#1 Neiwan Train Station. From Taipei Main Station, we took the train to Hsinchu and then take the Neiwan Branch Line to Neiwan. Logistic information here. #2 Neiwan is a Hakka village that retains a strong Japanese influences from the Japanese occupation era. It is also known as the "city of cherry blossoms" where the vivid pink flowers come into full bloom in spring. #3 We stayed at Xing … [Read more...]

For our Taiwan Trip Summary, please click here. bring me to the railroad  track - lyrics, captain jack I've decided to continue blogging about Taiwan somehow. We'll be writing about places off the beaten track such as Neiwan, Yingge & Sansia. It's nice to visit the less-travelled parts of Taiwan sometimes. We'll start with a Neiwan, a quaint little Hakka village. As a Hakka, CityGal is … [Read more...]

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1. Digital Tour Buddy In order to encourage backpackers to make use of Digital Tour Buddy service, from 1st March date to 31st December, 2010,the first 2,010 borrowers will be given NT$100 worth of free calls by the National Youth Commission. Excerpt from our previous experience: We find the Digital Tour Buddy (consist of a hand set, sim card with talk time of NT200 and phone charger) very … [Read more...]

I wanted to write about some other "remote places" around the island, but it's probably too far away or too unexciting for some of you. So this is truly, probably my last post on Taiwan (unless I'm going there again :D) Yong He Dou Jiang is almost synonymous to a traditional and authentic Taiwanese breakfast. However, as I googled around, I was shocked to read about Yong He Dou Jiang's … [Read more...]

Choosing a right place to stay is one of the most crucial part in planning your trip. I'll be nice by listing out some of the better place to stay in Taipei (and around Taipei). Basically there are four types of accommodation in Taiwan and I've tried them all. :p 1) Hotel Most Malaysians love to stay around Ximending area but I would recommend hotels around Taipei Main Station for convenience … [Read more...]

For our full trip itinerary, please click here. Read Part I here. For our travelogue, please click here or here. I’ve completed the itinerary from our June 2009 trip, and now I’m going to do some add ons (from our August 2009 trip) for your easy reference and the following post is part of it (linked under + North East Coast. :) Gold Ecological Park, Jinguashi - trying to move the 220 … [Read more...]

For our full trip itinerary, please click here. For our travelogue, please click here or here. I’ve completed the itinerary from our June 2009 trip, and now I’m going to do some add ons (from our August 2009 trip) for your easy reference and the following post is part of it (linked under + North East Coast. :) From Jiufen, we traveled along the north east coast to Jinguashi. Mr Hsu, the … [Read more...]

For our travelogue, please click here. I've completed the itinerary from our June 2009 trip, and now I'm going to do some add ons (from our August 2009 trip) for your easy reference, just like the example below: Day 4 Pingxi, Jiufen, +Dong Bei Jiao, +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 … [Read more...]

For our full trip itinerary, please click here. On the last night of our trip, KampungBoy wanted to splurge on dinner. Apparently, he had "too much" of Taiwanese Dollar left because he spent very little on food, accommodation, transport, etc (credits to my good planning). Being a good girlfriend, I did my fair bit in helping him by......buying cosmetics and skin care products as seen in the … [Read more...]

For our full trip itinerary, please click here. We visited Taiwan twice this year and there is one place that we never fail to visit - Wufenpu 五分埔. Located opposite Songshan train station in XinYi District, Wufenpu one of the largest clothing markets in Taipei. One can also take the Bannan line to Houshanpi station and go out Exit 4. The market is a five-minute walk from the station … [Read more...]