WELCOME TO MY LIFE

Continuing on our trip from Hualien, we then headed off to Taipei to embark on another adventure.  Off to Taipei!!! This post will only mention some of our highlights during the trip, while a separate post will be dedicated to our 1-day trip to Jiufen and Shifen.  My friend and I spent most of our time walking around the streets and taking the public bus in Taipei, while soaking up the local atmosphere. From grocery shopping to exploring the neighbourhood, we walked non stop. Some of our highlights in Taipei City included our experiences at Ximending, having delicious bowls of beef noodles, Xiangshan, Taipei 101, Night Markets and visiting Tamsui Fisherman's Wharf.  At Ximending : In contrast to the many shopping malls near Taipei 101, we decided to explore Ximending (~3 times) where the vibes of youthfulness can be felt. Noted that it is crowded with many youngsters, there is also a cinema, arcade and a baseball batting cage where we were keen on visiting. Addition

Long overdue post about my Taiwan trip, but it's still not too late to do so, so here it goes!!! My friend and I decided to kickstart our trip at Hualien on the day we arrive at Taoyuan International Airport. It is important to ensure that you have sufficient to travel from the airport to Taipei Main Station. It takes quite a while at the immigration, followed by a 40-min ride to Taipei Main Station via the Airport MRT. We also booked the tickets online so as to reserve seats in advance for the train, since it takes about 2 hours to get to Hualien via train. Fast forward to our 1st day in Hualien , we started off by exploring the Qixingtan Beach and Hualien City . As we wanted to save some money and explore Hualien, we decided to walk to the beach from our airbnb, especially since Google Maps said it would take ~50mins. Little did we know that we ended up taking 2 hours to Qixingtan, while a 15-min taxi ride would have sufficed. Nevertheless, we managed to enjoy the morning br