Taiwan Travel Podcast with Cheng-Han Lin

This podcast follows one host as he learns Taiwan by living in a place, then moving to another connected to it. Travel in Taiwan means navigating a rugged eastern two-thirds, a gentler western plain, and a tropical climate that stays cloudy for much of the year. The host covers a broad arc: Taipei in the north, Tainan in the south-west, Taichung on the western plain, and Taitung on the rugged east coast. These places are linked by the island's shape and by the way people live along the coast. Tainan and Taichung sit on flat land; Taitung faces the Pacific beneath mountain slopes. As the months pass, the southwest monsoon brings rain from June to August, and the cloud cover stays. The host returns to the same streets and hillsides at different points in the year, watching how a city changes when wet, dry, busy or quiet. Knowing Taiwan comes from these repeated visits rather than a single itinerary. Cheng-Han Lin lives in Taiwan and stays for two years, moving between cities, coastlines and smaller towns on a route that follows the seasons. Not a week-long visit — Cheng-Han is there in every kind of weather, working out where to eat on an ordinary Tuesday, which train to take, what a festival actually feels like from the pavement. A new episode arrives every day. Each one is short and specific: one neighbourhood, one journey, one meal, one museum worth the detour — with the practical detail that matters. What it costs. When it closes. Whether the queue is worth it. What to do when it rains. Every episode carries a full transcript and chapter markers. ☕ Enjoying the show? These episodes are free and stay that way because listeners chip in — if a coffee's worth it, support the journey: buymeacoffee.com/paris2tokyo Part of Paris2Tokyo — one show for each of the world's hundred most-visited countries. Made for travelers, wherever you are going next. #Taiwan #TaiwanTravel #EastAsia #Taipei #TravelPodcast #Travel #Paris2Tokyo https://www.paris2tokyo.com/podcasts/taiwan/

  1. 3d ago

    Escape to Alishan: Train, Tea, and Mountain Air

    Cheng-Han leaves the coastal heat of Chenggong behind, driving west over the Southern Cross-Island Highway to reach Alishan. He navigates the Alishan Forest Railway switchbacks, explores the giant cypress forests, and settles into the cool mountain air for a quiet start to autumn. Plan your trip to Taiwan: eSIM & data · Tours & tickets · Airport transfers · Car rental · Travel insurance · Hotels & full Taiwan guide → Some links are affiliate links. ☕ Enjoying the show? Help keep every episode free — buymeacoffee.com/paris2tokyo Episode 32 of Taiwan Travel Podcast with Cheng-Han Lin. Cheng-Han Lin is in Alishan, Taiwan. Places in this episode: Alishan National Forest Recreation Area, Meiyuanlou hotel, Alishan Forest Railway, Shenmu, Shuishan Giant Tree Trail, Fenqihu Old Street, Zou Coffee, Chunghwa Post branch. Covered: Alishan logistics and costs, Forest Railway history, Mountain weather and packing, Tsou culture and heritage, Local dining prices, Banking in rural Taiwan. Chapters:00:00 Rain00:58 Alishan National Forest Recreation Area02:50 Shenmu06:00 Zou Coffee A full transcript of this episode is available in supported apps. #AlishanTravel #TaiwanHighlands #ForestRailway #MountainLife #RainyDayVibes #GiantCypress #TeaCulture #ChiayiCounty #IndigenousHeritage #TravelBudget #SlowTravel #NatureEscape #TaiwanAutumn #ZhushanSunrise #FenqihuOldStreet #ZouCoffee #MeiyuanlouHotel #PostOfficeBank https://www.paris2tokyo.com/podcasts/taiwan/

    Escape to Alishan: Train, Tea, and Mountain Air
  2. Aug 28

    The Marlin Auction and a Rainy Farewell

    On his penultimate day in Chenggong, Cheng-Han attends the 2pm fish auction at Xingang Harbor, talks with a local fisherman about marlin spearfishing, and takes shelter from a thunderstorm at a café. A rainy, reflective episode about the town's working heart and the rhythm of saying goodbye. Plan your trip to Taiwan: eSIM & data · Tours & tickets · Airport transfers · Car rental · Travel insurance · Hotels & full Taiwan guide → Some links are affiliate links. ☕ Enjoying the show? Help keep every episode free — buymeacoffee.com/paris2tokyo Episode 28 of Taiwan Travel Podcast with Cheng-Han Lin. Cheng-Han Lin is in Chenggong, Taiwan. Places in this episode: Xingang Harbor, New Port Fisheries Building, 成功海銀行, MONDAY COFFEE&FOOD TAITUNG, Xingang Lighthouse, Zhonghua Road, Zhongshan Road. Covered: Fish auction action, Local fisherman conversation, Rainy café refuge, Practical visa and SIM reminders, Farewell reflections on Chenggong. Chapters:00:00 Zhonghua Road00:53 Zhongshan Road01:52 Auction hall interior, voices and ice03:34 成功海銀行05:22 New Port Fisheries Building06:59 Quiet room at night A full transcript of this episode is available in supported apps. #TaiwanTravel #Taitung #Chenggong #XingangHarbor #FishAuction #TaiwanCoast #EastCoastTaiwan #MarlinSeason #SwordfishSoup #GrilledFlyingFish #TravelPodcast #TaiwanFishing #HarborLife #RainyDayTaiwan #TaiwanFoodie #ARCApplication #TaiwanVisa #PacificCoast https://www.paris2tokyo.com/podcasts/taiwan/

    The Marlin Auction and a Rainy Farewell

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This podcast follows one host as he learns Taiwan by living in a place, then moving to another connected to it. Travel in Taiwan means navigating a rugged eastern two-thirds, a gentler western plain, and a tropical climate that stays cloudy for much of the year. The host covers a broad arc: Taipei in the north, Tainan in the south-west, Taichung on the western plain, and Taitung on the rugged east coast. These places are linked by the island's shape and by the way people live along the coast. Tainan and Taichung sit on flat land; Taitung faces the Pacific beneath mountain slopes. As the months pass, the southwest monsoon brings rain from June to August, and the cloud cover stays. The host returns to the same streets and hillsides at different points in the year, watching how a city changes when wet, dry, busy or quiet. Knowing Taiwan comes from these repeated visits rather than a single itinerary. Cheng-Han Lin lives in Taiwan and stays for two years, moving between cities, coastlines and smaller towns on a route that follows the seasons. Not a week-long visit — Cheng-Han is there in every kind of weather, working out where to eat on an ordinary Tuesday, which train to take, what a festival actually feels like from the pavement. A new episode arrives every day. Each one is short and specific: one neighbourhood, one journey, one meal, one museum worth the detour — with the practical detail that matters. What it costs. When it closes. Whether the queue is worth it. What to do when it rains. Every episode carries a full transcript and chapter markers. ☕ Enjoying the show? These episodes are free and stay that way because listeners chip in — if a coffee's worth it, support the journey: buymeacoffee.com/paris2tokyo Part of Paris2Tokyo — one show for each of the world's hundred most-visited countries. Made for travelers, wherever you are going next. #Taiwan #TaiwanTravel #EastAsia #Taipei #TravelPodcast #Travel #Paris2Tokyo https://www.paris2tokyo.com/podcasts/taiwan/

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