Meeting Up With A Local In Taiwan!! (Exploring With Wes Davies)

[@NaickKim]

Next stop after Tainan is: Kenting! If you have any good tips for Kenting, let us know ;) Thanks for watching guys! 感謝收看！

[@YaChiTsao]

Hiking in Kenting National Park is the best.

[@AD-mb6kx]

景點：海洋生物博物館（夜晚住宿在海洋生物博物館，很棒）、關山日落、白沙灣、後壁湖（吃海鮮）、貓鼻頭、星砂灣、南灣。 墾丁有很多水上活動可以參加

[@alicetwlee5079]

You feel the inertial rain in the rainy season, four days and three days less rain. After you left Kaohsiung. Kaohsiung flooded. You are so lucky

[@skjhfuihff08757]

Rent a scooter and driving around. Also you can do scuba diving there. A lot of corals and huge variety of fish with decent visibility. Cheers from Netherlands. We are staying at home all time now ( work from home). It makes me miss Taiwan.

[@kendon8185]

Kenting Snorkeling National Museum of Marine Biology and Aquarium Hengchun Ancient City Guanshan Sunset-View

[@cylin3]

你們竟然遇到布袋戲謝神灑錢灑糖果時耶，這超傳統的

[@阿妮卡-h6e]

😀Naick&kim剪頭髮，感覺清爽、年輕很好看😚

[@NaickKim]

谢谢！ 💖

[@giannishen]

影片充滿文藝氣息，漂亮建築，也把台南的文化及人情味充分展現！ 雖然下雨有點不盡人意，但您們及衛斯理還是完成了這麼棒的影片！ 謝謝您們來台南旅遊，希望這次的台南之旅有讓您們盡興，及開心！😄✌

[@NaickKim]

谢谢！ 💖

[@giannishen]

@@NaickKim You are very welcome !

[@shantamoyguha4138]

It is a great refreshment to see your videos again... Earlier I have seen Wes Davies videos sometimes ago. He is a real darling...have a great time...

[@NaickKim]

Yes he is ;)

[@yenjoulin402]

哇~口罩是深藍色的 特殊顏色口罩可是大家想拿到也要碰運氣的 真棒棒

[@NaickKim]

忍者面具！

[@f9101605]

最近台灣都在下大雨 再忍一個禮拜 天氣就會變好了

[@NaickKim]

是的，雨很大。 謝謝收看

[@duncan7508]

天氣不好沒關係，抱著愉快的心情盡情享受就對了

[@Tony99949]

As I commented in Wes’s vlog, you guys are wonderful, keep up the great videos

[@NaickKim]

Thank you Tony ❤

[@ericayeh4173]

We have a proverb in Chinese call"遇水則發",mean the water causes you to be prosperous,just enjoy the beautiful secenries and friendly ppl in here!Welcome to Taiwan!

[@NaickKim]

Xie Xie!

[@alicetwlee5079]

You feel the inertial rain in the rainy season, four days and three days less rain. After you left Kaohsiung. Kaohsiung flooded. You are so lucky

[@NaickKim]

Tainan was also pretty wet haha. Hope everyone is alright in Kaohsiung!

[@agungnarmada2193]

Lychee and the noodles are the most beautiful part of this video 👍👍👍

[@NaickKim]

Haha, the food is always good here in Taiwan!

[@nathanjo.leadcaner4057]

I saw your interview video with Wes. It was so nice to learn more about you Kim and Naick. Keep safe always.

[@NaickKim]

Thanks a lot Jonathan! Stay safe!

[@1970smallbo]

一路平安!逢雨必發!

[@NaickKim]

谢谢！ 💖

[@augustjasmine]

13:11 The booth next to eel noodle booth serve famous fresh beef soup (牛肉湯), that's a must eat dish in Tainan.

[@NaickKim]

Yes the beef soup is great in Tainan. We had it at another famous place near our hostel.

[@virgochao8138]

台南小吃跟早餐真的棒，其他地方一定吃不到，去台南試真的可惜~ 1.台南現宰溫體牛肉湯（台南有養牛） 2.台南鹹粥，有滿滿海鮮，虱目魚，土魠魚，蚵仔 3.台南蝦仁肉圓 4.台南碗粿 5.台南虱目魚皮湯，魚鬆飯 6.台南米糕，總統國宴也有台南米糕 7.卓家魚麵，魚做的麵，手工麵~

[@Danivie0128]

Nice to see you and Wes filming together. He is one of my favorite foreign youtuber in Taiwan.

[@NaickKim]

He makes great videos! Thanks 💖💖

[@YaChiTsao]

I have been following your as well as Wes's videos that helped my hopeless homesick. My flight was just canceled with a full refund. Your films are very comforting. Thank you for spending the time document and showing us around. Your drone shots are purely AWESOME even though not in this episode! I'm planning to follow your steps throughout Taiwan when I can go back and visit. Enjoy the rain, enjoy the food, and your time in Taiwan. I am looking forward to watching your next videos! (PS: A puppet show in front of a temple is usually for returning the favor of being blessed by the God/Goddess in the temple, or celebrating a special event. When one's wish comes true, the person can provide the puppet show to show his/her appreciation. The candy given to you is believed with God's blessing. It is also considered extremely lucky to run into those events as well as receive the blessed treats. How lucky all of you are!)

[@NaickKim]

Thank you. Hope you get to return soon Ya-Chi. If you like drone shots, the next video will be great for you ;) Thanks for all the info on the puppet show!

[@KaylaCosmos]

Nice to see ya'll teaming up with Wes for the day :) I feel ya'll on the rainy season life, it's the same over on Kinmen. Stay dry and keep enjoying before it gets even hotter!

[@NaickKim]

Thank Kayla ;) Luckily it has been either very dry or very wet the last couple of days. Makes it a bit easier haha.

[@klyiu2006]

My gosh, Naick and Kim, I love that eel noodles. I can even smell them off the video. Will definitely give it a try the next time I visit Taiwan hopefully by the end of the year or as soon as Taiwan allows foreign visitors. Guess you guys owe Wes a great deal of gratitude for taking you to this place 🙏🙏🙏

[@NaickKim]

Yes we are very happy Wes took us there. Taiwan has announced plans to open to visitors in Q4.

[@crquetzals]

It is so cool that you have been able to meet up with Wes. I have been following him for a while. I just watched his interview with you. It is so cool that you can travel so much. I thought that you had just recently moved to Taiwan rather than just a long-term visit. My wife is from Miaoli Taiwan. We were supposed to go visit this year, but we got cancelled so I am very jealous.

[@NaickKim]

We had a great day with Wes. He's a legend! We have indeed not moved to Taiwan, we're long-term visitors haha. Sorry to hear you can't visit now. If needed we can go eat your portions of food with said family :D

[@crquetzals]

@@NaickKim it would be fun to send you to mu wife's hometown. A good substitute though would to have Allen and Prozzie take you to a town called SanYi. It is just North of TaiChung. The noodle shop there is famous and delicious. You can alsonsee the broke bridge.

[@KNISQUE]

wow~ so glad I have seen this EP, I will go to Tainan on Friday next week. Thank you so much!

[@竹竹陳]

很高興你們來台灣住這麽久，來做台灣人吧！😄😁

[@betty11728]

吳園！ This is a nice place that few people know! I loved to go there after school❤️

[@NaickKim]

Best food we've had so far. Big thanks to Wes for taking us there.

[@frehmann8031]

Even in rainy days, you'll still enjoy a lot of Taiwanese beauty in different ways.

[@pingshang2670]

最近還好吧？可惜碰到臺灣的雨季，出門旅遊要格外小心，尤其最近南部下著大雨，低窪地區會淹水，如果海灘拉起了紅色封鎖線，千萬不可下水，祝旅徒愉快 ! 💤💤💤

[@唯愛心凌]

旅途🤗

[@pingshang2670]

@@唯愛心凌 我知，懶得更正。😆😆😆

[@NaickKim]

我們做的很好。 一直在下雨，但是在不下雨時我們會盡力而為。

[@arainsley627]

I want to try that noodles seem so yummy. Nice to see you guys team up with Wes for a day :) Hope the sunny day coming soon

[@NaickKim]

Weather has been pretty good today and two days ago. Hope it stays that way! We had a great day with Wes.

[@6251grace]

太內行了，這家鱔魚意麵是我在台南的最愛！😍

[@brandyteng]

The puppet show is one of the traditional culture of Taiwan, reminding me of my childhood interest. Eel fried noodles are also traditional delicious street food. You are very smart and lucky.

[@NaickKim]

Xie Xie ;)

[@jacksctsaiutube]

Wes subscriber here! Great videos you guys have made! Subscribed and waiting for more Taiwan videos to come!!

[@NaickKim]

Thanks a lot ❤ We should have another video coming later today!

[@tinawine8595]

你們吃鱔魚意麵隔壁，是非常好吃的“鬍鬚忠" 溫體牛肉湯和牛肉滷肉飯！你們居然沒吃！！！

[@NaickKim]

谢谢你的信息！ 💖

[@婷-g4k]

Thank you guys for introduce Taiwan and love Taiwan so much~~ btw the mango in Taiwan are really amazing, you should try some~

[@NaickKim]

We've had a bunch of mango already haha. Have you seen our Secret Beach video? If not, def check it out. It contains our favorite form of mango :D

[@婷-g4k]

@@NaickKim ON MY WAY!

[@wfireC]

I am glad you tried Taiwanese eel dish. When I went to Belgium, I also tried your eel dish. It was a clear broth stewed sea eel. It was delicious. I thought the flavors are similar to the taiwanese pickled vegetables pork noodle soup (榨菜肉絲湯).。

[@wfireC]

It has a lemon kind of flavor. In the Taiwanese soup, that flavor comes from the pickled vegetables.

[@NaickKim]

Not sure if I've ever heard about that Belgian eel dish haha. The most famous one is 'Paling in het groen', which loosely translates to 'eel in green sauce'. images.app.goo.gl/Xgg6NUZi5TFWDMGN9

[@wfireC]

@@NaickKim Yes, I heard about that one. The one I had was in a nice restaurant near my hotel. I think that was their chef's special creation. It was late spring and early summer. I guess he used some special herbs for it. I was so lucky that time. Btw,. I learned 3 days before going to Belgium that it was not an English speaking country. It was way before translators got popular. I bought a tour guide.book, and I used my pattern matching and analytical skills to identify the food on the menu. I was able to identify the word "eel" from a long string of French/Dutch words posted in front of the restaurant's special menu. I also successfully got hold of beer stewed rabbit, not to mention the famous Belgium fries and chocolate.

[@maierkang]

great vid, thanks guys

[@NaickKim]

Thank youuuu

[@youtubehand]

Southern Taiwan is getting hit hard with monsoon showers. May be taking time exploring some indoor activities and museums will be a good idea. Tainan has a couple cool art galleries and museums (as if there are not enough temples already). I would recommend Chimei Museum and National Museum of Taiwan History. Since you are already in Tainan, a side trip to adjacent Jiayi city's South Branch of the National Palace Museum will be a place any museum lover could not miss. Use the Google map to find the most convinemient way to get there. I would say making it a day trip is most ideal.

[@NaickKim]

Thanks for the tips!

[@AriesYu]

好好吃的「鱔魚意麵」😋

[@NaickKim]

是的，非常好！

[@augustjasmine]

7:15 The restaurant "華都小吃" located right next to Wu garden (吳園) serves best 小籠包 Xiao Long Bao and 酸辣湯 Hot and Sour Soup, I recommend you that. :)

[@NaickKim]

Oh we really love Xiao Long Bao. Thanks for the tip!

[@小屋桃]

Tainan ’s architecture is very unique, eel noodles are delicious 😋！

[@NaickKim]

Yes, soooo good haha.

[@memmener]

10:09 interesting fact about tea (unrelated to winter melon tea), the Taiwanese (and Min Chinese) pronunciation of tea is "te", where has the Mandarin and Cantonese pronunciations has the "ch" sound. That "t" pronunciation was exported by Dutch tea traders, so now it's in many European languages. Chinese makes for interesting linguistics study since it has influences on many other languages, especially in East Asia.

[@sean9321]

Funny when I was in Indonesia locals told me the exact same story except European got the name from their language. So I told them what you described and they gave me a funny face. Indonesian: Te, Minan/Taiwanese: Te, Cantonese: Cha, Mandarin: Cha. But Quanzhou was like the combination of Hong Kong and Shanghai before the Chinese empire formally shut it's foreign boarders I'm not surprised SE Asia got such influence. I guess European adopted the Portuguese version which got it from Malaka in Malaysia, the Singapore before Singapore.

[@lydiafang0402]

希望你們可以去花東看看

[@YaTingHsu]

小時候都會跟著外婆去廟前面看這些舞台演出 結束時會撒糖果 小朋友們會開心地狂撿

[@cthuang7391]

Beautiful film!

[@NaickKim]

Thank you!

[@LIAONorita0702]

雖然看過衛斯理那邊拍的還是再來這裡看一遍

[@NaickKim]

👍💖😘

[@RichardTheVoyager]

Indeed, Wes is the famous KZbinr！

[@NaickKim]

Yes, he's very talented!

[@twcck]

While eel noodles can be found throughout Taiwan, they’re especially popular down south.

[@NaickKim]

Oh that's great. Looking forward to more eel noodles haha.

[@安安-e2q]

The lady who gives you candies is so cute!

[@NaickKim]

Yes she was so sweet. We wanted to pick up one candy to have a taste and she tried to give us all the candies. 💖

[@rurumi0101]

孔廟旁邊還有 "窄門咖啡" "莉莉水果" "台灣文學館" "葉時濤紀念館" "湯德章公園" "林百貨" 有時間去逛逛看😀

[@NaickKim]

謝謝你的建議！

[@umbertocalvini7429]

My dream came true! 🤩 👍👏🥳🤗

[@NaickKim]

We make dreams come true Umberto :D

[@91301806]

你好！我是台南人，如果你們去的那天是星期一的話，那就是赤崁樓的公休時間，並不是整修喔！那個圍籬是在挖掘古代文物！

[@NaickKim]

非常感谢！ 💖

[@alanchang9253]

The restaurant is the best and famous fry noodle in Tainan

[@NaickKim]

Oh we didn't know it was so famous. The food is excellent!

[@geronimonam7930]

The lychees are in season and the seed is very small so you guys can enjoy extra bouncy and juicy flavors of the pulp, I suggest you to try atemoya(鳳梨釋迦), a fruit called custard apple with lychee flavor, it’s unforgettable sweetness.

[@NaickKim]

Thanks for the tip!

[@簡貞雄]

鱔魚意麵好吃😆

[@NaickKim]

這是最好的！

[@Sleepyhappygrumpy]

Naick & Kim You can also try 花枝意麵 ( squid instead of eel)

[@seanc7390]

Tainan is the best city to live，love，and work.

[@NaickKim]

We really loved our time in Tainan!

[@曾永浤-r4v]

哈哈😄…荔枝，鱔魚麵，內行人👍🤟

[@NaickKim]

谢谢！ 💖

[@clairekuo1208]

Welcome to experience the rain season in Taiwan. From late June there will be typhoon season, but it depends on the global weather.

[@NaickKim]

Thanks 💖💖

[@PinocchioXIII]

Yeah~ already looking forward to the next video.

[@NaickKim]

New one coming today ;)

[@Ben-qv4rr]

Thank you so much.

[@NaickKim]

Thank you!

[@SORRYILOVEHER]

我從衛里斯那過來的，我的朋友

[@NaickKim]

谢谢你的信息！ 💖

[@DannyTs]

Damn.... I'm starving right now ! However it's time for my brunch ~~~ I'm so glad that I didn't watch it in the midnight

[@NaickKim]

Hahaha. Yes always dangerous to watch such good food late at evening.

[@KwazyBoba]

Eel noodle! Now you have a taste of authentic Tainan delicacy.

[@NaickKim]

Yes, our favourite dish in Taiwan so far!

[@l9548083]

The candies were "God's Gifts", that's soooooo lucky~

[@聰聰聰-n8e]

Hi guys I love Tainan You can go chiku rural Orthodox Luermen Shengmu big temple and,salt mountain and Jing Zhai Jiao Tile Paved Salt Fields there the sunset after the rains very nice . Renting a motorcycle for a day is enough to play🥳🥳

[@NaickKim]

Thanks for the info！ 💖

[@阿湯哥日記]

台灣現在進入梅雨季，幾乎會天天下雨🌧️可能會影響你們遊玩的興緻跟心情😩但還是希望你們在台灣玩的愉快😊

[@NaickKim]

最近幾天，下雨了。 我們總是需要一些時間來編輯視頻，因此我們可以在下雨天計劃一下。

[@FrankChang-vg9cg]

In May and June is the main rainy season in Taiwan. Dutch people don't use the umbrella during the rainy day and you guys either.😂 Winter melon tea, the winter melon is a vegetable and we just cut it for the small piece then put in the pot with brown sugar and normal sugar to mix. After that, it would become winter melon brick, and just add a little piece of brick with water to melt when you want to drink it. The flavor of north Taiwan prefers to salty and south is sweety.

[@NaickKim]

非常感谢！ 💖

[@LindaLin-jt2qp]

Lovely video and glad to see Wes in here...

[@NaickKim]

We had a great time with Wes. He's a great guy!

[@鶯黃-c1s]

内行人吃的鱔魚意麵！讚！

[@mariay6651]

There are some famous traditional snacks in Tainan,such as 擔仔麵,官材板,蚵仔煎,牛肉湯....Highly recommend you to try.

[@NaickKim]

Thanks 💖💖

[@peitilin4355]

Rainy season at now from few days ago .

[@NaickKim]

Yes indeed. But it seems very good the next couple of days!

[@adamjr.7965]

Wow a new meal adventure, looks yummy. People say it's good for men, I should try it one-day :))))

[@NaickKim]

Yes, the food was sooo good.

[@ozakl999]

trivia in Tainan: there are still a lot of historic sites popping up while constructing. by the way, Tainan is the most "sugar" place in Taiwan. Hope Naick enjoys it~

[@NaickKim]

Naick is not the greatest fan of sugary food (unless it's deserts ofcourse). But we really liked the food in Tainan.

[@Alice-cx9iv]

Wow wes💕

[@NaickKim]

He's a great guy! Thanks 💖💖

[@熟鴨]

赤崁樓最近在地下挖掘到古文物，所以暫時封園

[@NaickKim]

谢谢! 💖

[@umemanjyuu]

winter melon brown sugar tea!!! taste good!!!!!!!!

[@NaickKim]

Yes, so good!

[@陳俊翰-h2m]

The boss's younger brother also runs a similar restaurant nearby. It's not so oily.If you're still in Tainan, you can try it.Open Google map and input"二哥炒鱔魚" to get information.

[@NaickKim]

Thanks for the info. We just left Tainan a couple of days ago.

[@blueflame1207]

You have to try the beef soup in Tainan!

[@NaickKim]

Which is the best one? We went to one of the famous places and it was really good.

[@blueflame1207]

Many of them are pretty good. 阿村、六千、阿裕(This one is the hotpot and you need to drive). You can also try 小卷米粉 (Squid rice noddle).

[@sheepli0300]

GOOD!

[@NaickKim]

Thank you ;)

[@YSLiao]

Taoism is a popular religion in Taiwan, and they have really lots and lots god representing different things. For example, the temple is dedicated for the god of "north", or the north star - Polaris . Also, since "North" represent "Water" according to Chinese philosophy, so the god in the temple also known as "God of Water" The interested thing is that this is a really old temple, and one of the wall plaque are given by "Chu shu-kuei" who is a imperial clan of Ming's Dynasty in 1669.

[@stanleywtang]

I hope you guys had tried beef soup, iconic Tainan food

[@NaickKim]

Yes, we did try it. It's really good.

[@darcy751228]

其實能參觀、介紹一下不時在背景出現的日治時代建築能夠讓你們更了解台灣及台南。

[@MatildaYeh]

我看了好幾部你們的影片了，中文翻譯的很棒！是熱心網友翻譯的嗎？👍👍👍

[@NaickKim]

不，我們已經雇了人來做翻譯。

[@MatildaYeh]

@@NaickKim 我必須說，他真的翻譯得不錯

[@hcwu6160]

You guys miss the nice two coffee shops across the alleyway of wu garden

[@NaickKim]

Oh that's too bad. We had already stopped for a coffee because it was raining so much.

[@pradeeprajagopal3600]

Luscious lychee, the month of May is the season and had you been in north India you would have been bombarded with lychee and of course mangoes. Must try to add eel in my next noodle.

[@nickinx]

Eel noodles!!!!! It's my favorite noodles. You guys attack me by foods.

[@NaickKim]

They are our favorite noodles too now haha. Soooo good!

[@星爺-l6h]

4:35 May also be someone makes a wish, After the wish is fulfilled, To thank and keep the promise please God watch puppet show。Taiwan has entered the rainy season，Activity planning More difficult。

[@NaickKim]

Thanks 💖💖

[@1970smallbo]

有緣千里來相會!

[@NaickKim]

非常感谢！ 💖

[@jonasliu]

荔枝掉到地上的時候我抖了一下，來台灣就是要吃水果，台灣的水果讚啦

[@persiaprince_j]

Tainan city has many sightseeing spots, hightly recommend visited eng.taiwan.net.tw/m1.aspx?sNo=0002119 , especially Qigu Lagoon, Jingzaijiao Tile-paved Salt Fields, Taijiang National Park, Taijiang National Park is the Taiwan amazon river…etc. Have fun !

[@stevencarroll4250]

Japan loves to eat eel and many are flown live from Kaohsiung to Japan. So better to eat in Taiwan. Taiwan fruits are the best in the world! Yeah!

[@NaickKim]

Taiwan has some great food indeed!

[@classic7577]

16:09 is my favorite Taiwan food too :)

[@郭明吉-g4x]

台南棺材板也要試試看，超好吃

[@holinking_plumbingspecialt9806]

It makes me hungry, and recall its flavor. Yami

[@NaickKim]

Just thinking about it makes us hungry!

[@neutral6944]

Taiwanese food is the best in the world.

[@NaickKim]

The food is really good!

[@wfireC]

I think winter melon tea doesn't have tea in it. We call a lot of hot liquid as "tea".

[@NaickKim]

Same in the Dutch speaking part of Belgium. In the French speaking part, 'tea' is only reserved for real tea haha.

[@wfireC]

My friends asked me about whether to bring umbrella to Taiwan. I told them umbrellas are useless in Taiwan. The rain is either so light like mist. Or it is pouring and umbrella won't stop it. I rather not fight the rain and the wind with the umbrella. Usually, I was totally wet in this kinds of weather. I believe long rain coats are the best.

[@NaickKim]

We usually don't have an umbrella either. It was mostly to protect the camera.

[@wfireC]

Lychee generally lost its flavor and freshness within 3 days of being picked. Therefore, the ones shipped to other places are freezed (I think), and they lost the juices during the process.

[@NaickKim]

Yes the ones we have in Belgium doesn't taste anything like this!

[@sn13314]

No, not when you know how to storage it.

[@jingchang7378]

Nice Video!!!! Hope you Enjoy!!!

[@NaickKim]

Thank you ❤😘

[@jw8720]

I knew him already. : )

[@NaickKim]

😁

[@Lili-fq9ry]

I'll be jiggered that you're leaving Tainan so soon. It's a pity that it rains a lot several days in a row during your visit but it should be the same in Kending area because it is in monsoon season. Tainan is marked the dawn of civilization in Taiwan and it takes time to appreciate. Many places are worth of your visit such as Siraya National Park, Green Tunnel, Guanziling, Chikan Tower and Chimei Museum. Siraya is the indigenous people in Tainan when the Dutch came here and used to be called Formosan. Chikan Tower wasn't a temple in fact. It was first built by Dutch and later on Kouxinga and his son used it as an administrative center to govern west part of Taiwan.

[@yaxin0903]

說到關子嶺，會讓我想到梅子雞，還有七股的鹽山，這些也是不錯的景點

[@NaickKim]

Thanks for the tips!

[@cyanidechung]

Taiwan puppetry is getting more popular recent years. Actually it is quite awesome in contrast with other puppetry over the world. Check out 霹靂布袋戲, aka Pili puppetry. Their recent show for global audience, called as Thunderbolt Fantasy. Because they didn't touch national market until 2016, Give it a try.

[@NaickKim]

Thanks for the tip!

[@yanmissho3387]

It's always popular XD. It has been got 97% ratings on TV in 70's. Now it lose much audience because of various entertainment. However it is really nice culture I love it 😍

[@pcje]

The rainy season has begun，beware of typhoons~~haha

[@NaickKim]

Yes, so much rain haha.