Taipei Tips | taipei foot massage
Photography:©2010MarkFormanonFlickrhttps://www.flickr.com/photos/bbluesman/4935281133/[1]Afteralongdayoftrekkingthroughtemples,towers,andtoptouristspots,you’redusty,thirsty,andexhausted.Theperfectsolution?TreatyourtoestoaTaiwanesestylefootmassage! FoundoneverycoupleofstreetsinTaipei,theselittleestablishmentsaren’tassketchyastheylook.Whetheryouspotonebytheblinkingneonfoot-shapedsign,thehugefootdiagrampaintedonthewindow,orthecustomerssquirmingintherowsofreclinerswithin,you’llknowitwhenyouseeit...
Photography: © 2010 Mark Forman on Flickr https://www.flickr.com/photos/bbluesman/4935281133/[1]After a long day of trekking through temples, towers, and top tourist spots, you’re dusty, thirsty, and exhausted. The perfect solution? Treat your toes to a Taiwanese style foot massage! Found on every couple of streets in Taipei, these little establishments aren’t as sketchy as they look. Whether you spot one by the blinking neon foot-shaped sign, the huge foot diagram painted on the window, or the customers squirming in the rows of recliners within, you’ll know it when you see it.
Dare to enter and you’ll be ushered in and asked to strip your socks off. Once freed from their smelly cages, your feet will be plopped into a basin of hot scented water to be washed clean and prepared for the abuse massage they’ll soon be receiving. To relax you, they’ll also place a damp hot towel around your neck and massage the tension out of your shoulders, but don’t b...