Taiwan: The Introduction and Rough Plan + Budget.

I'm suppose to write another post bout Suratthani, Thailand but we didn't really spent much time there, all we have been is only the ChinaTown aka Night Market, that is the good place to hunt food though.

So i will skip that and go to Taiwan trip, which is happened in May 2013.....

And yes, my blog has been delay for more than one year now, hurray!

... alright i'll catch up, as soon as i can.

So hmm Taiwan, the country (or some people argue that's just a province of China) that i have been once long long time ago, and that's because of work too.

So this time was purely holiday + meeting friends that i make in New Zealand.

Again, i dislike city so beside Taipei, where we landed and departed, we choose to go HuaLian, the eastern side of Taiwan, a small town by the seaside.

And HuaLien has gave us the best memory in the whole Taiwan trip.

Oh yea, my travel mate this time is Elaine, my dearest cousin sister, this is also the first oversea trip between me and Lynn.

I'm not sure how should i start with my Taiwan posts, but i guess Taiwan is a familiar destination for everyone, so i think my plan and budget isn't that important.

Yea perhaps just a rough summary on the trip to kick start the post la.

10/5
KUL - TAIPEI
- Airport to Taipei Train Station (aka the transit center for all kind of transport)
- Check in SK-Stay which is only only 5 minutes walking distance away from the station.

11/5
Taipei - Hualien
- Take High-Speed Rail from Taipei to Hualien.
- Check in to Hualien guest house, YouZiJia (review in the later post)
- Relax and explore around the place.

12/5
Hualien (Taroko Day Trip)
- Rent car to QiXingTan (seaside), Taroko National Park, SongYuan Villa (Old Japan Building), and ZhiQiang Night Market.

13/5
Hualien - HuaDong (Eastern Part of HuaLien, Day Trip)
- Rent car to the most beautiful Uni in Taiwan, DongHua Uni, FuXing Sugar Mill (Old community), LinTianSan Village (old community), FengLin (Hakka Village), YanLou (Tabbaco mill and field).

14/5
HuaLien - Taipei
- Check in to Travel 365 @ XiMenDing studio unit and wonder around.
- Go to WuFenPu (the wholesale city) in the night time.

15/5
Taipei (Day Trip)
- Rent car to go YeLie National Park. JinGuaShi Village and Falls, JiuFen Mountain Village and ShiFen Village for old railway and lantern.
- Drop in ShiLin Night market for dinner.

16/5
Taipei (Day Trip)
- DanShui old street and view, ChengPin BookStore (Yes book is important in my trip)

17/5
Taipei
- Touch and go all the famous shopping mall in Taipei.

18/5
- GuoFu Memory Hall and Museum.
- Back to XiMenDing for luggage and depart to airport by 7pm

19/5
TAIPEI - KUL

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I don't remember how many i spent in the whole trip but and my original budget plan is RM4000 / person including everything (air tix, train tix, accommodation, eat and play, exclude own shopping spending).

But i only spend like RM3500 in the end, including shopping.

Well i always mark up budget so i will be happier whenever i found money left in the end of the trip.

I consider 3.5k is the worth, consider on we rent car + driver for 3 days, and a return high speed rail ticket, not to forget i brought back 8 books which cost me only RM300!

If you think i'm crazy, Elaine brought back more than 10 books, and all bout IT.

Alright so next post will be the guest house review in Hualien.

Hope I will get back soon.







Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
20140828, 1124am
Rach in goin to work soon mood.