Matt & Melissa - U.S. of Eh?

Traveling to 24+ countries before 2024

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TRYING TAIPEI STREET FOODS, MAOKONG MOUNTAIN TEA, and WALKING LANTERN-LIT STREETS in JIUFEN

We start off with the 4km long Maokong Gondola, taking us high up into the tea-producing mountains of Taipei!  Then we walk the iconic, lantern lit Jiufen Old Street just as the sun sets!  Returning to Taipei, we try many famous street foods at the Raohe Night Market - including stinky tofu, king oyster mushrooms, dorayaki, and mochi!  We finish off with a hike up Elephant Mountain to see the Taipei skyline at night!

FIRST DAY IN TAIWAN: Famous Taipei Street Foods, Massive Monuments, and Intricate Temples

We hit the ground running in Taipei with a full day of famous foods, monuments, and temples!  
We start off with breakfast at Fu Hang Soy Milk, watch changing of the guard at the Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Memorial, have incredible coffee at Rocky Doggy, and dumplings that (allegedly) beat Din Tai Fung!  Then we visit Liberty Square, and two famous Buddhist temples before finishing our day off with Taiwanese street food at Shilin Night Market!

TOKYO CAPSULE HOTEL TO START A YEAR OF TRAVEL: 43 Hour Travel Day from Canada to Taiwan

We're starting a year of full-time travel with flights from Edmonton to Vancouver, Vancouver to Tokyo, and Tokyo to Taipei!  On our 18 1/2 hour layover in Tokyo we stay at an amazing capsule hotel, perfect for any budget traveler!