if u guys dun mind checking out my posts:

Taiwan Day 1
Taiwan Day 2
Taiwan Day 3
Taiwan Day 4
Taiwan Day 4 - Part 2
Taiwan Day 4 - Part 3
day 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 have to wait till i have my blogging mojo back..

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Added on May 27, 2011, 5:18 pmmoney not an issue?

then can try cathay pacific or EVA Air or MAS

This post has been edited by smoochiesayn: Jul 29 2011, 04:08 PM

can go HK airport jalan jalan awhile ma..

there's a national park there.. and watch sunrise~

aiyume~~

digital buddy can apply starting one month before your departure... if they have the phone at their hand, they will reply u asap.
when i was there, i just need to fill in ur details and they will explain a bit. quite fast actually. just right outside of the departure hall.

if can hand carry the luggage better still. no need wait for luggage.

i applied for the youth travel card but doesnt serve any much use. most prolly my sightseeing ticket is already paid for. but u get to keep the tag for souvenir. no harm applying, IMHO. might get discount on certain things

my trip were almost 8 months ago. i'm still at my Day 3 for my 10 days trip.. lost my blogging mojo d..

i managed to do jiufen, jinguashi and keelung in one day.

what will u be doing in keelung? if it's for the Miaokou night market, then i think u can do Yehliu, Jiufen and Keelung in the same day.

i duno abt food, but ShiDa NM is another must shop place. The stuffs there are cheap! Esp bags. And also lots of pretty Uni girls there.

Another worth to go NM is FengJia NM. Also a lot of cheap stuffs due to lots of uni students at that area. A lots of hot chicks and lengchai

The Taiwan Visitors Association, they have 'goodies' for those going to Taiwan. Dunno how to explain.. but have 2 choices. before this they will give out either EasyCard with N amount of value or some hotspring voucher.. But i heard they are not so friendly.
My travel partner visited their booth during Matta Fair, instead of the EasyCard, they pushed her to take a coupon that can redeem for souvenir at the airport when we leave Taiwan..

yup. i purposely opted for the 3G sim card coz i wan to online from my phone. and their rate is cheap too.

I'll answer based on my experience..

1) If wan say better exchange rate, not so sure coz dun have time to compare there.. but one thing for sure, hard to find money changer in taipei unless u go to their malls.. in my case, i change in the airport..

2) i also took HSR from Taoyuan - Zuoying, Zuoying - Taichung then Taichung to Taipei. all also buy on the spot.. and there are 2 type of seats, reserved or non reserved. non reserved is cheaper. based on my experience, during my HSR trips, the train were quite vacant.. not full house or hard to find place to seat...

3) is newyork2 still around? i heard it's closing down d.. u can shop at 台北地下街 (Taiwan Underground Mall) also. but IMHO, i still feel their night market is the best to shop

4) up to ur own preference. even when i was there during fall, i also skip the hot spring eventhough i have reach xin bei tou. jz walked around only.

5) If u like historical museum kinda thing can go lo.. CKS must go, Taiwan landmark so must go take picture.. SYS nothing much, quite like CKS also have guard changing ceremony

6) u stay in min shu or hotel? maybe can ask them if they have any weighing scale or not.

Besides buying suncakes/pineapples tart, drop by at their Carrefour and buy something different back! I bought many instant mee and their cheap lays! Their Kinder Bueno also got varieties there..

If you so happen to see Hsin Tung Yang, get their pineapple shortcakes! (the right box)


cheap and it's GOOD! regret that i bought 1 only. actually was busy grabbing this 1 box with a group of China girls. they bought around 20 boxes! so i asked them if the shortcakes are good, they say yes, they bought back for their colleagues...

This post has been edited by smoochiesayn: Aug 24 2011, 11:55 AM

aiyume, is lavender forest or farm? is it in NeiWan?

found this blogger blogging abt it - kiminpink.com

yalo. raining super mafan! if take umbrella, no hand to take piccies, if use raincoat, so uncool!

worst is, most taiwan attractions are outdoors!

going for shopping? scenery? history?

Jiufen is crowded no matter it's weekday or weekend. worst is when it's raining! romantic places maybe can consider hot spring but as aiyume say, if 2 person in love, go anywhere also romantic one lo...

regret that i din go with my bf. went with my colleague and we have diff interest, so i was quite mehhh throughout the whole trip, come to the last 3 days i was pretty homesick lo! haha.

definitely will go back taiwan again with the bf, hopefully for pre-wed photo shoot

Yup, their public transport is very very reliable.

I took bus from Taipei - Jingguashi - Jiufen - Keelung - Taipei. Their bus drivers very attentive to tourists one. Let him know u wan to stop at which station (or go where), then he will inform you when it's time to go down the bus. Other places all i use Taipei City Train.

In Taichung, I use their HSR shuttle bus. Very punctual!

In Kaoshiung, i also use Kaoshiung City Train. Most places of attraction in Kaoshiung can be reach by MRT + foot. Some still need buses also la. My fond memory of Kaoshiung bus driver is superb. The driver went down from the bus and explain us the route to lotus lake/tiger dragon temple. We were pretty touch with the driver hospitality. He takes the time to come down from the bus with a map and explain properly to us. As I am quite limited with my chinese, surprisingly the bus driver can speak simple English!

I really Taiwan's public transport & their drivers hospitality!

Yea, when we were onboard on the bus to Jingguashi, there were a group of Japanese senior tourists. They were quite blank but surprisingly, a Taiwanese old lady approached them in a very fluent Japanese and guided them away. I was pretty overwhelmed a bit from my seat. Taiwanese are so so warm in their heart.

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.

ah jean

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

i went for 10 days.

previous trip u went where d?

i din get to go to taroko gorge, but i feel taroko has more thing to see.
in sun moon lake, got cable car.. or rent a boat to go round the lake. so i feel nothing much in sun moon lake. plus the journey super far from any public transport.

i go for 10days, taoyuan(leofoo theme park, the doraemon thingy) - taipei(yehliu,jiufen,jinggushi,beitou) - taichung (sun moon lake, fengjia nite market) - kaoshiung (british consulate to see sunset, love river, dream mall, the dragon tiger temple, some sugar refinery museum)

although go for 10 days, but din get to go to hualien area and alishan!