walau....about RM100 per person XD and we complain our cinema is expensive

Almost everything in Taiwan is either more expensive or comparable to M'sia price only.
The only things make it worthwhile to go Taiwan is the scenery, the friendly people, the weather and also the variety of food.

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Added on October 31, 2011, 6:56 pmWhen you add in shopping, it is a very subjective word... could be anything from TWD 1k to TWD 10k..
Personally, for 5D4N, I could spend less than TWD 2k for myself only, inclusive of food, without shopping, without taking cabs for long distance and travel by bus/rail only.
Usually I'll just change USD100 at the airport.

This post has been edited by kons: Oct 31 2011, 06:56 PM

Hi Aiyume thanks for d info.By e way I'm bringing iPhone there,would like to know is it to purchase prepaid card at airport or 7-11?Lastly would like to know if im planing to go jiufen cause my hotel is at ximending area so how should I go about it?

not sure about prepaid card but you might wanna consider getting the digital tour buddy (free phone rental by Taiwan tourism). it comes with a phone and 3G sim card with NTD100 free credit. more info : http://youthtravel.tw/

you can take the Taiwan Rail from Taipei Main Station to RuiFang and take bus to JiuFen. Train to RuiFang takes about 40 minutes, and bus to JiuFen takes about 20minutes.

Hi Aiyume i planned to go up to Taichung.Any advise do we need take or bullet train is better?is it both this transport also need to depart at Taipei Main Station?

haha i din go to taichung, but i think if you are not on tight budget should take the bullet train, much faster.

Ya, both Taiwan HSR & Taiwan Railway also depart from Taipei Main Station.

HSR will be faster but expensive. And from Taichung HSR they have free shuttle bus to certain locations in Taichung.

Anyone know how and where to purchase prepaid sim card,do they need any document?Is it applicable to iphone?

You can purchase the prepaid sim card at the airport (in fact you can only purchase it at airport), just ask the friendly staff at the counter after exit the arrival hall. And yes, it is applicable to iphone.

Ok noted Ikhua,thanks 4 info

How the weather during the month of December? Plan to go during Christmas.

i tot hsr can go from airport, just take bus from airport to the taoyuen hsr station?

U can also get it at their telco shop! Hard to come by though! I got it near 中孝公路！

anyone been to taiwan during CNY? Many of the shops and night market close during that time?

ah jean

ya. but dunno kenneth80 depart from where taipei or taoyuan?

Hey does anyone know of any hostels that has 24 hour check-in around Taipei?

Ill be arriving late and need to place to put up for a night before staying up in a hotel on the following night.

anyone know where can i print taiwan map?? with all the hotel/shopping mall/night market/etc names..

If you hv Nokia smartphone, you can just download the latest Taiwan Nokia maps (GPS) 100% FOC, & no need roaming/ data charges.

Otherwise, google maps. You can also find a simple & usefull Metro maps on 1st pg

mostly will be closed. but i heard jiufen during CNY super pack and happening...

can't you just inform the hotel that you are arriving late so that somebody will be there? then you dun need to move here and there loh. moving hotels actually waste your travel time.

can get the maps from airport.

hi smoochie

last time u went for how many days? my next trip will be 6 days 5 nights, still wondering where to go, where u went last time?

anybody has any idea whether sun moon lake is better or taroko gorge?