[Are you itching to get away?]

With COVID-19 dashing international travel, people in Taiwan are finding themselves “stuck”. But it’s also forced people to take a closer look at the travel options right here in our backyard. In today’s show, Natalie Tso tests our knowledge of one of Taiwan’s 166 islands. Also, Andrew Ryan travels to Alishan to find out what Japanese photographer 小林賢伍 Kengo Kobayashi has to say about this “Land of Legends.”  

Plus:

- A mountain that looks like matcha ice cream

- Your grandparents’ clothes go viral, in Hashtag Taiwan with Leslie Liao

- Test your knowledge with our Lightning Round news quiz!

LINKS:

小林賢伍 Kengo Kobayashi on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kengokobayashijp/

小林賢伍 Kengo Kobayashi on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iamnotkengo

Land of Legends: Taiwan’s Ali Mountain: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBBMDoEk0aI

Alishan National Scenic Area Administration: https://www.ali-nsa.net/zh-tw

Info about Little Liuqiu (Xiaoliuqiu): https://liuqiu.pthg.gov.tw/liuqiu/web_en.php?prog=intro

Special thanks to:

Alishan National Scenic Area Administration 

小林賢伍Kengo Kobayashi for the use of his photo of Matcha Mountain

And to Director Su Zhi-zong for additional footage from Alishan.