iTaiwan Free WiFi
Free: All time The Taiwan Tourism Bureau rolled out the “iTaiwan” free WiFi internet service it easier than ever for international visitors to get online during their stay in Taiwan. With about 5,100 participating hotspots throughout the island (https://itaiwan.gov.tw/en/gmap.php), the service provides widely available online access in a user-friendly environment. Visitors can sign up for...
Treasure Hill Artist Village
Free: All time Nestled in a historical community, Treasure Hill Artist Village hopse to provide an open space to Taiwanese artists, writers, critics and other individuals interested in art and culture, as well as non-profit organizations, national agencies and other international institutions – a space without national borders that transcends the restrictions and frameworks of...
Taipei Fine Arts Museum
Free: Saturdays 5pm – 8:30pm; Student all day Saturdays Taipei Fine Arts Museum (TFAM) was founded in 1983, as Taiwan’s first museum dedicated to modern and contemporary art, and the official art museum of the capital city. Since its opening, TFAM’s mission has been to promote both Chinese modern art and international exchange. Since its...
Taipei Confucius Temple
Free: All time The Taipei Minnan-style Confucius Temple is modeled after the original Confucius Temple in Qufu, Shandong Province on China. It is intended as an educational center to study Confucianism. At the main hall of the temple one can see a black plaque with gold lettering which was inscribed by Chiang Kai-shek that reads...
Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Museum
Free: Wednesdays The renowned Dr. Sun Yat-Sen who was a key figure in overthrowing the Qing Dynasty and setting up the Republic of China had a close relationship with Hong Kong. It was there that he received most of his education – making it the cradle of his revolutionary thoughts and uprising plans. The Dr....
Hong Kong Space Museum
Free: Wednesdays The unique egg-shaped dome renders the 8000-square-metre Hong Kong Space Museum to be one of the most famous landmarks in Hong Kong. The museum has two thematic exhibition halls: the Hall of Space Science and the Hall of Astronomy on the ground and first floors respectively. The exhibits, predominantly interactive, enable visitors to...
Hong Kong Heritage Museum
Free: Wednesdays Featuring an exhibition area of some 7,500 square metres, the Hong Kong Heritage Museum houses six permanent galleries – the Orientation Theatre, the New Territories Heritage Hall, the Cantonese Opera Heritage Hall, the T.T. Tsui Gallery of Chinese Art, the Chao Shao-an Gallery and the Children’s Discovery Gallery – as well as six...
Chinatown Walking Tour: Past, Present and Future
Free: All time Step into the shoes of Peter Justin Yu on a walking tour of Singapore’s Chinatown. He’ll tell you about Buddhist and Hindu temples, museums, and popular eateries – all from his perspective – as you follow his voice along a series of GPS coordinates. After downloading the free walk, the audio will...
Nan Lian Garden Walking Tour: A Journey through the Six Senses
Free: All time The Austrian-Chinese duo who created this audio tour of Hong Kong’s Nan Lian Garden call it “a journey through the six senses”, and invite you to explore by seeing, hearing, smelling, tasting, touching – and thinking. It’s a relaxing, slow-paced walk through the beautiful Tang Dynasty style garden, and the audio plays...
Mall of the Emirates
Free: All time Mall of the Emirates which is also known as Emirates Mall isn’t just an ordinary mall; it has the gulf region’s first indoor skiing facility which lets you enjoy the wintry feel in the desert temperature of 40 degree Celsius. In addition to this, there are two five-star hotels (Kempinski and Sheraton) attached to the...
Reading Club 2000
Free: All time Reading Club 2000 is an informal library set up by Hernando Guanlao outside his ancestral home in central Manila, Philippines. Hernando Guanlao, known by his nickname Nanie, wanted to encourage his local community to share his joy of reading. At Nanie’s Reading Club, there is no membership, borrower’s card or ID required....
Movie Screenings at the Alliance Française de Manille’s Cine Club
Free: Wednesdays 8:30pm Every Wednesday at 8:30pm , Alliance Française de Manille’s Cine Club holds a free screening of classic and contemporary French films at the Auditorium de l’Alliance française de Manille. From time to time, they also showcase Filipino indie films and works from other French-speaking countries Admission is free on a first-come, first-served...
