There should be apps on all the mobile phone platforms — iOS, android, Windows — that will provide invaluable information for travellers. I'm currently thinking about one week in Taipei (e.g. 4 days at the beginning of the trip, and 3 days at the end) and maybe 4 – 5 days in Hualien. We will be there for 4 weeks, which is enough time to go from north to south and back again. But we like to take our time with each place, and it looks like there is a lot to see just in the north and the central areas of Taiwan.
Careful selection of bamboo species can dramatically increase the sequestration of carbon within the phytoliths. Recent research in China looked into the phytolith content of the leaves of 75 species of bamboo. But Sasa is not a major commercial species on the 伴手禮 scale of say, Moso. Not all phytoliths have the capacity to store significant amounts of carbon though. A current project at Southern Cross Universityis investigating the range of agricultural and grass crops, including bamboo, that do have the capacity.

The Nagaland Bamboo Development Agency constructed a bamboo bird watching tower near Doyang as part of a bamboo promotion campaign. I hadn’t thought of it before, but bamboo yarn is not only soft and silky, it’s vegan too! The PETA blog assures us that no cruelty is committed by using bamboo yarn. Cross sections of large bamboo culms make an eye-catching wall divider in a Tokyo restaurant. .A few bamboo branches sandwiched and lashed with a couple of small bamboo poles vastly improves this otherwise ordinary gate in a temple in Kyoto. Near the entrance to temples in Japan,temizuya, or chōzubachi, often use bamboo as a means of keeping the water scoops in easy reach.
Tariffs start at NT$85 and cost around NT$150 for a ride within the city center. Siaoyeliou - this area to the north provides great snorkeling options for travelers. Green Island - this island located off the east coast of Taitung offers coral beaches, tropical forests, and fresh saltwater hot springs. Visit SuSu Second-Hand Bookstore & Guesthouse in the city center and play with the local owners' two pet cats who call the shelves their home. These natural hot springs have been famous since the 18th century as a place of rejuvenation and relaxation in nature.
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The top up machine isn't big on English but you should be able to work out how to top up your easycards. Easycards are really convenient for travelling on MRT and buses, including intercity buses and return). Most convenience stores (eg, 7-11) accept easy cards as payment. Carrefour hypermarket accepts easycard as payment. So does Maokong cable car.Many stores in foodcourts also accept the easycard including stores like Jason's in Taipei 101. Only drawback is that winter sees more rain, especially on the East Coast which sadly is very scenic.
Edison Travel offers a five-day round-island bus trip, with stops at key sights such as Sun Moon Lake, Fo Guang Shan Buddhist Monastery, Kenting National Park and Taroko Gorge. From NT$15,900 ($559) a person, with four nights' five-star accommodation; edison.com.tw.

Searches in the last 72 hours suggest an average price of around $138/night is normal for a hotel in Chiayi City. Light Hostel - Chiayi is a hotel near Chiayi Station that is popular with HotelsCombined users, scoring 8.1 across 1,314 reviews. Light Hostel - Chiayi is a very popular hotel in Chiayi City, with a score of 8.1 from 1,314 reviews. Chia Kon Hotel (9.0 from 500 reviews) and 177 Homestay & Cafe (9.3 from 116 reviews) are also highly rated Chiayi City hotels based on recent feedback from HotelsCombined users. Chiayi City is the birthplace of Koji Pottery, one of Taiwan’s traditional art forms. You can see it on display in many of the city’s temples, such as Fengtian, or learn about the glazed ceramic at the Koji Pottery Museum.
As an introduction to Taiwan's natural wonders, we follow the lead of many short-term visitors, and take a daytrip from the capital, Taipei. In the east of the country, smog and urban sprawl could be light years away. I'm privileged to visit Taiwan during summer, when the country usually cops bucketloads of rain.
I just came back from a trip to Taiwan for 10 days, covering Taipei, Kaohsiung and Taichung. The weather was really humid but everything else was excellent. Showers at TPE T2 – I didn't go about looking for the one/s at Arrival. But the one at Departure is only accessible after clearing immigration formalities. It is clean, spacious, shower gel and shampoo supplied, there is a small bench to place your belongings, more than ample room to change and move around, and a vanity mirror with hair dryer. Taxis in Taipei, are they able to handle large suitcases when travelling to and from Taoyuan airport or do special arrangements need to be made. When I was over there for 9 days, I uploaded alot of photos and did something like a total of 40gb in download/uploads.