Taiwan VLOG: Exploring Taipei, Jiufen, Night Markets, Boba, Teahouses, & bein' silly

[Music] Baby once again doesn't even rhyme.

You can't stop me. Don't even try. I can

push you down the elevator.

Escalator disrespectful behavior.

Initial reaction at this airport is a very air conditioned. Yes, which I don't [Music] mind. Hello there. Here we are in

mind. Hello there. Here we are in Taipei. We checked into the hotel. We

Taipei. We checked into the hotel. We

didn't rest, but we we relaxed for a couple minutes. Sue was we woke up at

couple minutes. Sue was we woke up at 4:00 a.m. First stop. We're both

4:00 a.m. First stop. We're both

starving, so we're getting something very yummy. You'll see. And we're

very yummy. You'll see. And we're

walking right along Dawn Park, which from what I know is a very hip, cool part of town. All right, guys. Very

special first location was an hour wait.

So, you'll just have to wait and see.

Figured we'd walk around Dawn Park a little bit to kill some time cuz I told my mom it's worth it. I've caught it before. And we're waiting the hour. So,

before. And we're waiting the hour. So,

let's go see about this park, shall we?

Beautiful [Music] flowers. The landscaping is

flowers. The landscaping is [Music] stunning. What do you

stunning. What do you think? So pretty. Guys, this is the best

think? So pretty. Guys, this is the best park ever. It's not showing on camera

park ever. It's not showing on camera how cool it is. Look at that neighbor.

Oh, my mom loves the birds. They are

pretty cool.

They are pretty cool. Feel like this one's looking for a

cool. Feel like this one's looking for a mate, but who's to say? Ooh, that one's spiky. This one is just comfortable.

spiky. This one is just comfortable.

He's content. But this one is looking for a

content. But this one is looking for a mate. I'm sure of it. Also, there's a

mate. I'm sure of it. Also, there's a turtle, you guys. Turtle gang. Look at

him. Turtles are so funny. Comical

comical creatures. Okay, guys. The

special location in Tyong. Take a look.

Delicious. Fantastic first meal. Worth

the wait. Worth the wait.

[Music] Oh nice.

[Music] What's up, vlog? So, I've actually been working in the hotel for the last couple hours. We needed some downtime. I needed

hours. We needed some downtime. I needed

to get some stuff done. And then I realized we have to get the best boba in Taipei. This place came up. It's called

Taipei. This place came up. It's called

Blight. I got the classic milk tea with bubbles. Boba, you know, a little bit of

bubbles. Boba, you know, a little bit of ice, a little bit of sweetness. Ready?

Mhm. Ooh. All right, let's see. I wish

you could see the bubbles. Amazing. I should have got even

bubbles. Amazing. I should have got even more sweetness. Classic

more sweetness. Classic [Music] American. What's up?

American. What's up?

You're not going to believe what's in here. A bunch of individually wrapped

here. A bunch of individually wrapped packs. Sup vlog. This is day one. I

packs. Sup vlog. This is day one. I

consider this day one and yesterday day zero. Say hello

zero. Say hello mother. Nice. And we're going today to

mother. Nice. And we're going today to Joofen. I know I'm not saying that

Joofen. I know I'm not saying that right. Joofen. It's where you get this

right. Joofen. It's where you get this really awesome picture. And there's just a ton of tea houses and it's a really really old part of Taiwan. And so we're going to go see the old street and just

walk around. But it was probably the

walk around. But it was probably the number one recommended thing that I got from subscribers and friends who have been here. So very excited to see it.

been here. So very excited to see it.

Also, if I may talk about the weather for a second. Perfect. Stunning. We were in

second. Perfect. Stunning. We were in Seoul before this and then Hanoi. And

both times it was warm enough, but it's kind of gray and cold and me. This is

the first time seeing blue sky and it's so so nice. Okay, take a look at the sights and the sounds.

[Music] We made it. That was the chaotic bus

ride. super windy and the bus driver was

ride. super windy and the bus driver was taking it like I mean not only was he one inch from cars most of the time he actually bumped a couple motorbikes.

Maybe that's what you do. Get him to speed up. I'm not going fast enough. We

speed up. I'm not going fast enough. We

made it to Jupiter Street and oh my gosh excited to explore. I actually didn't know we were going to have a view of the ocean from up here. I got some Boba earrings. Little

here. I got some Boba earrings. Little

dumpling postcard. Pretty neat. What's

up? Vlog. Got in the boba ear. I'm

wearing them in front of the best boba in so they say, which is funny because this is the kind that I get in New York in East Village. There's one on St.

Mark's and Second A. And I didn't know it was supposed to be one of the best.

[Music] I get this all the time, but it's better in [Music]

Taiwan. I'm chewing my bubbles. Well,

Taiwan. I'm chewing my bubbles. Well,

well, well. What do we have here? A gang

of turtles.

[Music] And the inside for you. Oh, great.

Taking the water. One. Mhm.

water. One. Mhm.

[Music] 30 seconds.

Yes, absolutely. Thank you.

All right, guys. It's very flavorful.

It's jasmine, organic jasmine, too.

Here's what it looks like. She showed us how to do it. And the setting is stunning. And here's what surprised me.

stunning. And here's what surprised me.

You can get six to eight different uses out of this amount. So, we're going to have leftover that we can take home with us, which is pretty [Music]

sweet. All

sweet. All [Music] right. Not a bad

right. Not a bad [Music] deal. She said about five extra seconds

deal. She said about five extra seconds for the second round. So, 35 seconds.

So, I haven't been counting. Well, well,

well, hold on. Hold on. What do we have here? Okay. But seriously, pretty sick

here? Okay. But seriously, pretty sick koiish. They're huge.

koiish. They're huge.

[Music] ceramic workshop underneath the tea shop we were just in. It's quite the

location. Not a bad place to do your

location. Not a bad place to do your ceramics.

[Music] This is that famous vantage lookout point and it is quite pretty. I've

mainly only seen it when it was pretty cloudy, so I did not realize you could see the ocean in the background on a clear day, which we got. So, fun fact, all the Spirited Away

got. So, fun fact, all the Spirited Away garb. I actually forgot, but I did read

garb. I actually forgot, but I did read that, you know, the market, the opening market of the movie is based off of Joan, which is really cool. And it does look like pretty

[Music] neat. All right, we are at the base of

neat. All right, we are at the base of the Elephant Mountain hike. Apparently,

it only takes 15 20 minutes to get there. Not too bad. Oh, it takes longer

there. Not too bad. Oh, it takes longer than 15 to 20 minutes. Might do it in a little little longer. Also, what an incredible little

longer. Also, what an incredible little set of cafes right at the base. A few

more super cute ones right here, [Music] too. That's where you guys recommended

too. That's where you guys recommended this to me. Elephant Mountain. Look at

Oh my god. Can you tell I'm doing it?

And I'm glad I'm doing it. But one

pulled me. This was a serious workout.

But I can already tell it's going to be awesome. My mom about to cross the

awesome. My mom about to cross the finish line from a really hard place.

High [Music] five. Chin up. Not a pull up. Relax.

five. Chin up. Not a pull up. Relax.

How many flights have you climbed? Hey

Siri, how many flights of stairs have I climbed today? You've climbed 57 floors

climbed today? You've climbed 57 floors today. Jeez. Oh. Hey, didn't see you

today. Jeez. Oh. Hey, didn't see you there. So, we just got back from

there. So, we just got back from climbing Elephant Mountain, which was freaking hard. No one told me that, but

freaking hard. No one told me that, but it was worth it. Very, very pretty view.

It's been a long day. We haven't really eaten today since breakfast, really, minus a couple little street food things. So, we're actually heading to

things. So, we're actually heading to Well, you'll see. We're having a culinary experience tonight, but we had to sit here, chill for a little bit, put our feet up, and so we hit 7-Eleven, and I just had to do it. Sometimes Cup of

Noodle just hits. Am I right? Oh, yeah.

I had to document this. So, we're about to go out to the night market and I'm getting a call. International decline. I

got a burst of excitement and giddiness imagining Willie being here right now. I

just said, "Imagine him walking up the bed and plopping down cuz he hugs me."

So, this is fast forward in time 3 days.

This is what he does. And I wish so bad that he was here right now to give me one. I don't even know if I'm going to

one. I don't even know if I'm going to put this in. has no significance, but I just miss him a lot. Okay. Should we go to the night market? Yes.

[Music] Okay. Pretty neat.

Okay. Pretty neat.

Okay. I think I know the first thing we're getting. If I'm not mistaken, I

we're getting. If I'm not mistaken, I think it's the first thing in there, which is the peppery pork buns from Michelin recommended. Let's see.

Michelin recommended. Let's see.

[Music] Wow. Okay, so these are tandoori style

Wow. Okay, so these are tandoori style ovens and they stick to the side as you can see. Got these in literally 02

can see. Got these in literally 02 seconds. But first, if you watch the

seconds. But first, if you watch the Hanoi vlog, you know. If you know, you know. If you don't know, go watch the

know. If you don't know, go watch the Vietnam vlog. First bite of the pepper

Vietnam vlog. First bite of the pepper pork bun. I think they're supposed to be

pork bun. I think they're supposed to be pretty hot, so I'm going to bite with caution. Super crunchy on the outside,

caution. Super crunchy on the outside, chewy on the inside. And I haven't really got to the meat yet, but kind of tastes like a stallion pancake in a in a

bun with pork. So, not a stallion pancake. Amazing. Not so awesome.

pancake. Amazing. Not so awesome.

[Music] What'd you get, mother? Dried sweet

potato cicada balls. Oh, I'm saving out for a different dessert.

[Music] is my favorite food in the entire world, but I'm not so sure about about sugar.

You guys let me know if you've had that before.

[Music] All right, guys. We're back at it. Can't

stop us. Boba. Boba. Boba.

I wanted that to be synchronized.

What an utter fail. Is it good? Yeah.

Good.

This my favorite boba so far in Taiwan.

I like the warm one because the tapa I bit my cheek. Carry on. Bubbles aren't

as hard. Uhhuh. But the taste of this one is the best. Agreed.

[Music] Swag. Let's go eat it. Wait a minute. I

Swag. Let's go eat it. Wait a minute. I

got to get my change. There's no change.

It was a thousand. Oh, thank you. Thank

you. Sorry. All

right. I love this fruit. I don't know if it's a chy moy here. They're calling

them custard apples. That's what I've been seeing the sign for. But I'm pretty sure it's a Chitty Moya. Oh, good, huh?

Mhm. And we have reached the end of the road. What's your review? Fun. Fun. Uh,

road. What's your review? Fun. Fun. Uh,

so a lot of foods I couldn't identify.

Yep. And then some were really good.

Sup vlog. Today is the wedding day. I

haven't even mentioned that. I'm here

for a wedding. I'm here for Chloe's wedding. You guys probably know Chloe.

wedding. You guys probably know Chloe.

Big YouTuber, even bigger Instagrammer.

She kills it. You should You should check her out if you don't already know her. Yeah, it's a perfect day. I just

her. Yeah, it's a perfect day. I just

texted Chloe that the gods blessed her with perfect weather on her wedding day.

Anyways, we're here. A recommended

coffee shop, which apparently has pretty good cinnamon rolls, too. Really not

authentic, but sometimes got to We're getting some coffee. Doing

some walking around before I go back to the hotel to get ready.

[Music] Breakfast of champions. No

champions. No regrets. All right, we got another

regrets. All right, we got another little meal before going back to the hotel to get ready for the wedding. Need

to fill the belly. Can't be hangry at the wedding. As a coffee lover, I

the wedding. As a coffee lover, I approve. Okay, sup vlog. I'm getting

approve. Okay, sup vlog. I'm getting

ready. I have about an hour. This is my dress. It's pretty wrinkled. They don't

dress. It's pretty wrinkled. They don't

have steamers here at the hotel, so we just took an iron, which you're not allowed to iron this either, but very, very lightly. I put it up and down the

very lightly. I put it up and down the dress as a steamer. It worked well enough. And now we get ready. Have some

enough. And now we get ready. Have some

little spots here. A little bit of highlighter. That's more than a little.

highlighter. That's more than a little.

Let's spread that across both cheeks.

Also fully did not have time to get my nails done while here, but I just haphazardly very quickly painted my toes with some cheap polish that I got at a drugstore around here. And that should

do. All right. What now? Uh, take my

do. All right. What now? Uh, take my hair down. Okay, this is how I woke up

hair down. Okay, this is how I woke up with it. Actually, not bad. Okay, we

with it. Actually, not bad. Okay, we

have a good base. I rarely use this. I

use it for videos sometimes and for weddings. So, I brought it with me, but

weddings. So, I brought it with me, but I think I should do my makeup first. I

just try to add some dimension to this area. Looks a little patchy. For

area. Looks a little patchy. For

weddings and special occasions, I do a little extra along my lash line. See

there? More outline than that one. Okay.

See? did the eyes. Honestly, I don't really do my lips. I just like to put on some like clear Oh, I actually brought waterproof mascara in case I cry. I

forgot to use it. Darn. I already put on the nonwaterproof. Oh well. Promise it looks

nonwaterproof. Oh well. Promise it looks better in person. Honestly, this might be a little too black swan. Okay, I

bought these earrings in Soul last week.

I like them. They're very good wedding earrings. They're so fun. Okay. Oh,

earrings. They're so fun. Okay. Oh,

here's my view, by the way.

Just added some curls. Some more defined curls. How's that? Okay, grand reveal

curls. How's that? Okay, grand reveal right in front of the toilet here. Shall

we have the open back green, not black leg? Oh, I should take this off cuz I

leg? Oh, I should take this off cuz I look like a spy kid with it on. Final

touch, I brought my travel size perfume. So cute and tiny. Okay, let's

perfume. So cute and tiny. Okay, let's

go to the wedding. Sup vlog. Getting

ready to go in just a few minutes. My

mother is relaxing over here. I got to stop flexing and I'll put

here. I got to stop flexing and I'll put on my my heels. I expect to get blisters. It's the first time I've worn

blisters. It's the first time I've worn [Music] them. Wow. Leave it to Chloe to like

them. Wow. Leave it to Chloe to like pick the prettiest venue. Hey friends,

ran into each other in the elevator.

Serendipitous. Perfect timing. And we

found the elevator together and now we're here. And now we're here. And you

we're here. And now we're here. And you

speak your native language, which helps.

I was following you. Wow. Okay,

Chloe. Okay. Good taste.

She would think of this.

Cheers. Let's do it. Hell yeah.

[Music] Oh, hey vlog. This is my last day in Taiwan and in Asia. I've been here for a while now and it's been amazing. But at

the same time, travel. not just travel, but packing so much in every single day because obviously you want to make your time worth it. It definitely gets tiring. You start to miss your own bed,

tiring. You start to miss your own bed, but you know, good problems to have.

Anyways, Chloe's wedding was so fun last night. I knew a handful of the people

night. I knew a handful of the people there, other really great creators. And

then today is this big fancy wedding banquet followed by afterparty at this really, really cool private karaoke place. But today, I was by

karaoke place. But today, I was by myself. My mom actually left last night

myself. My mom actually left last night and so been kind of a weird like I don't know. I haven't been alone in a

know. I haven't been alone in a while. So, I really just took today

while. So, I really just took today because I've already done a decent amount of sightseeing. I worked pretty much all day in a coffee shop that my mom and I went to yesterday. You know,

you start to feel like you've been here for a minute when you go to repeat places, you know. And funny story, in this coffee shop, they were playing like 21 Savage and Drake over and over and

over again. the same song would play

over again. the same song would play like four times over the course of an hour. And I was like, what's going on

hour. And I was like, what's going on here? And so anyways, I open up my

here? And so anyways, I open up my Spotify to listen to something else in my own headphones. And then I see on Spotify that I can join that cafe's jam,

like Spotify playlist via Bluetooth. So

I join it. Like I figure it's there for a reason, right? And then I add a bunch of my own songs to like get a little palette cleanser. And then the second

palette cleanser. And then the second the first song that I queued comes on, I see like I'm out of the corner of my eye, I see the braces like be like, "Wait, what's this?" And then they go

and override all of the songs that I queued up and they kicked me off of the jam. And then I left a few minutes

jam. And then I left a few minutes later, I was like, "Oh, they probably know it was me because there's not too many other people in this cafe and the other ones that are here are elderly.

I'm never going to see them again. It's

fine unless the algorithm feeds them my YouTube videos since we were in close proximity." Anyways, the wedding banquet

proximity." Anyways, the wedding banquet starts in 1 hour and eight minutes and so I'm

gonna up the face a little bit. What's

up vlog? I judged as promised. I got the off the shoulder top, satin skirt, and then I'll put some heels on. Call it a day. You can see my earrings better this

day. You can see my earrings better this way. What do we think? You guys never

way. What do we think? You guys never see me like this. I dress like fancy.

very very infrequently. Oh my god. Best

part about wearing long sleeve I can keep on my Apple Watch so many times last night. I was like but there was

last night. I was like but there was nothing there. Anyway, besides my Apple

nothing there. Anyway, besides my Apple Watch tan final touch once again travel size perfume swag. All right, let's go.

1 2 3. Okay.

3. Okay.

[Music] headed to the airport. It's been a fun time. Thanks, Taiwan. Also, great

time. Thanks, Taiwan. Also, great

weather. Also, we lived right by 7-Eleven. She came in

7-Eleven. She came in clutch. Got some got some good snacks.

clutch. Got some got some good snacks.

Oh my gosh.

There's a lot of activity going on up here.

I like it.

Hey Vogue.

Well, well, well. What do we have here? Turtle gang. You should definitely

here? Turtle gang. You should definitely do one of those where you jump into your clothes with that dress. Oh, yeah.

People don't see me dressed up very often. No.

often. No.

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