Taiwan travel tales and tips

Taiwan travel tales

Our customers share their travelling experiences in Taiwan. Read about first hand stories on travel tips and guides, events, entertainment,shopping, food, business and transportation. Also, you might want to read our Taipei city guide.

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B Sims	22 May 2002
Stayed at Imperial Hotel Taipei - Taipei, Taiwan.
Taxi is the best way around the city. Take a morning tour to see Taipei.
N Fox	17 May 2002
Stayed at Cosmos Hotel, Taipei - Taipei, Taiwan.
Very convenient location for Taipei Main Station.
C Wuelker	16 May 2002
Stayed at Fortuna Hotel, Taipei - Taipei, Taiwan.
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.
L See	12 May 2002
Stayed at Fortuna Hotel, Taipei - Taipei, Taiwan.
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 ... ... :)
Y Matsumura	07 May 2002
Stayed at Grand Hotel, Taipei - Taipei, Taiwan.
MRT was almost used for movement of this travel. MRT -- almost -- 20 dollars -- a TAIPEI in the city -- it arranges anywhere.
T Chee hong	28 April 2002
Stayed at Landis Taipei, The - Taipei, Taiwan.
The location of hotel is not strategic. Anyway, it is within walking distance to find food easily nearby.
J Vendetti	24 April 2002
Stayed at Gloria Prince Hotel - Taipei, Taiwan.
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!
J Kamelska	16 April 2002
Stayed at K Hotel Taipei 3 - Taipei, Taiwan.
The best way to get around is MRT (subway) system. Clearly marked and easy to find your way. It stops at most of the City attractions. Another very good transportation mean is taxi - very easy to get it on the street and cheap, but no driver speaks English so it is a must to have a map with English - Chinese names on it. Do not forget to get it at the airport, where people speak English and it is easier to communicate otherwise you may not find it anywhere else.
R Hageman	14 April 2002
Stayed at Landis Taipei, The - Taipei, Taiwan.
Relatively close to shopping and areas on interest etc, as taxis are quite well priced in Taiwan, we took most excursions by cab, although the bus terminal was only 5 minutes walk down the road.
E Hansen	14 March 2002
Stayed at Grand Hotel, Taipei - Taipei, Taiwan.
taiwain is a beatiful country to visit. The people are so nice, and go out of their way to help you.

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