quite easy in big cities but rural place i'm not sure..
but please expect certain teman sepuak will eat non-halal food openly. 

actually its quite cheap if you dont take driver and cars.
apart from flight, which you can book in advance and know price.

hotel, food, train/subway within city is not too dissimilar with local spend.
of course, you go travel you splurge more. but thats another topic. the price is about there.

I went last year and 3 adults 2 kids. all in i think 20k. including flight, hotel, driver and car, which, kids no kids dont matter.

kaohsiung macam nothing. or maybe because i bz taking wedding photos and fast hand fast leg go back taipei to continue the trip.

dammit i just realize i replied to 2023 thread. who necro? 

considering i'm a fellow father myself, and a cheapskate, here's some tips i personally practice.
1. if you are going oversea trip (and expensive one) when your baby is still small, dont hide behind your baby and say "oo..its for the baby experience", they dont have clear memory maybe a bit but not clear. if you want to go, yes go, but its for either you or your wife's wants, not the baby.
2. airlines usually have kids ticket when they are 2 yo or younger. its like 10% of full ticket. maybe depends on airlines. check ahead. take a flight trip at least once. coz anything beyond 2yo, its a full ticket price. take advantage of it for everyone, when its closer to 2yo then they might have better memory of it.
3. as above, better save the money. imagine. if your kids are teens, you already no money cause keep spending on them. they told you they never been anywhere. you talk them you all went europe, japan, etc when they 3-4-5 yo, what do you think their response is? of course they say it doenst count coz they cant remember or enjoy so small. you might as well save the money for when they are older and can create clearer memories.
4. but that should not stop you from going on trips, do lotsa road trip, that's cheaper and enjoyable. its a time to get out of norm and relax. when they are older, maybe can go furrther, like thailand, etc.
5. locally, many attractions have different kid's ticket requirement, mostly is like 90cm, o 2 or 3 yo. so check it out and go those zoo, park, etc when they are still eligible for children ticket. dont baru birthday kena bayar full price baru tau. start prioritize and go to places like 90cm first, then 2 yo, then 3 yo.

my kids are now 9 and 6yo. sometimes they say the last trip is their best trip ever. it doesnt matter if its hatyai or melaka or cameron lol. even if we have brought them to taiwan, etc. might be due to going with friends.

whn is the best time to go Taipei and how much to bring?

RM2000 ish per person more thn enuf?

nice sharing TS, remind me back then my Taiwan Trip

BTW is their milk tea better than us?

yes their milk tea superior    

my gf told me thai is d best

nanti ada rezeki lagi nak gi taiwan boleh la cuba

BTW dia panas tapi very windy kan

both me n waifu been craving hard for some good chinese meal..while taking a short weekend to visit MY would never be enough, we set our eyes on Taiwan.

it's very convenient as the local airport (Komatsu) 20 min away has direct flight to Taipei, and best part of the airport is free parking (for like ~2+ weeks) when taking international flight

quickly put together a 3 days 3 night trip, only need take one day leave.

Komatsu airport


Very nice stained glass at the departure area


short and smooth 3 hours flight, imigration suck ass, very long queue..
both unlucky, didn't get anything from the lucky draw


Airport express straight to Taipei main to check in and drop off the luggage first before first round of dinner.
Transport fare are pretty cheap, but got too used to JP's JR gate speed, felt the fare gate was pretty slow.

Nice Taipei main station


Walked over to the nearest night market, Ningxia Night Market 寧夏夜市




since no particular plan of what to eat, so simply walk one round and decided on braised meat rice. seems pretty popular store, no place to sit and many ppl queue but not sure why the auntie just let me and my wife sit in front of the shop, skip queue and order makan


ordered vege n a bowl of braised meat rice. holy fuk..one spoon already worth the trip, super nice gelatinous fat sticking all over that smacking lip, ichiban!
and so damn cheap, 40 NTD only


next meal, wanted to try taiwan fried bee hoon


40 NTD also, cheap af but i prefer MY "economy" bee hoon better


also, I never been to a hotter city than Taipei, even at night, it's so fking hot

Necro thread but I still enjoy reading the travelling experience. Im planning for next year trip together with my fam (mother, 2 boys and waifu + sister's fam) taking note of avoid summer time. Its a 5D4N trip mainly focusing on Jiufen, Ximending & Shillin market area. Any tips of Do and DONTs appreciated guys..

I don't find Taiwan nice. Very salty.

the only thing i find pleasant there, is the streets r clean, the taiwanese people are very down to earth people.

snap using phone?

Tbh, I find Taiwan like going back to Penang, except the food sucks… only boba tea & minced pork rice nice IMO
Yea, iPhone 12