9 Festivals in February 2025 Around the World
Travel Begins at 40 rounds up the best festivals in February 2025 across the Globe, from Mongolia to Easter Island, so wherever you are you just can’t help celebrating the…
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Travel Begins at 40 rounds up the best festivals in February 2025 across the Globe, from Mongolia to Easter Island, so wherever you are you just can’t help celebrating the…
The symbolic power of light has always played a powerful role in the world’s many cultural and religious traditions. But apart from their traditional significance, festivals of lights are also…
Always popular, cycling tours have gotten an extra “charge” in recent years with the addition of electric bikes, allowing guests to ride hills with ease or get a boost to…
Chinese New Year is undoubtedly China’s pre-eminent and most intense festive period characterised by sumptuous family meals, the colour red, paper lanterns and lots…
For a small island nation, cultural Taiwan has been punching well above its weight with the establishment of several world-class performance venues in only…
Experience the magic of the Pingxi Sky Lantern Festival in February when thousands of glowing lights float up into the ink black sky above the small hillside village of Shifen in northern Taiwan…
Not quite yet reaching the 99 Luftballons of Nena’s 1980s hit, some 40 participating balloons will be taking off during the Taiwan International Balloon Festival in Taitung…
Happening only every three years – in the Chinese years of the Ox, Dragon, Goat and Dog – 2021 is your chance again to witness one of Taiwan’s top festivals…
Formerly known as Ilha Formosa or Beautiful Island in Portuguese, Taiwan offers far more than you could ever wish from a small island. Rugged mountains, tropical forest and scenic lakes alternate with sandy beaches and steep cliffs, while Taipei is one of Asia’s most sophisticated capitals.
Hike the country’s mountains and national parks, explore its diverse cities and towns, shop for some of the world’s best tea and experience its popular festivals.
Here you can find some of Asia’s most diverse and sophisticated cuisine. It’s no coincidence that ‘Have you eaten?’ is a common greeting amongst locals.
The island’s tumultuous history stretches back some 30,000 years. Its rich story is told by age-old traditions, world-famous collections of ancient Chinese art and a thriving contemporary arts scene to be enjoyed all over the country.
Amongst the three official languages, Mandarin is the primary one alongside the island’s aboriginal languages and Hakka Chinese.