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RE: Layover in Taipei

by gnaij 01 May 2012

I disagree with swisstrav. Going to zhongli will save you only maybe 30 minutes of travel time in total. I'd do this only if I had less…
free half day tour from taoyuan airport

by bluppy 21 November 2011

just saw it from the taoyuan international airport website http://admin.taiwan.net.tw/auser/a/free_half-day_tour/free_half-day_tour.htm…
RE: Taipei layover quick visit

by gnaij 08 November 2011

The free tour is good if you don't want the hassle of navigating yourself through the city. But the sights in the AM tour are in a suburb…
RE: Two Day's trip in Tao-yuan

by channamasala 01 July 2011

I have taught seminars at Yuanze University (my company is often contracted to do training courses for their eMBA program). I would say…
Re: Two Day's trip in Tao-yuan

by Kaminoge 28 May 2011

In Taoyuan city, there isn't anything to see, except for the Martyr's Shrine, which is the best-preserved Shinto shrine dating from the…
RE: Taiwan 14 days round trip

by littleowl601 09 December 2010

Definitely visit these places if you have time. North - Jiufeng(traditional town), Northeast coast(beautiful coastline, take the train…
Re: Any place in Taiwan except Taipei and hot springs?

by channamasala 23 October 2010

Kaohsiung has a fairly good local modern art museum as well. For old architecture you can wander the area inside the old city wall in…
RE: 9days taiwan itinerary

by pianocello 08 October 2010

Hualien and Sun Moon Lake are different parts of Taiwan. It you plan to visit Alishan, it's better to stay overnigtht in Taichung where…
RE: 9days taiwan itinerary

by pianocello 07 October 2010

On Oct 26, it seems to me that you intend to be in Jiufen 1600 to 2000. A lot of things there start to close about 5:30 evening. I do…
Re: Any place in Taiwan except Taipei and hot springs?

by zhaoyun 27 September 2010

As noted, there are many other large cities in Taiwan, however only Taipei and Tainan are really worth the trip. Modern architecture…
RE: Any place in Taiwan except Taipei and hot springs?

by pianocello 21 September 2010

Yes Taiwan has other big cities - the next biggest and important ones would be Kaohsiung and Taichung. As for recommendations for museums…
RE: Taipei and Other towns worth visiting?

by Kaminoge 20 November 2009

There are a number of places close to Taipei that can be easily visited as day trips, including Danshui, Jiufen and Yingge, to name just…
Hiking the North Cross-Island highway?

by ruise 10 June 2009

Some friends and I are big fans of long-distance hiking. Think around40 km per day. We'll soon be visting Yingge and Sansia, and were…
Re: History in Taiwan

by wix99 26 February 2009

Taiwan's history is poorly represented in museums. The 228 museum is the only museum I know of that constructs a good narrative of Taiwan's…
Re: After Two Days in Taipei..

by wix99 29 June 2008

A lovely place to see old buildings and countryside is [Beipu|http://blog.taiwan-guide.org/2007/06/taipei-to-beipu-into-the-hakka-heartland…
RE: Last minute Taiwan - suggestions for hotels and day tours?

by channamasala 24 May 2008

Hotels: What's your budget? There are a million options. And are you looking for a private room or hostel bed? Green Island is great…
RE: Taiwan for shopaholics

by channamasala 03 January 2008

1. Which is the biggest/best bookstore for a large range of English books? (Taipei o Kaohsiung) Does Kinokuniya have English books or…
Taipei, Kaoshing, Kenting - 10 days in Dec whats recommended

by zhaoyun 05 November 2007

In addition to the above, there are a lot of day trips you can take out of Taipei- there's really not much to keep you in the city more…
Collector's stores in Taipei

by wix99 13 July 2007

For handicrafts try the Taiwan Handicrafts Centre (not sure if that is the exact name). It is a government run place. It is on Zhongshan…
Taiwan Help!

by channamasala 03 June 2007

30 days is not nearly enough to see all there is to see of interest in Taiwan. I've been here nine months and have barely covered half…
Taipei in July, I want to explore more of Taiwan. Thoughts?

by channamasala 03 June 2007

history: Tainan, Lugang, Jinmen, Matsu, Jiufen, Jinguashi, Ruifang

scenery (mountain): Lishan, Dayuling, Cingjing Farm, Wuling…
Taiwan Help!

by zhaoyun 24 May 2007

Just an FYI-
Happy Family Hostel in Taipei cost NT$300 a night, in Taroko I paid NT$400 a night with a hostel youth card. Train is…
Layover CKS airport

by channamasala 18 May 2007

virtually impossible - there's Yingge and Sanxia but without good local info or a guidebook (or just a map), you'll have a hard time finding…
Layover CKS airport

by Wallami 16 May 2007

Oh, and the ceramic museum in Yingge too, which is a very lovely and informative place.
Layover CKS airport

by Wallami 16 May 2007

Yes, she could drive to Sanxia and see the old Tzushi Temple (one of the best in Taiwan), the newly restored Qing dynasty road, and then…