Grace Mitchell
Culture & Travel Editor
Grace Mitchell is the Culture & Travel Editor at The Taiwan Times, writing on world culture, heritage sites, museums and travel guides, with reporting and travels spanning dozens of countries.
She has a talent for drawing the history and humanity out of an old city, an art gallery or a regional dish, letting readers understand a place before they even set off. Her travel and reference coverage is among the most-read evergreen content on the site.
She believes travel and cultural understanding are the gentlest yet most enduring form of people-to-people diplomacy — the world often begins to know Taiwan through a single good encounter.
Areas of expertise
- World culture
- Heritage
- Travel
Latest by Grace Mitchell
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky held critical talks in Kyiv today with special envoys Weikoff and Kushner, dispatched by US President Trump. The mee
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In Taiwan, every major election period is marked by a succession of campaign events and rallies. However, the accompanying challenges of vote-buying and th
Oil Tops $110 Again as Supply Panic Drives Global Markets
The international crude oil market demonstrated strong upward momentum on the eve of the weekend trading session, as market traders expressed profound pess
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Ukraine has become a focal point for international aid amid the conflict with Russia, but this week, political pressure from former U.S. President Donald T
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Taiwan Lottery Co., Ltd. conducted the draw for the 115th period, 97th drawing of the Grand Lotto on the evening of the 16th, and the much-anticipated publ