| S Kong |
13 September 2002 |
Stayed at Hilton Taipei - Taipei, Taiwan.
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Taxi fare from airport to Taipei is just too pricy.
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| C Noel |
10 September 2002 |
Stayed at Shangri-La Far Eastern Plaza Hotel - Taipei, Taiwan.
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I spent 5 days in Ilan county - in fine weather the drive over the mountains to Taipei is quite beautiful.
Seafood is excellent in Ilan and quite reasonable due large number of fish farms.
Taiwan people are friendly as always.
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| J Plazinski |
04 September 2002 |
Stayed at K Hotel Taipei 3 - Taipei, Taiwan.
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Taxis are relatively cheap for moving around the city.
Place to visit is the national palace museum, entry fee 100 NT$.
It is worth to go out of Taipei for a very scenic drive along the east cost.
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| B Mcconnell |
27 August 2002 |
Stayed at K Hotel Taipei 3 - Taipei, Taiwan.
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I spent 3 days, my first time in Taipei, and the furthest I got outside is the 1-hour bus ride to Yangmingshan mountains.
The city itself is old & rather ugly. The memorial to CKS is amazing, and they clearly revere him as much as the mainland Chinese revere Mao :-) Taxi & bus drivers speak no English.
The locals are extremely friendly if you approach them. I went to "NYNY Milonga" for the Argentine tango night (do a search on the web) and the regulars there made me feel very welcome once I approached them.
Carnegies (v. famous, it's on the tourist map) is recommended if you want to go drinking and dancing until the wee hours with young people out having a good time. If you can dance well, jump onto the bar with the rest of them!
Final tip: the street numbers reset between sections, so "123 X Street West, Section 2" is not the same as "123 X Street West, Section 3".
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| M Wang |
25 August 2002 |
Stayed at K Hotel Taipei 3 - Taipei, Taiwan.
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near to shopping complex and the mrt station.
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| T Tanner |
23 August 2002 |
Stayed at Gloria Prince Hotel - Taipei, Taiwan.
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My visit was business related. The only issue that I has was that the bus trip from the airport did not stop at the Gloria Prince. To save time, take the bus to the edge of the city, then taxi for the balance of the journey.
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| O Yu |
19 August 2002 |
Stayed at Royal Hotel, Hsinchu - Hsinchu, Taiwan.
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It was a business trip and I did not do any sight-seeing. It was disappointing to see that there is little city planning outside the Hsinchu Science Park.
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| P Sarathy |
19 August 2002 |
Stayed at K Hotel Taipei 3 - Taipei, Taiwan.
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The city is not tourist friendly. The help desk at the airport is open limited hours making it difficult for the visitors who arrive or leave early in the morning. English language assistance is very poor in all places including airport. Hard to find currency exchange places even in busy areas. If you need to change currrency outside of scheduled banking hours, God help you. Taiwan needs to spend more resources on becoming more tourist friendly.
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| S Jain |
10 August 2002 |
Stayed at Fortuna Hotel, Taipei - Taipei, Taiwan.
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I went to Taipei for business purpose.So,I could not go any where.But Tandoor restaurent is the one place where we can all the indian foods and vegetarian food also.
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| L Siew kuan |
09 August 2002 |
Stayed at K Hotel Taipei 3 - Taipei, Taiwan.
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Visited all the memorial halls, Pei tou springs and city areas. Ate at local restaurants around the area (mostly Japanese food). Easy to travel via the subway (MRT). Just carry a map. K hotel supplies you with one anyway.
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