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Day 12: Taipei Chiba 吃吧 at Amba serves buffet breakfast daily and it had a good selection of western and local breakfast. I liked the rice rolls a lot. You get a choice of 3 fillings per rice roll. The local breakfast choices include the usual Taiwanese porridge and also ru rou fan, braised mince … Read more
Day 9 : Hualien After I decided to stay 2 nights in Hualien,, I actually was worried that it’ll be too long and there’s not enough to do to keep the kids occupied. I was afraid I’d be bored! But it actually turned out ok. The east coast of Taiwan was beautiful and well worth … Read more
After nearly a week of city hopping around Taiwan, we were ready for a change of pace. So on the morning of day 7 of our road trip, we pointed our rental car inland, destination – the misty highland town of Cingjing. Located in Nantou County around central Taiwan, Cingjing is nestled over 1,700 meters … Read more
After exploring Taiwan bustling cities, we looked forward to a more relaxed day taking in the pristine natural beauty of Sun Moon Lake. Taiwan’s largest freshwater lake is nestled among lush mountains in the geographic center of the island. Its serene blue waters have attracted travelers for centuries because of the dense forests and numerous … Read more
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We went to Taiwan in December 2015. There were 7 of us on this trip, my parents in their 70s, DH and I and our 3 kids, DS1 (18 yo), DS2 (16yo) and DD(9yo). We had a driver to take us around Taiwan for the first 12 days of the trip. Day 1. Singapore-Taipei We … Read more
Day 4: Sanyi, Miaoli to Taichung There was a San Ban Ciao Mask Cultural Village near Joye. So we went there the next morning before moving on to Taichung. It was a last minute decision as we did not have much planned for the day originally. At San Ban Ciao, there was a display of … Read more
Day 2 : Nanzhuang, Miaoli At the Olive Tree Minsu, we had a quad room plus an additional bed for our family of 5 and a twin room for my parents. We were allocated the ground floor quad room and a third floor double room. The spiral staircase was inconvenient for my parents. I was … Read more
Day 3: Nanzhuang, Miaoli to Sanyi, Miaoli This morning, we headed south to Dahu township in southern part of Miaoli which is well known for its strawberries. December was the start of the strawberry harvesting season so we went to pick strawberries. The strawberries here were of a small variety and also because it was … Read more
Day 5: Taichung to Puli, Nantou We spent an interesting morning at Taiwan Times Village, an indoor theme park of old Taiwan in the 50s. Interesting actors to keep the whole place alive and interact with visitors. We arrived at 9.30 am, half an hour before the place opened because our guide actually did not … Read more