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Jordan · 22-06-2005, 08:58 PM

Sorry, my bad. Got a pic of Taipei 101 in my folder, and discover that both are not the same. Haha. K. Will change. Taipei 101 not straight on its sides, right?

Nakedtoes · 22-06-2005, 09:33 PM

Jordan wrote:

Sorry, my bad. Got a pic of Taipei 101 in my folder, and discover that both are not the same. Haha. K. Will change. Taipei 101 not straight on its sides, right?

yeah.. look like bamboo.. the other is correct.. by the way how much it cost to take domestic flight to hualien to and from taipei?

wackykid · 22-06-2005, 09:42 PM

Nakedtoes wrote:

oct ok lar not holiday period.. can try to look ard on july and august.. If u budget compare airfare from china airline and Jetstar.. For SIA they see their mood sometime got promotion also. For 7 days u really have to see where u want to go first then u plan which day go where so that u can save time on the travelling. For 7 days dun think u have time to go to kaoshiung liaoz..

oic.... me probably going from 27th oct to 2nd nov...? oso checked SIA.... tix for 4 (4 of us going) costs about $2.1 AFTER tax..... seems pretty good price to me.... but wondering if add in accomadation prices.... if compare to package tours... which one would be more worthed it....

as for budget airline... jetstar asia costs about half of SIA.... but me never taken budget airlines b4... am worried about the kind of experience we will get... and the safety...

regards,
wacky

akaxiaoqiang · 22-06-2005, 10:45 PM

This forum has been a very great help! Going for a F&E on 1st Aug to 7th Aug. Hope can find answer to the following questions:

1) Anyone knows the website for the meishuang hotel mentioned in the previous posting? Tried looking for it in both www.eztravel.com.tw and www.easytravel.com.tw/taiwan, but can't find it.

2) How can I go from Hualien to Taichung?

Thanks in advance!

Nakedtoes · 22-06-2005, 10:52 PM

akaxiaoqiang wrote:

This forum has been a very great help! Going for a F&E on 1st Aug to 7th Aug. Hope can find answer to the following questions:

1) Anyone knows the website for the meishuang hotel mentioned in the previous posting? Tried looking for it in both www.eztravel.com.tw and www.easytravel.com.tw/taiwan, but can't find it.

2) How can I go from Hualien to Taichung?

Thanks in advance!

1) i got the phone number from here http://www.eslisland.com/life/Taipei...elsHostels.htm
call them up and book.. room is reasonable clean, choose higher floor.. but room abit small but ok for me and my other friends.

2) I also search before .. not easy.. unless by cab..

jerbelle · 23-06-2005, 01:55 AM

hello!

should i visit Jiu Fen?
What are the scenic spots i can find at Jiu Fen?

and if i go Jiu Fen, should i also visit Shi Fen?
i heard SHi Fen has a really nice and scenic waterfalls to view.

Coolsmurf · 23-06-2005, 07:09 PM

Jordan wrote:

Sorry, my bad. Got a pic of Taipei 101 in my folder, and discover that both are not the same. Haha. K. Will change. Taipei 101 not straight on its sides, right?

its known to be tilting...

Jordan · 23-06-2005, 08:35 PM

Nakedtoes wrote:

yeah.. look like bamboo.. the other is correct.. by the way how much it cost to take domestic flight to hualien to and from taipei?

I took the domestic flight from Kaoshiung to Hualien, about S$100, and from Hualien to Taipei, about $75. Hope this helps!

coldbloood · 24-06-2005, 01:37 AM

hey guys ... the following is my plan for my taipei trip nxt coming thurs...

Day 1 (Thurs)
-reach airport at 5.15pm
-leave for rainbow hotel via a vehicle arranged by rainbowhotel
-reach hotel at 7pm(latest)
-leave for shihlin market after administrative work at 730pm

Day 2 (Fri)
-leave hotel at 8am for Yehliu/Keelung
-leave keelung at ard 2pm for danshui
-reach danshui at 4pm and spend the rest of my day there

Day 3 (Sat)
-leave hotel at 830am and head to lungshan temple/CKS Memorial Museum
-leave CKS Museum at 1130am for ding tai feng in guting
-leave guting at ard 1pm for Wufenpu
-leave Wufenpu at ard 5pm for ZhongHsiaoDongLu
-after that OTOT go back Hsimending

Day 4 (Sun)
-leave hotel at 830am for National Palace Museum
-11plus leave for guanghua market/Taipei Mainstation Undergrd Shopping Malls
-late noon till evening return to hsimending to shop

Day 5 (Mon)
-OTOT shopping
-leave for airport at 3pm cos flight is ard 6pm

Isit possible?& oso is there a directy transport from keelung to danshui?My fwens are really
keen on going to keelung on the expense of going to wenquan...

Really need ur help guys...this is e 1st time im going to taipei...
Any comments will be well received!
Thx!

akaxiaoqiang · 24-06-2005, 02:52 AM

Thanks for ur reply Nakedtoes!

Thinking of staying in Good Ground Hotel. Anyone stay there before or have any comments?

One of my itenary is to go from Hualien to Taichung. Still trying to figure out how to go. One possibility is to travel by train from Hualien to Taipei then to Taichung, But this will take some time. So was thinking of travelling by night so that can sleep on train (and save on one night's lodging). Hope to hear some comments on the feasiblity of this arrangement.

Got the following quotation from jetstarasia.
$378 per pax for booking of 1 adult
$388 per pax for booking of more than 1 adult.
Why is it more expensive to booked for more than 1 adult? Thought it'll be cheaper we buy the tix in bulk?

One last question, how much does it cost to call to taiwan? (sorry for this seemingly stupid question, but i'm really ignorant of the cost)

Thanks!

hydrui · 24-06-2005, 01:45 PM

jerbelle wrote:

hello!

should i visit Jiu Fen?
What are the scenic spots i can find at Jiu Fen?

and if i go Jiu Fen, should i also visit Shi Fen?
i heard SHi Fen has a really nice and scenic waterfalls to view.

Personally I think JiuFen is definitely worth gg. I just came back from TW. Jiufen scenary is beautiful & coz it's raining, the weather is great. Very cooling, we spent some time at the teahouse, looking into the sea while waiting for the rain to stop. The food is very nice too!! (But fried rice a bit oily. But seafood soup is yummy~)...but one section of the street stinks smelly toufu (almost suffocated there). If I have the time, I would love to sit there & wait for the night scene (shld b as nice^^) It's one of the places where I will definitely revisit next time!

As for ShiFen, I didnt managed to go there. We followed the directions given by the locals & waited for the bus at the bus stop. But the buses refused to stop & we dont dare to take the taxis. So we climbed our way back to the street. so didnt managed to get to Shi Fen nor the goldmine area. Goldmine area, (based on the locals intro, can see Jap style houses, waterfall, goldmine "musuem").

hydrui · 24-06-2005, 01:49 PM

coldbloood wrote:

hey guys ... the following is my plan for my taipei trip nxt coming thurs...

Day 1 (Thurs)
-reach airport at 5.15pm
-leave for rainbow hotel via a vehicle arranged by rainbowhotel
-reach hotel at 7pm(latest)
-leave for shihlin market after administrative work at 730pm

Day 2 (Fri)
-leave hotel at 8am for Yehliu/Keelung
-leave keelung at ard 2pm for danshui
-reach danshui at 4pm and spend the rest of my day there

Day 3 (Sat)
-leave hotel at 830am and head to lungshan temple/CKS Memorial Museum
-leave CKS Museum at 1130am for ding tai feng in guting
-leave guting at ard 1pm for Wufenpu
-leave Wufenpu at ard 5pm for ZhongHsiaoDongLu
-after that OTOT go back Hsimending

Day 4 (Sun)
-leave hotel at 830am for National Palace Museum
-11plus leave for guanghua market/Taipei Mainstation Undergrd Shopping Malls
-late noon till evening return to hsimending to shop

Day 5 (Mon)
-OTOT shopping
-leave for airport at 3pm cos flight is ard 6pm

Isit possible?& oso is there a directy transport from keelung to danshui?My fwens are really
keen on going to keelung on the expense of going to wenquan...

Really need ur help guys...this is e 1st time im going to taipei...
Any comments will be well received!
Thx!

I remember finding one direct bus from Keelung to Danshui (coz I was trying to save time, kill Yeliu+JiuFen+Keelung+Danshui). But I can remember where I save the file. Perhaps you can try finding e buses...i'lll try to search my drive...

hydrui · 24-06-2005, 01:55 PM

cewongst wrote:

Can you send me to? cwongst@singnet.com.sg

Me going on 23rd June! Wow! Really LOOKING forward to this trip!
Its my FIRST trip to Taiwan!!!

Hi Nakedtoes, can you send the file to me too (hydrui@yahoo.com.sg)?
I just came back from my trip to taiwan (first time there), really regreted for not doing enough homework (walked like hell to find the places) & my friends are not very helpful (they did no homework @ all & one of them have no sense of directions). We were there for 5 days but I really feel that I didnt achieve as much as you guys.....I really hope to have a better trip next time =~~(

Really appreciate your help...Thanks!

hydrui · 24-06-2005, 02:01 PM

Ganny wrote:

why no typhoon this yr leh?

Why no typhoon? Around mid june, I already see advertisements preparing the citizens for typhoon season...and the rain there during mid june already flooded quite a no. of places....
some creative pple even drove a speed boat to school!! (saw that pver the news)

coldbloood · 24-06-2005, 03:48 PM

hydrui wrote:

Hi Nakedtoes, can you send the file to me too (hydrui@yahoo.com.sg)?
I just came back from my trip to taiwan (first time there), really regreted for not doing enough homework (walked like hell to find the places) & my friends are not very helpful (they did no homework @ all & one of them have no sense of directions). We were there for 5 days but I really feel that I didnt achieve as much as you guys.....I really hope to have a better trip next time =~~(

Really appreciate your help...Thanks!

Hey Hydrui,
About how long is the journey from let say keelung to danshui?
What time did u leave for danshui? & isit abit too rush to squeeze it in a day?
Thx!