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 Taiwan travel tales
Our customers share their travelling experiences in Taiwan.
Read about first hand stories on travel tips and guides, events, entertainment,shopping, food, business and transportation.
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| P Millett |
29 October 2004 |
Stayed at Santos Hotel, Taipei - Taipei, Taiwan.
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Formosa Aboriginal Museum (right near National Palace museum) is HIGHLY recommended, and covers Taiwan's pre-chinese arrival history as a tribal nation of the Polynesian group of Islands.
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| B Corbishley |
24 October 2004 |
Stayed at Landis Taipei, The - Taipei, Taiwan.
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Taxis are probabley the best and easiest way to get around but for value, the MRT is excellent. Many temples to visit and parks are in abundance. I never realised the city was so advanced. If you are into buildings, Taipei 101 is a must. Check out the basement HYPERMARKET.
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| C Spencer-smith |
20 October 2004 |
Stayed at Landis Taipei, The - Taipei, Taiwan.
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Taipei 101 is pretty impressive, although it's not possible to get to the top yet. Most of the centre of Taipei is rather dreary, so it's worth taking the train to Danshui and stopping at the Shilin night market on the way back.
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| C Chow |
08 October 2004 |
Stayed at Riviera Hotel, Taipei - Taipei, Taiwan.
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TPE is a relatively a more expensive city amongst Asian cities. It is a very convenient city if you are able to converse in Mandarin or have your destinations written down in Mandarin for you. Despite being a Metropolitan, we find the people friendly and warm. We went to an alfresco night food market near the hotel and the stall operators even insisted that we bring back leftovers of a dish we barely touched. I am an avid traveller and past experience is normally that they would be glad if you vacate your seat as soon as you finished your food! The Shilin Night Market is a good experience and Yangming Shan was a breathe of fresh air. Transportation around TPE is conveniently served by its good MRT coverage and efficient bus services. Even the bus company staff are extremely helpful to travellers. I am a Mandarin-speaking person but I would suggest that all carry your hotel names and addresses in chinese as the names are very different in chinese (not direct translation from English).
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| M Johnson & yuko yamahana |
26 September 2004 |
Stayed at Fortuna Hotel, Taipei - Taipei, Taiwan.
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I recommend chiang kai shek's memorial monument and martyr's shrine and the museum and another temple near one of the night markets which was open at night ( cool atmosphere in the evening! ). Also, the grand hotel is worth a short visit. There is a place about 45 minutes NE of taipei which is famous for tea shops etc (lots of movies are filmed there). It's called chufen or chofen. I enjoyed a half-day there. Use the metro, it's excellent and cheap. but if you're tired, just hop in a cab -- they are very cheap ( never more than $5 ). For food, there is a street with a bunch of steamed dumpling restaurants ( your guide book should have it ). we ate some great food here! For a nice dining experience I recommend the more expensive Kiki's for szechuan food -- very tasty!
for massage there is a place near the north end of shinrin night market which was reasonable and quite good.
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| K Ng |
06 September 2004 |
Stayed at Chinatrust Hualien Hotel - Hualien, Taiwan.
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As the location of the hotel is good - there isn't any problem to take a taxi to any places. My wife and I, had travelled to Antung Hot Spring and Chincheng Flower Mountain, and other scenic locations as well.
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| A Lee |
02 September 2004 |
Stayed at Landis Taipei, The - Taipei, Taiwan.
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Aug-Sep is not a good month to go to Taiwan as the air is extremely muggy. Taxi drivers are generally outspoken, some to the point of being tactless and insensitive such as criticising the passenger's country.
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| G Chryssides |
14 August 2004 |
Stayed at Grand Hotel, Taipei - Taipei, Taiwan.
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We found the Taiwanese extremely friendly and helpful. One young woman whom we met at one of the temples sent us an e-mail saying she would be pleased to show us round, and we had a day's outing with her father, brother and herself, in which they insisted on paying for meals, transport and everything - so we feel very much in their debt.
When having to fend for oneself, taxis are always plentiful and cheap. Another Taiwanese woman introduced us to the subway and showed us how to get a season ticket - most useful! So transport was easy. If the taxi driver speaks no English, showing him (or her) the Grand Hotel's card gets you back with no problems.
For eating outside the hotel, we were particularly attracted to Hai Liu - a vegetarian resturant at 9 Lane 31, Yungkang Street. It was not easy to find, but well worth a visit. After leaving Taipei we had an excellent week at Tainan. We thoroughly recommend the Tayih Landis Hotel - helpful staff and excellent facilities.
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| Y Chen |
03 August 2004 |
Stayed at Grand Hi-lai, Kaohsiung - Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
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I saw a lot of Kaohsiung (and its nearby cities) that I was not able to do so previously. I went to Dong Gong (East Harbor) for seafood, swam in Xie Tze Wan, and visited Chee Jing. Overall, I had a great time.
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| T Takahashi |
02 August 2004 |
Stayed at Landis Taichung Hotel, The - Taichung, Taiwan.
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My student's father took us around, and we had some great times. Went to Dragon City to watch a movie, and then ate at a Mongolian restaraunt. Now that was an experience! There was a restaurant called Jogoya. That must have been the largest and delicious buffet I've ever been to!! And I'm from the U.S.!
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