oo the air asia is included hotel liao de wo rm1k hotel + 4 days 3 nites~ matta fair they quote me i think rm6xx for aa flight only and rm9xx for mas @.@ so ithink rm1kis cheaper?

airport transfer is around 189 (i think more then 150 less then 200) per person return @.@ so via bus much cheaper?

ooo~~ so hot ok la~ no rain ok laio hehehe~~

sorry about the currency exchange coz i went to www.xe.com haha use rm change to usd, then use usd change back to taiwan lol~ same=P haha yaya im very bad in maths so sorry~~ will check and understand how u count hehe =)

ya saw u posted the hostel also~ check before looks clean and cheap~ so still thinking want to get rm1k flight+hotel, or get flight then get the hotel~~

ty so much stimix

The rate at www.xe.com i sthe current world market rate. and currently from that link, I'm getting NT100 at RM10.4235..well u are not wrong to use then as yardstick or even official Bank Negara rate ( I think ~ RM10.50)

If you can get this rate in any Money changer in Malaysia or in Taipei..I will hv to Tabik u liao haha.

So far, one of the best if u check the wawasan link on 1st pg is at RNM10.95. So you know the actual tradeable world market rate is ~ RM10.50 & you wannachange at RM10.95??

By changing US$ 1st & changing to NT$, the effective rate after commission & etc will be ~ RM10.60...U already save RM0.35 by doing this....

Walai ehhh...I explained again...now more than 9999 times liao

haha okok =P looking thru it~~ dont get angry har~~ so sorry~~

Joking only lah haha...Actually it's fun to curse abit & than explained

All: Reporting from me directly from Taipei

3/15 (MON): Arrived at Tune Hotel nearby LCCT, preparing to transit to TAIPEI via D7 2672 flight on 3/16 TUESDAY.
Hotel Comment: Powerful shower and Good Bed but the room size is relatively SMALL. Bus Shuttle is RM1.00 charge/trip/way.

3/16 (TUE): Flight to Taipei by D7 2672. (Air Asia X). AA X is using Airbus A330-300 Series and this plane is bigger a bit compare to the flight from PEN to LCCT using A320. 4 hours trip safely arrived Tao Yuan International Airport. Today rate is USD1$ to NTD$31.46 at airport at most of the money changer. So I take advice to exchange from RM to USD$ (in PEN) and the rate is much better compare to exchange from RM to USD$ in LCCT money exchange. (I did compare rate daily even after exchange in PEN, just wanted to share experience here) 3.395 in PEN, and in LCCT the best rate is 3.46 which is same day. 3/15 (MONDAY). If you use RM to exchange NTD$, then is RM8.xx to NTD$10 only.

The Immigration process is a smooth one. Just show them your valid passport, immigration arrival card (Will give by AA X air crew in plane) and returned flight e-ticket print out copy. The officier even share with me in TAIWAN they got 3, 5, 10 years passport validation period with same price. He is asking why I got 2 years valid date in my passport and I told him this is new policy recently MALAYSIA government accepted 2 years for RM100.00 and 5 years for RM300.00. It was a surprise to me when the officer will chit chat with me so friendly manner. I have visited to USA, Philipinnes, China, Singapore, Thailand and nor seen so friendly prior to.

We sign up a ground package in MALAYSIA (PEN) and the local tour guide is really informative and friendly too. It is 60+ uncle. He is patience to wait for us to get the Digital Tour Buddy at the arrival hall at Terminal 2. It is very easy to get the Digital Tour Buddy if you make booking online earlier. Just pass them your Malaysia IC and they will give the one nice bag consists of ONE phone, SIM Card, charger and etcs. You don't need to buy any prepaid SIM card in Taiwan if short period of Travel here. Just a reload in 7-11. In Ximending area alone, I tell you may find 7-11 easily (at least more than 5 outlets all nearby)

The journey from Taoyuan Airport to 臺北 city is about 50 minutes (without traffic jams). No traffic jams as we arrived Hotel in about 5pm.

Temperature arrival is at 16'C (cooler than what I expected earlier, expected at 20'C) Got to wear few layers as I didn't bring thick jacket here. Anyway the windy weather is really nice to walk around in Ximending.

There are many many street foods available here and many of ppls are very friendly. Perhaps we are speak in same language (Mandarin and Hokkien). By comparing, I strongly believed they are friendly than SINGAPOREAN/MALAYSIAN (Hope not to offense MALAYSIAN/SINGAPOREAN here) but I am telling the truth. The food is delicious...yummy...yummy..:-)

Many shops are still opened at 9.30PM prior to we walk back from Ximending to Hotel. The 7-11 shop selling many stuffs inside, facial masks are cheaper in Cosmed, Taiwan.

We are staying in 豪景大飯店, 臺北 and it's nicer compare to LCCT's Tune Hotel (RM137 room rate in 3/15). Going to share more tomorrow if got any Internet facilities in Hotel of Hualian. Today 豪景大飯店, 臺北 the internet charge NTD$100 for 2 hours; NTD$300 for 24 hours. I took 2 hours package only.

Tomorrow will be 41 ppls in a tour so see you later. Bye.

got stop by 五分埔or not?

my friend juz came back today and bought me 3 boxes of pineapple tarts.
each costin NTD 385 each. veli nais indeed.

the more u pay the better it gets.

Missed this post..Yours is using bigger old MAS plane (either 747? ) & also having individual inflight entertainment system at the back seat & the seat cushion is not those AA dull so called black leather.

In Dec 2009 & future MAS flights for Asian region, They will be switching to Boeing 737-800 which is smaller than A320. U check this 737-800 to Taipei...:

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Added on March 17, 2010, 6:54 amWokkay..me poor to buy those shitbrix >RM30 tart..eat gold wor!

This post has been edited by stimix: Mar 17 2010, 06:54 AM

Hi all , my family was planning a trip to Taiwan at 1st week of June..
so can anyone give advice about the flight i should book?
airasia is the cheapest? the total cost for 5 ppl is rm 4135 as i checked at airasia.com.
Got any other recommendation or cheaper alternative ma? 1st timer here =(

That's AA normal non promotion Economy price. If u wanna cheaper, U can wait till the nxt sales which I'm not sure when. That time, you can get as low as RM350/pax/return.

Well, if u can wait...or check MAS promotion..Sometime can be as cheap as RM780 for MAS...You can chk others as well such as Jetstar, evaair & Cathay pacific..

BTW, Taiwan is best from Nov to Mar. Cooler & dry mths....June- Sep is hot & raining. ck 1st pg weather chart

All: Reporting from me directly from Taipei

3/17 (WED): No stop at 五分埔 yet. Anyone know where is this place? Perhaps we will go in last few days next week.

Bought Pineapple Tarts, Each box NTD$325.00; accordingly to the shop non preservation inside and therefore only can last for 14 days. They will send to our hotel we stay on last night. The shop name is Vigor Kogo - 榮獲台北市鳳梨酥評比人氣金賞獎第一名. (Check here at http://www.taiwan-vigor.com.tw/front/bin/home.phtml) Just need to write down your name, hotel name and keep well the receipt with you & make payment.

Morning time passed by 圓山大飯店, Visited to 忠烈祠, 野柳地質公園, 女王頭 龍頭石 臺灣石 仙女鞋 地球石 菠蘿麵包石 拱狀石(金剛石)等特殊景觀

Noon time visited to: 九份, a place was featured in the movie 悲情城市, Starring Tony Leung (梁朝偉). It is accessible only by Bus from the train station at 瑞芳. Many foods (小吃) and souvenir is available there. Famous Mua Chi is there called "阿信的店".

蘇花公路縱貫, Taiwan is having the Asia's longest tunnel (Road), and it's 12.9KM long according to our Tour Guide, Mr. Lin. We are in the bus for many hours getting from 九份 to Hualien. Going through 宜蘭縣; 三面環山，一面朝海. 花生捲加冰淇淋 is one of the 小吃 seens in 蘇澳鎮, 瀕臨太平洋. Got one famous temple called "Nan Tian Gong" here.

Evening time arrived at Lige Hotel Hualien at Hualien, a 4 stars hotel rating and the room & bath setting is better than last night. FREE complimentary access until now.

Tomorrow(THU) and (FRI) will going 太魯閣 and stay at Master Bear Resort and may be no time to online any more due to night time got event & Friday will be Kaohsiung. Good bye for now.

P/S: Sharing Queen's head here taken today.

http://youthtravel.tw/youthtrekker/

Dear Stimix,
Please update above link to 1st post. Very important link....

ah mix, the pineapple tart that ah-mund bought for me is from hsin-tung-yang.

i think at least 10 years i didnt hear that brand liao lol. they is femes again. NTD 385 per box.

This post has been edited by SyedBrix: Mar 18 2010, 02:38 AM

i m backpacking tw next month n will bring along my laptop. but i hav 1 question, is our plug same as tw? if diff, any idea where i can get d traveller plug?

btw, AA is not selling cheap ticket 2 tw now, i gt mine rm707 return. checked till yr end tats cheapest price i can find. 2bad evaair timing not so good if not pay 100+ can liao

If you can wait longer, AA might have few round of sales 6 mths ahead of departure...I got my MAS promotional price of RM780 in /MayJune 2009 for Dec 2009. A day after I bought, AA also started their price war & the same date tickets to Taipei only RM450 nia!! haizzz..

The tai8wan using "ll" type of plug..as those appliances from China. Anyway, if u stay in hotel or even hostel. Just ask for the adaptors.. They sure have it

hi everyone. I'm new to travellng. my passport will expire on 4th April 2011. may I know whether I can still travel to Taiwan on 7th October 2010? I heard some ppl said travelling is prohibited if the duration of the departure date and passport expiring date is shorter than 6 months. please advise.... thanks so much.

Yes validity is 6 months, I think every countries having same rules.

this hsin tung yang i think diff branches are selling at different prices, the one i bought in xi men ding is cheaper than d 1 i bought in taipei main station eventhough the packing is the same, any1 else experiencing the same thing?

I wanna try this hi-end tart 1st b4 can comment. I'm actually very dissapointed wth the tart...M'cca LW much better liao...

thx helpful mod mr stimix...woohoo