Blogs from Taipei, Taiwan, Asia - page 8

Dziwnie jest być jedynym nieazjatą na pokładzie samolotu wśród ponad 100 pasażerów (A nie, jeszcze jeden śpi obok mnie). Nasze dotychczasowe loty na pokładzie Air Asia odbywały się na dużo krótszych trasach i towarzyszyło nam zawsze wiele nacji i ras. Z KL do Taipei leci się ponad 4 godziny i wychodzi na to, że wszystkimi towarzyszami podróży w naszym Airbusie są Chińczycy. Tak przynajmniej wyglądają, a ten siedzący przede mną właśnie czyta prozę Kinga przesuwając wzrokiem z góry do dołu i aż chce się podejść i obrócić mu książkę o 90 stopni. Poza tym oni wszyscy chyba biorą na podróż leki moczopędne. Przed ubikacją jest permanentna kolejka a pierwsze osoby rzuciły się do WC, po starcie, tak, jakby na pokładzie się paliło. Pobudka musiała być dziś mocno poranna. Mocno też odbiło się to na kondycji psychofizycznej ... read more

Once again we've packed our bags, made the two hour trip to Brisbane airport and boarded a flight at the international airport. This time we are heading back to Asia. Initially we'll be spending a fortnight in Taiwan before flying to Vietnam, China and Malaysia. It was a long sleepless 22 hours from leaving our house to arriving at the hotel in Taipei. Two flights with Singapore Airlines, a three hour transit stopover in Singapore and another hour on a bus before we were greeted with smiles at the lovely Ambience Hotel. Our room is sparkling all white with a five star bathroom. Double shower and state of the art toilet - heated seat, and all manner of spray options! After resting for a while we headed out to have a meal at Shilin night market. ... read more

Nǐ hǎo! Hello from Taiwan I still love Thailand and visiting my friends there and I have been very fortunate to have made some more good friends in Taiwan and feel very comfortable there. The national parks are magnificent and there is much to see and do every day. If only I could speak Mandarin :) The photos tell the story of this holiday - new friends and new places to see - I climbed a mountain, saw some great waterfalls and soaked my feet in the hot water river and springs. This is the good life :) There are 70 photos. Click on each photo for a larger view.... read more

Saturday, 12th April 2014 I was happy to land myself in Taiwan for my 7th time after enduring the 4hrs 30 mins red-eye flight from Singapore. However silly it sounds, the red-eye flight was most useful for time-strapped holiday makers like us since we wasted no time on the boring commute. Getting from the airport to our hotel was a familiar affair involving transfers on the bus and the metro systems. After leaving our luggage at url=http://www.tripadvisor.com.sg/ShowUserReviews-g293913-d2017876-r201908844-CityInn_Hotel_Plus_Ximending_Branch-Taipe.htmlCityInn Plus Ximending, we headed separate ways after breakfast. The plan was to converge again at the hotel lobby at 3 in the afternoon, ready for check-in and of course some decent rest. I made my first stop at the Chiang Kai Shek Memorial Hall in the morning to witness the hourly changing of guards. The situati... read more

Ni Hao!!! After Ghana I went back to the Netherlands where I spent one week and saw some family, friends and acquaintances again. Then I left from Amsterdam aboard China Airlines to Taipei, Taiwan with a quick stop in Bangkok, Thailand. I didn't originally plan to visit Taiwan but since I had an option to stay there a few days, I took advantage and did it. I spent 6 days in the country. I found the country to be clean and very modern, the people I dealt with were friendly with superb customer service which the rest of the world could learn from! Taiwan is also known as "Republic of China" because officially it's not an independent country. China still considers Taiwan as part of its territory. It's a very complicated issue, but I consider it ... read more