*LATEST* Taiwan Itinerary Year 2012 – 9 Days around Taipei, Taitung, Green Island, Kaohsiung, Jiufen
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Yes we are back from a 6D6N Taiwan Trip and can’t wait to blog about our itinerary! We flew Malaysia Airlines and of course,we got a very good seat experience for a decent shut eye. Before we knew it, four hours passed and we arrived to Taoyuan International Airport. Here’s our executive summary, more on the details later!
Day 2
Fu Hang Soy Bean @ HuaShan Market 阜杭豆漿 – Taiwan Story Land 台灣故事館 – Ah Sui Sai Pork’s Trotter 阿水獅豬腳大王 – 688 Beef Noodles 牛爸爸牛肉麵 – 101, Shin Kong Mitsukoshi, New York New York – Shida Night Market 師大夜市
Day 3
Yang Ming Shan National Park 陽明山國家公園 - BeiTou (hot spring) 北投 – DanShui Old Street 淡水老街 – Lover’s Bridge & Fisherman Wharf 情人桥,淡水漁人碼頭 – Xi Men Ding 西門町
Day 4
Pingxi, Jiufen, + North East Coat, + Jinguashi, + Keelung: JingTong 菁桐 – PingShi 平溪 – ShiFen 十分 - Jiufen 九份 – Windsor B&B 溫莎堡景觀民宿 – Seafood Dinner near KeeLung 基隆 + North East Coast, + Jinguashi Gold Ecological Park + Keelung Miao Kou Night Market
Note: I have included some places of interest from my latest Taiwan Trip into the itinerary with a “+” sign. Pingxi, Jiufen, Jinguashi, Keelung are townships that lie adjacent to each other. It is best to spend 2D1N to cover places of interest like Pingxi + Jiufen + Jinguashi + Keelung Night Market (spend a night in Jiufen). Mode of transportation includes inter-township buses, taxis or chartered car. It is best to charter a car (check with the B&B owner) to avoid complications and to save time, and the view along the way from Jiufen to Jinguashi (North East Coast東北角海岸) is spectacular!
Day 5
LuoDong, Yilan County: Yilan Braised Duck – Lo Dong Night Market 羅東觀光夜市 – Rothenburg Bed & Breakfast 羅騰堡民宿
Day 6
Dong Shan River Park 冬山河親水公園 – Wu Fen Pu 五分埔商圈 + Raohe Street Night Market- Tripod King Ma La Steamboat 鼎王麻辣鍋
BONUS! From Taiwan August 2009
- Mos Burger
- Yong He Dou Jiang
- Accommodation in Taiwan
- Raohe Street Night Market
- Keelung Miao Kou Night Market
- Jinguashi Gold Ecological Park
Day 1
Our “hand-made” guide book with maps and all…
Taoyuan International Airport
Transportation Information:
http://www.taoyuanairport.gov.tw/english/transportation/taipei_e.jsp
Things to Do:
1. Redeem Digital Tour Buddy (consist of a hand set, sim card with talk time of NT200 and phone charger). Remember to apply online 7 days before departure.
2. Apply for Youth Travel Card at the tourism passenger service centers or any of the NYC Youth Hub nationwide to enjoy Youth Travel Special Discount.
Just to see two of the museum’s most treasured objets d’art-Jadeite Cabbage & Meat Shaped Jasper.
National Palace Museum 國立故宮博物院
Operating Hours: 9 AM to 5 PM daily
Extended Hours: 5:00 PM to 8:30 PM every Saturday (during extended evening hours, free admission)
Getting Here:
Take the Red Line to the Shilin Station. At Exit 1, take bus R30 (Red 30) to the National Palace Museum.
Other routes that will take you to and near the Museum plaza are buses 255, 304, Minibus 18 and Minibus 19.
Shihlin Night Market士林夜市
Getting Here:
Take the Red Line to Jiantan Station. The food court is located directly across the street from the station with the rest of the night market spreading out to the north.
From Top L to Bottom R:
1. Very Juicy Meat Rolls with Spring Onions NT 10
2. A very popular stall with perpetual queue – Fu Zhou Peppery Sao Bing NT 45
3. Famous Oyster Omelette inside the food court NT 50
4. Must try Ah Sheng’s Big Sausage Wrapped Small Sausage NT 50
5. Trademark of Shihlin Night Market – Big Biscuit Wrapped Small Biscuit NT 30
6. Huge Bubble Milk Tea for only NT 30
DAY 2
Fu-Hang Dou Jiang 阜杭豆漿 (MUST GO!)
2F, Huashan Market Building.
Operating Hours: 530 am to 1030 am daily
Getting Here:
Take the Blue Line to Shandao Temple Station. At exit 5, the Huashan Market Building is on your right.
A typical Taiwanese breakfast at it’s best – salted soy milk, thick flat bread with deep-fried dough sticks, thin flat bread stuffed with eggs and green onions, shao bing
50, ZhongXiao W.Rd, Sec. 1, B2 (basement of K-Mall)
Operating Hours: 1030am to 11pm daily
Getting Here:
Take exit 6/8 from Taipei Main Station and walk to the B2 level of K-Mall (next to ShinKong Tower)
Admission Ticket: NT 280 with NT 150 cash voucher
Ah Sui Sai King of Pork Trotters 阿水獅豬腳大王
1, Ln 235, Sec 4, Zhong Xiao E. Road, Taipei.
(MRT Zong Xiao Dun Hua station exit 3)
Operating Hours: 10am to 9pm
Are you rubbing your eyes? Beef Noodles for NT 1000, 3000 & 10000 (RM 111, 333, 1110)?
688 Beef Noodles 牛爸爸牛肉麵
16, Alley 27, Ln 216, Sec 4, Zhongxiao E Rd, Taipei
台北市忠孝東路四段216巷27弄16號
(MRT Zong Xiao Dun Hua station exit 3)
Operating Hours: 11am to 9pm
101, Shin Kong Mitsukoshi, New York New York
Getting Here:
Take the Blue Line to the City Hall Station exit 2 and continue by (FREE) shuttle bus to Taipei 101. Hours of operation are 1100-2100, with buses coming every 15 minutes on weekends and every 20 minutes on weekdays.
From Top L to Bottom R:
1. TangLung braised stuff – our plate costs NT 135
2. Arnold’s Crepe – the best that we have ever had! NT 40
3. Xu Kee Pan Fried Bao – the queue was crazy! NT 7 for one
4. Salted Chicken NT 60 for a quarter chicken – kgboy’s favourite!
* all four stalls are using this digital numbering system (just like the banks). Just press for a number and wait patiently. Trust me, the wait is totally worth while!
Shida Night Market 師大路夜市
Getting Here:
Take exit No. 3 of the Taipower Building (台電大樓) MRT Station (Green Line).
DAY 3
Yang Ming Shan National Park 陽明山國家公園
Getting Here:
From exit M1 of Taipei Main Station, take bus 260 to Yang Ming Shan main bus station. From there, get a unlimited bus ride for leisure bus 108 (NT 60) to go around Yang Ming Shan area.
Our Japanese Style Hot Spring Villa – NT 200 per person
BeiTou (Hot Spring) 北投
Getting Here:
From Yang Ming Shan, take bus 230 to Xin Beitou MRT Station.
Danshui Old Street 淡水老街
Getting Here:
Turn left as you exit the MRT and then turn right along the river to get the DanShui Old Street.
From Top L to Bottom R:
1. Mister Donut – say good bye to Krispy Kreme. NT 25 – Nt 45 for one
2. NT 10 ice cream that sucks
3. huge barbequed squids NT 50
4. Sing-Ya Dorayaki – very very delicious. NT 35 for one
5. Ah Ma’s sour plum drink that tasted weird
6. DanShui’s A-Gei – delicious! NT 30
Lover’s Bridge & Fisherman’s Wharf 情人桥,淡水漁人碼頭
Getting Here:
Take the Red Line to Danshui station, and then transfer to Bus Red-26, 836, or 837. Alternatively, take a ferry ride from Danshui Ferry Pier to fisherman’s wharf (NT 50, more expensive).
Ah Zong Mee Sua & Cheng Du Star Fruits Ice/Pineapple Ice
西門町 XiMenDing
Getting Here:
Ximending is accessible via exit 6 of Ximen Station (Blue Line)
Day 4
Riding the humble Pingshi line in northern Taiwan to three deserted mining town in Taiwan – JingTong 菁桐 – PingShi 平溪 – ShiFen 十分 makes a great day trip.
Getting Here:
From Taipei main station, take Taiwan Railway to RueiFang station. From there, buy a one day pass at NT 54 for unlimited rides along Pingshi line. Most people will start from the last station JingTong, before making pit stops at PingShi station and ShiFen station.
JingTong. JingTong train station – one of the three Japanese style wooden train station left in Taiwan.
JingTong. Here you can write your wishes on bamboo sticks and hang them up.
PingShi. Buy a paper lanterns from the grocery shops along the old street and bring it to Pingshi Sky Lantern Park.
PingShi. Be taken aback by the grandeur and beauty as the lanterns carrying our wishes are sent off to the heaven.
ShiFen. Shifen old street-train passes through the resident area, right in front of their doors
ShiFen Scenic Area
JiuFen 九份
Getting Here:
1.From Taipei, take the train north to Ruifang Station. From Ruifang take the Keelung Transit bus from the bus stops in front of the train station to Jiufen. Be sure to line up across the road to go to Jiufen and Jinguashi.
2.From Taipei, take the Jiufen bus from the Adventist Hospital bus stop on Bade Road, east of the intersection with Fuxing Road. Alternatively, take the same bus from Songshan station or Zhongxiao Fuxing MRT station Exit # 1.
From Top L to Bottom R:
1. Famous Aunty Ah Gan Yam Balls & Sweet Potato Balls NT40
2. Ah Lan’s glutinous rice cake NT 10
3. JiuFen Red Wine MeatBall with Glutinous Rice Skin NT 40
4. JiuFen’s fishballs that tasted bad NT 25
Windsor Bed & Breakfast 溫莎堡景觀民宿
NT 3200 per night. The B&B’s owner, Mr Hsu will provide pick up services from Rueifang Train Station. It was very kind of him to offer to bring us around JiuFen & Jinguashi too.
Squid Sausages – made of squid and squid ink.
Mr Hsu & wife brought us to this seafood restaurant near the port for a scrumptious dinner before we call it a night.
Day 5
Breakfast, made with love by Mrs. Hsu.
From RueiFang station, we took a train to Luodong Station 羅東鎮 (Yilan County). We stopped by this famous braised duck place for lunch.
LuoDong Night Market 羅東觀光夜市 is awesome! The food stalls offer vastly different snacks and food from Taipei’s night market.
From Top L to Bottom R:
1. Yilan Spring Onion Dough – very sweet and juicy. NT 35
2. Dragon Phoenix Roll – its actually minced pork wrapped with lard’s net. so sinful! NT 35
3. Yilan Fried Pork – very flavorful. NT 50
4. Yilan Spring Onion Bing NT 35
5. Dang Gui Mutton Soup – the boss was interviewed by a host from Hong Kong’s tv station while we were eating there. NT 50
6. Stinky Tofu – we were shocked because it stinks so much! but it was sooo good! NT 30
Rothenburg Bed & Breakfast 羅騰堡民宿
NT 3300 per night. Our host picked us up from LuoDong night market. 10 minutes later, we arrived to our B&B and were stunned by what greeted us.
Good night’s sleep.
Breakfast was splendid, with a grand variety of delicious food. It made us feel at home so much.
We cycled around Dong Shan River Park 冬山河親水公園 and did nothing for the rest of the day.
Paddy Field in front of our B&B.
The owner, Mr Hsu offered to drive us around Yilan to do some sightseeing but we have to turn him down. We were eager to do some last minute shopping at Wufenpu.
WuFenPu 五分埔商圈 - Cheap clothes, famous big sausage wrapped small sauge, deep fried chicken chop.
Getting Here
Take a MRT train to Houshanpi Station (blue line), go to Exit 1 and walk north along Jhongpo N. Rd. to the intersection of Jhongpo N. Rd. and Yongji Rd. 
Our most expensive meal in Taiwan ( NT 1481 / RM 164) – Ma La Steamboat Dinner supper at Tripod King. 鼎王麻辣鍋
As a token of appreciation, the waitresses need to do a 90 degree bend whenever they approach the patron’s tables.
It was 2am by the time we finished eating. We hailed a cab back to our hostel to do some packing and stuffing before taking a 4.40am bus to the airport. Zai Jian Taiwan!
That’s all for now. Stay tuned for more updates.
Nice and simple summary…I just back from Taipei and it was a great great holiday. Will go again next time for sure ^_*
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i plan to go Taiwan on Dec 2011 for 14days … i would like to have whole taiwan tour … any more recommended place & food as u both know ?
really like ur blog …
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Hi Kampung boy city gal,
Where can I Redeem Digital Tour Buddy when I travel to taiwan?
Thanks
Ena
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kampungboycitygal Reply:
May 13th, 2011 at 10:43 am
Hi ena, you need to fill up the form in the youth taiwan website, and collect ur phone at the airport
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Hi, it is my first time to taiwan. Can I have a softcopy of your guidebook? Your help is very appreciated to prevent me from getting lost there.
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Angeline Reply:
May 21st, 2011 at 7:00 pm
Ohya, especially on how to get around too. Thanks in advance. Looking forward to your reply as my trip is in end of june.
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kampungboycitygal Reply:
May 23rd, 2011 at 9:30 am
hi angeline, i’ve already uploaded all the softcopy to the ‘download’ page
to get around in taipei, you can take cab or the “jie yun” (mrt). we also took train (like our ktm) to go to other states
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Child Forever Reply:
August 14th, 2012 at 6:16 pm
where is the download page?
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may i know which is the best month to travel at taiwan at the same time a lot of clothe to buy back to malaysia….wakakakaa
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kampungboycitygal Reply:
May 23rd, 2011 at 9:31 am
Hi best time would be spring. march to may
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Hi!
Thanks for the taiwan post!
Can i please check with you the rates for Suite.apartment?
The one you listed as your favourite?
Went to the website but as it’s all in Chinese, i have some difficulty navigating.
Dont mind can you please help?
I will be heading to Taiwan from 24-31 July!
Thanks so much!
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kampungboycitygal Reply:
June 21st, 2011 at 11:17 am
Hi the rate is about RM 150 to RM 250, depending on the location and the size of the room. How many of you are travelling? I can try to look for a suitable room for you, and you can email to them indicating your room type.
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Thanks so much for your response!
Erm how many locations are there for the Suite.Apartment?
There’s one at ZhongXiaoFuXing right? You stayed there before ya?
Just the 2 of us! My bf and I!
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kampungboycitygal Reply:
June 22nd, 2011 at 10:53 am
hi sally, sorry to inform you that suite.apartment and angel suites are only a/v for monthly rental as of 2011. i will recommend city inn / city inn 2 with great location (just opposite taipei main station) to u.
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Hi!
Thanks!
Do you have pictures of city inn and city inn 2? Or perhaps to website so i can view how the rooms look like?
Also, can you please check on the rates?
Thanks so much!
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kampungboycitygal Reply:
June 22nd, 2011 at 2:34 pm
Hi the website is here – http://www.cityinn.com.tw/
u can choose english as ur language option. city inn I/II/III is ok, as they are minutes away from the main staion
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Sally Reply:
July 13th, 2011 at 10:29 pm
Thanks so much!!!
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Can I know how to get to the japanese style hot spring (photo inserted in your blog) from Xin Beitou MRT?
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kampungboycitygal Reply:
June 29th, 2011 at 6:12 pm
hi amy its about 5km away. u can refer to the map here http://maps.google.com/maps?saddr=No.+1%E8%99%9F,+Gu%C4%81ngM%C3%ADng+Road,+Beitou+District,+Taipei+City,+Taiwan+112+(MRT+Beitou+Station)&daddr=No.+10,+Lane+300,+X%C3%ADngY%C3%AC+Rd,+Beitou+District,+Taipei+City,+Taiwan+112&hl=en&ie=UTF8&ll=25.13868,121.512222&spn=0.027195,0.038581&sll=25.126778,121.513751&sspn=0.054396,0.077162&geocode=Fcl7fwEdR-w9ByExmgy-XeHtUilf5DDLVq5CNDHorcpBp-lnxg%3BFVmXfwEdJWI-BynH7lEbc65CNDFmorWhtzkITQ&mra=pd&z=15
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amy Reply:
June 29th, 2011 at 6:50 pm
thanks for the quick responce. appreciated.
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Hi guys, i came across ur blog plannning for taiwan 2 weeks from now.
A quick question, as my trip in TP is abt 10 days, am planning to stay at Suite.Apartment. The totak amount i see for 10 days is just the deposit?
Wanted to stay at ZXFX apartment, bu its full. Now choosing city hall outlet.
Thanks and i must say that ur blog is AWESOME!!!!
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kampungboycitygal Reply:
September 12th, 2011 at 12:30 pm
hi peter, thanks for dropping by. just the deposit? must double confirm with them regarding the total amount. someone told me they have revised their rate.
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hi, wanted to ask, you stayed at this hostel last time?
http://taipeihostel.blogspot.com/
Is this good? How you made payment? If pay to Malaysia RHB account will lost currency?
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kampungboycitygal Reply:
September 12th, 2011 at 12:29 pm
Hi yeah, I stayed there before and I pay when I get there. the room is clean and simple, near to MRT but the alley is quite smelly at night
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cs Reply:
September 12th, 2011 at 2:17 pm
Thanks for reply me. Then you pay the booking fee or not? Seems need to pay around RM 100? Can pay to their RHB bank but will lost a lot currency?
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kampungboycitygal Reply:
September 13th, 2011 at 2:38 pm
Hi cs, I did not pay booking fee. the rhb bank acc should be a local account, from what i understand.
Anyone engaged any local tour guide when travelling to Tai Chung?if yes,can share your tour guide contact?Im desperate for the contact.will be going to Taiwan end of oct. This will be our 1st trip travelling on our own,try to make it as fun as possible.
Appreciate if any of you can share,Thanks
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kampungboycitygal Reply:
September 12th, 2011 at 12:28 pm
Hi i didn’t, i reckon you can go for car rental. it would be easier.
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Kelvin Reply:
September 12th, 2011 at 9:47 pm
Ic,even for Tai Chung. You also drive by yourself?I heard that the road around Tai Chung quite dangerous and challening.
7Days & 6 night is it sufficient time to travel to Taipei and Tai Chung?
I will use your itinerary as my guideline in planning my upcoming trip.
Thank You
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kampungboycitygal Reply:
September 13th, 2011 at 2:37 pm
hi kelvin, I think you misunderstood, we did not drop by tai chung for this trip. I’ve only been there once few years back. we also never drive around taipei, use train all the time.
only the road around taroko gorge is dangerous. our 7 days trip covers only taipei and yilan.
what i would suggest u is to hire a cab driver to bring you around. or take a train to taichung and move on from there. Thanks for reading our blog
Kelvin Reply:
September 19th, 2011 at 10:15 pm
you are right. Hahaha
I got it wrong on the Tai Chung Part..
Almost got everything planned…still need to finalize few things,so looking forward to this trip
kampungboycitygal Reply:
September 20th, 2011 at 1:08 pm
np kelvin
hope u enjoy ur taiwan trip
Hi,
Reading from your travel blog, I reckon you are quite familiar with Taiwan. I would like to ask you whether there are any temporary luggage storage at Taipei where we can put our luggage while we are shopping around? Because out check out time is 12 noon but our flight is 10 at night.
Thanks very much in advance! Your help to this question would be greatly appreciated!!
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kampungboycitygal Reply:
September 20th, 2011 at 1:11 pm
hi sharon, there is, we stored our luggage at taipei main station and rueifang train station before.
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Hello, Kampung Boy, City Gal
Glad that I’ve found your blog. Interesting and detailed info you have. Am planning a free & easy trip with a colleague to Taiwan end of Oct’11. Would appreciate if you could email me the itinerary to the email stated above (soft copy) Thank you
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Wow, your blog is DE BEST! I’ve been trawling the internet since 2 months ago when I started planning for our Taiwan holiday, and only just chanced upon your site. It is so comprehensive, detailed and full of “great-to-know” info. I had already planned our to-do overview, and your invaluable input on how to get there, what to do/go is supremely handy, esp for Taipei, Pingxi, Jiufen, Keelung. I thought I would have to spend a lot more time to check timings, etc… but thanks to you, I’ll be saving loads of time and hassle!
We’re doing 3 nights in Taipei, 3 in Kaohsiung, 3 in Taroko and back to Taipei for 5 nights. The idea is to shop and eat like mad in Taipei and Kaohsiung, rejuvenate in Taroko and then shop/eat like mad again in Taipei and its surrounding areas. Do you have any insights on Kaohsiung or Taroko to share?
Greatly appreciate your graciousness in sharing…
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kampungboycitygal Reply:
October 16th, 2011 at 11:09 pm
Hi mc, thank you so much for our kind words. Qow 2 weeks in taiwan, I’m so jealous! sounds like a good trip with a good mixture of food, shopping and r&r time. Unfortunately, we are not too familiar with Kaohsiung n Taroko area. We are planning for a trip to these areas next year. *fingers crossed*
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MC Reply:
October 17th, 2011 at 11:29 pm
Citygal, thanks for taking time to reply
. Hmmm, I’ll fill you in with my trip details on Kaohsiung n Taroko then to “repay” your kindness. I’m in my 50s lah, so have a bit more leisure time than u young ones. My trip is in Nov – talk to you then. Do continue enjoying life!
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kampungboycitygal Reply:
October 20th, 2011 at 10:35 am
Hi MC, thanks for sharing! will wait for your updates
hi can i ask where to stay in tw will be cheaper and suitable for 2 people and last about 2 weeks ?
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Hi there,
I am not able to locate your write-up of “Dong Shan River Park 冬山河親水公園” on Day6 of your Taiwan itinerary. Do you have more details, e.g. on what you did or ate there? and how did you travel there from the Luodong hotel? Thx
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when is the best timing to visit taiwan???
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kampungboycitygal Reply:
October 31st, 2011 at 1:43 pm
for cool climate, it will be december. for cherry blossom it will be march
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Hi Kampung Boy/City Gal
Thanks for the summary of your trip
I had just got back from Taiwan on Sunday,what a lovely place to visit.
The people there are so warm,food are excellent as well
Shopping is so cheap esp in the night markets
Cant wait to visit Taiwan again
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Hi, can I know the exact name of the japanese style hot spring villa that you went to in Beitou?
Thanks.
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Hi,
Can email me your DIY guidebook, the informations you provided are helpful to us, else we’re lost at planning itinerary.
Thanks
my email: lovecy14@yahoo.com.sg
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kampungboycitygal Reply:
December 19th, 2011 at 5:10 pm
hi dear, i’ve shared everything in the guide book in this post already
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Hi kampong boy,
We will go Taiwan next month. Can you share your Taiwan handbook? Saw you hold it in your blog
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Hi, do u know when is the lavendar farm n when is the best time to visit there?
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wat camera u use n wat lens is that ? all ur photo very nice n do u edit on ur photo ?
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may i have your soft copy of the guide book too?
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Hi, can i have your soft copy of the guide book too?
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hi…im going taiwan in april..can i have your guidebook in softcopy??
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How can i get the contact of MR.HSU?? pls reply me ASAP. tq!!
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kampungboycitygal Reply:
May 7th, 2012 at 9:15 am
u may call +886 0912-547-078 or + 886 0960-576-258
or email to service@windsor.idv.tw
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i going to taiwan this august 2012
From Luodong Station 羅東鎮 (Yilan Country) to RueiFang station, can we took train early in the morning as 6.00am, do we need to purchase early the train ticket
thank
jean
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kampungboycitygal Reply:
July 5th, 2012 at 9:08 pm
hi jean, u need to check the train schedule. you can just buy the ticket there
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How do you book the Rottenberg b&b as I don’t seem to be able to locate their website?
Thanks
Sharon
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kampungboycitygal Reply:
July 19th, 2012 at 4:43 pm
http://www.rothenburglodge.tw/about.htm here u go. It is better to call
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hi,
May I please check how long is the journey from taipei to Jiufen, Shifen, Pingxi etc?
And is it easy to move around once we get to the train stations/bus stations in the various places? Can we walk around to look at the sights and scenaries and find food or must we cab or take a bus?
The Beitou hot spring takes children? Males and females share or individual?
Thanks.
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kampungboycitygal Reply:
July 22nd, 2012 at 10:16 pm
hi from taipei, u take a 45 min train to rueifang, then transfer to pingxi line. if ur heading to jiufen then can take bus from rueifang or take a one hour bus from taipei.
yes it is easy to move around. we just walk around pingxi, then take train to shifen, walk around shifen then take train again. some share and some individual, u can book for different type
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Wow..it must be a great experience.Thanks for sharing with us , the pictures were awesome =)
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It is amazed to look at your itinerary, for 6D5N to be able to cover so many places. Very well organized trip and interesting blog, make me recall of our previous trip to Taiwan.
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kampungboycitygal Reply:
August 12th, 2012 at 9:03 pm
thx dear. was a bit rush, that’s y we revisited and take a slower pace this yr
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Hi , i have been reading through your blog repeatly while planning for my next week trip & it is much pleasure reading with the organized content! Thank u for bringing us such excellent blog!
Can I ask for your opinion, is it ok to pop into the hotels only when we reached Taipei? Reason is because i’m not good at time management & is it ok that we can just pop into any hotel or inn there if we shop quite late at that location … Will there be no room available ? I’m planning locations like jiufen, Keelung , ximending, 101, wufenpu, shilin.. Sad to say we have only 4d3n. Hope to cover as much as possible… Any comment on my intented location? Or where else is a must.
Looking forward to your reply!!!!!
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kampungboycitygal Reply:
August 13th, 2012 at 11:45 pm
thanks for supporting our blog serene, really happy to hear that. yes you can provided that it’s a not a peak travel season, plus you get a discounted rate for really last minute check in. my friends did it at hotels around ximending. however I’ve never done that as I like to plan everything ahead
If you intend to do iufen, Keelung, then it is recommended to stay one night at jiufen. the nice B&B there need to book early, can’t do walk in. you should also go to danshui + beitou hot spring, if time permits
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Serene Reply:
August 14th, 2012 at 7:08 pm
Thank you so much!! Oh then i hope I will still be able to book your fren’s b& b tomolo as I just going to book my air ticket tomolo too. I’m quite worried now cos I browse through some hotels in ximending & your recommended hotels all are fully booked! Wondering y now off peak with rainy season still so many ppl!!!
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kampungboycitygal Reply:
August 15th, 2012 at 12:11 am
taiwan tourism is a big thing, that’s why hehe. good luck ya. my friends are super friendly
Anonymous Reply:
August 16th, 2012 at 2:10 am
Hihi!! I send my enquiry through email on availablity in the 日光涵管 but they say fully booked & the only available is 老舍. is it still as good? any room that you can recommend in this 老舍?hope the sea view is still good.. a pity that the big room is not available.. the wood bathtub look interesting ..
Could you also advise how to go from taoyuan airport to the train station that goes to ruifang? quite confusing on the direction …
Thanks!!!
kampungboycitygal Reply:
August 17th, 2012 at 10:48 am
from taoyuan airport u can take the shuttle bus to taoyuan high speed rail station, then to taipei main station, then to rueifang station. or u can take an airport bus to taipei main station, then to rueifang (cheaper)
Serene Reply:
August 16th, 2012 at 2:20 am
Hihi! I had send an email to ask bat the availability of the 日光涵馆& sad to say its fully booked. They say the only available is the 老舍。can u advise is this as good? The view & room? Sea view? Very far? Sad that the other 1 is not available…the wood tub looks interesting
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kampungboycitygal Reply:
August 17th, 2012 at 10:46 am
hi serene, aww too bad ri guang is the best. lao she is a normal room without a view, its location is still good.
Hi,
The digital tour buddy link for redemption online is not working, can you please advise the link?
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I’m not that much of a internet reader to be honest
but your sites really nice, keep it up! I’ll go ahead and bookmark your site to come back later. All the best
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kampungboycitygal Reply:
November 28th, 2012 at 4:18 pm
thanks
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Hi may i know how much is your budge for this trip? I am thinking of whether to go to bangkok or taiwan. does both cost around the same? both of your blog posts looked amazing!
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kampungboycitygal Reply:
December 31st, 2012 at 11:47 am
Hi SY bangkok is definitely cheaper as you can get a flight tic for around 300 plus while taipei costs 800-1000
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Taiwan continues to be on my list of must visits. But that list just seems to get longer quicker than I’m able to cross off any.
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Hi Citygal, I plan to go taiwan year end OCT and NOV around 12 nights. Can you advise which month is better for traval and is the accomandation rate far between these 2 months?
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kampungboycitygal Reply:
March 21st, 2013 at 10:22 am
Hi huey li, these 2 months does not differ much, in terms of weather and hotel rate.
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Hi, i m going to taiwan Dec 2013, can I have a softcopy of your guidebook , so easy for me to travel and not getting lost there. Thks
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kampungboycitygal Reply:
March 21st, 2013 at 10:22 am
Hi fenny we do not have a soft copy guide book. we have posted all the maps into the post, you can click on each post to dload the map
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hi, very nice details on your trip.
Anyway, you stay 2 different places for day 4 and day 5. It is troublesoome if i carry two big laugage bags? How is the train at taiwan, does it has place for laugage storage or placing?
So the host of the B&B pick up and send you to train station?
Tq
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kampungboycitygal Reply:
April 7th, 2013 at 9:08 pm
We placed our big luggage in taipei and bring a small hand carry for day 4,5. i think thats the best way
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Hi, may I ask, if we were to take bus. How we know where to alight? Tell the bus driver before hand? Or have to use map to see? Thks
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