ๆธธๆณณๆฑ 

19.07.2025 11:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Typhoon Wipha is passing through the Bashi Channel right now, bringing torrential rain to eastern Taiwan. Rains will continue for the next few days.

19.07.2025 02:25 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Nantou Travel Guide: Taiwanโ€™s Most Stunning Mountain Getaway ๅ—ๆŠ•็ธฃๆ‡ถไบบๅŒ… Nantou lies at the heart of Taiwan and is its only landlocked county. It is known for its rugged natural landscapes and mountains and includes the highest mountain in East Asia. If you come to Taiwan ...

Don't go to Nantou County...unless you enjoy fresh air, rugged natural landscapes, amazing hikes, remote high mountain farms, lakes, waterfalls, forests, and beautiful mountain scenery in general, including the trail to the highest mountain in East Asia.
taiwantravelblog.com/travel-guide...

18.07.2025 00:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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