Country Info
- Taipei
- Capital
- New Taiwan Dollar (TWD)
- Currency
- 22,370,461
- Population
- TW
- Country Code
Taipei Slideshow
Taipei
Travel Blogs from Taipei, Taiwan
Ni Hau, Taipei
... of Taiwan). I also got to catch up with an old high school teacher of mine, which was a real kick! All in all, Taipei was an awesome experience - learned a lot of history and just started to begin to understand the people living in Taipei - mostly ...
Taiwan
Blown most of my funds in Thailand, it is now time to find work. Ahh well, had to happen sooner or ...
On Weather and Weddings
... it. Instead of giving gifts, they give red envelopes. What's so special about red envelopes, you ask? Well, it is common knowledge in Taiwan that one plate at a wedding costs 1,200nt (approx $40) per person and so, as your gift, you slip 1,200nt into a ...
Week #2: Food week!!!!
Can't believe it's my second week teaching already! Gargh this week's classes are super full because of the additional English class (which only occurs this week) and extra English class for the low/high level students at 5pm. Anyway, the topic for this ...
I made a big mistake
... . I loved it, much more cosmopolitan and almost instantly felt like home. If I could do Taiwan all over again I would certainly go to Taipei. Silly Tara, moving to Kaohsiung where there are only 1.3 million people... what was I thinking? ;) ...
Taiwan in 2 minutes
... we really did have to run around in circles to get to the port. Suffice to say, they waited for us and the plane left late. THANK GOD WE DIDN'T MISS IT!! But Taipei airport? Effing complicated.. glad we were only there for minutes.. we woulda gone ...
Messcapades with Mandarin
As most of you know, I have been studying Mandarin with a private tutor since about one month before I left for Taiwan. Almost a year later, I am proud to say that I have reached a conversational level, where I can put food in my stomach, get myself to a ...
Hurry
... the flight bearable. The flight itself ran about an hour late, so we did not have an opportunity to explore the Taipei airport, but quickly caught a train to the right gate, waited a few minutes and boarded the next three hour flight ...
"Chinglish" is what happens...
It is such a relief to see that the Taiwanese are having as much trouble with English as I am having with Mandarin. "Chinglish" is what happens when you translate directly from Chinese into English without having a native speaker check it. If you ...
Jianguo Jade Market
We rested up most of Sunday. It was a rainy day. Around 4pm we headed into Taipei for the Jade Market. We were surprised to see that this market started so early. Most Markets here are night market that take advantage of the cooler ...
World Trip, Part 3 - Taiwan
... across from Taipei Main Station. Over the next few days, I would love this city almost as much as Tokyo. Altho, Taipei and Taiwan are actually devoid of travellers and white people, I met a few cool people at the IYHA, including Rene from ...
Laying Over in Taipei
... the country. We wandered to Immigration where, with a look at our tickets out of the country in the morning, officials let us into Taiwan. Despite not having planned being there (until we left, our focus had been on the details of the Bali trip) I was ...
Presentation Day in Taipei
... of the dressy shoes the women of our group were wearing with their business suits. Our presentations took place at the Taipei Hydraulics Laboratory, which is a sister agency to the Tainan Hydraulics Laboratory, but it is staffed by professors from the ...
Hot Springs Gone Wrong!
Well 2-28 is a national holiday here. We are supposed to remember those massacred by the KMT party in 1947 and be vigilant to avoid further government corruption. Hmmm, since i feel i know more historically about why this is a holiday than many Taiwanese ...
Land of Miniatures
No i don't mean the height of everyone around me - although that is worthy of a blog in and of itself. I mean PRESCHOOL. I spend the majority of my weekdays existing in a land of miniatures. This is everything from the kids to the toys, to the ...
Lost in Translation
... . The current President, Chen Shuibian, of the Green Party, whose main platform is sovereignty and independence for Taiwan, was running against a Nationalist candidate that favored reconciliation with mainland China. China had threatened to take back ...
Taipei. ROC?
... In my groggy haze I remembered I only had an hour to navigate my way through LAX and make my connection to Taipei. I asked three different airport employees to direct me to the international area for China Air, and received three different ...
I get by...
3/21/04 It was dreary and rainy in Taipei today. The air was heavy, the greenery didn't seem as green, the city looked dirty and gray in parts. I felt pretty mellow, partly because of the weather, partly because tomorrow is my first day of teacher ...
The beginning
... , I found out at the airport that this new rule against carrying liquids onto planes does not apply (yet) to flights to Taiwan (from Bangkok). (I guess liquids can only blow up flights to certain destinations.) I had forgotten, however, that since I had ...
Taipei
Taipei airport is massive. And empty. Not much more to say. The free internet is good, but ...
Day 1 for Emily
... months. Therefore, it would take 12 years to see every piece. After the museum we went and sampled one of Taipei's many restaurants. Taiwanese food is an interesting blend of Thai, Chinese and other Asian influences... it's delicious. The locals ...
It's the little differences...
... in Europe, that passage really spoke to me. Well, let me tell you, now that I am in Asia it is no different. In Taiwan, there are little differences galore! Example: I was eating lunch with my co-worker, Phil, the other day when out on the street ...
Arrival in Taipei
Arrival in Taipei: After flying our faces off for over 24 hours including layovers, we arrive at Taipei airport. The gate area is super clean - quite different than in most US airports. Customs is the usual long line - there are very few non-asians. ...
By special request of Romy
Guest Blog: Went to conference in morning. Came home from conference in evening and went to bed. Kevin ...
A Day Late in Taipei
... Runner visual look and feel -- very exciting. Two thumbs up for Taipei! So, is it the Republic of China (R.O.C.)? or Taiwan? or Chinese Taipei? The "correct" answer seems depend on where in the world you were born (or live today), and when you grew ...
2011 starts with a BANG!
... road (they closed the road after 11pm so people can sit and watch the fireworks). I have to say, compared to Auckland's fireworks Taipei 101 fireworks totally pawned it!!! I will upload a video soon it's too hard to describe in words. Sadly the fireworks ...