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Specially for my buddy Ms Cat on the price of my air ticket to Taiwan

Ms Cat, the price of my air ticket is SGD310 to Taiwan! Woohoo. That is a good deal for a nice holiday to Taiwan! I bought it 6 months in advance from Jetstar during their special promotion. How long is the flight to Taiwan you may ask? 4 hours! Is no joke sitting in the [...]

Our last day in Taiwan

We had the famous Taiwan lunchbox for lunch on our last day in Taiwan. A simple meal before we head to the airport and fly back home. What will I miss? Surely the night markets which Taiwan are famous more. Which is my favorite? I would say Feng Jia market in Taichung has the best [...]

Taiwan Holiday Day 10 at Taipei 101, 国父纪念馆,便所主题餐厅

12pm-2pm: Had Sushi for Lunch in one of the back alley. Walk around Taipei Main station and Taiwan story center 3pm: Visit to Guo Fu memorial place 国父纪念馆 5pm-7pm : Up up and away to Taipei 101 7pm-10pm: Last visit to Ximending and found the Toilet Restaurant. Last night in Taipei

Taiwan Holiday Day 9, a visit to Long Shan Temple for health, riches or even love

before 11am: still sleeping 12pm: Check out hotel and lunch 2pm: Check in Saylove hotel 4pm-6pm: Long Shan Temple , Huahsi night market, 6pm-8pm: Guang Hua IT street – 光華商場(光華數位新天地),電子商場,也是全台最大3C商場,是年輕族群喜歡的聚集場所. Visit to Lingjiang Night market. 8pm-11pm: Shilin Night market (Super crowded. So don’t go during weekend)

九份老街, Jiufen old street is a popular tourist destination in Taipei

九份位於台北縣瑞芳鎮,環山面海,擁有變化多端的山海美景,為一座小小的山城,保有著純樸的舊日生活風貌。九份依舊保留著日據時代的舊式建築,還有觀景台可以看九份的海景.很可惜我們去的時候都在下雨,所以都沒有機會坐在觀景茶館品茶觀賞風景.九份老街的特色就是那復古懷舊的街景 來九份一定要嚐嚐那香Q有勁的赖阿婆芋圓, 肉圆,紅糟肉圓,、豆腐乳等. Jiufen old street is a popular tourist destination north of Taipei. The houses are build at the side of the hills and from the houses, you are able to see the Pacific Ocean coastline. What can you do here? walk around the cool old street, relive scenes of the past Taipei and [...]

Taiwan Holiday Day 8, Jiufen old street and clubbing day

10am: Breakfast 11am-2.30am: Visit to Jiufen Old street and lunch there 3pm-3.30pm: Miramar  shopping mall, 美丽百乐园 then take MRT to 內湖捷運劍南路站 4pm: Zhong Xiao Dun hua Station / Zhong Xiao Fu Xin Statin (walking distance 10 min – 東區地下街) – Walk at Sogo 6.30pm: Go back hotel to take a break for party. 9.30pm: Clubbing [...]

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 [...]

A clean and affordable hotel in Taipei, City Inn Hotel – 新驿旅店

City Inn hotel is one of the most popular budget hotel in Taipei. When HolidayGirlGirl made the booking 3 months in advance, we could only reserve the room on a Thursday & Friday.  After we stayed there, we found out the many reasons why this is a very poplar hotel Location There are 2 branches [...]

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 [...]