TAIPEI, TAIWAN 🇹🇼 | Day trip Shifen & Jiufen, what we ate & spend + why we love it here!
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- čas přidán 28. 06. 2024
- Hi Everyone! In this video, we travel from Taipei to Shifen to see the waterfalls and lanterns and to enjoy the vibes of the Old Street. Then, we head over to Jiufen, AKA the "Spirited Away" village. And of course, we show quite a bit of Taiwanese Cuisine we tried as well!
Time Stamps:
00:00 Introduction / Heading to Shifen
04:07 Arrive in Shifen
06:51 Taiwanese Street Food
08:49 Shifen Waterfall
10:03 Shifen Old Village
11:48 Jiufen to Shifen
12:57 Jiufen Old Street
14:18 Dinner ~ Hainan Chicken & Rice
14:34 What we spent/ Outro
✨If you have any questions about places/restaurants in the video, feel free to DM me on Instagram (Linked Below) or comment on the video✨
📍Google Maps Links to Places we visited ~
Shifen Old Street -
goo.gl/maps/SDZhtEV9Yfv5vPpy6
走味的咖啡 (Cafe In Shifen) -
goo.gl/maps/WEoasiFQtJ7RqTbP7
Jiufen Old Street-
goo.gl/maps/8qMYpBKR3VrfvJecA
🏨 Where we stayed ~
City Suites Hotel: expe.app.link/EpUouaQQ2Db
📱The ESIM we used ~
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✨About Me✨
Hi! My name is Katie! I am 23 years old and live in Okinawa, Japan, with my husband & two cats. While life overseas can present many challenges, I try to romanticize it as much as I can, and that is what my channel is all about! Life overseas also allows us to travel the world! So, I hope you stick around while I navigate life overseas and take you on our amazing travel adventures!
From the bottom of my heart, thank you for being here🫶🏻❤️
Katie💗
Taiwan is known for its hospitality and desserts are definitely less sweet there :) glad u noticed.
hopefully you can visit Kaohsiung and Tainan. love the taiwan vlogs
Welcome to Taiwan 🇹🇼!
I hope you enjoy visiting here!
😍😍😍🥰🥰🥰🎉🎉🎉🙏🙏🙏🌈🌈🌈
We absolutely loved it! Thank you❤️
If you need help or get lost or run into any problems, just ask the local people. Taiwanese people will go out of their way to help you out. Have fun in Taiwan 🇹🇼
BTW, the fish balls you ate is actually squid balls. 😅
That was our experience in Taiwan! Everyone was so nice and definitely went out of their way to help us❤️ And we realized later that it was squid! It was our favorite😆 Thank you for your comment and support❤️🫶🏻
The jelly in your drink is called "Aiyu jelly," it is made from seeds from fig plant grown in Alishan mountain in Taiwan. It tastes like other jellies but with more tender texture.
Thank you for sharing! We loved it❤️
I love your vlog! But I want to mention two things: Taiwan employs government workers to clean up the lanterns once they drop to the ground. They are very litter conscious. Also, Juifen is busy because tourists like you go there lol! I always find it funny when people don’t like when tourist spots are filled with people. Do ppl really expect famous locations to be quiet? It’s a good thing, it means they are doing well and will continue to be able to operate far into the future.
I totally get what you are saying. I definitely did not dislike Juifen, I just think I would have enjoyed it much better if we went on a less busy day😅 I also realized as the trip went on that I enjoyed exploring the more local areas so I have been dying to go back to see more of Taiwan because I just loved it there so much❤️ I wanted to share my honest experience but I can see how it could come off wrong🙂 Thank you for the feedback!
Thorough recap of the sites, the food/drink, and the expenses.
Top shelf travel vlog; looking forward to the rest of the series! ❤
Thank you so much! The rest of the videos are coming soon☺️
welcome to Taiwan 😀
Thank you🫶🏻
Welcome to Taiwan❤
I subscribed to this channel 👍
Thank you so much🥹❤️
Love your video, actually you can catch a bus from Jiufen to Taipei Main Station without stopping at Ruifang which is easier and quicker
Hi there and just wondering the best way to go to Shifen & Jiufen from Taipei by public transport and should I go to Jiufen and then Shifen or the other way around?
The bus going to the main station was completely full so we just decided to go to Ruifang first instead😅 I think because it was Saturday afternoon, everyone had the same idea lol. Thank you for the information and the sweet comment! I am glad you liked the video❤️
@@farixm you should go Shifen first and then Jiufen if you depart from Taipei. Ruifang station is the only connecting spot between Taipei and Shifen and from Ruifang station take a bus to Jiufen and return to Taipei on a bus without getting back to Ruifang
@@herbthao so just to confirm the sequence should be like this:
Taipei - Ruifang (Train), Ruifang - Shifen (Train, return trip), Ruifang - Jiufen (Bus), Jiufen - Taipei (Bus). Is it correct?
There are some organization trying to stop the lantern business because it cause some issue to environment, like trash in the woods, and mountains, and it may cause fire in the woods or on a roof of resident around.
That is exactly what I was worried about but I was scared to say it because I didn’t want to offend anyone😅 I love the idea of it but we were watching hundreds of lanterns going up and then coming right back down so I didn’t want to contribute to it. I feel like no one talks about it but I think it is important to share. Thank you for your insight & thank you for watching the video❤️🫶🏻
@@KatieLambie If you would like to make some opinions to the Taiwan society, I will say it is quite alright. The majority of Taiwanese people respect others opinion. Because we are in a democracy system and the land of freedom, we may dislike one guy’s speech but we definitely will protect his right of speech. Taiwan is not perfect we understand, and we are taking all kinds of opinions and gradually improve every year. Recently, Taiwan governments launch a new traffic regulations about pedestrian protection environment. $200 fines to those drivers who does not yield to the pedestrian, because Taiwan government heard people’s voices and foreigner’s fear about the traffic on the road in Taiwan.
Wish you enjoy your vacation in Taiwan, and find the peaceful mind with Taiwanese friendship.❤️🇹🇼🎊🎉
@@Kanxieryiyep. totally agree with everything you said.
It is a good thing the Taiwanese government is finally doing something about pedestrian crossing.
That area gets more rainfall a year than the Amazon rain forest, so fire isn’t a huge issue. Environment, yes.
@@KatieLambie Now they are promoting ecofriendly sky lanterns which will burn out before landing. It could protect the environment but also keep the tradition and economy.
Stay in Jiufeng throughout the night, and you could enjoy the spirit-away atmosphere at night and the quiet streets in the morning.
I do think that might of made our experience a little better! I heard it’s amazing at night☺️
歡迎光臨 台灣
Beautiful place thanks for sharing with us
Thank you for watching!
Good to see this video. We will be on our way to Shifen !! 🎉🎉
Have a great time!
Welcome to Taiwan! Love your video and subscribe already! Wish you enjoy your trip in Taiwan! Have fun!
Wow, thank you so much! We had the best time☺️❤️
歡迎到台灣🇹🇼
訂閱+1。祝台灣旅行，讓妳能非常快樂。👍
Thank you!❤️
非常的幸運太台灣天氣最好的季節來，不冷也不熱又沒下雨，台灣最好天氣大概是10月跟11月。
😊😊😊🎉🎉🎉
祝您旅遊快樂
Hope you’ve traveled the east coast away from the cities. Welcome to Taiwan.
I want to come back so we explore that side of Taiwan! Hopefully soon🤞🏻
Taiwan is a safe and welcoming place
So be in the moment please
Don’t be afraid asking for help to get any information from any Taiwanese
That was exactly our experience! Everyone was so helpful☺️ Thank you for the comment❤️
You guys ate a bunch of "chicken skins", a classic Taiwanese dish. Next time you can try "chicken butts" which are more delicious and fragrant.
歡迎來台灣🇹🇼
Next time we definitely will!
Hey! I enjoyed the video...! You two are great!... Do you know your backpack model? It seems it´s the perfect size and fit!!!
I’m sorry for the late response! It’s a north face back pack that we got from a Japanese sports store☺️ Thank you for the sweet comment🫶🏻
probably i would skip going jiufen on weekends.... or during taiwan public holidays.... thanks
Do you have the map spot for the coffee shop in Shifen that you got the hazelnut latte?
I tried to find it on google initially but I couldn’t find it but Aiden was able to! I linked it in the description😊 thank you for watching and enjoy❤️
Jiuefen is great, but can get absolutely ram packed, especially on weekends. I haven't been for ages either but I presume they will have increased prices a lot. There are loads of good places heading that way
I agree that the area is beautiful. However, all I have seen on CZcams is people romanticizing it so I wanted to be honest about our experience because I don’t think people talk about how touristy it really is😅 But, I see why people like it! I just think if I went back to Taiwan, I would try to go some place similar that is beautiful and out in nature, but just a little more local for sure. Thank you for the comment!
@@KatieLambie Anywhere and everywhere in Taiwan that is popular like that is always rammed full of people. Fact of life if you live here.
😎❤️🇹🇼‼️
I also disagree about the lantern.
I like the idea of the lanterns! I just felt funny buying one when I was watching them all come down lol
@@KatieLambie At the end, all the wishes become rubbish inside the forest.
Qidu pronounces like”chee/ du”… somehow Q is ch😅
Gotcha! Thank you for telling me☺️
I hardly could think of any country who has a drink or a desert not over sweeten, Taiwan is the only place make foods in propriat sweetness.
Never in my life to buy a sky lanten, it's a foolish pollution thing.
If I go to jiufen, it would be accompanying the foreign friends having a tea and enjoy the view in A-mei tea shop.
I agree! Even in Japan where I live, sometimes things can be over sweet but in Taiwan, everything is just right! I am also glad I am not the only one who feels that way about the lanterns😅 Thank you for the comment❤️
@@KatieLambie the truth is universal, stick on your good tentions 😘