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 Traveller's Tales: Places to go and see in Taiwan
Take a tour of the top places to go in Taiwan. You may read about must see places and activities in the area. Also, you might want to read our
Taipei city guide.
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| M Amano |
31 March 2003 |
Stayed at Landis Taipei, The - Taipei, Taiwan.
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Palace museum in Taipei was, of course, very interested.
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| T Tseng |
19 March 2003 |
Stayed at Royal Hotel, Hsinchu - Hsinchu, Taiwan.
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I had meetings in the Science Park. Recommended sights to see are all in downtown Hsinchu, where I did not get to go this time.
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| L Wong |
14 February 2003 |
Stayed at Cosmos Hotel, Taipei - Taipei, Taiwan.
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Great destination! Lots of night markets, delicious food, friendly people make Taipei a must go. The hot springs at Yangmingshan are excellent, and be sure to visit the awe-inspiring Chang Kai Shek Memorial Hall.
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| C Chew |
07 January 2003 |
Stayed at Fortuna Hotel, Taipei - Taipei, Taiwan.
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Taipei is nice, surprising clean, people are courteous. Places recommended - Chiufen, Yehliu, Shilin night market, Danshiu, Yingke.
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| W Tan |
02 January 2003 |
Stayed at K Hotel Yung Ho Taipei - Taipei, Taiwan.
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The hot springs area in Beitou is definitely worth a visit... quaint hilly area with lots of cosy eateries and bathing houses. Go to the hot springs museum first, before heading to "Asia Hot Springs" (quite deep in, so be prepared to walk quite a bit). Lovely ambience to enjoy a nice hot springs bath... this must be the nicest bath house - the rest really look tacky in comparison.
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| P Schoen |
02 January 2003 |
Stayed at K Hotel Yung Ho Taipei - Taipei, Taiwan.
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Taipei, recommend: CKS Memorial Hall, Palace Museum, Snake Market, Lung Shan Temple, Lin An Tai Ancient Home, Grand Hotel, Hualien Taroko etc.
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| T J. cogan |
27 December 2002 |
Stayed at Ambassador Hotel Taipei, The - Taipei, Taiwan.
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Taiwan: almost as expensive as Hong Kong, but less value for the money; also, the food and shopping are not as good as HK. However, the National Museum is superb.
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| A Sanderson |
12 December 2002 |
Stayed at Fortuna Hotel, Taipei - Taipei, Taiwan.
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MRT is great.
Chinese palaces and museums of limited interest.
People very friendly.
Will return to Fortuna, Taipei and Taiwan.
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| J O'neill |
10 December 2002 |
Stayed at K Hotel Taipei 3 - Taipei, Taiwan.
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If you like museums the National Palace Museum is a must see. It has the world's largest collection of Chinese art spanning China's 5000-year history. I also visited the Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall and the Taipei Fine Arts Museum. Both made for very interesting and enjoyable afternoons.
For getting around I used a combination of the MRT subway system, taxis, and walking. Before leaving for the National Palace Museum I had the hotel clerk write down on a file card my destination in Chinese characters. That trip proved to be very easy.
Some of my other trips proved to be a bit more of an adventure. I am a vegetarian and I had a list of vegetarian restaurants I wanted to check out. Unfortunately directions were either non-existent or sparse. But I did have phone numbers, which I found saved the day for me. Even though most taxi drivers cannot speak English, almost all of them have cell phones. They were very willing to call the restaurants and get directions.
One particular incident was rather humorous. After searching up and down the length of one long road for a particular restaurant I gave up and asked a taxi driver for help. He used his cell phone, got directions, and with a big smile on his face asked if I wanted him to take me there. I said yes and agreed to a $70 price. He drove me half a block and said "we here". We both started laughing. It would have been faster to walk.
The vegetarian restaurant I ate at was: Tang Tang Vegetarian Foods - near Liuchang Li MRT, 2 Lo Li Road, Lane 42, tel: 2732-1243, 2378-4358. Excellent food, moderately priced.
The subway system is outstanding. Very easy to figure out.
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| N Swamy |
09 December 2002 |
Stayed at K Hotel Taipei 3 - Taipei, Taiwan.
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Hotel staff is very helpful in arranging local tours. English in not generally spoken and poses a problem. North shore area and the National Park are worth visiting. I recommend the hot springs bath. Very enjoyable.
The distance between the airport and downtown Taipei is quite long and the taxis cost nearly fifty dollars. The best alternative is to take the AirBus from the airport to the train station in downtown and take a taxi from there to hotel. This works very economical - less than ten dollars.
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