9 seater van from airport to taipei i got quoted for NTD1200 + NTD200 (late nite surcharge)

17C is very nice weather to walk around. it's better to go during cooler season than hot season. hot season so hot that you don't feel like walking coz you'll get tired very easily and sweat alot. cooler season at least you just need to wear thicker clothes.

i'm hoping it to drop at least below 25C when i go...

about an hour.

this time round unable to go. definitely a must next round...

look at the We Sell column, normally it's the more expensive one. based on Wawasan Money Changer the rate now is RM10.80 for NTD100.

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Added on September 14, 2011, 7:04 pmi got my digital tour buddy approved for phone+sim card

This post has been edited by aiyume: Sep 14 2011, 07:04 PM

from reviews it's quite cheap, but very small. quite a number of ppl from cari forum stayed there before.

weather forecast this week for taipei: cloudy and rain

raining very mafan to go around neh.....especially with camera and all those stuffs pictures also won't be nice

lol....it depends on how u define romantic lah.....if 2 person in love, go anywhere also romantic.....i think jiufen is romantic.

u went during weekends izit? i'm going there on monday....

gosh flying on sat and i still haven't started packing...

i dun think 8 days are enough for whole island....unless u are going for stop-look-go tour. some of the places takes alot of time travelling...

so when is the right time?

the hello kitty place is overrated IMO.

i'm going jiufen next monday. staying a nite.

This post has been edited by aiyume: Sep 23 2011, 05:54 PM

my friend just got back on monday, she said the weather had turned cooler dy....hualien is quite far away from jiu fen

I'm back from Taiwan!!! It was super freaking hot (33degC), and rained during the last 2 days of my stay the last day totally couldn't go outdoor so we spent whole day at Taipei station underground....super potong stim...

generally i din enjoy taiwan food (mostly those recommended ones we din like ) too starchy and oily.....I loved jiufen the best! spent 1 day 1 night there also not enough. it was raining though. that place gets lots of rain per year (like 180days per year according to the guide).

public transport is super convenient there especially the MRT and busses. some of the bus stops has LCD showing when is the next bus reaching. and the ppl there will line up properly including going up the escalator, toilet, bus, train....public toilets are very clean and dry, with tissue provided. taiwanese are very friendly and helpful...they will come to u if they see you trying to figure out maps, and asked if they can help...some even took the trouble to show you how to go by taking you there...

doraemon park no more dy....contract ended early this year if i remember correctly.

expensive loh....i got mine at 900+ also consider expensive dy...


the older generation of taiwanese can speak japanese as they were under the japanese occupation for 50 years...

where is TYAP?

9.25 seems to be too good to be true. if it's me i dun think i wanna change there. better find a reputable money changer.

This post has been edited by aiyume: Oct 10 2011, 10:14 AM

isn't transiting more tiring than direct flight? ended up you spent longer time travelling....

5 hours flight is ok lah.....read a book 1 hour, listen to music/watch a movie 2 hours, chit chat with friends 1 hour, sleep 1 hour => arrived.

going during CNY alot of places not open leh.....

if you need to charter taxi for tour u can try Jack Tour Taxi. http://tw.myblog.yahoo.com/jacktourtaxi-blog/ i used his service for 2 days and he's quite nice...

should be around midnite...