Taiwan Travel: Shifen Train Station, Pingxi District

Taiwan Travel: Shifen Train Station, Pingxi District

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The train has arrived at Shifen. If you are not sure where the train is stopping, makes sure to go out from the train once you see the Chinese characters of Shifen (十分). Shifen is administratively part of Pingxi District, New Taipei City. The train that we rode is part of the Pinxi Branch Rail Line which extends

The Beginning of Shifen Trip

The Beginning of Shifen Trip

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It's time for another trip again. I really love traveling but...it does create hole to my wallet. Thanks goodness the price of traveling inside Taiwan is not that cruel compared to other country. =) As the place we are going today is located outside Taipei, we are back to Taipei Main Station to purchase our train ticket. Can

Taipei Eats: Chocolate Ice Cream Pancake at Raohe Night Market

Taipei Eats: Chocolate Ice Cream Pancake at Raohe Night Market

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I saw a stall selling something that looks like a sibling of Japanese dorayaki (the thing that Doraemon loves to eat) while I was walking around Raohe Night Market. When we came closer, we realised that the stall actually sells ice cream which they will put inside the pancake for you. Wah!! I'm getting so excited to get

Crayon Shinchan Exhibition

Crayon Shinchan Exhibition

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Have you seen the pandas exhibition at Chiang Kai Sek Memorial Hall yet? If not, you better hurry before it's over. If you are not into panda(s) but still interested in seeing other type of exhibitions. How about..Crayon Shinchan's? Huh? You think I'm joking? I'm serious. Ta-daah! The exhibition has been going on from 15 January 2014 and

Spring in Taipei

Spring in Taipei

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I love spring. No wait, I used to love spring because it's not so cold. But spring in the global-warming-era is COLD. Brr~~~ I forgot about the cold whenever I see this kind of view though. =) I took the above picture near Gongguan MRT station. I love Gongguan area because there are a lot of interesting things

1,600 Pandas Exhibition Taipei

1,600 Pandas Exhibition Taipei

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Not sure if you guys already know about this but anyway, if you happen to be currently in Taipei or is visiting Taipei before 30 March 2014....YOU MUST GO TO CHIANG KAI SEK MEMORIAL HALL. Because...it's currently being invaded by 1,600 panda(s). Aaaaawwww~~~ The display of the paper-made pandas is for the purpose of promoting wildlife conservation. The

Spring in Taiwan: Bamboo Lake at Yangmingshan

Spring in Taiwan: Bamboo Lake at Yangmingshan

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After having fun looking at the pretty cherry blossom at Yangmingshan Flower Clock (see here), we continued our trip to next destination in Yangmingshan which was...you know what, we did not really know where to go next because we did not really take a note prior to our trip. So my friend just look at the Chinese characters plastered

Spring in Taiwan: Yangmingshan Flower Clock Trail

Spring in Taiwan: Yangmingshan Flower Clock Trail

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If you like to walk around the mountain while enjoying the natural surroundings, you will love walking in Yangmingshan Trail. There are a lot of trails in Yangmingshan but since I did not really have a lot of time, I just walked around the Flower Clock area. (To read on how to get to Yangmingshan Flower Clock, click here.

Taiwan travel series: Cingjing Farm

Taiwan travel series: Cingjing Farm

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Hello again guys! How's your day? Hope everyone is having a good day. If it's not a good one, do not worry as we are already halfway to the weekend. Yeah!! Similar to what I did before for Taroko trip, I'm gonna do the same for Cingjing Farm trip. Awesome? Hehe (1) How to go to Cingjing Farm

Taiwan travel series: How to go to Taroko?

Taiwan travel series: How to go to Taroko?

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Hi guys, to make it easier for you to read on my trip to Taroko (and to answer your traveling questions too, if there's any), I have summarised my posts for the Taroko trip! Yeay? Nay? Alternatively, you can just type "Taroko" in the search box. But if you still feel like reading the summary...please continue reading. Hehehe.

Spring in Taiwan: Viewing Sakura at Yangmingshan

Spring in Taiwan: Viewing Sakura at Yangmingshan

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If you never ever see sakura in your life, you may have the chance to do so in Taiwan. Yep, you read that correctly, you do not have to buy your ticket to Japan just to see sakura. You can simply go to Yangmingshan National Park. There are a number of ways to go to Yangmingshan. You can

Taipei Eats: Hao Gong Dao's Shop, Yongkang Street

Taipei Eats: Hao Gong Dao's Shop, Yongkang Street

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The first restaurant that we are going to try is located just few shops away from Rilakkuma Shop. The restaurant was included in my teacher's lecture about Yongkang Street's to-try-food. It's called Hao Gong Dao's Shop (好公道的店/ Hǎo gōngdào de diàn). Note: You can read on how to get to Yongkang Street here. Most restaurants in Taiwan let customers drink