Any idea about any promotional flight tickets to Taipei coming up? Last year I went with MAS was at RM900/pax, which is pretty much a steal. Was looking forward to visit again mid of next year but the ticket price is so expensive now.... sigh. Anyway, there's a AA-X promotion going on now and price was around RM650 (ticket+airport tax). Do u think this is a good price?

OMG.. you manage to get RM650 with tax. Issit return??

Yeap, i just checked! Booking AA always need to add in luggage meals and insurance.

Anyway all together RM780 return per person consider okay?

Or should i wait for another promo?

I am planning to travel next year March

Will go Taipei next week, the hotel rate is very high now, for wonstar is about RM 300 any reason why?

That's non- promo gurantee get price liao lor...Yes if you dunwan to wait..If date to close, normally ~ RM1200-1300.

Promo, sometime can get ~ RM300-RM400. but you need to chase like hell & also lotsa network busy & hours of frustration b4 you can get those tickets

Just back from 6D5N taiwan. Travel during summer is definitely a pain. No mood to take photo, walk and tiring. But, it was fun. Taiwanese are very polite, friendly and helpful. Try to talk with them and you will shock how polite they are compare to malaysian. *different culture, education since they were young*

Review of my stay,

Taipei Homestay (9/10)
Pro: Very cheap, 5minutes walk to MRT, clean, friendly owner, near to famous breakfast shop.
Con: Located in a dark lorong(but well lit and safe)

Windsor B&B (Jiufen) (9.5/10)
Pro: Cozy, nice view, very friendly owner, 5 minutes walk to Jiufen street, flower tea and delicious breakfast provided
Con: Some unknown insects fly into balconi when u are enjoying nightview, sunrise etc

City Inn (XiMen) (9.5/10)
Pro: Cozy, clean, artistic room design, beside Ximen MRT station, friendly lobby staff,ipad and computer provided to go online
Con: Blue film provided (con if traveling with family, mayb pro for some couple)

Overall the trip was great. Like the way taiwanese speak, work, etc. but travel taiwan again during summer is NO NO for me

I go with another 4 friends. So after divide, about NT1000 per pax. It's worth to have a stay in Jiufen if you are a scenery-lover. U can enjoy walking in an empty street with lighting lantern along the street.

My itinerary at Jiufen,

One-day trip with a taxi (Total NT3500)
Morning-Leave taipei to Windsor B&B-Check in
Visit to Jinguashi (Gold Museum, Gold Waterfall etc... alot more)
Have lunch at jinguashi.
Continue to attractions near by (Jinguashi)
Taxi driver drive us along the sea (to Keelung)
Stop at a few attractions along the road
To a hill and enjoying sea view.
To sea...looking people diving..swimming
To a market beside jetty. (fish are very fresh and dirt cheap, sashimi on the spot)
Try their 'AiYu Jelly' (they called it SHI HUA LU )
Arrive at Kee Lung. Night market.
Seafood.
Back to Windor B&B by bus.
Enjoying night view at Jiufen.

Second morning - shop around jiufen. and BACK.

i went to the gold mine but not much walk around..... ald took me about 4hours....

Hi,

need advice from you guys.  Do I need to apply for visa if i'm visiting to Taiwan? Trip is on this coming saturday.

thanks alot

opps..nvm got the answer to my question already

"Taiwan tourist visa is not required
for citizens of Malaysia for a stay up to 30 days."

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Added on July 13, 2011, 1:01 pm

thx! 

Why getting a tour guide? i believe u can simply walk around this 3 places..

I took bus to Yeliu and then took cab to Jiufen.. reaching Jiufen at around 2.00pm.. if u really wan to visit gold mine, i suggest u to take cab direct from Yeliu to there.. at least save some time..

Or just spend 1 night there..

OK. Infact you can even add Taipei 101 haha bcos CKS, Sun Yat Sen all within 1 area

Depending on how long you wanna visit the memorial. Those places like Ximending red house, & Shihlin Nite market can do it at nite mah haha..So Morning go round Taipei lor..proabbaly start wth Longshan Temple & Bopoliao & thereafter to CKS, Sun Yat Sen & Taipei 101 b4 going to Ximending & Shihlin.

National Palace museum actually very boring. I would rathe skip this than others. Just collections of Beijing Forbidden City personal belongings, gifts from Foreign envoys from the past Emperors.

It's huge but boring. Not really history museum at all.. I you visited Perdana Gallery in Langkawi i.e the collections of personal gifts from ppl to Tun mahathir..Well, something likedat

Do not expect the palace museum to be like the one in Beijing. This one is much smaller and unless you are really interested in Chinese history, I think 2 hours should be enough to cover the place.

Miniature museum  is not really that amazing..went there ,been there..but you can collect all those amazing "CHOP"..remember to bring a book or a plain paper inside and collect the "chop"..wulai just a hot spring..if you are aiming for the public one..kinda gross..all those aunty uncle at there..haha..well..just my opinion....mao kong gondola is just another TEA exhibition I would said..haha

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Added on July 25, 2011, 11:49 pm

well, I took around 3 hours to get it done..and I am doing it very quickly as well..if you really concentrate ..whole day also cannot finish

well..i went for the hotspring ..i went for a private one..around RM 25 per person..so called promotion by the local shop..haha

Yeah ,gotta agree with you on that..not really worth visitting those place..because i went all of it..haha..and shilin night market is just way overated ..the food is not that good

okie guys i need help...im going to taipei on friday but i need to do some money changing..can anyone tell me wheres the nearest bank to any of the mrt lines around zhong xiao ?? mang i desperately need some changes...im going up from taichung but due to my work i dun have time to banks in my area and my work place dun even have a freaking bank nearby...zzz

im going to taiwan around end of sept~ is it suitable to go the eastern area?