TAIWAN TRAVEL TIPS: 13 Things to Know Before You Go

Everything you need to know to visit Taiwan. Taiwan is alot more than just a small crowded island filled with electronics factories fueled by boba tea! Taiwan is also home to high mountain ranges, great beaches and stunning national parks - many with hot springs. To understand Taiwan you have to understand it’s history, which I'll dive in to as well as my usual topics of how to get around, what to eat, where to stay, where to shop, etc.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS:
00:00 Background of Taiwan
01:20 History of Taiwan
03:14 Orientation to Taiwan
04:19 Getting in to Taiwan
05:23 Getting Around Taiwan
06:21 Weather in Taiwan
07:26 Money in Taiwan
08:11 Shopping in Taiwan
09:27 Hotels in Taiwan
10:48 Mosquitos in Taiwan
11:41 Power Plugs in Taiwan
12:14 Food in Taiwan
14:42 Drinking in Taiwan
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  • @YellowProductions
    @YellowProductions6 ай бұрын

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  • @user-vp5fm3yc2l
    @user-vp5fm3yc2l6 ай бұрын

    Concerning food: I think what’s often overlooked is what a superb place Taiwan is for vegetarians - comparable to India

  • @theaveragejoe5781
    @theaveragejoe57816 ай бұрын

    Really liked Taiwan as travel destination. Interesting culture, great nature, friendly people, food so tasty.

  • @user-vn8pb2ie5e
    @user-vn8pb2ie5e6 ай бұрын

    I really like this Channel. Chris has a way of introducing other cultures in balance, interesting and knowledgeable.

  • @YellowProductions

    @YellowProductions

    6 ай бұрын

    Thanks so much!

  • @texasburbs4380
    @texasburbs43806 ай бұрын

    Going to Taiwan in January, so this was great timing.

  • @ray6tw
    @ray6tw6 ай бұрын

    For fire department and emergency service call number 119; for police call number 110. Taiwan has very good medical service. Most doctors speak English. Normal treatments will not cost much even you don't have health care here. ER service won't charge too much , either. Don't hesitate to use it if needed.

  • @TheNintendoWizrad
    @TheNintendoWizrad6 ай бұрын

    Excellent guide and new format. Really well done. Need to go back to Taiwan at some point

  • @YellowProductions

    @YellowProductions

    6 ай бұрын

    Thanks Nintendo Wiz!

  • @geiwocyantw
    @geiwocyantw4 ай бұрын

    Great Introduction of Taiwan. Thank You!

  • @YellowProductions

    @YellowProductions

    4 ай бұрын

    Our pleasure!

  • @samwei1950
    @samwei19506 ай бұрын

    Great vid indeed, thanks for the helpful tips!!!

  • @marlo7218
    @marlo72186 ай бұрын

    This was awesome- I learned so much! Thanks!

  • @YellowProductions

    @YellowProductions

    6 ай бұрын

    Glad it was helpful!

  • @travelwithchopsticks8982
    @travelwithchopsticks89826 ай бұрын

    Awesome video Chris! One thing you did forget is that the beef stew noodles is one of Taiwan's national dishes. It's one of the first things I eat when I visit.

  • @cheerios4canaries
    @cheerios4canaries6 ай бұрын

    Thank you this was helpful for my upcoming trip to Taiwan! It’s impressive you understand Taiwanese history, not very many Americans do…

  • @positiveMind1000
    @positiveMind10003 ай бұрын

    The history part explained so well.

  • @user-jt6mi6ms6t
    @user-jt6mi6ms6t6 ай бұрын

    You just saved my future self a lot of nerves, when you mentioned that I would need different power adapters practically in every other Asian country. Thank you so much

  • @stan4427
    @stan44272 ай бұрын

    If you're here to see why you should watch this video, then stick around. This guy gives straightforward honest feedback I didn't see from other websites or reviews.

  • @YellowProductions

    @YellowProductions

    2 ай бұрын

    Thanks so much Stan!

  • @scottman895
    @scottman8956 ай бұрын

    Thanks for the tips! I really need to check out Taiwan one of these days. I really like that you can get to other parts of the island quickly by train!

  • @YellowProductions

    @YellowProductions

    6 ай бұрын

    You should! 😀

  • @jameshiga8077
    @jameshiga80776 ай бұрын

    Hi Chris Thank you for sharing the useful info. Take care.

  • @YellowProductions

    @YellowProductions

    6 ай бұрын

    Thanks James!

  • @davidonapittock8662
    @davidonapittock86622 ай бұрын

    This was so much fun to watch and incredibly helpful. I'm going to Taiwan in 2 days and a little bit nervous. You've been a big help

  • @YellowProductions

    @YellowProductions

    2 ай бұрын

    Thanks! Enjoy Taiwan!

  • @beaumac
    @beaumac3 ай бұрын

    I’m so pumped for my trip to Taipei now! Your videos are so easy to watch and cover the essentials.

  • @YellowProductions

    @YellowProductions

    3 ай бұрын

    I'm so glad!

  • @huangpo619
    @huangpo6196 ай бұрын

    Great video!

  • @YellowProductions

    @YellowProductions

    6 ай бұрын

    Thanks!

  • @user-mo7bk3rq3r
    @user-mo7bk3rq3r6 ай бұрын

    謝謝分享;平安喜樂,順心如意。

  • @BUY_YOUTUBE_VIEWS_g0g15
    @BUY_YOUTUBE_VIEWS_g0g156 ай бұрын

    I've watched this in every language available. It's universal awesomeness

  • @marouaneboudakis8408
    @marouaneboudakis84084 ай бұрын

    Thanks a lot i hope you enjoyed it , this video is full of information wow many things I need to know you gave to me , i'm from Morocco btw.

  • @shofungsalaga3981
    @shofungsalaga39813 ай бұрын

    Chris, thank you for the informative video. Such a safe country to visit and beautiful people there always willing to give a helping hand.

  • @YellowProductions

    @YellowProductions

    3 ай бұрын

    Couldn't agree more!

  • @beaniebabeeluver
    @beaniebabeeluver6 ай бұрын

    Welcome back to Taiwan!

  • @YellowProductions

    @YellowProductions

    6 ай бұрын

    Thanks!

  • @yutinghsi
    @yutinghsiАй бұрын

    謝謝你在影片一開始就介紹了台灣的歷史🇹🇼❤

  • @sergios.8690
    @sergios.86906 ай бұрын

    it was fun!

  • @buckeyesniderm
    @buckeyesniderm2 ай бұрын

    Great video. I’ve been fortunate enough to travel to Taiwan three times (planning a 4th for early 2025). Your suggestions were spot on … several tips made me smile - especially the fact that most younger people speak English. Used a 6 year old as a translator for his grandparents in a restaurant! I’d encourage anyone looking to visit this wonderful country to follow your recommendations. Only addition I have is cell service. Sim cards are available at any convenience store. However, for just a few bucks more get them at the airport. Airport cell kiosk customer service is very helpful and by getting your phone changed over at the airport it’s easier/quicker to communicate with friends/contacts already in country.

  • @YellowProductions

    @YellowProductions

    2 ай бұрын

    Hah. Love the 6 year old as a translator. Perfect.

  • @archieshimamura
    @archieshimamura6 ай бұрын

    love your videos! gotta admit that for years I avoided to fly China Airlines cuz I thought it was Chinese, not Taiwanese; especially in 2000s or even 2010s, Chinese products including aviation were viewed not too great. Also the PRC visas required.

  • @lkkaz1
    @lkkaz125 күн бұрын

    One of the better tour guides to Taiwan. Only comment is that driving there really isn’t too bad. People aren’t aggressive for the most part and the police give you a lot of leeway if you’re western. It’s like driving in Italy or Israel without the anger.

  • @YellowProductions

    @YellowProductions

    24 күн бұрын

    Thanks for the tip on driving 😀

  • @valerianthemackiii5896
    @valerianthemackiii58966 ай бұрын

    ✨️🤩👍 - Nice Hawaiian collar shirt.✨️

  • @user-nh7jn6kw1r
    @user-nh7jn6kw1r6 ай бұрын

    Wow, I just followed this channel few weeks ago due to the trip to Boston and Newport, then you went to my country, Taiwan!! Yeah! welcome to Taiwan. :D

  • @soukiexplains
    @soukiexplains6 ай бұрын

    thank you for explaining that in the beginning. It seems like a lot of people get confused about thai = thailand and taiwan = taiwanese.

  • @asdfjhg746
    @asdfjhg7466 ай бұрын

    真的很用心,比其他來台賺點閱率、訂閱率的吃播網紅用心(一般網紅只有吃吃走走做誇張膚淺的言行就賺了單純台灣人的愛心呀!而這個卻有真正花時間查查&分析台灣與中國的差別、有研究了解台灣歷史及現今台灣優點,真正用心行銷台灣,👍

  • @darkhkboyx
    @darkhkboyx6 ай бұрын

    Chris! Thank you for all your videos about Taiwan. My parents and us stayed at the Mitsui Garden Hotel because of your recommendation and WE LOVED IT! I hope to watch your review video for MGH soon. When is it coming out?!

  • @YellowProductions

    @YellowProductions

    6 ай бұрын

    Awesome.. it'll be out sometime between now and Christmas 😀

  • @user-bd2wx4kf7e
    @user-bd2wx4kf7e6 ай бұрын

    hello from Taiwan , 😊.

  • @YellowProductions

    @YellowProductions

    6 ай бұрын

    Hello!

  • @tiro_taiwan
    @tiro_taiwan6 ай бұрын

    3:18 like sweet potato🍠

  • @YellowProductions

    @YellowProductions

    6 ай бұрын

    Indeed. A sweet potato is a more specific type of potato 😀

  • @pointstraveler
    @pointstraveler6 ай бұрын

    Important question…do they have Toto Japanese toilets?

  • @YellowProductions

    @YellowProductions

    6 ай бұрын

    The Japanese hotel that I stayed in Taipei did! 😀

  • @JimmyNGX
    @JimmyNGX5 ай бұрын

    12:10 that’s a totally neat Okayu-style gaming PC there (btw, Nekomata Okayu is a vtuber from hololive)

  • @amatu
    @amatuАй бұрын

    How is the weather sept 30th through to oct 14th?

  • @user-to8sv8zv5d
    @user-to8sv8zv5d16 күн бұрын

    Can we use your part of film on Computex show?

  • @bsmarzuqmubarak-ht5bh
    @bsmarzuqmubarak-ht5bh6 ай бұрын

    👍

  • @michaelvainer3350
    @michaelvainer3350Ай бұрын

    In future must be joining two states on ground Agreement.

  • @sergantjj
    @sergantjj6 ай бұрын

    Wow where did you get that shaved ice?

  • @YellowProductions

    @YellowProductions

    6 ай бұрын

    In a shop on Ximen in Taipei.. I don't remember the name of it

  • @moisnhcrnr
    @moisnhcrnr2 ай бұрын

    This may be a silly question. When I hear the word "tea", I think of a caffeinated beverage. I have a layover in Taipei, and I want to try the Boba Tea. But I also want to sleep on the way home. Does Boba Tea have caffeine?

  • @YellowProductions

    @YellowProductions

    2 ай бұрын

    Traditional Boba Tea indeed has tea.. therefore caffeine... but they also have Boba Milk drinks (no tea and no caffeine).. and also fruit teas with no caffeine

  • @shuyi3100
    @shuyi31006 ай бұрын

    Taiwan was part of Qing Dynasty's territory, but ceded to Japan because of Qing's loss of Sino-Japanese War. And then, Chiang Kai-shek's government took it over after the victory of WW2. The fact is PRC has NOT ruled Taiwan ever. Hope everybody know that and not be fooled by Mainland China goverment.

  • @user-dp9gn7zq6z
    @user-dp9gn7zq6z6 ай бұрын

    Taiwan is Taiwan

  • @tian0225
    @tian02256 ай бұрын

    Very cute kid

  • @yolandasong1617
    @yolandasong16176 ай бұрын

    14:05 You actually chose to have DCC on your transaction???

  • @ceciliahuang3984
    @ceciliahuang39843 ай бұрын

    Slight correction: Taiwan is shaped like a sweet potato, not a potato, hence the analogy.

  • @YellowProductions

    @YellowProductions

    3 ай бұрын

    A sweet potato is a type of potato 🥔 😀

  • @ceciliahuang3984

    @ceciliahuang3984

    3 ай бұрын

    @@YellowProductions Yes but they don’t look the same. The photo you showed was a “non sweet” potato. 😂 I pointed it out because potato and sweet potato are not called the same in Mandarin (or in Taiwanese, for that matter). Taiwanese jokingly call ourselves “sweet potato” and the mainland Chinese “taro” - I don’t know the reason though, since the shape of China has zero resemblance to a taro……🤔

  • @chanhoong2073
    @chanhoong20736 ай бұрын

    i love republic of China

  • @tianjiwang1512
    @tianjiwang15126 ай бұрын

    Do people seriously confuse Taiwan with Thailand?😂😂 or it’s a joke

  • @YellowProductions

    @YellowProductions

    6 ай бұрын

    Yes. People really confuse the 2

  • @kaimichang

    @kaimichang

    6 ай бұрын

    Yes. As a Taiwanese living in Australia, I can confirm it.

  • @pogCibi

    @pogCibi

    5 ай бұрын

    I used to confuse them too bc the names are close. Just like how I used to confuse Austria and Australia 😅

  • @YellowProductions

    @YellowProductions

    5 ай бұрын

    @@pogCibi yes. And only one has Kangaroos 😀

  • @bluebear2301

    @bluebear2301

    4 ай бұрын

    Yes

  • @red4666
    @red46665 ай бұрын

    you must be pretty dense to confuse thailand and taiwan

  • @YellowProductions

    @YellowProductions

    5 ай бұрын

    Happens all the time

  • @user-xr7ye3ri4j
    @user-xr7ye3ri4j6 ай бұрын

    You made it very clear, thank you for explaining most of the situations to non-Taiwanese people. You are right about China's territorial relations. It has managed Taiwan since its democratization and has no intention of taking it back or starting a war. This is not what a modern civilized country would want to do, but there are indeed problems with our constitution, and citizens and The new government will have to resolve the issue of constitutional amendments.

  • @ratdevil5393
    @ratdevil53936 ай бұрын

    show me some Taiwan wife is from thehere

  • @user-dp9gn7zq6z
    @user-dp9gn7zq6z6 ай бұрын

    Taiwan is not anymore china

  • @kevin-jg1pt
    @kevin-jg1pt6 ай бұрын

    I don't know if the blogger knows that all the cultural relics in Taiwan come from Beijing

  • @iguanarana
    @iguanarana2 ай бұрын

    They still wearing face masks. Why

  • @user-mi9lp5go2i

    @user-mi9lp5go2i

    Ай бұрын

    習慣😂

  • @genom27
    @genom276 ай бұрын

    Travel tip to Taiwan… a helmet and flack jacket just in case an invasion happens to occur during your vacation

  • @user-pr6hx6qu8x
    @user-pr6hx6qu8x6 ай бұрын

    Welcome To Taiwan province(China)🇨🇳

  • @user-oh9bx6sy8q

    @user-oh9bx6sy8q

    6 ай бұрын

    Taiwan is Taiwan, not China! China’s Ah Q-style self-refreshment is ridiculous! 😂😂😂

  • @user-pr6hx6qu8x

    @user-pr6hx6qu8x

    6 ай бұрын

    @@user-oh9bx6sy8q If Taiwan is Taiwan,why Biden says he doesn't support Taiwan independence?

  • @d60619195

    @d60619195

    6 ай бұрын

    你的認知是錯的

  • @chanhonming3723

    @chanhonming3723

    3 ай бұрын

    @@user-oh9bx6sy8q Taiwan is not a country.

  • @FormosaC-zd6gc
    @FormosaC-zd6gc2 ай бұрын

    🇹🇼 = Republic of China = China = It's originally from mainland China. TAIWAN does not have yet a national flag. In 1895, the Qing Dynasty signed the Treaty of Shimonoseki, permanently ceded Taiwan and Penghu to Japan. Since then, Taiwan and Penghu do not belong to China anymore. During the civil war between the Chinese Kuomintang and the Communist Party. The Chinese Kuomintang, the Republic of China and Chinese refugees fled to Taiwan. Chiang Kai-shek only had temporary trusteeship. The Republic of China is a regime in exile.