Anyone been to Taiwan for holiday?
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Hi all,
I am sure many of you been there, Taiwan for holidays.
Planning to have one soon. But was wondering when will be a good time to go (as in not much raining days), and what are the palces to go? Both in and outside of Taipei. Also both shopping and sight seeing included.
Appreciate ideas and feedback.
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next time just search 'Taiwan' on sgforums coz this topic has been started countless times already...
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I went there b4 during army training somewhere in the middle of the year. (June or July)
When I went to Taipei during this time, the weather seemed ok. There is the occasional rainy weather but mostly, its fine weather.
And yes, taipei is a good place to go. Try their night markets (or pasar malam). Its totally different from Singapore's.
There's a much wider range of stuffs to see and look. e.g Selling puppies, snakes etc along the roadside!
Their society is more open too. Playboy and gay magazines/vcds are common in book stores and video shops.
Its an interesting place to go to
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well, i've been to taiwan(taipei, kaoshiung, duo liu, kenting) a few times.. if u need help, do feel free to PM me..Originally posted by Ah Wei:Hi all,
I am sure many of you been there, Taiwan for holidays.
Planning to have one soon. But was wondering when will be a good time to go (as in not much raining days), and what are the palces to go? Both in and outside of Taipei. Also both shopping and sight seeing included.
Appreciate ideas and feedback.
Thank you. -
sounds like my ex starlight itineryOriginally posted by monoslayer:well, i've been to taiwan(taipei, kaoshiung, duo liu, kenting) a few times.. if u need help, do feel free to PM me..
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in my opinion, spring time is the best season to go! comfortable weather n the clothings on sale r suitable for our climate.. tats the season where the flowers bloom in 'yangming shan'!! winter n fall nothing much to c n buy.. but u can go n experience the cold weather.. summer can b quite hot n prone to typhoon attacks..Originally posted by Ah Wei:when will be a good time to go (as in not much raining days) -
Currency rate is about S$1 = NT$20.
At Taipei, you can go to Shihlin Night Market where you can find snacks and fried chicken cutlet at NT$20, maybe you can get imitation fashion wears from the street vendors that run at the sight of police.
At Raohe Night Market, you can try the various stewed soups and grilled sotong. Plenty of unqiue fashion wears and shoes and mobile phone accessories available.
At Tonghua Night Market, it's a food and snack haven for people who love to eat non-stop.
Lastly at HuaXi Night Market, you will find exotic food like monkey brain, fried scorpions and stuff like that. Don't try the seafood here cos very expensive. In this market, you can also find erotic shops selling sex toys like full bodied blown-up dummies, vibrators of different shapes and sizes, don't be surprised to find the salesgirls cladded in translucent night gowns and lingeries. Snakes are common sight here when you can have a sip of snake blood for NT$100 which rumoured to boost your sexual performance.
In Taipei, you can also take the MTR to Tanshui where you can tour the old colonial Dutch buildings, have relaxing tea in the themed shops, get some souvenirs and taste the famous Ah Po Braised Eggs and Bah Wan (meat puffs), take a stroll down to the Tanshui Old Street and enjoy the old days of Taiwan.
There's a zoo at the end of Mucha line, but me didn't enjoyed it.
Movie watching there is rather expensive at about NT$295 (roughly S$14.50), shopping there is also a delight, you can go to Song Shou Road where there's New York! New York!, Mitshikoshi Department Store, Warner Movie Village and the Taipei World Trade Centre.
Taipei has a red light district at Linshen North Road, where pubs and karaokes are prevalent. If you are a tourist looking for sexual favours, there are plenty shops of "Gua Yang Tou Mai Gou Rou" (black shops). They can be identified by the dark tinted window panels of the shops. Make sure to check for your personal belongings after "enjoying" their services. Massage parlours are plenty here where you can ask for "special services" by pretty hostesses.
If not, you can go to shop around their equivalent of our Orchard Road, ZhongXiao East Road, where you can find famous brands like Armani, Versace, Gucci, Prada, Burberry, Chanel, Polo Ralph along the high class street in Sect 4. Along Sect 2 to 3, you can find Sogo, Tower Records and eatery shops like Ajisen and TGIF and Swensen restaurants.
If you like quiet and serene areas, you can go to Keelung by taking a train where you can find the famous Fisherman's Wharfs to eat cheap and fresh seafood. If not, you can also go to Jiufen to enjoy the half mountain scenics and taste the famous Taiwan's Dongding Oolung Tea. Otherwise, you can take a trip up the famous Yangming Mountain to try the saunas and springs, just be careful when you ask for "special services" there, you will get "more" than you bargain. For safer side, you can go to Peitou to try the sulphur springs there.
It's all depending on your likings to decide where you want to go. Just bring along about S$400 to S$500 (roughly about NT$8000 to NT$10000) would be more than enough. -
ahh the yangming mountains..u can pay some money to a pimp and he will bring u to a housewife who is home alone while her husband is working
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dun tok crap leh.. btw, yangming shan top have breathtaking view where u can c taipei city.. a lot of drama were filmed during the flowers blooming season.. due to its overwhelming popularity, there r actually police at the base of the mountain to control the number of visitors.. they may deny u entry to the mountain..Originally posted by Master -_-:ahh the yangming mountains..u can pay some money to a pimp and he will bring u to a housewife who is home alone while her husband is working -
u got go before or notOriginally posted by monoslayer:dun tok crap leh.. btw, yangming shan top have breathtaking view where u can c taipei city.. a lot of drama were filmed during the flowers blooming season.. due to its overwhelming popularity, there r actually police at the base of the mountain to control the number of visitors.. they may deny u entry to the mountain..
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some of the pics taken during my trip there:
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wow...... nice pix....
i wanna go taiwan too...
hows the cost of the trip like? coz if i go with my friends, we might go with a tour group coz we're not familiar with the places there... anyone been there with a tour group? -
Me's been there always on free and easy, get my own air tickets and my own accommodation arrangements... You can join Chan Brothers or SA Tours...Originally posted by silv3rgal:wow...... nice pix....
i wanna go taiwan too...
hows the cost of the trip like? coz if i go with my friends, we might go with a tour group coz we're not familiar with the places there... anyone been there with a tour group? -
thanks! will check it out!Originally posted by dork3d:Me's been there always on free and easy, get my own air tickets and my own accommodation arrangements... You can join Chan Brothers or SA Tours...
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Public transport in Taiwan is pretty quite advanced like Spore. Taking their trains can get to most popular tourist spots. Of cuz to more ulu places seem taxis is the way. Their buses if plying city routes are also quite alot like spore. So free and easy in Taiwan Taipei is ok. The rest of the places are mentioned by others.
If you go to other states like say Hualian or some others, public transport could be a problem. Take taxis is a way. That time I go, I take train from taipei to hualian then from there book a hotel itenary to tai ru ge. Nice scenery -
dun go taiwan lah..
they burn our Singapore flag...
i dun go to countries that dun respect my country..