Ah, the Pacific island nation of Palau…It’s a pristine tropical paradise just around three hours from Taipei by plane. The islands have remained remarkably COVID free, and these days, they’ve attracting a lot of attention here in Taiwan. That’s because Palau has just reopened a COVID “travel bubble” with Taiwan, allowing Taiwan’s travel-starved people a chance to finally go abroad once more. But what are Taiwanese travelers going to see and do in Palau? What does Palau have to offer tourists? Does this travel bubble come with rules or strings attached? And what do Palauans thinks about reopening their country’s borders as the Delta variant of COVID rages around the world?