Last December 2025, my husband and I decided to spend Christmas somewhere warm. Since I’m originally from the Philippines, we booked our holiday trip there to celebrate with my family. While searching for flights from Frankfurt, we found a reasonably priced ticket with China Airlines that included a layover in Taipei, Taiwan. Neither of us had been to Taipei before, so we immediately thought: Why not turn this layover into a mini adventure? And just like that, our 1-week Taip