http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Taiwan/Taipei/CKS-International-Airport/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Asia , Taiwan , Taipei , CKS International Airport en-us Mon, 28 Dec 2009 19:22:11 +0000 Mon, 28 Dec 2009 19:22:11 +0000 So I land in Taipei at around 1930 delighted to finally be here and to be done with travelling. It's taken about 16 hours to get from London to here which I guess isn't too bad. Can i just make two points about the journey. Both Heathrow T5 and BA have had a bad press over the last year or so but I thought they were great. T5 is an outstanding piece of architecture so much better than the ot http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Taiwan/Taipei/CKS-International-Airport/blog-429952.html HelloAOA to allWe have just arrived in the Taipei airport after our 13 12 hour flight The flight was not that bad. I was able to sleep for about 8 hours and Tayyaba slept a little less. The food we had on the flight was chinese noodles for a snack and then for breakfast we shared scrambled eggs and some chinese type of porridge that had carrots peas and chicken it it. The plane was huge http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Taiwan/Taipei/CKS-International-Airport/blog-427470.html Deodorant and a quick brushing do not a shower make.Sitting in the Taipei airport waiting for my next flight to Bangkok. From there it will be a slow slog into the city a 10hour train ride north to Chiang Mai and a 34 hour bus ride to get me near Mai Ai. I think that means I get there on Saturday. Though last I checked it was Wednesday.On the long flight over I sat next to a health worke http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Taiwan/Taipei/CKS-International-Airport/blog-409968.html So im back in Taiwan and honestly this place is kinda creepin me out.... right as I step off the plane im bombarded by that damn cat again What is it with these people and Hello Kitty Im beginning to think that it was created by the Red Masters as a brain washing tool for childeren.But anyways..........Ive had a great past few days in Phnom Penh and everyday im beginning to realize why people http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Taiwan/Taipei/CKS-International-Airport/blog-399102.html So I made it to Taipai LONG LONG LONG flight. Watched 4 movies read most of my book and still slept for about 6 hours. Very beautiful landing saw whales swimming off the coast and loads of fishing boats scattered everywhere. I have about 2 more hours till I leave for Phnom Pehn. Im going to explore the airport. Ive noticed alot of stores run by liquor companies there was a Hennessy store http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Taiwan/Taipei/CKS-International-Airport/blog-394453.html March 20 1124PM We finally made it To the airport that is. Thanks to my sister and Phil Adam and I got to SFO at 1000PM You two rock. With three hours to kill we wondered around the domestic international terminals and read our books. Cassie is currently reading Living Dead in Dallas Adam is currently reading One Square Mile of Hell. Itrsquos currently 124PM Bangkok time. We m http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Taiwan/Taipei/CKS-International-Airport/blog-383469.html Hey everyone back home hope your all well its 715pm Tuesday and I'm guessing its about 1115am back in England about today was my first proper day here in Taipei its a very busy city with people and scooters everywhere it seems like everyone has a scooter and they ride them everywhere including the pavements lol the weathers pretty bad cos it keeps raining but its still really hot was st http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Taiwan/Taipei/CKS-International-Airport/blog-331832.html 228102010219968202212014620999248636529223569201021996833080303402608021161 12290368252615925105219162742630340214882127112290Overheard in Taipei Metro 214882127136710314491229024448281292770065292260322421521644213352118335282303402605323458652923583122312 http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Taiwan/Taipei/CKS-International-Airport/blog-318600.html A few reasons why Taiwan is the best country ever even though it dosen't officially existThey fed me TWICE on their flight.They have very attractive and kind stewardesses.They have FREE INTERNET in their airport.Strangers come up to you and tell you in broken english that they like your mustachae beard and America.As anyone who has been my roomie knows I love crazy Asian TV. ALL THEY HAVE i http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Taiwan/Taipei/CKS-International-Airport/blog-294240.html Hello everyoneI have some downtime in the airport at the moment. We were kicked off the plane so they could refuel.I just flew from LAX to Taiwan via Malaysian Airlines MH. Love MH. The food was delicious the seats were comfortable and the flight attendants were polite and helpful. Some of the food highlights grilled chicken on bamboo sticks with a peanut sauce. One of the best looking http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Taiwan/Taipei/CKS-International-Airport/blog-294160.html I wonder how many times I've flown out of this airport. I'm glad it's being remodeled right now.13.5 hours later...Layover at CKS20013274912669122290Tao Yuan International Airport depending on your nationalist flavorfervor. I realize I've never flown into Taiwan at dawn I usually come in at night. Pretty stunning views of Ilha Formusa Dan Shui 281292770027827 and tha http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Taiwan/Taipei/CKS-International-Airport/blog-293745.html Believe it or not after 6 years of living in LA I only just experienced the Tom Bradley International Terminal. And I was not impressed. Crowded run down few facilities....well it's not so bad BEFORE you cross security which I managed to do twice last night. I went looking for an ATM only to discover that the only one was located outside the security gate. Good thing my flight was delayed http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Taiwan/Taipei/CKS-International-Airport/blog-291367.html Okay. We made it to Taipei. The flight was fine but long. We are not going to get out in Taipei but I thought I'd drop a note and let you all know we made it here.Next flight is only 5 hours. http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Taiwan/Taipei/CKS-International-Airport/blog-267185.html So here we are in Taipei. Fourteen hours on the place wasn't fun but it wasn't too terrible either. Note if anyone ever offers you breakfast choices of scrambled eggs or pordge go with the eggs. Claire wasn't so lucky but she get to experience Tuna Floss...I still have no idea what that is but we think it comes from the sea. Goodtimes....Our flight will be boarding in a few minutes so we'll hav http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Taiwan/Taipei/CKS-International-Airport/blog-252462.html Taipei. I don't believe I've ever been here before. It's funny how I don't even know. My stop here is brief to say the least. Yet another airport transfer in a random Asian country on the other side of the Pacific. I've had transfers in South Korea Shanghai Hong Kong Singapore and who even knows where else. It's a shame I never have time to explore the city other than one fateful day i http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Taiwan/Taipei/CKS-International-Airport/blog-242213.html Well I'm cooling my heels in Tapei waiting for my flight to Bangkok and found this free internet station. The flight was long but uneventful. Seemed like I slept alot although my neck feels a little stiff. Watched Rattatouile for awhile which was entertaining. Need to head to the gate but wanted to see how easy this blog was to use. Hope you all are well.brian http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Taiwan/Taipei/CKS-International-Airport/blog-224930.html Well we made it 34 of the way to Bangkok And honestly we're not much worse off for the wear.This trip seemed a heck of a lot easier and shorter than last years. Guess we can just chalk it up to being old pros now... Flight was relatively uneventful and even despite Billy's lastminute attempts to get us upgradedwe were denied The lady behind the counter had to keep 'checking' in a http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Taiwan/Taipei/CKS-International-Airport/blog-218585.html Ok the flight over here was a bit of a nightmare. I was awake the whole way to Taipei so I didn't have to much trouble besides on the landing . I'm not to good at landings and we had a lady behind us spewing for about half an hour which didn't help. I'm not a fan of Taipei although we couldn't go outside because you had to pay. The flight from Taipei to Frankfurt wasn't good. I was sick the whole http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Taiwan/Taipei/CKS-International-Airport/blog-171397.html I'm finally on my way. I made it to Taipei and have a couple of minutes to kill so I thought I would write to say hi. As some of you know my passport did not come on time and I had to reschedule my flight. I've talked to one of my roommates who is in Bangkok and heading to Chang Mai. I'll probably head there as soon as I get into Bangkok. It's pretty wild being the minority for once. I met so http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Taiwan/Taipei/CKS-International-Airport/blog-159546.html sitting at an internet cafe at Taipai aiport. Talk about clean This place is immaculate. I have a 6 hour layover here before heading to Phuket so its going to be fun trying to kill time as I do laps around the airport. At moments I become somewhat reflective. I keep thinking that I have to get back and get to work. I keep thinking there is an immediate date in which I must return to the states. http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Taiwan/Taipei/CKS-International-Airport/blog-154287.html