In my previous post on Nonstop Eating in Taipei, I again talked about all the different types of restaurants, food stalls, and nightlife places you could check out within the vicinity of the main areas of Taipei. But the real fun from this trip were during my moments when I was exploring the outskirts of Taipei – Keelung for the Keelung Squid Festival, Jiufen Old Street, Houtong Cat Village, Tamsui, and briefly Ruifang when coming back from Jiufen.
It’s quite nice to visit these areas, just because they offer a glimpse of a different side of Taipei that you don’t really get to see. Anyway, this post will be broken down into different sections by each area that I visited.
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