🏞️ How to Get to Spring Ground B&B in Cingjing, Taiwan (2025 Travel Guide)

🌄 Why Cingjing Was Our Favorite Stop in Taiwan

When we traveled to Taiwan in 2016, we skipped the usual first-day Taipei tour and went straight to Cingjing in Nantou County. It was a long ride, but completely worth it. For us, it was the most scenic and peaceful part of our trip.

We stayed at the charming Spring Ground B&B, a hidden gem just beside the Old English Manor. While they don’t have a website, we booked through Agoda and messaged the hosts directly to confirm. They were incredibly kind—even offering to drive us to Cingjing Farm!

🍗 Exploring Ximending Night Market: Hot-Star Large Fried Chicken Experience

As we wandered through the vibrant streets of Ximending, the heart of Taipei’s youth culture, we were surrounded by bright neon lights, trendy shops, and the mouth-watering aroma of Taiwanese street food. Every corner buzzed with energy — from locals chatting over bubble tea to tourists hunting for the best bites in town.

Our first stop? The legendary Hot-Star Large Fried Chicken (豪大大雞排) — one of the most famous street foods in Taipei and an absolute must-try in Ximending! 🍗

🧋 CoCo Fresh Tea & Juice – A Taiwanese Classic

🧋 Of Course — Milk Tea!

Another spot we absolutely couldn’t miss was CoCo Fresh Tea & Juice, one of Taiwan’s most famous milk tea brands that helped start the bubble tea craze across Asia. Long before milk tea shops flooded Manila’s streets, CoCo was already serving perfectly balanced blends of tea, milk, and chewy pearls in Taipei.

We dropped by the CoCo Ximending Branch after exploring the lively Hanzhong Street area, and the queue was already forming outside. The aroma of freshly brewed tea was irresistible — the kind of scent that instantly makes you crave that first sip!

🥔 Corn & Cheese Baked Potato – A Curious Ximending Street Snack

When planning our trip to Ximending, we stumbled upon the famous Corn & Cheese Baked Potato — a quirky street snack many travelers list as a must-try when exploring Taipei’s most vibrant shopping district.

At first, we had no idea where to find it. So we wandered through the neon-lit streets of Ximending, surrounded by the aroma of sizzling street food and the buzz of evening crowds. And as fate would have it, we eventually spotted a small stall selling this cheesy creation!

🔥 Blow-Torched Beef Cubes – Ximending’s Fiery Street Food

As we walked deeper into the Ximending Night Market, the food choices just kept getting better and more tempting. We had already tried the famous Hot-Star Large Fried Chicken and the Corn & Cheese Baked Potato, but one stall immediately caught our attention — the one where vendors were searing beef cubes with a blow torch!

The smoky aroma and sizzling sound were enough to draw a crowd. I was intrigued — they were cooking the meat using nothing but a blow torch! My curiosity got the best of me, so we decided to give it a try.

🍓 Candied Fruits – Taiwan’s Sweet & Shiny Street Snack

Wait — if you still have a little space left after all that savory street food, make sure to try Taiwan’s famous Candied Strawberry (糖葫蘆, táng hú lu). These shiny, sugar-coated strawberries are hard to miss in Ximending Night Market — glistening under the neon lights like tiny edible jewels on a stick! 🍭

They looked so irresistible that we just had to buy one — even though we were already completely stuffed from fried chicken, beef cubes, and milk tea. We picked the candied strawberry skewer, thinking it would be the perfect sweet ending to our night. Since we were too full to eat right away, we decided to take it to go and save it for later. Spoiler alert: that didn’t go as planned. 😅

🩷 First Time Mom at 44 – My Journey of Faith, Miracles, and Motherhood

🌸 A Long Overdue Story

I know it’s long overdue, but I still want to share how it is for me for becoming a first-time mom at 43.

It took me years to finally sit down and write this — not because I didn’t want to, but because I wanted to relive every memory and emotion that came with it. Becoming a mother at my age wasn’t part of my plan, but it turned out to be God’s greatest surprise for me.

💉 Affordable Pregnancy & Baby Vaccination Tips in Metro Manila – 2025 Guide

🩺 My Journey to Finding Affordable Vaccinations

When my OB-Gyn first told me I needed to get vaccinated during pregnancy, my initial thought was, “Oh no, another hospital expense!” 😅

I knew how important vaccinations were — both for me and my baby — but the prices at hospitals were too much for my budget.

That’s when I started doing my own research. I checked online, asked around, and visited a few clinics. After several calls and price comparisons, I found a much more affordable option through Hi-Precision Diagnostics (HPD).

🚩 How to Get to Mercado del Lago & TLC Village (C6 Taguig) — 2025 Guide, Fares & Tips

Practical steps, real costs, and honest tips so you can plan a stress-free lakeside food + lights outing.

Mercado del Lago (a.k.a. “Mercato de Bay C6”) and TLC Village (Taguig Lakefront Community Park) sit side-by-side along Laguna Lake Highway (C6), Lower Bicutan. They make a perfect combo: eat at the floating nipa huts of Mercado del Lago, then stroll to TLC Village for lights, a playground, or an evening concert.

Below is a detailed, personalized travel guide with multiple ways to get there, estimated fares, timing, and practical tips — written to be copy-paste ready for your blog.

💖 TLC Village Taguig – A Lakeside Park with Lights, Food, and Love by the Lake (2025 Guide)

 💖 TLC Village Taguig – Lights, Love, and Lakeside Strolls

🌆 A Spontaneous Stop on Our Way Home

We discovered TLC Village purely by accident. It was Valentine’s Day, and we had just finished eating at Mercado del Lago nearby. On our way home using our e-bikes, we noticed a lively crowd across the road — lights, laughter, and the sound of music filling the air.

Curiosity got the best of us. We parked our e-bikes at the free parking area and decided to check it out. What we thought would be a quick look-around turned into a lovely, unplanned date night. ❤️