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Ladies, shop till you drop at Wufenpu, Taipei – 五分埔服飾商圈

Ladies, when you visit Wufenpu, stay calm because you might just spend all your cash in one place! Skirts, t-shorts, blouse, dress, shoes, accessories, hats and more all at wholesale price. The more your buy, the more discount you get. So ladies, you can’t say you shop in Taipei until you visit Wufenpu. However, there [...]

饒河夜市, 台北第一座觀光夜市 – Eat, eat and eat at Raohe Night market

饒河夜市位於松山火車站前站,旁邊有座四層樓高的廟宇「慈佑宮」.饒河夜市麻雀雖小五臟俱全,各式美食小吃、衣服百貨等應有盡有,來過「饒河夜市」的人一定都知道「藥燉排骨」和  「胡椒餅」是饒河夜市的招牌攤位!! 除了賣藥燉排骨外,還有賣藥燉羊肉和魯肉飯的似乎也不落人后!! 從五分埔走過來15分鐘就到了. Raohe Night market is one of the popular night market to eat in Taipei. It is located within 10 minutes walk from Wufenpu and just behind Song Shan train station. The setup of the food stalls in this night market are different from those we been. Instead of the food stalls [...]

Do you know you can also shop around Taipei main station – 台北车站

Taipei Main Station and its surrounding is currently undergoing intensive renovation and redevelopment. I heard there will be a direct MRT lin to Taoyuan airport in 2012. So since is noisy and dusty, should you skip this place? When we went there in October 2009, most of the constructions are underground so is not that [...]

Taiwan Holiday Day 7 at Taipei city, Wufenpu and Raohe night market

9.30am: Breakfast 10-11am: Hotspring at roof top of hotel. Nice 12am: check out hotel. Visit Hot spring museum, Library, Hot spring valley. 2-3pm: Take MRT to Taipei Main station , Check in City Inn hotel 4pm: Lunch at Shinkong food court nearby Taipei Main station. 4.30pm-6.30pm: Take MRT to Shizhengfu station – Shinkong Mitsukoshi(The largest [...]

Most famous night market in Taipei, Shilin night market – 士林夜市

逛夜市已經是台灣人最流行的夜晚活動, 士林夜市是台北知名觀光夜市,在士林觀光夜市裡不只可以找到道地的美味小吃, 也能找到高貴不貴的小玩意和衣服,有吃有玩有得買!! 從新北投捷運撘到劍潭站下車,就到了台北有名熱鬧的士林夜市,來到這裡千萬別錯過豪大大雞排!! Shilin night market is said to be the largest and most famous night market in Taipei and some say Taiwan. Shopping and great food will satisfy anybody who visits Shilin night market. Taiwan gourmet snacks is at its best in this night market. There are basically two sectors in this market. [...]

Rest, relax and enjoy the hot spring at Xin Beitou in Taipei. 新北投-温泉之旅

Xin Beitou of today is full of quality spas, high class hotels and the natural hot spring! When we first shortlist to visit Xin Beitou, I was looking forward to a green and lush environment with a scent of nature. However I soon find out that Xin Beitou is a green resort in a concrete [...]

Enjoy a romantic stroll at Yu Ren Ma Tou with the lover bridge, 漁人碼頭 in Taipei, Taiwan

Yu Ren Ma Tou is a leisure fishing port developed by the Taipei County Government. There are many boats, a spacious park and with a bridge in the shape of a boat spanning across the harbor. This bridge is call Lover’s bridge. This is a very popular spot for lovers! It is relaxing and you [...]

淡水老街, Danshui old street in Taipei, Taiwan remembers those good old days

淡水是個歷史悠久的小鎮,許多觀光客都聞名前來拜訪. 尋訪淡水風情要從淡水老街(捷運站西側中正路), 可在淡水老街上可見到許多古早式磚造的店舖售賣各種特殊風味 最受歡迎風味特殊的小吃包括淡水魚丸、魚酥、鐵蛋、蝦捲、 阿給還有我們最新發現的百葉溫州餛飩和湯圓!!還有周傑倫套餐!!聽說阿媽的酸梅湯也不錯,可惜點還沒開,沒機會品嚐. 那裡有個搜奇博物館,裡面擺放了些古靈精怪的東西供參觀. 除了小吃,在那裡還可以買到便宜的土產. 鳳梨酥、牛轧糖、是絕對不能少的其中一樣送禮佳品. Danshui is located near the outlet of the Danshui River into the Taiwan Strait, which is north of Taipei. To get there, just take the MRT! Danshui is well known for its diverse shops located on the Danshui old street. This place is different from those night [...]

Taiwan Holiday, Day 6 at Danshui, Xinbeitou, Shilin in Taipei

Visiting 3 places in Taipei within 1 day? Isn’t it kind of rush? We were thinking since Danshui, Xinbeitou and Shilin are all located on the north part of the MRT stations, we should have enough time to cover these 3 places in a day. 9am: Check out of Future Star Hotel 10am-10.35am: Take MRT [...]

Shopping at Ximending, Taipei – 西門町

吃喝玩樂,應有盡有!這是個最多打扮時髦的年輕人聚集的地方.時下最流行的服裝飾物都可在這里找到. 來這裡一定要吃阿宗面線!!! 對面有個西門紅樓,已有九十多年的歷史,是台灣最早出現的市場,可以到那走走,拍些照留念. The trendy shopping district of Ximending is a very popular place in Taipei. Some say is the Taiwanese version of the famous Shibuya. Ximending is full of shops selling cloths, shoes, handbags, caps, accessories and food!! We didn’t take much pictures of the shops as we are busy shopping! I must start [...]