Travel & Accomodation

Accomodation

Information on hotels in Taipei: 

• Booking.com: https://www.booking.com/city/tw/t-ai-pei.html

• Agoda.com: https://www.agoda.com/city/taipei-tw.html

Travel

• Introduction to Taiwan:

  • Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taiwan

  • Taiwanese aboriginals + Chinese immigrants + Spanish colony + Dutch colony (1624 - 1662)
    --> Chinese rule (Koxinga, Southern Ming dynastry of China) + aboriginals (1661 - 1683)
    --> Chinese rule (Qing dynastry of China) + aboriginals (1683 - 1895)
    --> Janpanese rule (1895 - 1945)
    --> The period from 1945/1949 to the present

• Tourist attractions in Taiepi:

  • National Palace Museum (國立故宮博物院) (one of the 20 most visited museums in the world):
    https://www.npm.gov.tw/?l=2

  • Taipei 101 & Xinyi Shopping District (信義商圈) & Xiangshan (Mount Elephant) (象山):
    https://www.taipei-101.com.tw/en/
    https://eng.taiwan.net.tw/m1.aspx?sNo=0002090&id=A12-00305

  • Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall (中正紀念堂):
    https://www.cksmh.gov.tw/en/

  • Shilin Night Market (士林夜市):
    https://eng.taiwan.net.tw/m1.aspx?sNo=0002090&id=154

  • Lungshan Temple (龍山寺) (since 1738) (Taoism)
    & Huaxi Street Night Market (華西街夜市) (notable for snake soup & braised pork rice):
    https://eng.taiwan.net.tw/m1.aspx?sNo=0002090&id=93

  • Queen's Head at Yehliu Geopark (野柳女王頭):
    https://eng.taiwan.net.tw/m1.aspx?sNo=0002091&id=A12-00174

  • Jiufen Old Street (九份老街; 映画「千と千尋の神隠し」の舞台):
    https://eng.taiwan.net.tw/m1.aspx?sNo=0002091&id=290

  • Tamsui Old Street (淡水老街):
    https://eng.taiwan.net.tw/m1.aspx?sNo=0002091&id=19

  • Pingxi Township (平溪老街): (releasing sky lanterns)
    https://eng.taiwan.net.tw/m1.aspx?sNo=0002091&id=420
    https://eng.taiwan.net.tw/m1.aspx?sNo=0000208&jid=785

  • Shifen  waterfall (十分瀑布):
    https://eng.taiwan.net.tw/m1.aspx?sNo=0002091&id=R11

  • Juming Museum (朱銘美術館):
    https://www.juming.org.tw/mainssl/modules/MySpace/index.php?sn=ec&pg=ZC843601&lang=en

• Finding short-term tours:

  • KKday (Taipei): https://www.kkday.com/en-us/city/taipei/tours-and-sightseeing

  • KKday (New Taipei City): https://www.kkday.com/en-us/city/new-taipei-city/tours-and-sightseeing

  • KKday (Taoyuan): https://www.kkday.com/en-us/city/taoyuan/tours-and-sightseeing

  • KKday (Hsinchu): https://www.kkday.com/en-us/city/hsinchu/tours-and-sightseeing

  • KKday (Taichung): https://www.kkday.com/en-us/city/taichung/tours-and-sightseeing

  • KKday (Chiayi): https://www.kkday.com/en-us/city/chiayi/tours-and-sightseeing

  • KKday (Tainan): https://www.kkday.com/en-us/city/tainan/tours-and-sightseeing

  • KKday (Kaohsiung): https://www.kkday.com/en-us/city/kaohsiung

• Famous food in Taiwan:

  • Beef noodles (牛肉麵)

  • Hot pot (火鍋) or all-you-can-eat spicy hot pot (吃到飽麻辣火鍋)

  • All-you-can-eat buffet (吃到飽自助餐)

  • Xiao Long Bao (小籠包)

    • Restaurant "Din Tai Fung"

  • Teppanyaki (鐵板燒)

  • Yakiniku restaurants (燒肉店)

  • Braised pork rice (魯肉飯)

  • Fried dumpling (鍋貼)

  • Big-size chicken chop (大雞排)

  • Taiwanese steak (台式牛排)

  • Taiwanese omelette (台式蛋餅) & soy milk (豆漿) for breakfast

  • Mango ice (芒果冰) or Fruit ice (水果冰)

    • Ice Monster: https://www.ice-monster.com/

  • Pineapple cake (鳳梨酥)

  • Nougat (牛軋糖)

  • Taro pastry (芋頭酥)

  • Bubble tea (珍珠奶茶), mountain tea (高山茶), and oolong tea (烏龍茶)

  • Kavalan Whisky, Kinmen Kaoliang Liquor, Taiwan beer, and so on 

  • Vegetarian restaurants or all-you-can-eat vegetarian restaurants

• Vedios introducing tourism in Taiwan

  • Touring Taiwan by Train: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j9dtTfX7qOs

  • Bravo! Taiwan - Food: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FYpyquAvYLM