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gently caress yeah, I'm going back to Taiwan and Palau again. 5 days this time in Taipei. this will be my third trip, any goons in town between the 4th and 10th of October? might revisit a few places from 2010 if they're still there. I remember a Szechuan restaurant down near Guting way, round tables. Vague I know.. maybe towards NTU. also a Moslem restaurant, where you could write on the wall. Same area. Also what's the best way to see Toroko gorge via scooter? Hualien and ride up? pardon the spelling. pinyin on the phone.
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oh yeah. what should I do to get one week of mobile data?
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Jul 27, 2015 03:18
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YF19pilot posted:From what I understand, pretty much this is the best way. Train to Hualien and rent a scooter to ride up. The cross-island highway is blocked/closed/damaged or something, so not sure how far you can get. Cool. I think that's what my ex did with me pillion in '10. and that road falls off the mountain semi regularly iirc. YF19pilot posted:Pre-pay, sim card. You'll need two forms of ID. When I first got my phone they accepted my Passport and Ohio Driver's License, but that was in Taipei. Poke around, if one shop won't play ball with you, go to another. It'll probably be NT$300 for the SIM card plus whatever the data rates are. sweet, easy. any suggestions for things to see and do, I'll be travelling with my gf and maybe my workaholic parent/s so we've got the usual CKS, 101, zoo, 2/28, xiolongbao, Kings 56 icecream, night market stuff planned. I was hoping to go see/photo the abandoned ufo houses this time. I've struggled to locate them on previous trip plans. I'm also keen for your food recommendations. I'm determined to finally try stinky tofu
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Jul 27, 2015 03:58
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TetsuoTW posted:If you're wanting to do that, you're going to make sure you've packed a time machine Wulai. yeah. I went there. Hot springs and I learned the characters for 'mountain', 'pig', 'meat' and 'meat on a stick/kebab'. I also got millet wine. it was awful. I'd totally go back there. added to itinerary. going g through toroko there were bits of road that were viaducts with the end ripped off and rebar hanging out over the new roadway, shiny black top.
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Jul 27, 2015 06:25
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Can anyone give me some advice about renting and riding scooters in Taiwan. I've put a day trip to Haulien to Toroko Gorge and back on the to do list. I ride a 500 cc standard at home so two wheels is not new to me. (as previously mentioned, I've done this before but as a pillion passenger, I have drove up the west coast however) prices, road rules... Negative Entropy fucked around with this message at 07:35 on Aug 3, 2015 |
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Aug 3, 2015 07:33
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Atlas Hugged posted:Not going to lie, black pepper steak on a bed of spaghetti noodles is totally my style. This was the best meal I've had in Taiwan, it was made by an old lady on a bridge in the middle mountains. A stray dog hanging around, wintermelon tea, the tea plantations on the mountainside. It was wonderful. I'm flying into Taipei in about two weeks. staying for a week. Anyone in town want to greet an Aussie passing through? caberham posted:That's messed up  Po Boy? wiki tells me it's a sandwich with pulled beef on it.
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Sep 22, 2015 03:25
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wait I'm looking at the wrong thing. Cheesesteak, hoagie, hero, po boy. Region specific subs.
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Sep 22, 2015 10:44
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Magna Kaser posted:Mayonnaise is gross and Asia/the Netherlands are way too obsessed with it. I can do with a nice aioli but plain mayo is the worst and dutch people always pour it on french fries and in Taiwan it's always on sushi and UGGHHH Good man, its delicious. Even if it makes me fart.
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Sep 24, 2015 05:08
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I saw another typhoon smashed into Yilin and over the island. Wulai was apparently cut off and places are without power. what's the damage like? would it still he feasible to head up a few hours into Toroko Gorge. I fly in Monday morning, any goons still want to meet up?
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Oct 1, 2015 01:27
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I'm trying to find a certain coffee shop in Taipei. Its near a University i think, and it serves Jamacian Blue Mountain beans in Wedgewood china cups. It is run by a coffee wizard and does siphon coffee. Might be out in Da'an or Guting. Some photos.      Also, where can I get a Maestro Wu bombshell knife while im here?
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Oct 3, 2015 09:34
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duckfarts posted:Are your photos gps tagged by any chance? no, theyre taken with a Canon Ixus60
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Oct 3, 2015 11:08
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I think I found it. Drop Coffee 滴咖啡 Xinsheng S. Road Section 3 Lane 76 #1
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Oct 3, 2015 13:23
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Woo Taiwan, im in you.
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Oct 6, 2015 17:56
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Taiwan I am out of you.
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Oct 10, 2015 05:07
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Hey taiwan thread. It was over a year since I was last there. :'(
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Jan 23, 2017 13:42
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TetsuoTW posted:lookit all these pussies who can't handle kaoliang When was down in the mountains area on a road trip I drank with some locals who were pissing it up on kaoliang. I introduced them to Bundy Rum and they screwed up their faces a much as I did on their acrid rice liquor. Then I introduced then to Bundy and coke. There is no saving grace for kaoliang. You just gotta get used to it.
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Apr 14, 2017 12:14
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I miss Taiwan Its high time I returned.
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May 15, 2017 14:48
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A pair of my expat friends in Taiwan are making GBS threads on their IELTS employers because they elected to change the registration regions to say "Taiwan, China". I've noticed a lot of airlines changing their regions to identify Taiwan as a part of china, jerks.
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Oct 14, 2018 14:20
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This is going to sound really dumb I found myself in Melbourne and went to din tai fung. Oh man I miss Taiwanese dumplings. Actual pot stickers.
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Nov 12, 2018 09:39
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Handsome dancer.
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Mar 26, 2019 14:04
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Congratulations Taiwan on achieving Marriage equality. 🇹🇼🌈
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May 18, 2019 23:43
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I just booked mine in person at Taipei main station.
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Sep 30, 2019 04:04
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Delicious
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Dec 18, 2019 22:07
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Same. I miss that.
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On my first trip we took a train to Taichung, hired a mitsubishi colt hatchback and drove to Taipei via Puli, Ren'ai, Lishan, Wuling and Yilan. It was great. I'm trying to retrace my route, i remember we stopped in at CKS's mountain holiday home near lishan, I cant find it. It had a pond and was near a tea farm. Which is basically anywhere in the hills.
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