Taste of Tradition: Taipei's Dragon Boat Festival | TAIWAN

[@darylmckay]

Taiwan 🇹🇼 looks fascinating and vibrant. The airplane alley reminds me of growing up in Christchurch, where families would park by the airport to watch planes coming and going 😊. It's surprisingly green in Taipei.

[@PeterandYen]

That's so cool! Something just so enjoyable about being so close to those huge chunks of metal taking off into the sky ay 😁 so loud though! I nerdily went prepared with ear plugs for Peter and me 😂 yea! Taiwan actually has some pretty cool nature which we'll be showcasing more in the next few vlogs 😁 hope you had a great weekend Daryl! Is it getting cold in NZ now?

[@lh6135]

This is a great vlog, the dragon 🐉 boat 🚤 race must have been really nice with the sound of the drums and the paddles giving their best 💪🏻💪🏻, I believe Pete would fair well💪🏻💪🏻 The other bit I love very much is planes, love the underbelly shot, really nicely down for Pete using a normal zoom, assuming yours was the traditional 24-70mm You guys really earned the super nice lunch, I really love my pork zong. I love the dark salty ones only😅. So nice of 711 to obliged 😃 The park looks so nice curated 😊 Have a great week

[@PeterandYen]

It was wonderful to finally see the dragon boat races 😊 we always enjoy activities that allow us to connect more with our culture. We have a 18-110mm fujifilm lens but don't use it that much because the stabilization on it is terrible 😅 need really steady hands for it. Take care have a great week ahead 😊

[@rlim9947]

Nice adventure watching the Dragon Boat race, and enjoying being amongst the birds. Glad you're enjoying such adventures. Another excellent video, guys !

[@PeterandYen]

Thank you! It was a great day. Taiwan is awesome 👍🏻

[@catherinekhoo1246]

Very exciting watching the dragon boat race❤

[@catherinekhoo1246]

Oh gosh watching the bird pulling out the worm is scary. 😅

[@PeterandYen]

Didn't realise it at the time but don't look at the worm too closely if you don't wanna be grossed out coz it actually leaks 🫣🫥😵‍💫

[@jackchung2268]

Just came across your channel. Thanks for sharing your fantastic trip and video of Taiwan. I’m Taiwanese American watching your film in Los Angeles. My wife and I want to spend our retirement in Taiwan to indulge ourselves with all the food and fun places on the island. 🫶

[@PeterandYen]

Welcome to our channel! 😊👋🏻 That sounds like a lovely plan! We'll have 10 videos all up from Taiwan to share by the end of this particular trip/series of ours so hope you tune in each Sunday to catch them ✌🏻🙂 We love Taiwan, so much to see and do.. easy to get around, safe, and yeaaaa the food 😁

[@rayandjotravels]

So loved that bird shot! Another neat video guys.

[@PeterandYen]

Thanks guys 😁👍 glad we caught that moment.

[@SeoulMan2020]

Sweeeeet bird shot and sweet bird shots!! I especially liked the shot of the bird catching the 🪱😁. No poisonous 🐍 but plenty of wildlife and domesticated wild life 😁😁😁. Super cool the timing worked out to finally see the 🐉 🛶 festival! Always a treat when “just happened to” happens 😁. Very very cool and stoked it worked out that way… Zongzi looked yummy and I’m sure the extra work to eat them will make them memorable for a long while. Thanks for sharing guys, safe travels, and hope you’re experiencing less 🦎 💩🙏😁

[@PeterandYen]

Oh man we didn't realize it at the time but the worm actually leaked and squirted out stuff at one point from the strain of the pull 😵‍💫 hahaha yea Peter kept looking out for snakes and ever since Vietnam but we haven't seen any in the wild yet (prob a good thing) 😂 thanks Seoulman! That zongzi did taste extra good after the effort to hunt them down 😂 I'm keeping my fingers crossed for no more indoor 🦎🦎🦎 for the remainder of our trip! We're now in Krabi 😊

[@SeoulMan2020]

@@PeterandYen Yayyyy Krabi!!! Perfect for r&r 🏝️😁. I really enjoyed my time in Krabi… Hope you guys are enjoying your time there! I’m back in Bangkok to start filming 😂😂😂 So random but I guess it’s an interesting experience 🤷‍♂️. Hope no unexpected creepy crawlies…but also hope you get to see a snake or two Peter. Though no tokay gecko sightings for me, I have seen a few snakes while trekking around Thailand (none in Vietnam that I can recall). Safe travels!!

[@PeterandYen]

Haha so cool you're in commercials! Are they anywhere online for us to be able to watch? We're enjoying chilling out in Krabi, staying in Krabi town so less touristy area and near the markets. Eating our fill in Thai food before we leave soon! Enjoy Bangkok!! 😁

[@SeoulMan2020]

@@PeterandYen Enjoy the food!! So many flavors, so much variety 😋😋😋! You guys have been on quite the run so hopefully you get a much deserved recharge! My brain was definitely made to be behind the camera and not in front… but experiencing life and people in another country through this paradigm has been fun and interesting. I’ve gotten to meet some very kind people.. as far as is it online….🤷‍♂️😜 (not yet)

[@rob1971]

Dragon boat festivals are so cool, glad you got to see a little of it. It looks like a lovely park too and so nice that you got to hear the flutists playing your dad's song too Peter 🪈

[@PeterandYen]

😂 I even called my dad and confirmed it is one of his favorite songs 🎵 we weren't 100% sure

[@nikkilogan7726]

I really appreciate the nature of Taiwan on how they preserve its ecology. Also, when i think of Taiwan, I think of Dragonboats. Thanks guys!

[@PeterandYen]

It was definitely cool to be able to see dragonboat racing in person and yea, such great parks and greenery in Taiwan filled with wildlife! Thanks Nikki, hope you're having an awesome weekend 😊

[@lucaskoh9173]

The red bean dumpling looks so good.☺️

[@PeterandYen]

Both were really yum 😋 felt like we hit the zongzi jackpot 😂

[@Kiwi_Col]

Another great vlog from you two, thanks so much. Your Dads fave song is also one of mine, The Lonely Shepherd by Gheorghe Zamfir and James Last. I listened to it just last night, but I often do. Catch you on the next one 😊

[@PeterandYen]

😂 what a coincidence! I never even knew my dad liked this song until one Christmas while all the carols were playing dad was like let's listen to this song instead. Do you listen to a lot of classical music?

[@Kiwi_Col]

@@PeterandYen Not a lot, but some classical. My dad was a classical music person, with a LOT of James Last 😂 But when I am feeling the most down I listen to some of James Lasts more uplifting music and it warms my heart back up again.

[@bookwormfaith]

dragon boat festival!!! looks super exciting! Also that airplane landing looked VERY wobbly lol - high winds? Or is it just the way it was filmed? XD Also: Burds

[@PeterandYen]

Hahahaha we sped up the footage and I noticed how wobbly it is once you watch it like that too. So interesting right! You don't really notice at normal speed.

[@ouradventerousdays]

The dragon boat race sure is a highlight of this trip. We usually eat rice dumplings during the Lunar New Year season. I used to love eating but not much now, perhaps no one in my area made it taste good. The 7-11 in Asian sure is the best 👌 and that chipmunk 🐿 is so cute. I didn't expect them to be so tiny 😍

[@PeterandYen]

When they're made well they're so delicious 🤤 haha yes we concluded 7 eleven in Taiwan is awesome.. can even print documents there which is so handy coz we needed to get some visas printed during our stay! The squirrels were so cute 🥰🥰🥰 saw quite a few in Taiwan 🐿️

[@ouradventerousdays]

@PeterandYen I cannot tell better squirrel and chipmunk lol. That's good, I cannot remember if Japan 7-11 offers the same service but they sure have a lot of things you can grab.

[@PeterandYen]

@ouradventerousdays oh yea true! They do look pretty similar.. I think squirrels are bigger and maybe usually have a bushier tail but not 100% sure 😅

[@ouradventerousdays]

@@PeterandYen we need to see them both together to compare 😅

[@bctvanw]

nice

[@zillsburyy1]

very hot there now

[@PeterandYen]

Oh my goodness it was already so hot towards the end of our time in Taiwan! Can only imagine how excessive the heat is now 😮

[@zillsburyy1]

@@PeterandYen i only go in december

[@SubTobLanK]

hi

[@PeterandYen]

Hello 👋🏻🙂