i am going on 20th June. when should i start booking the hostel?

Hi, i am actually planning to go Taipei this year or next year. What i need to know is how much i need to spend per person for a free & easy trip? As Taipei is easy just like KL so i think Free & easy is a very good way. maybe some cheap & nice hotel recommendation, food, places to visit...etc. I need advise from people who have been to taipei free & easy recently thank you

Thanks in advance. Appreciate it

This post has been edited by iPlx: Mar 3 2011, 03:18 PM

the jiufen tat pineapple paste.... no delicious wan oso, even m'sia oso can bet it better.... the best pineapple paste is at the yuanshan need walk around 15mins or the nanjing e. road there need walk around 30mins.... the jiufen wan, i brought back.... all relative been say not nice to taste n put it aside for sometime er.... =.='

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Added on March 3, 2011, 4:42 pmI just back from Taipei free and easy....

I roughly spend around RM1k - RM1.5k for a person as I brought lots of stuff for myself and jacket....
You can try the ah zhong mee xian at xiemending or shilin night market....
As accomodation, i think u can try those hotel in pg 1..... as I stayed tat hotel is sponsor by company so not recommend.....
As places to visit, if got children then go the theme park nice to play around.... then should visit the jiufen, wulai, yehliu, danshui.....

This post has been edited by MandyG: Mar 3 2011, 04:42 PM

How bout air ticket? Company sponsor also? your 1k-1.5k is just shopping only or included food as well?

This post has been edited by iPlx: Mar 3 2011, 04:55 PM

Hi, i will check in Colormix this Saturday, let you know the feedback once I am back in Malaysia.

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Added on March 3, 2011, 4:58 pmu mean from money changer in airport? is it the same rate with Bank of Taiwan or better rate? I check Bank of Taiwan exchange rate, now is only USD100 to TWD2950, worst rate... hopefully USD goes up tomorrow coz i already change all my money to USD... going to change in their airport on Saturday. Think the rate on Saturday will be the same with Friday, right? coz Saturday banks are not working...

This post has been edited by MamaHui: Mar 3 2011, 04:58 PM

air ticket paid by own.... my 1k- 1.5k is include shopping, food, transport, souvenir, buy stuff inside airline.....

Mind to share whats the rate of ur air ticket? Airasia?

Thanks! Hopefully the homestay is good because i not sure whether is it near to lrt or not.
Hope to hear from you soon.

Dear All, just wondering if it's ok to travel to Taiwan during the period of Sept-Nov?

If you compare the rate , i think it is more worth it if you change myr to tw. i have a friend just came back from tw and they change 1 myr = 10tw. but i am also not sure whether to change it in m'sia 1st or when u reach taiwan. many advice me to change here 1st.

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Added on March 4, 2011, 11:37 amhey...i am going to taiwan this october.....they said it will be breezy. cold air. around 20c? Cannot wait for it!

This post has been edited by mcdd: Mar 4 2011, 11:37 AM

you sure the rate is 1 myr to 10 tw?
i have changed all my money to usd and the rate is 3.048...
i check Bank of Taiwan, now they are buying USD at 29.015...
so 1 myr only about 9.52tw .... not a good rate, right?

what i checked is if u directly change myr to tw. if u change myr -> usd -> Tw, then not worth it.

i take EVA air.... the ticket cost rm1.2k.......

Wah which money changer offering such a good rate? As far as I know, the best also ~ 10.70. If really RM1 to NT$10..than yes pls do so in m'sia. becos even Bank negara also selling at ~ 10.28 now..

If at RM10.70, changing to USD & thereafter to NT$ WILL save you RM32 for each RM1000 you change based on my rough calculation...If RM30 fro every RM1000, is OK, not need so mahfan to change to US$ 1st..

EVA = ? Sorry kind of noob at travel. You rm.1.2k include flight as well?

Stimix, may i know which rates are you referring?

Is it RM3.03 to USD 1 and USD 1 to TWD29.01, and RM10.70 to TWD100? coz if i use these 2 rates, we can save about RM23 only for each RM1,000.00 ... Can i check with you whether the money exchange in Taoyuan airport have better rate than Bank of Taiwan rate? TQ.

Wah after Yesterday, NT$ suddenly surged against US$..now only 28..985 -cash buying rate ata Taoyuan airport - 9Almsot all having similar rate...probably controlled?? as all money changers in taiwan are banks & not private)

Let say 1st scenario..you change 100% to NT$ in M'sia so based on the latest Wawasda, of 10.68, you get only NT$9,363

If you change to US$ 1st @3.03, you get US$330, Thereafter at Taoyuen, You change to NT$ for 28.985 = NT9,565 -NT$30 = NT$9535 as Today so you get xtra NT$172.....Hmnnn meaning US$ also badly traded TODAy!! resulted in small margin of RM17 nia..haha (Yesterday better rate at NT$29.1+

Likedat it's up to you whether to change 1st..depending on the xchange rate..sometime tha gap even Yesterday & Today so much different..

I saw someone get into colormix from cari forum.
That's nice .

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Added on March 4, 2011, 9:02 pmGonna go taiwan from 21dec to 19 jan, hepefully can get around taiwan.

This post has been edited by eDwanD: Mar 4 2011, 09:02 PM

EVA air is taiwan airline but so far i heard is EVA better than China Airline.... Total i spend include air ticket is RM2.7k (RM1.2k for air ticket then 1.5k for all the expenses at Taiwan).....

Ya but hotel sponser by your company HAHAHA. Anyway thanks for the tips