The Beitou area of Taipei is renowned for its high concentration of thermal spa centres. There are establishments to fit any budget, from the low-priced open-air Public Hot Spring (modest swimwear required) to private hotels and resorts uphill, all offering hot spring baths at various price points. One option most resorts offer is renting a private room with a large bath that can be filled with hot spring water. The Spring City Resort in Beitou is a great mid-range option. A session here includes access to about a dozen thermal pools of varying water temperature (from seemingly boiling-hot to rather chilly), plus robe, towel, and slipper rental. They even offer a free shuttle bus to the metro station. For a luxurious spa treatment, look into the offerings of Hotel Regent Taipei, for example. Wellspring Spa offers a wide range of relaxing treatments including massages, body wraps, skin polishing and facials. Take the elevator to the top floor and unwind at this urban sanctuary.

The National Palace Museum holds the world’s largest collection of Chinese art including antiquities, paintings, calligraphy, and rare documents spanning 5,000 years. The museum is known as the treasure house of Chinese culture. The museum offers multilingual guided tours.

Island Girl serves the areas of Morehead City, Atlantic Beach, and the Emerald Isle along the Crystal Coast of North Carolina. They offer a wide variety of sport fishing charter adventures, and they can even provide full charter boat booking services that include charter, fish cleaning, motel accommodation, and grills to cook some of your catch right at the dock. Expect to catch big salt water fish like Tuna, Dolphin, Wahoo, Sailfish, and Marlin, or an inshore trip to catch Kings, Spanish, Cobia, or any of the other inshore species.