Our Christmas Surprise in Taiwan (Biking Taiwan Day 14)

[@MaxandJacqueline]

🫵 Let us know who you think go the best gift 🎁? Max or Jacqueline 🎅🏼🎄

[@鍾鎮州-b8k]

The best Christmas gift is to travel around Taiwan together.…😊❤

[@MaxandJacqueline]

Exactly that is very true. Thank you for being such a loyal subscriber b8k we love having people returning and being of the journey alongside us

[@鍾鎮州-b8k]

@@MaxandJacqueline 👍😄

[@江糧旭]

Bamboo rice usually comes with rice alone. You simply enjoy the extra unique fragrance from bamboo. They are convenient to carry and attractive for rice lovers. Aboriginal made them when they have to go hunting or farming away from home. They also made them when they hold a ceremony or festival or have to treat important visitors.

[@MaxandJacqueline]

It was really yummy rice, I guess our western brains just couldn't understand rice as the main dish 😂

[@angus7711]

On the one hand, because of the continuation of the traditional agricultural society lifestyle, and on the other hand, because early life was relatively poor, carbohydrates (rice or noodles), which were relatively cheap and filling, were used as the main dish. Only when you are full you could have the energy to work,. all other dishes are just side dishes. BTW, In less affluent times, meat was a luxury, and offal was a cheaper source of protein, so there are many offal dishes in Taiwan, including pig blood and duck blood. Pigs, cattle, sheep, chickens, ducks, fish... no part of any animal should be wasted. In order to make these perhaps unpalatable offal suitable for rice, cooks try their best to cook them deliciously.

[@MaxandJacqueline]

In terms of the rice it makes sense its a good source of energy and carrying it inside the bamboo makes total sense. I guess we just don't realise how privilege we are now to call rice our 'side dish'

[@angus7711]

@@MaxandJacqueline Great, this is the fun of adventure and experience in travel. ha

[@vivojoey3705]

Max chose a great gift 😆 After watching this episode from the beginning, your chopstick skills are becoming more and more like locals 👍 Merry Christmas~

[@MaxandJacqueline]

That is the best compliment we’ve received! We’re actually loving eating with chopsticks we feel like it makes us more mindful of what we’re eating.

[@chaochenteng3388]

You two are very real🎉❤❤❤

[@MaxandJacqueline]

Thank you Chao, thats our deepest meaning.Just to be ourselve and take oyu along and have fun and living life to the fullest 🤩

[@liuphoebe3222]

Of course , Jacqueline’s pick the best. So fun to watch 😂 you guys. It’s a good game. 🤣🤣🤣

[@MaxandJacqueline]

haha take that Max! We're just a tad competitive 😅 thanks for voting 🫶

[@licon318]

I think Dragon Ball T-shirts are the best gifts. What a pity!😂 I guess the huge earthquake in last April also makes some shops close in the night market. Much fewer tourists visit Hualien after the earthquake.

[@MaxandJacqueline]

Yeah we read that Hualien is struggling with tourism so that might be why. Luckily we found the noodle restaurant anyway

[@jeremymandelkern9260]

Both good gifts but the croissant sweatshirt wins the day!

[@MaxandJacqueline]

Yay!! Thanks Jeremy 😅

[@潘朵拉-v9k]

我喜歡那件*法國可頌*的上衣🎉 🎉 你們真的好可愛 。

[@GingerellaMia]

Woah, money limit is one thing, but the 30 minute is wild, incredible that you pulled it off, well done. Both are good gifts and guys are so much harder to shop for, thats true. I still have to vote for Max because that sweater is just so funny! Happy New Year to you! 🌲✨

[@MaxandJacqueline]

It was really tough! And kinda stressful 😅

[@Love_rainy_days]

Interesting guy's🕺💃 my son-in-law's family always ate Chinese food on Christmas day. Looks like a great way to celebrate Christmas day. Love your gifts to each other! Love the channel, stay safe and have a amazing 2025! I think 2025 will be a wild and crazy year for all! Cheers 🎉🎉🥡🥡🍵🍵🤠

[@steven895]

It’s really hard to make decisions to find gift , but it cool game .😊

[@MaxandJacqueline]

This was so stressful but fun at the same time! But who do you think won?

[@steven895]

​@@MaxandJacquelineboth of you got a meaningful gift,well done .🎉

[@MaxandJacqueline]

haha spoken like a true politician 😅 Im joking we both did you right Steven 🙌

[@stevencarroll4250]

Gift win goes to the France croissant shirt full of meaning

[@MaxandJacqueline]

Ha!! Thank you Steven 😝

[@yfllll]

I really like the croissant shirt, it’s so cute! But I really loved Jacqueline’s thoughtful process in selecting a gift. She just ran up against budget too many times! Too bad about the night market. I know Hualien is hurting for tourists after the earthquake. Maybe some shops have reduced hours because of it. Those noodles look amazing though. I like the small restaurants in Taiwan a lot.

[@MaxandJacqueline]

Yes these noodles we re amazing we still talk about it to this day. The croissant jersey was cute but I prefer my gift to Max 😎😅 No im joking i love this jersey. It is a shame for the earthquake situation Hualien is trully a beautiful city

[@Mixologist-fc4sc]

Both Christmas presents are equally cool. Not bad for 30 minutes of shopping.

[@MaxandJacqueline]

HAhah we did the best we could 😅

[@amys7807]

很喜歡你們台灣之旅的系列影片～有種魔力吸引著我去觀看～謝謝你們喜歡台灣的人、事、物、食物、祝你們玩得愉快～下次還要再來把沒有玩到的地方好好玩一遍～

[@MaxandJacqueline]

啊!哇，如此精彩的評論，我們非常感謝您觀看我們的視頻，非常感謝您的精彩評論，並給我們一些時間觀看我們的視頻🙏🏻🤩

[@chaochenteng3388]

I love watch your video story everyday, I'm the top fans of KZbin especially when you travel in Taiwan❤🎉😂 love you please take care 💕

[@MaxandJacqueline]

Love this thank you! It's so fun to share our adventure with you and we hope your having fun watching our videos 🫶

[@badboyblue9675]

Merry Christmas you two Great vid

[@MaxandJacqueline]

Merry Christmas to you too! We had such a magical time celebrating in Taiwan 😊

[@李綠茶-n3h]

新年快樂🎉🎉🎉希望你們再來台灣玩❤❤

[@MaxandJacqueline]

非常感謝你，也祝你新年快樂。台灣永遠在我們心中

[@Wzxvml]

🎉😊

[@MaxandJacqueline]

❤️🇹🇼

[@菩耶]

💯

[@MaxandJacqueline]

🥰

[@廖嘉豐-f9m]

歡迎妳倆長住台灣～！

[@MaxandJacqueline]

哈謝謝你

[@RICKYPORAHI]

🤙

[@MaxandJacqueline]

🙌 Thanks for watching Ricky

[@irickmalambri]

我把票剪成一半，兩個人每人一半，聖誕快樂!!!新年快樂!!!!!

[@stevencarroll4250]

20 years ago in a small city in remote China, I had my 20 employees do a team building exercise similar to what you did. I gave each 3 person team RMB 100 ($12), similar to your NT$400 but worth 5x at the time. I gave them 2 hours so they could explore the local market and strategize. One team went to a poor local school, found a poor orphan and donated the money in front of the entire class of 40 students and teacher. They said it was the best use of the funds and they won the contest as everyone was moved by the pictures.

[@MaxandJacqueline]

That's a really beautiful story! How kind are your employees!

[@edwardw92]

Since Max is of French descent, the croissant top wins by a length of a Pocky stick. But had Max picked the “I farted in the car” sweat shirt, he would’ve been disqualified. I guess Max just did what 99% of men would do when gift shopping, myself included, telling the sales clerk what the budget is and asking for recommendations 😂.

[@MaxandJacqueline]

By the length of a pocky stick 🤣 I actually love the jumper so I’m okay for you voting for him 🫶 I’ll win next time 😆

[@alanchen2526]

Didn’t know you are quite competitive heh! My vote goes to ………………. Jacqueline❤ ( does anyone call you Jackie?) Cheers

[@MaxandJacqueline]

haha 😅 we are SUPER competitive with each other and also against others as a team! That was the correct vote by the way 🫶 and yes most people call me Jacqui but Max is French so he prefers Jacqueline

[@alanchen2526]

@ I see. It would be unaustralian not shorten or twisting friend’s name. Don’t get me wrong. Jacqueline is such a beautiful name:) Hang on a second, Max is French!!!!!! You must tame him very well heh? I didn’t see any cliche of French in him. ( please delete my comment if inappropriate) Cheers. Still love you Max!!!! Wait, no wonder he picked that debatable jumper!!! 😂😂😂

[@MaxandJacqueline]

@@alanchen2526 Yes Max is French! but he didn't grow up there, he grew up in Africa so he isn't as French and he's lived in Australia for 8 years, he is slowly becoming more and mroe Australian ❤

[@alanchen2526]

@@MaxandJacquelineI totally thought he is Aussie with cute accent. Well he is about to marry an Aussie:) Congratulations again 🎉🎉🎉

[@MaxandJacqueline]

hahaha yeah he's now a little more Aussie I guess 😅. Thank you Alan 🤩

[@秋本まさひろ]

其實我是很認同錫蘭...因為他還會講他主要觀點，那我們也是希望不論誰來台光觀旅遊，都能提出一些覺得建設不夠完善或者可以更具有人性化的建議，並且能改善環境與人文感受

[@kokomihsu]

我也很喜歡玩交換禮物，看你們玩覺得很有趣!!!因為今年我沒有玩交換禮物。

[@MaxandJacqueline]

啊謝謝你。是的，它很有趣，而且更個性化。尤其是當我們限制預算時。感謝您的觀看❤️

[@ELVISWILLAS]

IM ELVIS WILLAS CHANNEL 🎉😊😊😊 WELCOME TO BALI GUYSSS😊

[@MaxandJacqueline]

Thanks Elvis

[@TL243]

😎❤️🇹🇼‼️

[@MaxandJacqueline]

Yay!! True Fan

[@neutral6941]

Don't waste your time and money on those claw machines. They r setup by the owners to not pick up the toy and drop it or miss it. Just use your money on the food and drinks.

[@MaxandJacqueline]

Hhahah yeah we were wondering. Good fun but not our favourite way of wasting our money. Food goes much further on the dollar 😅

[@cheneric27]

🥳🥳🥳🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹💯😍

[@MaxandJacqueline]

🥳🥳🥳🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹💯😍. WOOOP WOOOP!! MERRY CHRISTMAS

[@yehphoebe7679]

Isn’t it!? It’s so difficult to get a present for men, they seem don’t need nothing, don’t want nothing! 😂

[@MaxandJacqueline]

Hahahaha that sounds like an easy man yet hard to surprise.

[@yehphoebe7679]

@@MaxandJacqueline I don’t know… kind of think that all my husband needs is only eating and breathing 😆

[@user-hi54bala]

因為地震導致觀光客少了

[@debyoung1303]

2024年的花蓮地震過後，因為從北部去花蓮的交通變得不方便，所以很多餐廳都關了，夜市也變得很少旅客😢

[@MaxandJacqueline]

不幸的是，這是有道理的。我很高興我們無論如何都去了那裡。這個城市真的很美麗

[@li_2343]

買雙藍白拖鞋 是台灣人的標誌

[@erikh6413]

China currency is Yuan, Taiwan currency is NTD "New Taiwanese Dollar"

[@MaxandJacqueline]

Yes, we keep on making the mistake. Apology about the confusion

[@iantseng6315]

@@MaxandJacqueline I am from Taiwan, actually we also say Yuan, Yuan is more for written language, in daily talk, we say Kuai 「塊」For example, The fish cost about 100 Kuai. And NTD is the currency. ;))