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Hi Aleah! Thanks for all this info. I’ll be traveling solo in Taiwan in mid December. I want to do a day hike at Yangmingshan and also do a separate day trip for Jiufen, Shifen, and Yehliu combined. I was wondering – did you book any tours for hiking or day trips? If so, could you please recommend some for me? 🙂
I found this Jiufen tour but are these reviews legit? Also, the hiking tours I’m finding tend to be pretty pricey ($100+) and/or require a minimum of 2 people per booking. Any recs on hiking or should I try to find people at hostels?
You’re blog is really amazing. It inspired the traveler in me to start my own journey soon. Always wanted to write about my travels but never had the guts to start it. Its so cool to discover the world one country at a time.
Nice post! It is just awesome. I will add in my list & i am also suggest to my friends to read your post.
We just had a 1 day layover in Taipei Aleah at the beginning of our trip and stayed at the Novatel all day. Beautiful hotel with stunning views of the airport. The surrounding countryside looked awesome. Green, lush, beautiful and so much history seeping through the place too. Fab round up!
Ryan
PS….We were in Manila this past weekend; layover on our trip from Bangkok to NYC. Cool little airport and the airline was fabulous.
So I just replied to your comment on my blog and asked if you were heading to Taiwan without having read this. Ooops! I haven’t been to some of the places you mentioned there, good thing I’m going back in a few months. Hooray for visa-free entry to Taiwan!
I didn’t know about that Geo Park! I’ll include it in our IT on Sept 🙂
Hi! Did you have reservation in the hostel where you stayed? or they accept walk in?
Hi Lena. While you can always walk in, it’s still recommended to book at least one night esp if you’re a solo traveler. You don’t want to arrive at a new city with no idea where to go, when the hostel you want to check in is fully booked. At least that’s one of my solo travel tips, esp for women. Check out the hostels in Taipei here: https://www.agoda.com/city/taipei-tw.html?cid=1652756
Yay, for new design!
I have been stuck in Taipei on a lay over. It’s one of the best layover times I had. The people are trustworthy; we felt safe even though we did not speak a lick of Chinese except for Ni Hao and Xie Xie(?); and the food is simply phenomenal.
I would definitely want to stay longer next time.
I’ve heard so much about the food in Taiwan! Too bad I’m not in Asia now :'(
Taiwan is on the top of my bucket list! Thanks for this post 🙂
Time to plan your visit there! 😀