Thank You

Our Centered on Taipei (COT) team would like to express our sincere appreciation and good wishes to Grace Ting as she embarks on an exciting new life chapter – retirement. Her friendship and cheerful willingness to always help with each issue of COT has been an invaluable source of support to our team, the Center and to those who come to the Center. Grace, thank you for your hard work and dedicated service. You will be missed.

Taiwan 101: Essential Sights, Hikes and Experiences on Ilha Formosa by Richard Saunders

Taiwan is a perfect illustration of the saying that good things come in small packages. In comparison with more popular tourist destinations in the Far East, Taiwan is very modest in size, but despite its diminutive scale, the island has an astonishing amount to offer the curious explorer.

The two volumes that make up Taiwan 101 are the perfect guide for exploring the very best of Taiwan: not only the island’s finest hikes, but also its best historic towns and cities, brightest traditional festivals, unique Chinese and aboriginal cultural riches, and its little-known natural wonders such as eternal flames, mud volcanoes and badlands.

Together, Taiwan 101 Volumes 1 and 2 present Taiwan’s finest attractions to anyone who wishes to get to know this island of kaleidoscopic charms, and comes with detailed information on getting around by public transport, and accurate GPS coordinates of nearly 800 fascinating places.