The Taipei Hiking Club on Facebook is actually the most active resource I've found for Jiuwushan conditions. People post trail updates there almost daily, especially after rain when the red trail gets...

Those are called ichiban kuji, it's a lottery where you buy a ticket and get a random prize based on the letter or number pulled. You can't just grab the items off the table, the display stuff is just...

I've been through this with my own kid in Minato. The Himawari line is good but if you're really panicking at 2am, just go to Toranomon Hospital's ER directly. They have an international department th...

Oh yeah, that place is long gone. I heard the building's getting redeveloped so it's not coming back. If you're craving that kinda thing, there's a spot called Meat & Cheese on the other side of the s...

Lunch at Domi-LA is the smarter play if you want to avoid the Savoy queue. Their set runs 1500 yen for a half pizza and a pasta course, which changes weekly. I had a gorgonzola and pear pizza there la...