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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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| R Bahde |
16 June 2002 |
Stayed at Ambassador Kaohsiung Hotel, The - Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
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Go for a swim in the Love River next to the hotel...it's great ;)
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| C Wuelker |
16 May 2002 |
Stayed at Fortuna Hotel, Taipei - Taipei, Taiwan.
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If you are interested in Chinese culture, the National Palace Museum (www.npm.gov.tw) is simply a must. They also have relatively good prices for reprints of paintings and such.
Very recommendable are the Lin Family Mansion and garden. You can reach them by taxi from Hsinpu station on the Blue Line. When the Blue line goes to Panchiao, it is even nearer.
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| L See |
12 May 2002 |
Stayed at Fortuna Hotel, Taipei - Taipei, Taiwan.
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Location is pretty good, Min Chuan West MRT (subway) is round the hotel, (about 5-8 mins walk behind the hotel) AirBus transport is opposite this MRT station, only NT100 much cheaper than Hotel own Airport Transport at NT250 each person. A market in between Min Chuan West and ShuangLian stations are worth-visiting places, don't miss it. A nearby temple "Hsin Tien Gong", is a attractive place of interest too, this is where u can sense Taiwanese folks Heart of Kindness ... ... :)
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| J Vendetti |
24 April 2002 |
Stayed at Gloria Prince Hotel - Taipei, Taiwan.
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Taiwan is definitely worth a visit. Taipei kept us busy for all but 5 days of our 2 week vacation. The MRT (subway)is excellent, new, clean, and speedy. Signs and announcements at stops are in English. You can go almost anywhere and where you can't a cab will take you for a low fare and no tip. Taipei is a very safe city. Culture - there are the many temples, museums, and memorials, notably the Chang Kai-shek Memorial Hall and the Martyrs Shrine.
Shopping - there are the day markets (a good one at the Gloria Prince MRT stop) and night markets on the streets, wholesale spice markets, small shops and huge department stores. Food - all the markets sell food; noodles, seafood, dumplings and things unknown to me. Everywhere there are food carts. We got fresh pineapple (the best ever) from a cart across from the hotel each night to put in the refrigerator for breakfast. Restaurants from every region in China can be found and if you need a bite from home the fastfood giants are there too.
In order to see the island in a no-hassle way, we booked a 5-day tour with Edison Travel (a Taiwan company) before we left. You can book various tours through your hotel too. The tour was great (reasonably priced), no more than 8 people, nice hotels, interesting food, and great views. We went by van, train and airplane and saw the west, south and east. The highlight was the Taroka Gorge on the east coast. I would have liked to drive the east coast road that hugs the mountains and just hangs over the sea. Well, next time.
If you enjoy photography you will find alot to take. The country is an interesting mix of old and new. A growing economy has resulted in building projects of very innovative and pleasing architecture. The twist is that in many places rice paddies abut the new buildings. If you only visit Taipei, you can get a very good impression of the whole island by taking the MRT to the end of the lines, the very north and the ocean or the very south and getting a cab to explore the tea plantations.
I found the Insight Guide Taiwan (most home book stores) very helpful and if your hotel has the Taipei Tourist Guide published by the City Bureau of Transportation and American Express its great and you need it. Have a happy trip. We will be enjoying Taiwan as we down load and edit our 980 and photos (it beat Paris). Have fun!
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| L Finch |
12 March 2002 |
Stayed at Fortuna Hotel, Taipei - Taipei, Taiwan.
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Unfortunately, my stay was very short so I was unable to experience much of what Taiwan has to offer.
I was picked up at the hotel each day, so I do not know how the taxis service or bus service worked or cost.
However, I was able to visit the National Palace Museum. I was only able to spend 1 1/2 hours there, but it is definitely worth the visit. I recommend anyone having time to visit this museum, but make sure you have at least 4 hours to fully enjoy this very large museum on the culture and history of China/Taiwan.
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| E Hansen |
12 March 2002 |
Stayed at K Hotel Taipei 3 - Taipei, Taiwan.
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The best place to visit in that country is away from the big cities. Taiwain is a beautiful country and there is so much to see and do (Taroko gorge - a marble gorge is my favorite) Taipei is a tough city to navigate and to find good things to do.
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| F Brown |
22 February 2002 |
Stayed at Cosmos Hotel, Taipei - Taipei, Taiwan.
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we were visiting relatives. The side trip to Kinmen Island was a good way to get away from the air polution of Taipei. The National Palace Museum is well worth the long MRT trip.
The Taiwan Handicraft Center is a must for those people on your "gift" list. I was able to purchase all gifts there. The Brother Hotel has several GREAT restaurants. The Greek restaurant "Mykonos" and Italian "Giorgios" were a nice break from all the delicious Chinese food
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| S Sangampalayam |
09 February 2002 |
Stayed at Grand Hotel, Taipei - Taipei, Taiwan.
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Taipei is primarily a city for business , not for pleasure. Remember to have all your destination addresses written by someone in Chinese, very little english spoken. A rather expensive city. For those with a GSM phone, pick up a sim card in the airport, reasonable price.
If there is time to do only one thing, visit the national museum. I am told that more than 75% of all priceless chinese works of art are in the museum, not in the mainland.
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| S Mark |
14 January 2002 |
Stayed at Gloria Prince Hotel - Taipei, Taiwan.
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Been there several times before, so there were no surprises. Taipei is a typical Asian city, cars and motorscooters everywhere. Motorscooters drive on the sidewalks.
Went on a couple of bus tours, Wullei village and a old gold mining town. It was nice to get out of the city once in a while.
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| V Choa |
31 December 2001 |
Stayed at K Hotel Taipei 3 - Taipei, Taiwan.
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Enjoyed the zoo, palace museum and the sunday flower and jade market.
Taxi drivers are courteous.
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