If you’ve spent any time in Taiwan, chances are you know that Elephant Mountain is one of the best hiking trails in Taipei for views of 101. Rising 183 meters above the city, the “mountain” is covered by a well-developed, fully paved, and highly walkable trail network, making it a choice hike for photographers, family visits, and anyone that doesn’t…

Forget Christmas, spring in Taiwan is easily the most wonderful time of the year. Think about it: before we’re through the first 100 days of the calendar, Taiwan has already enjoyed 9 additional days off, meaning that as we warm back up from winter, there are plenty of opportunities to get out and explore. Weeks away is one of the…

Hiking in Taiwan really needs no introduction. With an endless network of trails crossing the island’s thousands of mountains, you could hit the trails every day from tomorrow until your knees gave out and still leave numerous footpaths, pathways, and scrabbly ascents untouched. Unfortunately, reaching many of these wildly beautiful escapes from Taipei takes time, planning, and the hope that…