| 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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| M Foy |
23 February 2002 |
Stayed at Gloria Prince Hotel - Taipei, Taiwan.
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Hotel is very close to the Rem Her Jai Vegetarian Restaurant (on Mingsheng East Rd toward the subway) which is a popular family style restaurant serving Chinese (Beijing style mostly) vegetarian food.
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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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| R Thami |
31 January 2002 |
Stayed at K Hotel Taipei 3 - Taipei, Taiwan.
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Two to three days is enough for Taipei. The National Palace Museum was wonderful and I recommend the English lnaguage tours to get a feel for the place and to assist in appreciating what is seen. There is even a post office right outside the entrance, making it easy to send cards, etc. from the gift shop.
The half day tour to Chiufen is not much - you are only allowed to walk down an alley filled with trinkets shops and there is no opportunity to explore the village which looked like it would have been interesting to do so.
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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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| J Morgan |
13 January 2002 |
Stayed at K Hotel Taipei 3 - Taipei, Taiwan.
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Taxis are cheap, but if you're travelling in the rush hour, use the MRT as much as possible. Rush hour is 7-9am and 5-7pm but the Taiwanese don't generally work on Saturday. There is also an excellent airport bus for NT 100 as opposed to the NT 1100 - 2000 it costs you in a taxi. Worth considering. Try as many of the snacks in the night markets as you can force down.
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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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| R Fraser |
31 December 2001 |
Stayed at K Hotel Taipei 3 - Taipei, Taiwan.
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We were in Taipei for one night on the way home to Nagoya from Bangkok. It was almost a perfect halfway house! There was a lot of Japanese around, even a Nagoya cafe near the hotel!!
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Taiwan travel tales 
