Taipei Travel Blogs - Page 2

It doesn’t have the romance of Eiffel Tower, nor the majesty of the Great Wall.   It lacks the mystery of the Sphinx and it doesn’t have the adventure offered by Everest.   But Taipei is something else. Proud, fierce, independent, beaming with ingenuity with its techno advances a…

This is the best, the cleanest, the cutest and the 'astig'-est* metro from all asian metros i've been to, and one of the best in the world. It's no bullshitting here! And... it saved my ass, litterary. I just regret we didnt ride the brown line, which isnt the steal-onsteal train line, but rybber-t…

I travel last year to Taiwan.To a great motorcycle-show. The city Taipei was great!!! I hope i can go to this place again! And see more places! I am only 3 days in this city....to visit the show....but is a great country!!...The people are very, very friendly!! All people want to help me and the country looks beautiful

Today we had to say goodbye to Taipei our flight was leaving pretty early so we had to be at the airport by 10.00am I was a little nervous that we would not make it in time so I booked the taxi for 9.00am in case it came late or got lost I wanted to allow for any mishaps that may happen. We had so…

Summary of my travels since starting to travel for work in 2004. Three continents and three jobs later, this blog is an ongoing work in process. All locations are entered through present, will be adding descriptions and pictures as I have the opportunity. Please let me know if you see an entry without info you would like me to upload pictures for and I can take care of adding that location's items sooner.

Going home tonight. We had a lunch buffet in a Japanese restaurant called Shin Yeh in one of the Japanese department stores near Taipei 101. Lots of Japanese influence in Taiwan! As mentioned earlier, there are no American department stores here. The food was excellent, I must say, so I highly reco…

   After a final beer at O'Hearns Pub in Redondo Beach, I drove to the Budget rental car return near LAX. I boarded their shuttle to the airport and when I told the driver "China Airlines" a middle-aged business man gasped. "Wow, where are you going," he asked. I told him to Southeast A…

32400Km, 3 Countries, 14 Cities, 8 Planes, 20 Trains,4 Ropeways, 3 bus, 2 Ferries, 1 Long Tail, 1 Elephant, 1 Motorbike taxi, 1 Meetup in 17 Days...ARE YOU READY FOR THIS?

My first trip to Taiwan was back in October of 2006. I went there with two other friends. We stayed at the Westin Hotel in Taipei which is situated in the "financial, commercial and entertainment district of Taipei City’s Nanking East Road." It was a short walk to the metro, also known as the MRT…

let's look at my Tips for Travelers visiting:    1.      Visit Taiwan as part of a broader Far East Trip..:NAMESPACE PREFIX = O /> ·        Although this may not be the most popular tip with Taiwanese people, I would rec…

My 6-year run of working experience in East Asia (South Korea & Japan) alongside visits to Hong Kong and Shanghai quite literally begged the inclusion of a trip to Taiwan, the missing link, as well as an East Asian nation which possibly does not get a large enough share of the 'essence of the E…

Our ship docked in Keelung, about 10 miles north of the capital city of Taipei. Brian and I jumped on the train to Taipei and spent the day navigating from one end of town to another via the train and our feet. Our favorite part of the MRT in Taipei were the plastic tokens that served as tickets an…

  China Airlines Flight 07, a Boeing 747, took just over fourteen hours to get from Los Angeles to Taipei. I must have dozed on and off since the dreaded flight passed surprisingly fast. Daylight was just breaking at our 6:00 a.m. arrival. My original ticket, purchased back in May, showed a t…

As if everything was already tailored for us, during our stay in Taipei, one of my brother and my favorite TW pop star Fish Leung has a promotional outdoor concert. I have no idea how these things work, I guess she sings her new songs and people buy her album? It took a while to find out that if I …

Everywhere I've been. Most places anyways.