Country Info
- Taipei
- Capital
- New Taiwan Dollar (TWD)
- Currency
- 22,370,461
- Population
- TW
- Country Code
Taipei Slideshow
Taipei
Travel Blogs from Taipei, Taiwan
Taiwan is Actually pretty cool!
... nbsp; My friends and I had no plans when we arrived in Taiwan. We had researched a hostel in Taipei, the capitol city, the night before and we wrote down the address to JV's Hostel, but other ...
Taipei
... mall on the bottom 4 floors. There was a long queue, but the view at the end was definitely stunning. All told, Taipei was a nice diversion and a decent one-night stopover city. (For technical reasons to be explained in the Italy section, there are ...
Taipei, Day 2
... located behind the museum among the rest of highly developed neighborhood. I for some reason had the desire to visit Museum of Contemporary Art Taipei which proved to be a poor decision. I am a big fan of paintings and sculptures, but for the life of me I ...
Historic Sites
Took the commuter train in the morning from Taipei Rail Station to Yingge Township. We visited Yingge Ceramics Street where many ceramics shops and gallaries are located. Then we made our way to the Yingge Ceramics Museum. The museum is devoted to ...
Taipei, finally!
... a stern faced official, each of whom seemed to be processing paperwork with mad abandon. The biggest difference between customs in Taiwan and customs in the USA is the noise level. We Americans seem unable to conduct ourselves without some sort of ...
Fulong, Day 3
... located right on the water are run down and very few if any resorts can be found. I suspect in the years to come Taiwan will begin investing in coastline development because there truly is a lot to offer. The drive along the Pacific Ocean brought us to ...
Weekend in Taipei City
After going to Hong Kong we decided that we needed to focus more on seeing the sights in Taiwan. Looked on the map and in travel books. These are the pictures we took at the National Palace Museum, Shilin Night Market and the beach at the ...
Getting my feet wet
Yesterday, Sarah took me on a walking tour of my new neighborhood and I am completely infatuated with it. There are no less than one frillion spillion shops, restaurants, markets, cafes, fruit and vegetable stands, clothing stores, banks, hair salons, ...
Breathing Easy at Pishan Temple
... and a permanent haze hangs in the heart of downtown. If the buildings and the air could be cleaned up, I am fully convinced that Taiwan would be paradise. The good news is that one can easily escape the pollution by leaving the city, and the public ...
Hell's Valley And Heaven's Balcony
... good, and also some of The Mummy 3, which had really bad acting in contrast! Things we’ve noticed a lot in Taipei include: Musical Dumper trucks – They play Clare de Lune as they arrive in order to tell people to bring out their ...
Woops!
... onto the sweet "pudding" versions, with Anko and Taro fillings. It was fantastic and a definite must if you go to Taipei. From dumplings to tea. Ken took us to a traditional Chinese tea house where we all ordered something different and then wished ...
Walking in a Sub-Tropical Wonderland
... displays and the insanity inducing, continuous looping of the same top-40 Christmas songs on every radio station, Christmas hit Taiwan. I couldn't believe it either. In a land where the temperature won't drop below 50 degrees Fahrenheit, store windows ...
Dragon Boat Festival and Baishawan Beach
... and political advisor. What all of this means for me is that I get a day off in which to watch colorful boat races all around Taipei and eat "zhongzi" until my heart's content. As I have been rather busy lately, it was a much-needed holiday, and I ...
the homeland
... i went to europe, so it's much more structured, and was planned out many, many months ago. so my first stop is taiwan...i haven't been here in over 3 years, which for me is a very long time. This is also the first time i have ...
New Year's in Taipei
... as well. But the New Year must be rung in, no matter the circumstances, so some co-workers and I made our way to Taipei 101, the tallest building in the world, to countdown to 2005. We shivered in the 40-degree weather and watched fireworks up ...
Whipped Cream, Thumbelina, and an Empty Cat
... bagel with cream cheese. My heart nearly stopped beating since I have not seen anything that resembles a bagel since I arrived in Taiwan. I eagerly ordered by pointing to the picture and waited impatiently for my bagel to be ready. When it was brought ...
About to board in Taiwan
Just finished the longest plane ride of my life. Wow. Time actually went by fairly quickly considering the fact that I was sitting in a (rather uncomfortable) chair the entire time. I couldn't really get myself to fall asleep, probably because I couldn't ...
Carnegie's in Taipei
What a blast! We went to the famous Carnegie's in Taipei. A must see for all visitors. My head sure hurts this morning.... sooo worth it. I apologize in advance for the blurry photos. Photography is frowned upon in most ...
Where in the world, Taiwan!!
... , so as we didn't have enought fuel on the aircraft to circle around, the captain informed us that we had to land at Taipai. When we landed in Taiwan, we taxied to the end of the runway, but then the captain informed us that the had been pushed to far ...
Good Morning, Taiwan.
... in close proportion to our time shared with the mysterious place. By no means will I count an early morning and afternoon in Taipei as a trip to Taiwan and nothing has been checked off the list just yet. But in any case, a scenic bus trip into town for a ...
Leaving Taiwan
... EVA steht fuer Evergreen Aviation, Evergreen ist eine der grossen Gesellschaften hier), aber dennoch preiswert. . Taipei ist eine recht moderne Stadt (Taiwan ist ja ein recht entwickeltes Land, Motherboard Produzent der Erde (85% aller Notebook ...
Words on Weather
... to take this opportunity to clarify something I wrote in my last entry. When I was going on and on about how wonderful life in Taiwan is, I wrote that the weather is lovely, as long as you can stand the heat. When I made this statement, I was coming ...
Fulong Beach and Danshui
... continue to catch you guys up on the next few weeks, leading up to the present. My first experience actually leaving Taipei was extremely exciting! My Taiwanese roommate, Anita, introduced me to a few Westerners, like myself. Included are two ...
Taipei, Day 1
... the way which seemed to help because here I am typing up this posting more than 40 hours after departure from Kingston. So far, Taiwan is a culture shock but pretty much exactly what I was expecting. Igor and I are residing with our dad who lives in ...
Taiwan, non-country Nr. 112
... Amt ueber Taiwan: Deutschland erkennt Taiwan nicht als selbständigen Staat an und unterhält keine diplomatischen Beziehungen zu Taiwan. Es bestehen keine völkerrechtlichen Abkommen. Es gibt nur noch knapp 20 Staaten, die Taiwan anerkennen (zB ...
Over the river and through the woods...
A delightful way to spend a Sunday afternoon in Taipei is to climb Green Mountain, one of the rolling hills around the city, and visit Pishan Temple. It takes about one hour to hike up to the temple, and the view is breathtaking. So is the temple. ...