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 Scooter Boy by Arm-Chair-Hero
Buses are there in Taiwan but to be honest I found it difficult to get information on times and locations and even spotting a bus.
Trains are very clean and tidy and also efficient...the price of travelling by train is very reasonable and has to be considered when going relatively short journeys out and around where you are staying.
If you are going to Tapei and want to get down to Kaohsiung or visa versa, flying is by far the best option....if my memory is correct it will cost you only 30-40 pounds....soon as you are up in the air it is time to come back down. Leave a Comment Theme: Motorcycle
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 Crazy Taxi ; ) by Arm-Chair-Hero
The prices are quite cheap but the driving can be fast and furious..I guess most drivers for taxis are in training for the grand prix.
One thing that can be a little strange is that constantly whilst walking in busy areas the taxis will sound there horn to attract you attention, after a while this can be frustrating but eventually you get used to it. Leave a Comment Theme: Other
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 Country Roads, Taiwan... by kenmerk
Even my 4WD truck came perilously close to getting stuck on this particular path... Leave a Comment Theme: Car/Motor Home
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 by Kurtdhis
The traffic is an abomination. When you cross the street, you take your life into your hands. We took to trusting the locals and ignoring the traffic signals. When you see the locals sprint through the rushing herd of scooters, you sprint too. New York traffic has nothing, I mean nothing on Kaohsiung traffic.
There are two sets of traffic laws; one for scooters, and one for auto traffic. When we rode cabs, the driving quality was astonishing. We expect cab drivers to break traffic laws; okay, fine. We are used to that. We are from New York. However, we were unprepared for Taiwanese cab drivers, for whom traffic laws simply do not exist. You know, there are traffic laws that you obey because you don't want to get ticketed, and which you happily ignore if you think you can get away with it, and then there are traffic laws that you obey because it is a matter of good health to do so. Fundamental laws. Like ``Don't turn left into the oncoming traffic on a one-way street.'' For Taiwanese cab drivers, all traffic rules are equally nonexistent. Whee.
In this country, the use of the horn is relatively uncommon event. Horns are for exceptional circumstances only. Not so in Taiwan. In Taiwan the horn is an essential signalling device, as important as the brake lights or the turn signals. Leave a Comment Theme: Motorcycle
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I used to fly by Singapore Airlines to USA with a short stopover at the airport in Taipei.
There is no direct flight from Mainland China to Taiwan except on charter flights during certain agreed festival dates. So flights from Taipei need to stopover over at Macao or Hong Kong before proceeding to Mainland China and vice versa.
From Malaysia, there is no problem flying driectly to Taiwan by China Airlines or Eva Air.
The airport of Taipei "Chiang Kai Shek" (CKS) has been renamed as Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport. Airport code = TPE.
There is a free skytrain between Terminal 1 and Terminal 2. The airport is about 40 km or 50 minutes drive to downtown Taipei.
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If you want to get around Taiwan, you can rend a car. It's very convenient when you go to the recreational areas and avoid getting stuck when buses are not on time or don't come. Another choice, you may take train to the destination and then transfer a bus. Leave a Comment Theme: Train
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 by AndreasKLeave a Comment Theme: Other
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 HSR by chewy3326
There are HSR stations (that I know of) at Kaohsiung, Hsinchu, Taoyuan, Banqiao, and Taipei Main Station. The cost of a one-way ride from Taichung to Taipei Main Station is NT 700. Leave a Comment Theme: Train
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 Alishan Railway Train by munapong
In case of full booking (in my case), they allow passengers to stand. Due to the typhoon in Oct 07, the train will stop at "Shizi Lu" (Junction) and shuttle bus will be arranged by the Alishan Forest Train Company to reach Alishan Forest. Leave a Comment
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 by Janice_Pai
Check out the link of Taiwan Railway. You can order the ticker online as long as you know where to go.
http://www.railway.gov.tw/taiwan/indexe.html Leave a Comment Theme: Train
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