BTW, if too old to apply for DTB, go there buy 3G simcard cost how much? Heard their network is quite speedy...

I wanna buy to online nia, hahahaha...
Cos my tour is Round Taiwan with a lot of long journey... Thought of spending time surfing Internet lor. Plus from what I heard from my friend who sent his daughter there for studying, their network speed damn fast wor.

Bro,

Which are recommended for electronic shopping? I heard from friend that GuangHwa houses all kinds of electronics but not the cheapest. You got any clue regarding bargain for electronic stuffs?

3k++?

Im going on pretty similar trip round Taiwan on 30th August. Compared to my itenary, yours is a bit on the luxury side. I heard many friends telling me rounding Taiwan is like hell with long bus trip. Each day 3-5 hours in bus when traveling south and back to north. I wonder what kind of nightmare awaits me as my <2 years old son will tag along.

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Added on July 3, 2011, 2:16 pmI think you will reach at 3pm. Please update on the exchange rate. I'm thinking whether should exchange here or there.

This post has been edited by andrekua: Jul 3 2011, 02:16 PM

Eh... much lower than we exchange here @ 10.72 then...

I thought many people said exchange USD go there better rates... only purchase through CC or ATM withdrawal is worth it then...

I think you are correct. I was using 3.05 per USD and exchange at airport which end up being lesser. Not sure if I will have anytime visiting banks cos I'm joining tour package.

Thanks again... I can't wait for Hari Raya...

NT or RM? So cheap NT40?

Argh~~~ I'm going there in 7 days....

Guys and girls,

Any recommendations on what to buy for souvenirs? I thought wanna buy mobile phone accessories since I suspect it will be cheaper there. Anything else? I heard some Taiwanese biscuit are famous but expensive.

Big thanks to aiyumes, moochiesayn, jlgoh9 and stimix...

Yeah, I think that the biscuit they were talking about... almost RM3 a piece.

Reporting from Taiwan... What a day CPU cos my son is sick. Luckily the medical center is not bad.

I was being slaughtered for fareastone 3g as I wasn't given anytime to buy it at the airport. Went to Taiwan Mobile in XMD and they ran out of stock. No choice but to get from those shop. 600NTD but value only 350NTD. Im not impressed with their night market.

This post has been edited by andrekua: Aug 31 2011, 09:45 AM

I find it interesting that they even had signal for 3g inside the tunnel. Speed is also consistent, around 1.5mbps for fet.

There are plenty of free wifi here in Taiwan but quite troublesome unless you stay in one place for a long period of time. Google Maps is brilliant.

Don't sign for FarEastone... Their signal outside of Taipei is really inconsistent. We happened to pass by a ChungHwa telco office and my bro signed up for it. Speed is almost 3mbps at best compared to FarEastone 1.5mbps, coverage also better. Not to mention it's also cheaper at 450NTD for 7 days vs 350NTD for 5days.

This post has been edited by andrekua: Sep 2 2011, 07:39 PM

Just landed this morning from Tao Yuan...

Feel rather disappointed with the trip. Its not like what I expected. The night markets are damn over-rated. I was wondering how they cope with the heat so well where as I was dripping and sweating like a sportman the moment I get out of the bus or train.

Anyway, I think Taiwan best attraction is still its cities and not those far far away places. There's nothing much to see really. The view is so so, or even gross after being hit by typhoon. Waters are murky. Their train system is really so efficient. Thats the one thing I really like about it when I was in Taipei. People are also nice but the night markets are overly crowded, its hot, humit, and worse, you have to queue to buy food in this terrible weather. The "3 pui kai" I ate in Malaysia's Taiwanese restaurant is much better than the one I had there. The "oh jian" is also better here (I mean the one I ate in Taiwanese restaurant). I would stop short of accusing them being bad since they are after-all, pasar malam standard.

Yeah, its really hot... but I still think their night markets are way over-rated.

Their One Piece theme park is quite nice... too bad I was with my son and had to look after him. Miss all the rides but we went at a bad timing, weekends which means a lot of people with long long queues.

We travel so far only to see this? This is the Tarako National Park? I wonder if they were rushing?


Cing Jing is another place, though like our very own Cameron or Fraser, but is quite nice. There are sheep here. Nice break for us who were exhausted due to the long travelling time from Taipei to KaohSiong for 2 days (plus a bad day yesterday due to bus breakdown and had to wait 3hours under very hot weather). Rooms are very very nice is another plus.

Its probably not based on One Piece, but rather the theme that was there when I arrived was based on One Piece.
They are selling lots of One Piece figurines and jigsaw puzzles, and people were buying them like crazy.
Didnt check the pricing though.

http://www.nine.com.tw/english/e-welcome.htm

Tarako also considered high speed lor. My tour only arrange the slow commuter for us. Damn boring and keep stopping quite frequently.

** Accidentally used my bro act to reply earlier.

I never been to US nor Yunnan. Isn't Tarako Gorge the hillside waterfall with a building behind? Maybe it's the tiring journey that spoilt the mood, but really don't know what to see there. For me, I think the best memory is from CingJing. Good weather, nice accommodation, nice food, nice morning view and best is get to feel sheep fur.

We weren't given enough time. Just 30minutes to snap pics. No wonder nothing to see.

9 fen is romantic meh? Really like Stimix said. Most Taiwanese is nice but one or two barbarian will still try to ride a motorcycle in and out of 9 fen.