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food " c'est magnifique!"
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Taiwan is expensive now
In a nutshell
A wonderful combination of acient chinese culture and habits and the the modern world
If you prefer stone and beautiful beach...
luckymiffy Says: Definately you need to come to Hualian. Hualian is located in the eastern Taiwan which also famous for Taiwanese jade. Highway 11 (through hualian to Taitung ) has very long and awesome coast line. Come and explore!!
luckymiffy Says: No matter it's chilly or hot, you should takea hot spring bath to experience the unique gift that god gave Taiwanese. In this picture I was at Gugang (in the center of Taichung), and luckily I could took a nice view with clouds around the mountain coz the weather is not...
luckymiffy Says: My favorite hobby is to go bike riding around Taichung. Actually it's the most popular activity in Taiwan. The trend has lasted for these few years and it apparently becomes someones' habbit in their lives. Living in Taichung is so joyful coz there are a lot of montains that...
LoisChan Says: Visit Taroko, take a slow train there and enjoy the scenes as the train chugs along, remember your starbucks and da bao zi (big meat buns). At Taroko, book a taxi tour (NT2000 - rate @ 2006) and keep your own time. You must do homework and know in advance what you want to...
luckymiffy Says: This is not just a temple that put many statues of Budda, but a great place full of art craft. ChunTai is famous for its scenery view sourrouded by the mountains and the great buildings which spent thousands of million dollars. According to the second picture, there are 4...
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no idea: Local street restaurant
matjung Says: The place offered English and Chinese menus.The dinner was freshly made and you could watch the chfes how they made it.I went there because some other locals were also eating there.The starting price of food was 80 TWD.Near Taoyuan Hotel Up to now I did have only one meal...
Wang Pin - Wang Steak: To die for - One of the Best food and Service
yentseng Says: If you want to be pampered, this is the place. Wang Steak is a bit pricey compared to other restaurants, but I assure you every dollar is well spent here. At Wang Steak, it cost 1300NT for a set meal, which includes Bread, Appetizer, Soup, Main Course, Fruits, Dessert, and...
Anywhere and everywhere: Pearl Milk Tea
kwipex10 Says: strange no one mentioned it - Pearl Milk Tea (Zhen Zhu Nai Cha). invented in Taichung and drunk prodigiously morning, noon and night by the locals. it's a black tea mixed with creamer, added with tapioca balls and ice, and shaken vigorously.you can specify the amount of...
sherise___ Says: Mr Liao (he can read emails in English, though he's not so conversant) charges a reasonable price and he is not just a driver and could help u take photographs and tell u about the place too.Unlike my taipei driver, he literally stays with you wherever you go+886 980 793...
shane_02 Says: This tunnel is lopcated near the entrance of Toroko National Park, beside the Sakadang Trail. This is a view of the tunnels in Taiwan in the mountains area. The designs of the tunnels varies fro place to place.
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This is not a real grocery store but a "fake"one set in the tourist strreet. There are less and less grocery store in cities, but still can find some around country sides. In the picture this fake store put many Tatung staues on the wall, if you think it's no big deal, you are totally wrong. It cost a lot and it's well-known in Taiwan. Since 1918 Tatung company produced home appliance and created this logo statue, everyone marked a number which symbolized the year. Ex. 86 means it is made in 1911+86= 1997. Some collectors started to collected the 1970s statues to 1990s, so it's getting popuar and rare. This shop owns all the years of statues as you've seen in this picture, just sell some statues, you can travel around some countries.
Updated Jul 2, 2005
There is now a running high speed rail in Taiwan. This rail goes from north to south on the west hitting all the major cities. From Kaohsiung to Taipei is only about 2 hours by this train.
The disadvantage is you don't get to see much, but if time is important, its useful!
Written Apr 23, 2009
Phone: 886-2-6626-8000
Website: http://www.thsrc.com.tw/en/?lc=en
mrschan Says: While Sun Moon Lake (riyuetan) is a popular tourist destination, I cannot really see the attraction of this place. There is nothing much to see there, save for an impressive looking Chinese temple, and that's only if you like viewing temples. The cruise across the lake is...
mrschan Says: Sometimes, when you hire the services of a cabby to take you around for one day, the cabby will take you to a tourist shop where you will be subject to high pressure sales tactic in order to get you to buy some ridiculously priced and useless object like jade carvings or...
Numerous Formosan rock-monkey in Kaohsiung
RubyLin Says: Formosan rock-monkeys are unique to Taiwan. And the most famous habitat is in Shoushan National Nature Park in Kaohsiung. The park is located on a mountain locally called "Chai-Shan", just near Sizihwan Bay. You could spend a half day for ecology tour on the mountain and...
mrschan Says: The Gold Ecological Museum is at Jinguashih, which is a 10-15 minute bus ride away from Jiufen. The gold museum is spread out over a sprawling area and consists of several buildings and attractions. First, you enter a building that takes you through the gold mining history...
luckymiffy Says: I visited my friend who lives at GuGung in Taichung, and it's famous for hiking path and hot spring. When I took bus to downhill, I found the bus is crowede beyond my imagination!! It was an early morning on Monday, and I saw more and more people (esp. the old) get on the...
Definitely you can visit during the moon cake festival period. The holiday with pleasant autumn weather becomes a peak time for travel. Welcome to China and explore the traditional folk customs of this interesting festival.
Written Feb 1, 2013
Sheilalin Says: Hello, I am Sheila, now I am living in Kaohsiung. You have only three days, actually it is a short time. If you want to relax yourself and do some sightseeing, I think Taroko gorge will be a great choice because of the beautiful scene there. Or you can go Taitung for spring,...
If you don't have a visa when you visit Taiwan
UpsetTourist Says: Well thanks for all those responses. Just to answer some of your questions - I am a citizen from Hong Kong with a US green card (US permanent resident) and I reside in Los Angeles.Also, it is to my knowledge and experience that you can visit Taiwan without a visa with my...
Lantern Festival for the Chinese Year
This is my favorite shape of the lanterns. In the middle of the Chinese charater is " ‡Ö", meaning "happy to be married".
Round Taiwan Adventure trip - 01 - 11 May 2005
Official Name Republic of China (Taiwan) Population 23,614,000 Capital City Taipei (2.7 mil) metro (7.9 mil) Languages Mandarin Chinese, Taiwanese Official Currency New Taiwan...
Ali Shan is a famous mountain in Taiwan. It has a unique "litlle train" but the concept of moving a train up steep slopes is very dangerous. In order to view sunrise from mountains range or rather in...
Taiwan is a modern industrialised megalopolis clinging to the fringes of an ancient culture; a string of teeming cities at the feet of a glorious mountain range. It's traditional noodles from a...
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