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8 day itininerary

by toofmek 14 September 2011

My wife and I are in our mid fifties and will be visiting Taiwan on our own. We are overseas Chinese from Malaysia. We will be touching…
Re: Visiting Taipei in Oct

by from_australia 14 September 2011

Hey RJ - wow, i'll be in Taipei as well from 5th - 12th October, I didn't even realise that Taiwan's National Day was 10th October! Oh…
Mandarin question

by JasonInJapan 13 September 2011

I was in Taiwan a couple of weeks ago and despite the typhoon had a fantastic time. During the typhoon I'd rented a bicycle and was riding…
Imigran or Imitrex in Istanbul

by channamasala 13 September 2011

I know this is a long shot but it really is important - anyone know where I can get Imigran or Imitrex in Istanbul (I am near Taksim if…
RE: 20 years old and I would love to live in Mexico.....

by Boingo 12 September 2011

Sailor is talking about teaching legally. If you are teaching illegally on a tourist visa, the criteria, in Taiwan at least, is that you…
Re: 4 days in Taiwan-advice needed!

by FootTracker 12 September 2011

1. I recommend Kenting National Park if you want the beach because it has many good resorts, activities, food, great ocean view, and a…
Re: 10 days Taiwan

by FootTracker 12 September 2011

If you want to stay in a hotel near shopping malls and near MRT station for easy travel to other places in the city, I suggest stay near…
Re: Visiting Taipei in Oct

by FootTracker 12 September 2011

There will be a lot of people that day taking MRT to get to President's Building for events, expect HUGE crowds. There should be more…
RE: Fukushima radiation affecting Taiwan??

by FootTracker 12 September 2011

When Fukushima just happened, Taiwan set up radiation detectors in the airport and inspected everyone traveling from Japan. When they…
RE: 20 years old and I would love to live in Mexico.....

by Boingo 11 September 2011

Jobs - If you need income, you might consider Japan, Taiwan or China. Easy to get English teaching jobs that pay relatively well. It isn't…
BIG news for expats

by Tokheim 11 September 2011

*China Hits Foreigners And Their Employers With New Social Benefits Tax* Forbes 9/10/2011 China on Friday said it will impose a new…
UPDATE - Lao Cai (Vietnam)/ Hekou Border to Kunming

by filfra 10 September 2011

We crossed the border between Vietnam and China in Lao Cai/Hekou this June and traveled the same day to Kunming. We crossed by foot and…
RE: From Japan to China, but slowly

by 889 09 September 2011

You don't need a visa for a short stay in Taiwan provided that you have "a confirmed return air/sea ticket or an air/sea ticket and a…
RE: From Japan to China, but slowly

by everbrite 09 September 2011

With you Irish passport 1. you don't need a visa for Taiwan 2. you can extend your Chinese visa for 160 yuan while traveling across Chin…
10 days Taiwan

by Wheelchair 09 September 2011

Visiting Taiwan this December for 10 days in wheel chair with parents and brothers. Any good hotel near to night market and shopping area?…
RE: From Japan to China, but slowly

by joolz2 09 September 2011

I think your concern is that you can't enter Kazakhstan earlier than the date on the Kazakh visa, and you have *exactly* 30 days from…
RE: From Japan to China, but slowly

by drumbrake 09 September 2011

I'm not quite sure I understand about visa timing being tight. The Chinese visa starts when you enter China - you will then have 30 days…
From Japan to China, but slowly

by Toaster 09 September 2011

I'm in Japan, and I'm supposed to be taking the ferry from Osaka to Shanghai next week. I've got a 30 day Chinese visa, and I've also…
Re: 4 days in Taiwan-advice needed!

by eaglejam 09 September 2011

Hey, I'm going for chusok as well. I don't really have a plan right now. I do have accommodations for the 1st 2 nights I'm Taipei. I'm…
Matsu Islands

by Giora 08 September 2011

Hi, I would like to visit the Matsu Islands soon, while traveling between Taiwan and China, and I have a few questions: 1. Any reccomm…
RE: best current guidebook for Taiwan?

by Giora 08 September 2011

I'm traveling around Taiwan with the new LP guide at the moment, and I think it's pretty awful. But it does seem to have better information…
RE: Tokyo-Okinawa trip

by Kaminoge 08 September 2011

AFAIK, ferries between Naha and Miyako-jima and Ishigaki-jima have been discontinued, so you would have to fly to those islands. You can…
RE: Fukushima radiation affecting Taiwan??

by SingObserver 07 September 2011

Omigod! They just had a big hurricane on the East Coast of the USA!! There are lots of nuclear plants there full of radiation!! The…
RE: Fukushima radiation affecting Taiwan??

by almo99 07 September 2011

It's hard to know what's really going on because the information about Fukushima is being carefully controlled. Consider the fact that…
RE: Cheapest waY TO GET TO SOUTHEAST aSIA

by KFC 06 September 2011

I always like to check www.momondo.com Also try EVA Air via Taiwan, JAL and ANA via Tokyo, or Korean Air. From Toronto, in 2010, the…