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Kaohsiung Slideshow
Top Hotels in Kaohsiung
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Ambassador Hotel Kaohsiung
70 reviews -
Grand Hi Lai Hotel Kaohsiung
137 reviews
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Holiday Garden Kaohsiung
38 reviews
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Hotel Kingdom Kaohsiung
64 reviews
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The Splendor Kaohsiung
100 reviews
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Royal Lees Kaohsiung
13 reviews
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Han-Hsien International Hotel Kaohsiung
33 reviews -
Howard Plaza Hotel Kaohsiung
55 reviews
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King's Town Kaohsiung
37 reviews
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Chinatrust Hotel Kaohsiung
5 reviews
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Lees Boutique Hotel Kaohsiung
8 reviews
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Evergreen Hotel Kaohsiung
11 reviews
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Gear Kaohsiung
9 reviews
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Kaohsiung Toong Mao Resort Hotel
6 reviews
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Citizen Hotel Kaohsiung
3 reviews
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Cu Kaohsiung
4 reviews
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The Grand Hotel Cheng Ching Lake Kaohsiung
13 reviews
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National Citizen Kaohsiung
9 reviews
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Yes Hotel Kaohsiung
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Life Hotel & Resort Kaohsiung
11 reviews
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Huahou Hotel Kaohsiung
3 reviews
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Sincere Hotel Kaohsiung
1 review
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Garden Plaza Hotel Kaohsiung
1 review
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Gold Chain Hotel Kaohsiung
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Rendao International Hotel Kaohsiung
3 reviews
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Major Kaohsiung
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Shin Yuan Hotel Kaohsiung
6 reviews -
Top Plaza Hotel Kaohsiung
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Hotel New Image Kaohsiung
11 reviews
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The Kingship Hotel Kaohsiung
8 reviews
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Accord Hotel Kaohsiung
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King Wang Hotel Kaohsiung
Kaohsiung
Travel Blogs from Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Taiwan Part 1
This is a top pick! The defining experience of my trip to Taiwan was roaring around Kaohsiung on the back of a scooter. Few things could have prepared me for, or compared to, the exhilaration of riding a scooter, and the choking reality of traffic in South East Asia. I ...
Taiwan Part 2
This is a top pick! ... well into the planning stages of his tour. Back in Toronto, I bought the Lonely Planet guides to Taiwan and Korea and started planning. Matt had friends in Kaohsiung, while I knew more about Korea, and found a great recruitment agent who set me up. The ...
Taiwan Part 3
This is a top pick! On that leisurely stroll around Matt's neighborhood in Kaohsiung, I came across a driving school, fenced off and away from any major streets. I'm no driver, and don't think I could have done much better than anyone on that course. And I don't think it's ...
Taiwan Part 4
This is a top pick! ... refuge from work: a few beers, cable television, or, for those so inclined, a slightly more nefarious distraction. Hashish abounds in Kaohsiung, and seems a normal (read: essential) part of life for foreigners in the city. Seoul is a "dry" town, to the ...
Farewell Kaohsiung!
... * lack of sidewalks * being stared at like I'm a freak when I run/bike/swim. * population density of 9,500people/km2 in Kaohsiung. Despite all that, I am infinitely grateful for all the time I had here and all the people I met. Taiwan may not ...
Time for the Traditional Market - BAM!
... head back to uncle’s house. On the way to the metro – I order a stamp of my name – everything official in Taiwan is signed with your name and a stamp. So – I order one. If I ever decide to buy real estate – ...
Arrival
... around 5:30pm. We were greeted by several staff members of the program. I expected us to be nuzzled somewhere inside the city of Kaohsiung, but rather we are in a huge compund outside the city (40 min). A staff member explained that there are men's and ...
Sugar Factory and Night Markets
... There were at least 12 types of tofu for tasting – she tried them all and other stuff. This is perfectly acceptable in Taiwan. Try everything and don’t even buy anything. I like the idea, but cannot bring myself to do it yet. ...
First Full Day in Kaohsiung
... temple with 3 huge buddas. After visiting the temple, we went to the Lover's Wall by the Former British Consulate in Takao (Kaohsiung's old name). We tried to go to the consulate - but it was closed. Shite! Then we briefly toured ...
Another night out this time with some western food
Yesterday we went to the movies because it was a rainly drowsy afternoon. They have "gold class" seats here.Its the top floor of the mall, you get your own waiter and menu, you sit in lazy boy chairs and get blankets! It was awesome, we made the boys see ...
The Fish Market!
Hello everyone! Steve had to work on his essay today and Eddie had to work, so Linds and I went to the mall to check stuff out! Wow its nuts! 12 floors of heaven! ahhaha.The prices in the malls are the same as home so not many westenors shop at them, ...
Metro and meatballs
Travelling back to Kaohsiung we are once again impressed by the efficiency and ease of use that the Taiwan HSR (High Speed Rail) link provides. Our return journey cost little more than 6 USD, with trains leaving every hour. The Subway links directly to ...
GETTING READY FOR OUR 2 MONTH TREK
WE ARE LEAVING FOR THAILAND TOMORROW MORNING... IM NOT SURE WHEN ILL GET TO AN INTERNET CAFE NEXT! BUT WE WILL TRY OUR BEST TO KEEP YOU ALL UPDATED! :) THE GAME PLAN SO FAR IS TO FLY INTO BANGKOK STAY THERE FOR 6 DAYS THEN HEAD DOWN TO THE SOUTH.... ...
AROUND OUR PLACE
Hello!:) Steve had to work on his last essay today so I went on a long walk to the park. Here are some of the pictures !:) ...
Restful harbor and spices
... for laundry! Success on our laundry mission afforded time for a visit the nearby British Consulate at Takou (Dagou). Whilst Kaohsiung has a number of well preserved relics scattered around the city the handsome redbrick consulate built in 1865 by a ...
The Nitty Gritty
[Note: this entry may largely be incomplete. It's been quite hard to keep up writing, especially during the first few days. Please refer to www.woodenfish.org to view my daily schedule.] Today was both pleasant and painful, at ...
This and that
breakfast- mangoes! good taiqi, but stupid story about sitting and something about a vampire/panda. Nice and cool in the AM. class- heart sutra lunch- good, didn't like the soup, good tofu, seaweed, sprouts and seeds. Abbot ...
WERE HERE SAFE AND SOUND!
Hello everyone. This is just a quick a message to let everyone know we made it safe and sound!! Our flight to LA was.....short.lol. We lucked out on our 15hr flight and each had our own row to sleep and sprawl out on. I have pics to show u! It was ...
Going to Kaohsiung
This is a big day. We are heading to Irene's home town of Kaoshiung by High Speed Rail. We meet Irene's brother at the train station and board the HSR. It is super clean too! The rail is quiet and fast traveling at 290 KM/H. ...
The Meditation Retreat
SO hard to wake up today. Taiji (shimin exercise) inside because visitors were doing a pilgrimmage outside. Punished for talking in line by silent breakfast. I grabbed this sandwich on a whim. It was the last thing I ate, and I regret it so much. I ...
Post-Retreat
Well, I've come out alive. That's about all I can boast about the meditation retreat. It was a disappointing week for me, as I was in constant physical pain with no way to alleviate it. The 'brand' of meditation we were practicing involves quite a bit of ...
Pre-Cultural Tour
The formal, class-oriented portion of my time here has ended, and today is my last day here at Fo Guang Shan. Today, though we were granted a free day for packing (still haven't done it), we were still required to wake up for morning TaiJi and ...
Our first day In Kaohsiung
... also wanted A B C the next row back... yes thats right we both had entire rows to ourselves! it was GREAT!! Taiwan customs was a joke.... Literally. They asked nothing.! So were at they Taipei airport (north side of Taiwan Island...Our friends live ...
The Interview
-hard to wake up -good meditation this AM, counted up to maybe 40 breaths -prizes awarded at breakfast for cleanest rooms- not ours, but I'm sure we were up there.. class: Yifa taught the Diamond Sutra. Not much to say. Note: I've found that Chinese and ...
Nap?!
not feeling so well, but breakfast was very good- watermelon, toast thing, fake tofu chicken leg (disturbingly realistic), soy milk, corn (?). I prefer not to have daytime food for breakfast. I'm worried because I hear that during ...
Pandemic and the Venerable Master
AM classes boring as usual. Being taught by a German whose Chinese is exponentially better than his english. Then lunch- really good: potroast imitation with tofu and corn, curry vegetables, winter melon soup, mushrooms, etc. I think they were showing ...
"Free Day"
Our one and only free day! 1. Woke up late (6:30am) 2. Breakfast- Yifa (program director nun lady, google her) gave us a huge speech about being responsile with our free time. 3. changed sheets, dressed (civilian clothes), showered 4. Roomies and I ...
New Moon
New/full moon ceremony: Wake up at 5, downstairs at 5:30. Walk to Great Compassion Shrine, stand in line for 10 minutes. Someone in back passed out, was taken away. Shuffled into back row of full shrine room (350 people?). Made 3 prostrations. Tried to ...
Home in Taiwan....
Ahh...the comforts of Taiwan! Awesome food, friendly people, beautiful landscapes.... Kaohsiung...a big city with a small town feel. We stayed at Yen hotel...for the whole month! What a wonderful hotel. Every morning at exactly 10am, they brought us ...
How long has it been?
[Note: Henceforth, I'll likely only write about things in the schedule that are different, like special activities or anythign that strikes me.] As usual- taiqi and meditation inside the dorm building before lunch ...