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Calm before the storm (Typhoon Kaemi) - Taiwan
Calm before the storm (Typhoon Kaemi)
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  • Arm-Chair-Hero
  • By Arm-Chair-Hero on July 20, 2003
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  • Tea set from Taiwan - Taiwan
    Tea set from Taiwan
    by Arm-Chair-Hero
    Taiwan is a hot humid country pretty much all the year round. You will need to drink huge amounts of liquid and if you fail to do so then expect to fall ill. Bottled water is available everywhere and there is no problem getting lots of other drinks such as fruit juices teas etc etc...........most of the drinks come in 1 litre cartons...you never want to be with out one.

    A good place to cool down and get a drink is Mc Donalds.....it will be air condition and will be one of the few oppertunities for you to find a toilet. Public toilets are difficult to find in Taiwan. Mc D`s is the safest bet....coke and toilet ; )

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    Why did the chicken cross the road?
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  • Arm-Chair-Hero
  • By Arm-Chair-Hero on July 20, 2003
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  • Gold medal for a tourist - Taiwan
    Gold medal for a tourist
    by Arm-Chair-Hero
    The biggest danger in Taiwan I felt was road safety.... you are target practice for the Taiwanese drivers.........if they scare you in the car they get a bronze medal..........if they make you want to cry with fear in the middle of the road whilst crossing....they get a silver medal..............if they run you over and you survive...they qualify for a gold medal.........only joking folks ; )
    Crossing the road is very difficult.....there are large volumes of traffic that have no fear in just skimming you...............red lights are often ignored. The best option is to find a little old lady and cross with her.

    To say there are large volumes of traffic I did not witness any road rage.......quite strange I found.........

    be carefull crossing roads

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    Lunatics on the Road
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  • WeiLong
  • Updated By WeiLong on June 17, 2005
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  • The bridge at Linyuan, south of Kaohsiung - Taiwan
    The bridge at Linyuan, south
    of Kaohsiung
    by WeiLong
    Be warned, the people in Taiwan drive like lunatics. There is a large scooter population and local etiquette allows for full use of the road. It is not unusual to turn a corner and find someone coming at you on the wrong side of the road. It pays to steer wide. Often people will drive at night with no lights on as there is a belief that running the headlamps uses more fuel. Frequently you will find whole families riding on a single scooter. Five people at once is not uncommon.

    People will also chat away on mobile phones while hurtling down the road on their scooters. You will occasionally see someone riding in the rain whilst holding an umbrella. How asurd is that! What if they got a phone call?

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    The Dishonest Cab Driver
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  • Kurtdhis
  • By Kurtdhis on May 4, 2003
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  • After we left the national palace museum, we wanted to take a cab back. We had taken a cab to the museum. It had cost $130 or so. There was a taxi queue outside the main entrance, so we grabbed a cab. The cabbie demanded $1300 cab fare. This was rather a shock. (For comparison, we took a cab from Taipei to Chiang Kai-shek int'l airport, which is four or five towns away, and the fare was only about $800.) We decided he was waiting for a dumb tourist. We walked a block and hailed a cab. The fare back was about $130.

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    Big Brother is Watching...
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  • kenmerk
  • Updated By kenmerk on February 22, 2003
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  • "Speedy Joe" will never
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    by kenmerk
    Careful there are hidden cameras everywhere... On the highways, that is.... Too fast, and you'll get two presents in the mail: A picture of your left arm, and a 3000 TWD love letter from your friendly local law enforcement agency...

    Safe Motoring everyone...

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    Typhons
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  • PtiteCarotte
  • Updated By PtiteCarotte on August 14, 2003
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  • picture of the TV Breaking news: Typhon arriving!! - Taiwan
    picture of the TV Breaking
    news: Typhon arriving!!
    by PtiteCarotte
    Living in Taiwan is a kind of adventure. This place is full of unexpected events especially earthquake and ....typhons. Unfortunately Taiwanese are used to this unexpectable tomorrow and know how to live happily despite all the dangers.
    In September 2002, i was in Taipei when a typhon arrived. It was incredible a wind you cannot imagine, water falling like a giant waterfall and people rushing into the stores to buy and stock instant noddles....

    What to do: if you can fllee to a safer town, just do it quickly before it arrives, otherwise put unstable things inside, stay home with bottle of water and instant noodles....then wait with all the zen you can find inside u!

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    busy street, number of...
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  • vividvivian
  • By vividvivian on September 13, 2002
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  • busy street, number of motorbikes far more than cars... pay attention when you are on the street! Should apply for travelling visa a bit earlier before you go there. for those who had been to there with travelling visa, next time you will only have to apply for visa by the time you are there.

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    The island shows a lot of...
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  • AndreasK
  • By AndreasK on September 8, 2002
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  • The island shows a lot of tectonic activity. In Hualien I experienced the strongest earthquake in my life (definitely stronger than those I experienced in Tokyo, where I lived for almost a year). In recent years strong hurricanes of caused many casualties and have devasted wide areas of Taiwan.

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    When the typhoon comes to town...
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  • SLLiew
  • By SLLiew on August 15, 2007
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  • At first I was worried that my incoming flight would be delayed due the impending typhoon.

    When the typhoon lashed downtown Taipei, I stayed indoor like the locals but right after the typhoon, we went driving around to check out the damage. Actually, it is not advisable as there could be broken power lines and better to keep roads clear for emergency operation.

    There were many typhoon related scrolling advisories and advisories on all major tv networks, They are all in Chinese as the typhoon approached. So check with the locals and stay safe.

    Usually the weather after the typhoon has passed is fantastic - clear skies. Unfortunately due to the damages on roads, it affected my planned trip to other parts of Taiwan.

    The same sense of heeding warnings and following the local authorities when it comes to another natural disaster common in Taiwan - earthquake.

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    Typhoons
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  • kenmerk
  • By kenmerk on July 22, 2005
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  • Singing in the Rain..... - Taiwan
    Singing in the Rain.....
    by kenmerk
    Typhoons..... Lots and lots and lots and lost of typhoon...

    Probably safe to expect 3 to 4 a year... One good thing tho', the extra water in typhoon season certainly gets the many waterfalls flowing.... (landslides, too......)

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