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(UPDATE May 2024) We had a long layover in Taipei on our first trip and we got to try a whirlwind 72 hours of recommendations from friends who'd been before. We loved that visit so much we actually went back again in 2017, 2018, 2019, 2023, and 2024! Here's a few of our Taipei tips: First off, the airport is quite far from the city and traffic can be horrendous. The subway to the airport opened in Spring 2017 and you can get a deal online for airport rail fare + 48 or 72 hour Taipei Metro pass. We've also taken the bullet train into the city just for fun. Download and  watch  Anthony Bourdain's video  about Taipei on the flight there (ca 2013). He's always good for a laugh and a tip or two.  Subways and bullet trains are cheap . If you're going to be there for more than a couple days, get an Easy Card from the staffed window at the subway station. You can also use it to pay at most convenience stores. If you're not, single-...

(updated April 2025) Intro Here's a few of my very Lower East Side-centric  NYC food tips. There's tons of info online about the restaurant scene here – you don't need me to tell you that Masa and Le Bernardin are great places to eat, but check out EaterNY  or the Michelin Bib Gourmand list if you want to read up on some places for yourself. A great watch on the plane ride here is The Sturgeon Queens – a documentary about the legendary Russ and Daughters appetizing shop and the Lower East Side's culinary history. Lots of celebrity cameos including Ruth Bader Ginsberg! Doing schmaltz shots with Nikki Russ at the Russ and Daughters Cafe! Food My favorite things right now are : Saigon Social  is making some delicious Vietnamese food. The softshell crab banh mi is amazing, as are the garlic noodles. The pork-filled pineapple bun from Mei Lai Wah in Chinatown is one of my favorite snacks. Kisa serves "KBBQ for 1" meals that are popular with...