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    Korea

    Thanks Sinkor! You've been really helpful... Btw, is there anyone who's there right now? Can help me check the exchange rate for TWD to Korean Won there?
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    Korea

    Hi everybody, I'm going to Seoul from the 6th-10th of Oct... Got some questions to ask. Hope someone can help... 1) It's supposed to be Autumn time. Is there anywhere within Seoul city itself where you can see Autumn leaves? We don't have a chance to go to Mt Sorak so would love to find...
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    Taiwan F&E

    Hi Minicutie, There are 2 branches of Din Tai Fung in Taipei. The main one is along Xinyi Road. The easiest way to go there is to take a cab. If the cabby doesn't know where it is, tell him the junction of Xinyi Road and Yongkang Street. As for the other branch, you can take the MRT to Sun...
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    Taiwan F&E

    Hi renshen, you pay your taxes together with your air ticket. You don't have to pay additional tax at the taipei airport. Angeline, I'll be leaving Taiwan on the 19th of Oct for good... Hubby's found a new job and we're returning back to Singapore... Hi Jule, will not be around during...
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    Taiwan F&E

    Hi Angeline, I'll be around till the end of October... We can meet up if you have time! Jule, I'll be here except for the 6th-10th of Oct... That's the long weekend holiday for the Taiwanese... Are you going on a package tour or F&E?
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    Taiwan F&E

    Hi Icy, My hubby and I have been in Taipei for a while now since he's working here. Did you just come over? Which part of Taipei are you at? Wanna meet up sometime? I'm quite free in the weekday afternoons since hubby's working... I got bedsheets from Ikea and clothes from all over the place...
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    Taiwan F&E

    Hi all, found this very useful site on things to see and do in Taiwan... http://www.virtualtourist.com/travel/Asia/Taiwan/Things_To_Do-Taiwan-BR-1.html
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    Taiwan F&E

    Wow YY, you are so into handicraft stuff eh? What kind of things do you make? All I know how to do is crossstitch, so boring... Do you know how to knit? I've been wanting to learn but never get down to doing it. Your Chinese must be good that's why they mistake you as Taiwanese... People...
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    Taiwan F&E

    Hi guys... have been back for a week and too busy to write... but have been following the posts... YY, thanks for the photos! 30 is not old la... I'm older than you but I think the clothes are still ok ah... I actually like the clothes alot... Going back to Taiwan again for 2 months next...
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    Taiwan F&E

    Here's a photo of Mount Hehuan during winter... (Jan / Feb) https://www.boac-online.com/activities/taiwan/hehuan_snow_hotspring.html Angeline, mid Oct should be Autumn time, maybe about 20-25 degrees... depending on how cold your tolerance is, think normal clothing should be enough...
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    Taiwan F&E

    Eh... who's Ken lim huh? Sorry I very suaku... YY, guess what... I'm actually flying back on Sun at 5+pm... but i'm thinking of extending my stay. If I do, I'll definitely love to meet up for dinner.. will let you know if i extend... Mitzi, temperature in Dec / Jan should be cold... maybe...
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    Taiwan F&E

    Hi YY, yesterday's temperature here in Taipei was 37 degrees... it's super hot... i'm hoping it'll cool down soon but it still looks very hot today... Pierced, so many photos! You are very photogenic... thanks for sharing! Mitzi, we went into Leader Village hotel for a while to enjoy the...
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    Taiwan F&E

    Hi guys, just discovered some places you may wanna visit around Taipei along the Northeast Coast... in Nanya, Bitou and Longdong. Seldom read about these places. Happened to take a brochure on this place at the visitors centre yesterday. There's a website on it at www.necoast-nsa.gov.tw. Now...
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    Taiwan F&E

    YY, Nearest MRT station to Dunhua South Section 1 is ZhongxiaoDunhua station. The road is just outside the station. Not sure where alley 187 is. Bade Lu Section 2 is right in between Zhongxiao Fuxing and Nanjing Dong Lu stations. Pierced, is it illegal to climb down? There were so many...
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    Taiwan F&E

    Here are the addresses of the more well known theme Restaurants in Taipei : The Jail (Dunhua South Rd Section 1, Alley 187, No. 37, B1-1.) The Coffin Shop (160, Bade Lu Section 2) Bu Bu Restaurant (Zhongshan North Rd Section 7, Lane 140, No. 1) - from Meteor Garden Drama Series
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    Taiwan F&E

    Hi YY, incl tax is quite cheap for SQ! Is the promotion still on? The photos of the water is in Hualien. No nice water photos in Taipei that I've seen yet. How about changing your itinerary a bit? You could do a day trip to Hualien... take the early morning (about 7+) train, arrive at Hualien at...
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    Taiwan F&E

    Hi all! I'm back! A must see place! The only downside was the hot weather... if it was cooler, I would have loved to stay there much longer. Favourite trail was the Shakadang trail. Should go down and play with the water. There's an easier way to go down if you walk further into the trail. Don't...
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    Taiwan F&E

    Hi all, Joyousonline was right... there was an earthquake here yesterday at about 3pm. The epicentre was off the eastern coast away from Ilan. The tremors could be felt 5km away. I was at home when it happened. Could see the walls around me shaking a little. At first I thought I was shaking...
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    Taiwan F&E

    Hi YY, Hou che zhan is near the taipei main station. Think nuttyazn gave you the exact location, with the roads that enclose the area. (Chongqing North, Taiyuan Lu, Civic Boulevard (Shi ming da dao) and Chang An W. Rd) All MRT stations have the map of the nearby roads and you can check it on the...
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    Taiwan F&E

    Hi girls, just some photos to share with you... Will post more along the way... Taipei Main Station where the MRT interchange that you will most often past through is and where you take the trains & coaches to other parts of Taiwan. On the bottom right is one of many MRT entrances...

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