15 Secrets & Best Places in Tainan, Taiwan
This is my ultimate travel guide for Tainan, Taiwan including 15 best things to do and best places to visit which I carefully selected, like Fort Zeelandia, Du Xiao Yue for its epic Dandan noodles, Chun Sui Tang - the inventor of bubble tea, mega gachapon machine and the eating bizarre chicken butts. Subscribe to my channel ► for weekly videos!
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Sadly, #Tainan is not popular with foreign tourists even though it is the oldest city in #Taiwan. Tainan became a top priority on my bucket list for the simple reason that it was found by the Dutch in 1624. The city is home to Dutch VOC fortresses Zeelandia and Provintia which were massive fortifications for its time. I visited Tainan to find the remnants of my ancestors since I am Dutch myself.
Tainan is known by the Taiwanese as the food mecca of the country due to its many locally grown produce, from epic mango shaved ice desserts to Chun Sui Tang - the original restaurant where bubble tea was invented but also its delicious beef noodle bowls called dandan noodles at Du Xiao Yue.
My first stop was the Dutch Fort Provintia where the Dutch VOC's (Dutch East India Company) administrative heart of Taiwan was located. I was blown away to learn that the foundation of all these Dutch forts was made with a mortar recipe containing crushed oyster shells, sugar and sticky rice since cement was hard to come by on the island.
In the evening I went for dinner on the ancient Shennon street which is gorgeous during the evening for its small historic shops and cozy atmosphere. At a local street restaurant I went all out and tried their bizarre local delicacy; grilled chicken butts. One place where you should definitely eat is Du Xiao Yue, the oldest noodle shop in Taiwan founded in 1895 and order the Dandan noodles! Alternatively, try their milk fish, rice eel and incredible fried shrimp rolls. Let's not forget about the delicious beef soup and beef tongue and Win Chang restaurant..
The highlight of my visit was Fort Zeelandia, a massive Dutch VOC fortress on the Anping peninsula which the Dutch held onto until 1662 when the Ming Dynasty sent Koxinga to take over Formosa (Taiwan's original name) and banish the Dutch. Fort Zeelandia showcases a huge collection of Dutch artifacts from that time period. If you want even more Dutch history, check out the Merchant House for many ancient Dutch maps and VOC ship scale models, additionally visit the incredible treehouse, a warehouse completely engulfed by nature.
My favorite object was the scale model of Fort Zeelandia, the sheer size was absolutely mindboggling. The Dutch were besieged by Koxinga for 9 months which left them with no other option than to surrender after which Taiwan became Chinese territory and the Dutch retreated back to Batavia in Indonesia, nowadays known as Jakarta.
Tainan doesn't really have a big nightlife, for good parties you'll have to go to either Taipei or Kaohsiung but luckily Tainan has one major nightclub called MUSE Tainan where I had a great time drinking and socializing with the locals. For just 700 NT ($25 USD) it was an all-you-can-drink party. It was a crazy experience seeing not many people at the bar even with it being an all-you-can-drink event, I guess the Taiwanese know their limits very well.
In conclusion, I had a fantastic time in Tainan and I will consider visiting Tainan in the near future to see what other great places this magical city has to offer so I can create another #TravelGuide for you guys!
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Episode 1: My Free Flight to Taiwan
Episode 2: Beautiful Mountain Village Jiufen
Episode 3: Drinking Snake Venom
Episode 4: Bizarre Toilet Restaurant
Episode 5: Eating Entire Duck
Episode 6: Taipei 101 (Icon of Taiwan)
Episode 7: Taiwan Street Food at Taipei Night Markets
Episode 8: Ultimate Taipei Travel Guide
Episode 9: Taipei Nightlife (Best Bars & Nightclubs)
Episode 10: Tainan Travel Guide
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【與台灣有約_四極點單車環島】完整版
#單車環島 #四極點環島 #台灣用騎的最美
這部40分鐘影片是順時針台灣四極點環島紀錄，我們拜訪的是位於台灣四極點的燈塔（依順時針序）：
1. 極北 新北市石門區富貴角燈塔
2. 極東 新北市貢寮區三貂角燈塔
3. 極南 屏東縣恆春鎮鵝鑾鼻燈塔
4. 極西 台南市七股區國聖燈塔
行程概要（2017.1.26~2.2）：
Day 1 台北_宜蘭 174KM
Day 2 宜蘭_花蓮 132KM
Day 3 花蓮_台東 168KM
Day 4 台東_恆春 161KM
Day 5 恆春_台南 141KM
Day 6 台南_北港 106KM
Day 7 北港_大甲 110KM
Day 8 大甲_台北 165KM
全程1,157KM
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若需要其他語言的字幕，您可以開啟youbike字幕功能，然後選擇自己需要的語系；目前基礎的字幕檔為中文，過些時間英語字幕翻譯好後會再新增上去。
更多台灣單車旅行資訊：
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MUSIC
Day 0 & 1
「Kevin MacLeod」創作的「At Rest - Romance」
是根據「Creative Commons Attribution」( 授權使用
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「Kevin MacLeod」創作的「Beach Bum - Happy Rock」
是根據「Creative Commons Attribution」( 授權使用
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Blue Skies / Silent Partner
Atlanta / Jingle Punks
Day 2
Sawdust / Silent Partner
Far Away / MK2
Sleepy Jake / Silent Partner
「Chris Zabriskie」創作的「Prelude No. 20」
是根據「Creative Commons Attribution」( 授權使用
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Day 3
Eagle_Rock / Wes Hutchinson
Never_Better / Jingle Punks
Day 4
Darling Ranch / Jingle Punks
Harvest_Time / Silent Partner
Day 5
「Twin Musicom」創作的「Italian Morning」
是根據「Creative Commons Attribution」( 授權使用
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Day 6
Floaters / Jimmy Fontanez/Media Right Productions
Day 7
Hero Theme / MK2
Day 8
Renaissance Castle / Doug Maxwell - Media Right Production
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更正:
0:13 cameramen遺漏a，a為編輯時誤刪，特此更正。
香港旅行筆記》最期待的美荷樓竟然沒開－第二天 EP1 【呼叫地球人】
喜歡影片的話，請記得訂閱我喔！訂閱連結：
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旅行在於探索，旅遊在於分享
一個包包就開始我的探索，一隻手機跟全世界分享我的旅行，分享我的世界觀
讓我們用第一人稱視角來探索這個城市吧
這集我們來到了美荷樓，本來是我最期待的一個景點，但沒想到因為春節假期沒有開放，只能在咖啡廳坐下來感受一下這裡的氣氛。
Music List
Piano & Sax - Joakim Karud (
Soul - Dj Quads (
They Say - WowaMusik (
Elexive - Beach Buggy Ride (
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