Hot springs and skyscrapers. Mountains and museums. Temples and high-speed trains. Exploring Taiwan is an exercise in unexpected discoveries. Uncover the secrets of Taiwan by traversing the tear-shaped island from top to bottom in five journeys captured on camera.

Taiwan's attractions are not confined to Taipei: life may move to a different beat outside the capital but it is no less enchanting. Travelling by train, boat, bike and car, more adventures unfold - from meeting paper-lantern makers in the winding back streets of the old city of Lukang to exploring the forested walkways that surround the mirror-smooth Sun Moon Lake.