hihi...just come back from taiwan!! the weather is cold and rainny! anyone going taiwan this month bring umbrella and jacket..the tempeture is around 9c...buy u can get it there for cheaper price..i bough a umbrella for only 100nwt in ximenting...overall is fun..and most of the thing r reasonable pric..unlike china...u pay more but i still get shit staff in return...food is nice...but not as nice as i though..especially the big fried chicken chopin shilin...but the sausage in taiwan is the best!!! must try if u going to taiwan!! i ate it almost eveyday on my trip...spicies and big...the best sausage i ate so far is at jiufen...corner shop with picture of jolin tsai and the owner...sun moon lake view is quite nice also..suk cause tat day is quite misty...and lot of traveller from china!! their basic manners r like 3 yrs kids...when buy staff they can cut through ur line and buat selamba jer....when u scolded them they will ignore u like they dint heard u lik tat...careful...and their cap is very nice...friendly and most important is they charge u on the price shown in the meter...definately will go again with free & easy style...following tour reli tired and no freedom...those who plan to go taiwan i can gurantee u wont regret...and if u going to c lavender flower dont expect high as is not their season yet...

Yalor.. Taiwan got alot of mainland, japanese n korean tourist... seldom see angmo

stimix sifus... thank you very much. will check that out.

erm i tot go to wufenpu need to take to Hou Shan Pi station? @.@ how come exit at Songshan~ so near already?

any recommendations for hot spring bath with nice view and affordable(cheap) price around north side of Taiwan(bei tou, yang ming shan)?

thanks~~~

Sonshan is the conventional railway station & not MRT. Housanpi is the MRT station. U can decide which one u want. Housanpi is located South of Wufengpu & Songsan is on the North side. South to North probably ~1.5-2km distance i.e that's the size of that 1960/1970 eras flats dwelling/ narrow shops area in wufengpu.

At Xing Yi Lu in Beitou distric.
theres alot of shops that offer hot spring bath services there and it cost about 200twd.
i've tried wang ci , its bathing pool is next to the mountain but i couldnt comment much on the view becuz i was bathing at 12am.
http://www.emperor.com.tw/

So actually both ways also can go via walking distance? Seems like from songshan is nearer? Ty so much~ you are so good in travelling must be rich~ haha

I don't really use Sonshan railway station but from wikimapia, the walking distance to Wufengou from both station is the same. check wikimapia here:

http://wikimapia.org/#lat=25.0469781&lon=1...=17&l=0&m=s&v=9

I'm not rich-lah..if rich I won't be going on budget dy & staying at hostel instead of 4-5 star hotels

Wanted to ask, normally how all of you here usually plan your accommodation beforehand? I give an example...

Say I'm going for a 8D7N trip to Taiwan... Plan to stay 6N in Taipei, then 2D1N at Yilan, then the last day return to Taipei for thte last night before heading back on the 8th day...

So what you do about the accommodations?

If I book early, should I book for the 1st six days and the last day? Or just book the whole week, then when I'm there, inform the hotel / hostel I'm checking out for 1 day, but I'll be back the next day?

Any advice? Thanks a lot... =D

This post has been edited by nicodemus88: Feb 27 2010, 05:49 PM

Good morning,
i had just booked the flight to taipei for travel period around October this year.

So i am so excited and have many question in mind..hehe. Let me drop down some of my question, thanks in advanc efor those replying to my questions.

1. Wondering how much you guys spend per person for 8 days 7 night trip (not inclusive of airport ticket), plus abit of shopping?
2. How is the weather look like around mid of October 2010?
3. How shall i start plan my trip if i'm taking F&E?

This is the questions for now...more to come..hehe...sorry for noob questions on TW...

This post has been edited by wahlauyeh: Mar 1 2010, 10:43 AM

Depending on your budget-lah. I spent RM520 per pax excluding air ticket for 6D5N in Taiwan. Total inc of tickets was RM1300.

Stayed in budget HOSTEL (RM30/nite/pax), less on souvenirs & eat hawker food (~RM15/pax/day). Spent mostly on transportation & entrance fee...

1) Easycard (Taiwan Touch & Go) - RM60/pax (for 6D5N) - MRT, bus & train
2) Taroko train ticket - RM80/pax return.
3) Taroko day taxi cum personal driver - RM220 or RM55/pax
4) Taipei 101 entrance RM42/pax. Museum - RM18/pax

Overall inclusive of air tickets, I spent ~RM5000 (I brought in RM2000, flight tickets - RM3,120, & used up 100%) ..i.e RM1300/pax inc of ticket & RM520/pax exc air ticket. one of my lowest budget traveling....

Thanks Stimix..mm..my tix is about rm350( return) per pax.
So if budget of RM 2000 per pax(exclude Flight Ticket) , where shall i go? stay which type hotel/hostel? i dun need very fabulous and grand hotel..hehe

let me check on some iteneres again and ask again...hehe

also check 1st page. I hv compiled most of the info there

Wanted to ask, normally how all of you here usually plan your accommodation beforehand? I give an example...

Say I'm going for a 8D7N trip to Taiwan... Plan to stay 6N in Taipei, then 2D1N at Yilan, then the last day return to Taipei for thte last night before heading back on the 8th day...

So what you do about the accommodations?

If I book early, should I book for the 1st six days and the last day? Or just book the whole week, then when I'm there, inform the hotel / hostel I'm checking out for 1 day, but I'll be back the next day?

Any advice for my question? Thanks a lot... =D

Just book only-lah..otherwise just walk-in. If sked, just book-in 1st day & thereafter go shopping for better hotel. I was informed that we need to book hotel in advance but I did saw lotsa walk-in guest to the hostel & even at 12midnite!! The best, Manager already gone back & the long staying customer helps the poor tourist to the shared dormitory

charm liao~ so if i go use which way haha~ have to gather more info~ matta fair is around~~

Btw i saw that you say u use like "Touch n go" card, this is buy 1 time use many many times or?

For me i will choose MRT to Housanpi bcos waiting for the conventional train is like waiting for our rapidkl LRT during offpeak..but waiting for MRT within 1 minute 1 train!

Songshan train station is one station from Taipei station. Nearly every train go thru tat station so no need to worry bout slow train.

ooo okok~~ maybe when im going will choose this way too~

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Added on March 2, 2010, 12:02 pmerm dear i saw 1 station beside taipei main is zongshan wo... not same with songshan right? songshan almost at the end of the road wo @.@

please correct me if im wrong

This post has been edited by AngelLingLing: Mar 2 2010, 12:02 PM