Going Taiwan this April, 2009
rough Itenary
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Apr-1
will reach around 7pm at taipei
[check-in Fortune Hotel, ximenting]

Apr-2
Taking HSR to Chia yi. Take train up Alishan.
(might stop by fenchihu)
overnite at Alishan

Apr-3
see sun rise and walk around alishan
off to Sun Moon Lake
overnite at Sun Moon Lake

Apr-4
Explore Sun Moon Lake
off to taipei in the evening or night
overnite taipei

Apr-5
explore taipei - overnite taipei

Apr-6
off to Hua lian
overnite hua lian

Apr-7
tour to taroko gorge
back to taipei - overnite taipei

Apr-8
explore taipei - overnite taipei

Apr-9
explore taipei - overnite taipei

Apr-10
balik KL

Cost
Round trip air ticket [eva air]
US$302.72 - RM1,120.58

Acommodation
update later.

Blog
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This post has been edited by mayday82: Mar 23 2009, 01:48 PM

Hope this help.
[all price is for 2 person]

Accomodation
明日大飯店 [台北] - NT$980 [very very good location, but rate will differ on weekend, first nite $1180 but they give $200 disc voucher which can be used for ur following day stay]
高山青[阿里山] - RM260.87 [april quite peak season, best i can find]
Laurel Villa[日月潭] - NT$1800 [cheapest hotel i can find on the lake - other places with cheap rate need around 30mins bus ride to reach sun moon lake]
五號小築 [花蓮] - NT$999 [nice ming su - but the driver charge is very expensive]

Transportation
EVA Airlines - RM 2241.16 [MAS and China Airlines more expensive]
HSR from Taipei to Chai Yi - RM 151.88 [bullet train ride - save time, look for time slot with 35% disc]
Full day Driver at Taroko - $2400 [ sibei expensive]

FYI, credit card transaction is much cheaper. Credit card transaction rate is only about 10.58.
Went around this few days looking for good forex
best they offer me at Mid Valley - 11.10




This post has been edited by mayday82: Mar 25 2009, 05:40 PM

EVA air
EVA AIRWAY-E TICKET TAIPEI TW US$302.72 RM1,120.58
[booked online]

and during MATA fair, the cheapest i get is from mayflower agency, selling at RM1251.00. So much in diff. Better booked yourself online.

Just came back from free and easy trip to taiwan
been to
places around taipei | Hua Lian | Sun Moon Lake | Alishan

most recomended place would be
Hua Lian -> the 7 star beach there (ride a bike there)
simply awesome

you may pm me, if you need any information

Nope, you can't use malaysia license there. Even if you manage to rent a car/motor, i wouldn't advise you to drive there due to different traffic rules and direction.

You can stay at the Hua Lian city area and ride a bicycle to the beach. The journey there will cost you around 1hour[a lot up slope] and journey back would be like around 0.5[mostly down slope].
so, try to find a ming su(home stay) that offer free bicycle.

My advice
- stay around city area (then you can go to night market and culture night in the night)
- ride a bike to the beach (great experience i had). There's a cafe at the beach which sells ok coffees with goat milk but great cookies. You may want to get some there.
- hike few of the taroko rails there. Awesome scenary. Recomended rails, baiyan hiking rails.
- the XXL chicken near the bus stop and tiramitsu cake at hua lian is great.

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Added on May 12, 2009, 12:16 amThere's Kuo Kuang bus service [rm10+] which can fetch you to taipei main station.
Take a lrt to ximen, just 1 stop away, or you can even walk to ximen.
not really that far.
Ask the information counters if you are unsure.

This post has been edited by mayday82: May 12 2009, 12:42 AM