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Re: Anybody have any Taiwan recommendations?

Post by PNGMK » Fri, 16 Dec 2022 8:25 am

I love Taiwan. Enjoy. I worked on the Kaohshiung MRT project and got to like KS a lot.
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Re: Anybody have any Taiwan recommendations?

Post by Lisafuller » Sat, 17 Dec 2022 3:33 am

So cool! I haven't been in years, really looking forward to it. Apparently there was an earthquake a couple days ago, but no real damage so I think it'll be fine.

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Re: Anybody have any Taiwan recommendations?

Post by the observer » Sat, 17 Dec 2022 4:10 pm

You should check the Grand Hyatt in Taipei out. At least for a night. :-"

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Re: Anybody have any Taiwan recommendations?

Post by Lisafuller » Sun, 18 Dec 2022 1:35 am

the observer wrote:
Sat, 17 Dec 2022 4:10 pm
You should check the Grand Hyatt in Taipei out. At least for a night. :-"
Unfortunately, we've already booked our hotels, hopefully we can give it a go next time.

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Re: Anybody have any Taiwan recommendations?

Post by malcontent » Sun, 18 Dec 2022 5:20 am

I can’t recall the name of the hotel we stayed at in Taipei, but we got a deal on this one that had a car lift and a parking spot next to each room door that faced this giant hallway that can be driven down. The bathroom was bigger than the bed room and had steam shower and jacuzzi with a TV, etc.
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Re: Anybody have any Taiwan recommendations?

Post by the observer » Sun, 18 Dec 2022 10:49 am

Lisafuller wrote:
Sun, 18 Dec 2022 1:35 am
the observer wrote:
Sat, 17 Dec 2022 4:10 pm
You should check the Grand Hyatt in Taipei out. At least for a night. :-"
Unfortunately, we've already booked our hotels, hopefully we can give it a go next time.
lol.

its a famous hotel for the wrong reasons

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Re: Anybody have any Taiwan recommendations?

Post by YYCole » Sun, 18 Dec 2022 6:30 pm

Lisafuller wrote:
Fri, 16 Dec 2022 1:42 am
YYCole wrote:
Sat, 03 Dec 2022 3:58 pm
abbby wrote:
Wed, 30 Nov 2022 4:56 pm
Remember to try out Ding Tai Fung there, tastes the same as in Singapore but the service level is much higher there.
Somehow the Soup of Ding Tai Fung in Taiwan taste much better than Singapore!
Apparently, they also have a much larger menu than in Singapore, supposedly have interesting stuff like salted egg lotus root, and chocolate dumplings!
Enjoy the trip!!! Problem i have with taiwan is.. not enough meals to eat all the amazing food there!

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Re: Anybody have any Taiwan recommendations?

Post by Lisafuller » Thu, 22 Dec 2022 1:32 am

the observer wrote:
Sun, 18 Dec 2022 10:49 am
Lisafuller wrote:
Sun, 18 Dec 2022 1:35 am
the observer wrote:
Sat, 17 Dec 2022 4:10 pm
You should check the Grand Hyatt in Taipei out. At least for a night. :-"
Unfortunately, we've already booked our hotels, hopefully we can give it a go next time.
lol.

its a famous hotel for the wrong reasons
Oh? But the Hyatt is such a prestigious chain... did you have a bad experience there? Or just find it to be poor value for money?

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Re: Anybody have any Taiwan recommendations?

Post by Lisafuller » Thu, 22 Dec 2022 1:32 am

malcontent wrote:
Sun, 18 Dec 2022 5:20 am
I can’t recall the name of the hotel we stayed at in Taipei, but we got a deal on this one that had a car lift and a parking spot next to each room door that faced this giant hallway that can be driven down. The bathroom was bigger than the bed room and had steam shower and jacuzzi with a TV, etc.
What?!! That sounds insane! Must have cost a bomb (had you not gotten a deal).

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Re: Anybody have any Taiwan recommendations?

Post by Lisafuller » Thu, 22 Dec 2022 1:34 am

YYCole wrote:
Sun, 18 Dec 2022 6:30 pm
Lisafuller wrote:
Fri, 16 Dec 2022 1:42 am
YYCole wrote:
Sat, 03 Dec 2022 3:58 pm


Somehow the Soup of Ding Tai Fung in Taiwan taste much better than Singapore!
Apparently, they also have a much larger menu than in Singapore, supposedly have interesting stuff like salted egg lotus root, and chocolate dumplings!
Enjoy the trip!!! Problem i have with taiwan is.. not enough meals to eat all the amazing food there!
Yes!! You're so right! Been eating so much street food every day, but not as full as you might think as you walk most of it off. I take close to 15,000 steps a day here!

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Re: Anybody have any Taiwan recommendations?

Post by Lisafuller » Thu, 22 Dec 2022 1:34 am

Lisafuller wrote:
Sat, 17 Dec 2022 3:33 am
So cool! I haven't been in years, really looking forward to it. Apparently there was an earthquake a couple days ago, but no real damage so I think it'll be fine.
Update on this: in TW now and absolutely no issue. No damage and life is perfectly normal.

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Re: Anybody have any Taiwan recommendations?

Post by Lisafuller » Thu, 22 Dec 2022 1:38 am

abbby wrote:
Wed, 30 Nov 2022 1:06 pm
Few must visits places in Taipei...i went there during my last trip.
- Maokong Gondola
- Taipei Zoo
- Miramar Entertainment Park (Ferris Wheel)
- Shifen old street
- i-ride Taipei
- National Palace Museum

Some of these places, you can book the tix from Klook.com
Walked shifen old street yesterday. Took an hourlong bus ride from Muzha station (long ass ride with no seats as all were taken by older folks). Once there, had some excellent food - hand pulled dry noodles, braised tofu and meats, peanut ice cream rolls. Skipped the sky lanterns as it was very crowded. Then, took a 30 minute train ride to (some station, can't remember the name) where we changed to a train that took us straight to Taipei main station. Public transport here is so similar to SG, clean and packed. Road culture is vastly different though, drivers here are mad! And plenty of scooters.

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Re: Anybody have any Taiwan recommendations?

Post by Lisafuller » Thu, 22 Dec 2022 1:40 am

therat wrote:
Wed, 30 Nov 2022 3:34 pm
I didn't take any taxi in Taipei.
from airport to hotel,
once I took metro , another time I took their bus.
It really depend where is your hotel.

I went to Taipei twice, I book my hotel near taipei station. I like this location. centre and it have train station, metro station and highway speed station. all in 1 place.

Please take note, in Taipei station there is only 1 lift at the centre. If you miss the lift, all are stair case. The one link to BIG hotel, I think have escalator
Ended up taking taxis to and from each hotel - from airport to hotel in Jiantan the fare was $1270 ntwd ($56 SGD). Pretty pricey but we just had too much luggage to lug on the metro.

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Re: Anybody have any Taiwan recommendations?

Post by Lisafuller » Thu, 22 Dec 2022 1:42 am

abbby wrote:
Wed, 30 Nov 2022 4:56 pm
Remember to try out Ding Tai Fung there, tastes the same as in Singapore but the service level is much higher there.
They had some interesting menu items like crab roe XLB and chocolate XLB which we tried. Chocolate XLB
was awesome! Really rich, bitter, high-quality chocolate that went surprisingly well with the thin dumpling skin. Reminded me of a cross between a mochi and a lava cake.

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Re: Anybody have any Taiwan recommendations?

Post by Lisafuller » Thu, 22 Dec 2022 1:45 am

malcontent wrote:
Wed, 30 Nov 2022 5:11 pm
The metro from the airport to Taipei wasn’t up and running the last time we were in Taiwan (maybe 7-8 years ago), but apparently it’s supposed to be good.

If you are exploring outside of Taipei, I recommend renting a car, it is one of the few places in Asia that is as easy or easier to drive than Singapore.

We spent most of our time in Taipei, and it’s still a bit like an overgrown Chinatown in many ways, but many parts have modernized and are more like Singapore.

I wasn’t that impressed with the night markets, maybe the popular ones are too touristy, or maybe I am spoiled on good food in Singapore.

The only memorable food was the little “hole in the wall” places that were nearly impossible to order from unless you are good in Chinese, but if you manage to get your order in, the noodles and dumplings you get are better than any you’ll get here.
I have to disagree as far as the driving goes. Drivers here are intense... we took a cab from the night market to our hotel in Taichung, driver literally committed a hit and run. Honked repeatedly at another car which was forcing its way into our lane, but refused to give way when the other car didn't back off. Took the other car's side mirror right off, and didn't even stop. No wonder his cab was so beat up.

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