for wu fen pu there is no direct mrt right? i saw from the previous post have to take mrt then have to take bus? any easier ways?

Wu Feng Pu is right across Housanpi MRT station.. But you can't really see the entrance until u ask ppl there...Those shanty town cloths market is very similar to bangkok Pratunam/ Chinatown...wth narrow backlane streets markets.

Cross the road from the Housanpi MRT station, walk pass Uncle Chang Fusion food & u can see an area wth 1960's style 6-10 storey high biz ctr. Those cloths market are surrounded the backlanes of the frontage shoplots...The whole area does not look like modern city for sure..really remind me of Pratunam open cloths market & Bangkok Chinatown

This post has been edited by stimix: Feb 18 2010, 11:26 AM

ooo thanks thanks~ means no need to take bus? i tot from the previous post they say hv to take bus also~~

means it is like our chinatown also? not a building with many wholesales inside? they open for long hours? any holiday for them? like maybe sunday no open?

wu fen pu have got the most clothes there? how about taipei main station? also got cheap clothes around there is it?

Anyone been to Hehuanshan before? Thinking of adding this to my itinerary.

Any recommended hotel/minsu there? How far is it from Hualien?

English travel books and websites on Taiwan is damn teruk...and out of date.

Thanks.

Can someone please recommend me a cheap but okay hotel/hostel which is cheap for 3 adults? Will be staying there total for 5 nights. But there're will a gap in between. 3 nights, and then 2 nights. Price range maybe blw RM200 for 3 per night? Preferred location is in taipei heart. Thanks

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Added on February 19, 2010, 12:54 ami'm going there end of may too.. where're you staying? any good recommendation?

This post has been edited by Grajindo: Feb 19 2010, 12:54 AM

hi guys planning to go taiwan in aug.
there'll be 11 of us. any cheap n nice hotels or nice aprtment u guys can recommend to us ard taipei? prefebly near to ximending or nite life area n mrt station if can

n oso we only hav 7 days for the trip, any place that we cant miss? or will we be havin enuf time to explore the nearby cities?

yes wfp is a gigantic wholesale market.diff from kl chinatown. More like nilai square cloths market&pratunam bangkok.open till late nite. Railway station having 2 underground malls & 2 big malls. Not wholesale pricing & less choice for others looking 4 cheap hotels, chk pg1 recommendations

This post has been edited by stimix: Feb 19 2010, 10:04 AM

Picture of WuFenPu here
http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/421884/+720

This post has been edited by aeiou228: Feb 19 2010, 10:22 AM

hihi~ anyone just back from taiwan? how is the weather now? do we need to prepare warm clothing(e.g. coats we use for genting )

thanks~

Just check the weather via google. Here's current:

http://www.wunderground.com/global/stations/46686.html

Start of spring. Can be cool on certain date..Otherwise, thin sweater will do.

aeiou, thanks for the wfp pics. really looks like a warehouse. prices not that cheap, comparable to bangkok only. quality wise, i gotta feel and touch first...hahaha

I think Wufenpu is too large. Wholesale market suitable for those who like to buy in big bulk. You can reach there by taking train to Songshan Station, juz 1 station frm Taipei Main Station. Exit the station > On your right is Raohe Night Market > On your left is Wufenpu

For me Wufengpu is 2ndary and only for those really crazy about clothing..as said it's not as cheap as Bangkok or even M'sia & those going during winter mth..mostly winter clothing...I regretted going there actually

how does one look like?


u mean taiwan only use [ | | ] socket?

Yes. But hotel normallty hv the adapter-lah

cheapest travel adaptor is from tesco. RM 5 can buy liao.
saw in carrefour but is RM 11.

sifus....

will be going Taipei in Apr... there will be a total of 7 of us and am planning to be in taipei for 5-days, and would like to chk w/ sifus sifus... if there's any decent (and of cos easily accessible) apartment we can stay?

hope sifus sifus dont mind enlightening me abit... thanks.

Try Taipei hostel. NT300/pax/nite ~RM33. Wth 7 ppl, there will probably as double decker beds shared by 7 of u in the room.

Check 1st pg for the contact & website

Ehh, Taiwan easy kah to get pork free restaurant?

Not easy but inside the underground mall at Taipei railway stations, I saw 3 Indonesian restaurants! Not sure whether halal..I think operated by Indonesian chinese