if you really want to experience other countries a bit more of course its best to use their public transport. go yeh liu with train very straight forward only. from taipei main station take train to Rui Fang station and then just get a cab to jiufen.

thats is wonderful! is that purely on everything include accommodation/food/transportation/shopping?
if thats the case i'll budget a bit extra for 2 person around 2.5 - 3k should be more than sufficient?

Ah, it's actually about RM1200 (still got a bit leftover), coz I forgot got ppl sponsor me RM200, hehehe...

Yups, everything (well, except airfare) inc accommodation, food, transport and shopping but of course no fine dining or taxi lah...

We took bus from airport to Taipei Main Station (NT125) and taxi from XMD to airport (NT1000).

I bought the EasyCard for NT500, with NT400 credit (use for 5 days) and I still have about NT50 credit on the last day.

But if you plan to do some serious shopping, then of course bring more lah... IMHO, things and food are cheap in Taipei!

This post has been edited by Serendipity123: Mar 12 2013, 05:11 PM

mind to share which hotel/hostel u stay and how much per night?

Jogging Bear Minsu, NT7400 for 5 nights.

http://tw.myblog.yahoo.com/jogbear02

it really depends, I'm staying budget and travelling budget but not cutting down on shopping because this is the first trip for my wife that is out of SE Asia region so I budget my trip for 10days 9night = RM8.5k for two person excluding airticket it's for my wife serious shopping lol
And once I change the money got like 80k wah if this is RM I will be

crazy 1k for 6D5N ? your accommodation already go 70% liao

Thx, so just to check,

From Taipei Main Station to Yehliu
- Take Guo Guang bus - 1hour duration OR take train ?
- if train which line and the duration ?

From Yehliu to Jiufen
- what bus number le ? find few blog unable to find it please advise the direction and duration

From Jiufen to Shifen
- what bus number le ? find few blog unable to find it please advise the direction and duration

From Shifen to Keelung night market
- what bus number le ? find few blog unable to find it please advise the direction and duration

All Taipei train / bus service end at 12.00am ?

I still cannot believe you spend 1.2kRm for 6D5N,

Rm100 - taxi from XMD to airport
Rm50 - assuming all 6D5N public transport for 2 person
Rm750 - accommodation for 5night

already RM900 = Rm300 makan and no shopping ? dahsyat...

This post has been edited by Kelvin5717: Mar 12 2013, 05:37 PM

No lah... My accommodation is <RM400 per person (NT7400 for 5 nights - 2 person/room), RM50 for EasyCard per person, RM50 for taxi to airport per person. Necessity only < RM500 lah...

The rest is for shopping and food lohhh....

Sorry, can't help you with the bus numbers, I went to Jiufen via train + bus.

This post has been edited by Serendipity123: Mar 12 2013, 05:48 PM

so most of u change US$ to NT. anyone change from Singapore $ to NT in Taiwan airport? Do they accept Singapore dollars as much as they accept US$?

if go taichung , any recommended hotel?

I just want to stay 1night there

thanks

i need hotel recommendation too at taipei or ximending.
then at hualien/sun moon lake/cing jing area as well
thanks in advance!

and for the money changing in taiwan. do they accept singapore dollars as much as they accept us dollars?

You should visit this forum, if u plan using sgd

http://forums.hardwarezone.com.sg/taiwan-291/

From what i read, Taiwan money changer do accept SGD as much asa USD.

Going to Taiwan next morning, going to sleep le

Money changers in airport accept most currencies.

If u wanna change SGD in Taipei city, u can do it at ShinKong Mitsukoshi (新光三越) of Taipei Main Station, just that the rate is kinda low.

Will take note .. Lower than in bank rate compare using cc to swap..??

taroko park sufficient to spend half day there? or need 1 full day?

not much difference i think, 2 days ago the offered rate was 22.9x, used my SG credit card on the same day n the rate was 23.0x

when got expo again?

I am going end of April ... I saw it written there (will reopen again in 2013 summer)

how to check when it will reopen?

im going end of april too. maybe we can share cab

u got do the planning places to visit ?

my trip is from 22-29april.

i reach taiwan on 22paril morning. then straight go hualien. (stay 1night)
23 will be in hualien (cover chingshui cliff & taroko park)
24 go to cing jing from hualien (1night in cing jing)
25 go to sun moon lake from cing jing (1night in sun moon lake)
26 go to taichung from sun moon lake. taichung back taipei
27 go to yeliu. covered jiu fen/jin guashi/keelung
28-29 taipei area covered beitou hotspring/yangminshan/ximenting
30 back msia from taiwan

any comment?