tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2715752050385771102024-02-21T07:52:03.933-08:00Dolliechic's Travel BookAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12757800922909167461noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-271575205038577110.post-21043294290141997022016-09-14T09:29:00.001-07:002016-09-14T09:39:09.620-07:00Taiwan Touch My Heart (1) ~ Itinerary & Budget<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;">Ni hao!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;">I've recently been on a trip to Taiwan with one of my high school BFF's. It was a 9-day trip around the island. Even though it wasn't quite enough to explore all around the island, at least we got the chance to see some of their famous tourism objects.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;">In this post, I'd like to share as much information as I can recall: budget, itinerary and special tips.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;">I didn't take notes on all the details, but I think this would be enough to give a clear picture of the trip and help you plan your trip.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;">I booked Tiger Air round-trip flights from Jakarta to Taipei for 5 - 14 May 2016. I booked the ticket in October 2015 for Rp 7.2 mio for 2 persons (appr. US$ 550 with only 1 x 15kg luggage). There was a stopover in Singapore and the price did not include luggage transfer. So, we had to get our luggage after the immigration counter and check-in again at the check-in counter. Since we had to spend a night in Singapore before our early morning flight to Taipei (at 8.45 AM), we decided to sleep at the airport.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">May 6 - 7 : Taipei, Energy Inn Hostel in Ximen Ding - US$ 59/ 2 nights/ 4-bed female dorm with private bathroom + breakfast</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">May 8 : Kaohsiung, Sunwise Hotel Kaohsiung, near Kaohsiung Main Station (MRT &amp; Train) - NT$ 780/ 1 night/ double room with private bathroom + breakfast</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">May 9 : Chiayi, Light Hostel Chiayi, near Chiayi Train Station - NT$ 1,300/1 night/ 4-bed female dorm with private bathroom + breakfast</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">May 10 - 11 : Taichung, Starship Business Hotel, near Taichung Train Station - NT$ 2,200/ 2 nights/ double room with private bathroom + breakfast</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">May 12 - 13 : Taipei, Backpackers Hostel, in Ximen Ding - NT$ 3,000/2 nights/twin room with private bathroom - no breakfast</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">May 14 : Singapore, 1-night stay at Bliss Hotel in Chinatown, in front of Chinatown MRT station - S$ 128/ 1 night/ twin room with private bathroom - no breakfast.</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">3. Transportation within Taiwan</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">MRT in Taipei &amp; Kaohsiung : NT$ 12 - 30/trip depending on distance. I recommend to buy Easy Card for faster access to MRT &amp; buses and save transportation expense. The card costs NT$ 100, non-refundable.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">Taiwan High Speed Railway (THSR) : take HSR for a long trip as far as Taipei to Kaohsiung (Zuo Ying station). I bought the HSR ticket at Backpackers Hostel and got 20% discount (normal price almost NT$ 1,500).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">Taiwan Train : No need to book in advance for this. Just buy it at the ticket counter and ask for the earliest schedule to your destination. The train costs me around NT$ 100-200ish/ each trip with reserved seats. Sometimes they sell non-reserved seat tickets for short distance travel.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">Chiayi - Alishan : NT$ ... /person/single trip. Bus station located in front of Chiayi train station.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">Taichung - Sun Moon Lake : NT$ 189/person/single trip. Bus stop in front of Taichung train station.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">Taoyuan Airport - Taipei Main Station (city centre) : NT$ 125/person/single trip by airport bus. Buy ticket at a counter near the bus stop at airport exit.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">You will never have to worry about meals in Taiwan. There is either street vendor or convenient store (7-11, Family Mart, Hi-Life) at every inch of Taiwan. At late night or early morning, the convenient stores are still open and provide sandwiches, sushi/onigiri, kuo tie, fried chicken, fish meatball and even bento box. The store assistants always offer to heat it in the oven. The prices are reasonable (around NT$ 20-100).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">By the time I stepped my foot on Taiwan's ground, I already felt that something awesome was going to happen again. And yes, all the good old memories came back and I suddenly felt terribly happy and I think I fell in love with Taiwan all over again :")</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">Cheers,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">~dolliechic~</span></div>
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I finally arrived in Madrid at 11 AM, local time.<br />
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In Madrid Barajas Airport, there is a metro station that goes to the city center or basically anywhere around Madrid. There is also a tourist information center that you can find before you see the gate to the metro. I was kinda thinking of joining a local tour, so I decided to walk in to the tourist center to see what deals I could get. After looking at some of the local tour packages, I eventually just bought a 2-day Madrid pass that covers all transportation costs and various museums and tourist spots entrance inside Madrid for 2 x 24hrs (starting from the first scan). The pass costs me 58 euros and it comes with a guide book. The guidebook comes in handy, it consists of information on all attractions around Madrid that you can enter with your tourist pass, including opening schedule. Just to give you a slight picture to calculate, the metro in Madrid costs 1.4 euro for one trip (all stations). The 2-day pass for transportation alone (without museum entrance pass) costs 14 euros. That means the remaining 44 euros are spent for attractions entrance.<br />
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If you think you need a sim card, I can suggest to get the Vodafone one. There's a Vodafone shop at Puerta del Sol. It just costs 10 euros for 800MB of internet usage, 20 minutes phone calls and 20 SMS (if I'm not mistaken) for one month.<br />
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<span style="text-align: justify;">Madrid has a lot of beautiful museums and buildings. Most of them need an entrance fee. Of course buying a tourist pass might save you some euros (and queuing time!). But before deciding to buy the pass, estimate carefully how many places you can possibly visit during your visit. Don't forget to check on the opening schedule of the museums you want to visit as some closes on Monday. One attraction costs around 8 to 15 euros. You will benefit from this pass if you can visit at least 4-5 places during your stay. This pass also gives additional benefits such as discounts for selected restaurants and flamenco shows. </span><br />
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<b>Special tips on Madrid Pass:</b></div>
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1. Prior to your arrival in Madrid, make list of tourist spots you want to visit. You can finalize your route after you arrive, since this has a lot to do with metro and bus routes that you might only find out upon your arrival.</div>
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2. Possibly, you can only visit 2-3 places a day: 1 in the morning and 2 in the afternoon. Most museums open at 9 or 10 and close at 18 or 19.00. </div>
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3. Leave all the fancy meal time/culinary trip in the evening. The museums close at 18.00, but the cafes and restaurants open until night. </div>
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4. Visit as many paid museums as you can. All the free scenery can wait when you have some spare time. </div>
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I stayed at a hostel in the city center: <span style="color: red;"><a href="http://www.booking.com/hotel/es/magda-hostel.html" target="_blank">Barbieri Sol Hostel</a></span>. It was very cheap (28 euros for 2 nights) but clean. The staff were helpful and friendly. The location was great: around 500m to Sol Metro Station (at Puerta del Sol), or just a few minutes walking distance to Gran Via and Plaza de Cibeles.</div>
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Here's some places I visited during my 2 night-stay in Madrid:</div>
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<b><br /></b><b>1. Estadio Santiago Bernabeau:</b></div>
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The stadium and museum for Real Madrid football club. There are showcase of historical stuff of the club such as: the uniforms, shoes, trophies; as well as tour to the backstage: changing room, bathroom, etc. The Madrid pass gives you a priority pass so you don't need to queue to buy the entrance ticket.</div>
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An art museum. There are some of Piccaso's pieces also, but I didn't really enjoy this place. I'm just not really into this stuff. I just went there because the Royal Palace of Madrid was closed on Monday :( I intended to see the other palace but apparently the location was far and quite unreachable by public transports :(</div>
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<b>Culinary delights in Madrid:</b></div>
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1. Museo del Jamon --&gt; just a few walks from from my hostel at Puerta del Sol. Provides many kinds of jamon (bacon) and sangria too. It is also budget friendly ;)</div>
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2. Sangria --&gt; Spanish red wine mixed with fruits. Light and refreshing. </div>
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3. Chocolateria san Gines --&gt; very famous churros place. They have a very thick hot dark chocolate but doesn't taste too sweet nor fatty. </div>
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4. Coffee at most of coffee shops in Madrid --&gt; They're not expensive and most taste very good. The bakeries are also delicious!</div>
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Showtime!<br />
I flew with <b><span style="color: blue;">Turkish Airlines</span></b> from Jakarta Soekarno Hatta Airport to Istanbul, Turkey with an airbus. My flying experience with them was quite pleasant. Although the space for your legs was a bit cramped, but the in-flight entertainment was pretty good. They have the movie list updated and the foods were also tasty :) The Turkish delight was my favorite of all!<br />
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During 12 hours flight, they served 2 sets of meal with wine upon request. They also provided each passenger with a travel set consists of : slippers, blindfold, socks, lip balm, and dental kit.</div>
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After flying for 12 hours, I arrived in Istanbul Ataturk Airport. The airport was crowded and huge. There's no potable water around, so I had to buy a bottle of mineral water for 3 Lyra or 1 Euro. Just like any other international airport, there were quite a few shops inside that sell branded stuff. I was waiting for my connecting flight to Madrid for 3 hours in Ataturk. So there's enough time for me to wash my face, brush my teeth and change clothes.</div>
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My connecting flight from Istanbul to Madrid was a Boeing aircraft, so it was smaller than the airbus. After flying for 4 hours, we finally arrived at Madrid Barajas International Aiport. Here's some photos I took on the airplane. I think the land below me was Greece, as pointed on the monitor :)</div>
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1. Unless you think you need it desperately, you don't need to carry a neck pillow since the aircraft will provide you with a small pillow. Saves you some space on your carry-on.</div>
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2. You may bring your own headset/earphone to connect with the in-flight entertainment, since the earphone provided can be a bit uncomfortable if worn for long hours.</div>
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3. Avoid wearing denim trousers, especially if they're thick and non-stretched. Wear leggings/jeggings instead.</div>
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4. Bring a comfy light jacket or cardigan. It's also a good idea to bring a light pashmina.</div>
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5. Bring facial cleansing wipes or micellar water (travel size) with cotton pads. Also with face moisturiser and simple makeup kit (compact powder, blush, eyeliner, mascara, eyebrow).</div>
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6. A comb/mini hair brush and hair ties/clips.</div>
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7. Your own dental kit: tooth brush, tooth paste, Listerine mouthwash travel size.</div>
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Bon voyage!</div>
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Since now I am located in Taiwan, I think I have to enjoy my stay here and take a look around the country. Though it is not a big country, but then I already fell in love with this country. I am fascinated in the language, I like the people, love the night markets and of course the street foods, cosmetics, clothing!<br />
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It was Qing Ming Jie (清明節) when my friends and I went for a trip to Tai Zhong and Nan Tou. It took us 4 hours to get to Nan Tou from Taipei. We rented a car and the driver. Fortunately Taiwan's traffic is not bad, at all! We enjoyed the traffic by continuing our beauty sleep in the car.<br />
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When we arrived there, apparently Nan Tou was on a mountain. The cool weather welcomed us and we walked around a tourist spot called Qing Jing Farm/ 清境農場 <a href="http://eng.taiwan.net.tw/m1.aspx?sNo=0002114&id=R128">(Qing Jing Farm Link)</a>. The entrance ticket was NT $120, as far as I remember. We bought milky ice cream and enjoyed the relaxing view of the mountain. There are several kinds of ice cream, there are cow milk and lamb milk. Outside the exit, there is a food court. The price range is quite standard, from NT $80s to NT$ 100s. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The sheep at Qing Jing Farm<br /><div style="text-align: left;">
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After visiting the dairy farm, we continued our trip to the beautiful Sun Moon Lake. We enjoyed the view of the lake from a cable car. We bought entrance tickets for both the cable car and the Formosan Aboriginal Culture Village/ 九族文化村 <a href="http://www.themeparks.net.tw/eng/park/park19/index.asp">(link to the web)</a> at NT$550. It was a fair price for such place, because I think the theme park and the Sun Moon Lake view were incredibly beautiful! There were not a huge crowd nor a long que for the rides. The place was very clean and well maintained. Here are the pictures I took there.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">With the beautiful Sun Moon Lake as my background </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The cable car we took from the Aboriginal Village theme park</td></tr>
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<span style="text-align: justify;">Simply speaking, this tourism object is highly recommended for a family or couple trip :)</span></div>
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<span style="text-align: justify;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;">*this post was written on 2nd June 2011*</span></i></span></div>
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This is Saturday nite again, and I'm all alone again in my room. Did I hear someone just whispered "pathetic"? Nah, believe me, I don't feel bad about this anyways. I remember when I just moved in this new house, I cleaned up everything already. Then I wanted to go out on my own, because my friend was still working in her office. So, I texted her, "Where do you think I should go?" Then she suggested me to go to Xi Men Ding. Ximen is located on the blue MRT line, one station right after the Taipei main station. Find Exit number 6, and you'll find the Pedestrian Area right in front of the Exit 6.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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As I have mentioned in my previous post, Ximending is a shopping area. Many tourists and local youth come here to shop and socialize. There are KTVs, movie theatres, department store, Carrefour and pedestrian area with lots of restaurants, clothing and make-up stores. You can find almost everything here in Ximending. Since this is the area where young people gather and socialize, you can also find Taiwanese and foreign youth here with various fashion style. They might not look as stylish as the Japanese and Koreans though, but they are quite dandy and good-looking. Most of the Taiwanese young people are good-looking in my opinion, although somehow they are rather skinny.</div>
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The department stores and shopping malls in Taiwan are not as crowded as in Jakarta. Simply because shopping mall is our only place to shop, get entertainment and food. Indonesian young people also love brands and they go to malls and department stores to shop. Mango and Zara are hot among Indonesian people but not here in Taiwan. Mango stores are deserted, even in sale season like this. Unlike in Jakarta where people que to pay at the cashier for the good bargain Mango stuff. I haven't even seen any Zara stores here! Where are they? Zara doesn't even exist in Ximending? Unlike in the malls, the pedestrian area looks more lively and enjoyable! The shops have cuter stuff to display and more youthful ambiance.</div>
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Sometimes on weekends, there are events or performances at Ximending. It can be singing performance, album launching or movie stars meet and greet. If you love Taiwan superstars, maybe it's good to drop by. Who knows you are lucky enough to meet your idol? There are also movie or music video shoots on weekdays here. Even greater chance to meet your pop idol when they are acting. </div>
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<span style="text-align: center;">Many restaurants and food stalls are available around Ximending. You can find snacks stalls: roasted corn or Tang Hu Lu (sugar coated berries on a stick); fast food restaurants: McD, KFC and of course local and international cuisine restaurants. My friends and I once had dinner at a hotpot resto at Ximending. They said this resto is quite popular and unique, because you are allowed to write or draw anything on the walls.</span></div>
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The hotpot was quite delicious. The price range is around NT 100 and above. I think all below NT 200, so it is just a decent price for a hotpot set. The set includes veggies, chicken/pork/seafood, rice and tea.</div>
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<i><span style="font-size: x-small;">*this post was originally written on 5th February 2011*</span></i></div>
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恭喜發財﹐<span style="font-family: "mingliu";">新年快樂</span><br />
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<span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">This is my first time celebrating Chinese new year in Taiwan, even the very very first time being away from my family. I feel like something is missing, something is incomplete :"(</span><br />
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<span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Anyway, let's not go into it again. I had dinner with my friend's lovely family last night anyway. They've been treating me so nice since the very first time. Then they invited me to their new year's eve dinner. What a superb set of menu they prepared! Here they are ;)</span><br />
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<span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Don't ask me the name of each menu, I only knew that some of them were made of pork, chicken, fish (tuna, I guess?) and beef. The soup has veggies, of course. There were also three kinds of snacks: sunflower seed, peanut and pistachio.</span><br />
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<span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: "mingliu";"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">People told me that so many food stalls and restaurants are closed during the Chinese new year. And apparently, indeed they are! *sigh* I was so desperate to find something to eat instead of the frozen food from 7-11. Even so many resto are already closed one day before new year. But today, I tried my luck and went to Ximen Ding, one of some famous shopping areas in Taipei. Actually before going there, my friend already told me that most shops are probably closed today. But I really needed something decent to fulfill my empty stomach and got my head off the laptop. So, I kept on going and look! There was such a big crowd at Ximen Ding Pedestrian area! Yoohoo!! Most of the restaurants and shops were also open and I found this Korean hotpot restaurant.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">That is the name of the restaurant, you can easily find it when you exit the MRT exit number 6. It's on your right side. Only around one or two hundred meters away from the exit.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The price range is around NT 160-180 per-set. They only sell plum juice (a Chinese traditional drink) for NT 20/medium sized cup. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: center;">I was seated and waiting for my meal. Then I turned my head around, wondering when my meal was going to be delivered and how they'd deliver it. Cos the stairway was terribly narrow! Then I found this peculiar thing on the side of the room. i was bewildered and watched this thing while waiting for my meal.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: center;">Here comes my meal. The set was served with seaweed soup and rice. It consists of beef teriyaki, half-fried egg, kimchi and slices of cucumber. Unlike my previous experience with Korean cuisine, I like this one! The kimchi was also yummy, not as sour nor cold as usual. This set cost me NT 160, a decent price for a full set like this. I won't get to eat something like this everyday anyway. So, for a resto at Ximen Ding area, this is an OK price, I can recommend you this resto if you come to Taipei.</span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12757800922909167461noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-271575205038577110.post-7010557202814000712016-09-11T10:01:00.000-07:002016-09-11T10:01:01.993-07:00Happy Around Taipei ~ Part 3Hey guys,<br />
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I'm so sorry that I totally forgot to put food pictures on my previous post :p<br />
Anyway, to make up for my mistakes, here are the mouth-watering babies i found in Taipei. Enjoy!<br />
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This is my fave fried chicken steak with curry rice. I think all the main menu here is served together with the seaweed soup. The soup tastes so-so anyway. But the curry tastes pretty good. Love it!! =9</div>
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These are some pics of the restaurant.<br />
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They have the menu with the photos on the board, so it'd be easy for you to pick, in case you don't understand any Chinese characters. The service is pretty good, compared to other rerstaurants nearby with the same price range. You just pick the food then pay at the cashier. The waitress will serve you afterwards. You don't need to clean your table after meal, so that's why I think the service here is pretty decent.</div>
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The price range is standard, around NT 100, nothing more than NT 200. They also have various kinds of shaved ice as dessert, which I think rather pricey.</div>
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The place is clean and pretty spacious. All in all, I'd rate this restaurant comfortable with yummy food!</div>
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This is the name of the restaurant. It's located inside Shi-Da Nite Market. It is open from noon until night. Satisfied with my first meal at this restaurant, I came back again the next day and ordered spicy fried pork over egg-rice. In Japanese name, I think it should be some kinda "don" menu.</div>
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<span style="text-align: center;">Again, I was satisfied with this and fell in love even deeper with this resto! Although it didn't taste as hot as I expected, I still like it! Lucky I live near this resto! So I can possibly come as often as I want. </span></div>
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Hi again!!<br />
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I think I'm going to spend this weekend with no friend.. OMG, i'm bored to death!! Not because I have already stepped my foot on every inch of Taipei, but I really am running out of money, so I think it'd be wise of me if I just stay at home tonight. Maybe blogging should be a good idea to kill sometime and later I'll be working on my Chinese lessons. Did I tell you that I'm taking a chinese class here? Well, yeah my main purpose of coming here is actually to learn Chinese language. I have learned Chinese in Jakarta since 10 years ago. But the progress is not very satisfying since I had no one, except my Chinese teacher, to practice with. So I decided to come straight to this place to really focus on improving my Chinese skills in all areas, listening, reading, writing and speaking. Well, I should say that Taipei is an ideal place to realize my plan. People here are very friendly, especially once they know you're a foreigner learning their language, they're really enthusiastic to speak to you.<br />
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This is Taipei 101, the tallest building in taipei and the second tallest in the world, i guess? It's located in a business area, something like Jl. Thamrin in jakarta? This area is surrounded by high class shopping malls and office buildings and banks. Inside Taipei 101 is also a shopping mall, besides the shopping mall, there are also office, restaurants and tourist spot. I went inside the shopping mall and also went around the outer building. Too bad I didn't go to the top of the building, but people say that going to the penthouse should better be done at night, so you can see the beauty of the city lights. I think there is some kinda fancy restaurant up there, so you can have dinner while enjoying the night view. <div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Some Companies at Taipei 101 (Where's J&J?)</td></tr>
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These are how the outer area of Taipei 101 look like. The pedestrian walk area is huge! Unlike when I walked around the malls in Jakarta, I don't really bother to buy anything in the malls here. Simply because the stuff in the night markets look more tempting than those in the malls, at least that's what I think at the moment.. Besides, I still think that malls in Jakarta have more exciting entertainment and better interior design. Jakarta's shopping malls are the BEST!</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12757800922909167461noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-271575205038577110.post-4372437807429625192016-09-11T09:27:00.000-07:002016-09-11T09:27:07.566-07:00Happy Around Taipei ~ Part 1<br />
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Hi again :)<br />
In this post, I'm going to share some pictures around the city with a bit detail about the places. I've been taking trips around the city by trains and buses. I have been to nite markets, malls in the downtown area and tried some local food. I must say that I love most things here, from the transportations, food, markets, especially the variety of clothing and cosmetic brand here. Awwww they're all driving me crazyy!! But here is the good news: you can find PLENTY of good Japanese and Korean cosmetic brands here with cheap prices!! Unlike in Jakarta, you can buy Etude, Skin Food, and The Face Shop here in the night markets (yeayy not in the fancy malls!) with a half or two-thirds price in Jakarta!<br />
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What a great news to begin with, now let me give you a glance of Taipei ;)<br />
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Those are the views of an MRT station in Taipei. Some stations (interchange stations) are often crowded and some others are only crowded in certan times. I don't think they could be as crowded as in Singapore and Hongkong though. So, I still think that Taipei is more convenient than those two cities.<br />
Taiwanese youth mostly do not bother to sit on the trains, beacuse there is a rule that gives privilege to old people, pregnant women, kids and disabled people. So it is common to see empty seats in the trains while there are many passengers choose to stand up.<br />
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This was the first rice box restaurant I visited in Taipei. It was near the NTU campus. I stopped by to have lunch there. I had fried pork with some other vegetables. I think it cost me around NT 90. You could take soup and drinking water as much as you want in some rice box resto. Some restos don't even provide drinking water. It's a bit weird actually, but my friend said that the Taiwanese take soup as similar to drinking water.<br />
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You can find rice box restaurants all around Taipei, even more at the nite markets and around university area. They provide pork, chicken, fish, seafood and some even have ducks. The set includes rice and vegetables and soup. The price is various from NT 60 to around NT 100.<br />
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There are still plenty I want to spill out here, but it's getting late and I need to get some beauty sleep now. LoLz!! Hope you enjoy the pictures and wait for the upcoming articles. Bye for now!! ;)<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12757800922909167461noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-271575205038577110.post-72856488288556171752016-09-11T09:15:00.003-07:002016-09-11T09:15:34.497-07:00My New Life in TaipeiWelcome to Taipei!!!<br />
These are the first words I should be greeting you with ;)<br />
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I've been enjoying my new adventure in Taipei.. A city that I've never been before. And i've come here all alone, without my parents nor any relatives here. But I'm quite lucky to have been introduced to a friend before my arrival here. This person is actually an Indonesian, but she's been here for more than 12 years and her family has also been Taiwan citizen. So, she helped me so much with the room rent search and dealing. I think I owe her and her family so much.<br />
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So, this is Taipei. This is exactly the place where you can experience both Chinese culture and modern lifestyle. Thank God I love this place!! I love the city, I love the shopping places and stuff, and I also love the people here. They have been treating me well so far so I don't think there is anything I could complain about my new life here so far. I just hope I could make new friends here, with the locals and also with other foreigners.</div>
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In the upcoming posts, I will be sharing some experiences I encounter during my first few weeks here. I hope this help you who are considering about coming or even moving here. </div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12757800922909167461noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-271575205038577110.post-59863418775212403552016-09-11T09:04:00.000-07:002016-09-11T09:04:07.604-07:00My Travel Story : Eurotrip (1) ~ The Preparation <br />
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This time I'd like to share my recent travel experience to Europe. I was excited yet anxious about this trip since it was my first time going to a continent outside Asia, and I was all alone. In my following posts, I want to share what I did in planning the trip, going on it and what I think I'd do in my next trip to improve the quality of the trip, especially in terms of time and budget efficiency. I'm sure sharing my experience would help some of you who plan on going on a solo travel. Especially when you're a beginner, just like me.<br />
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<b>1. Flight bookings</b><br />
There are numbers of airline companies so there must be a few of them giving special offers for some popular destinations. Especially when you're looking for a low-season period and ready to make the booking ahead (+/- &gt;3 months in advance). I booked my flights at the end of May this year. I began the search for good deals since the beginning of the year and finally found the cheapest one offered by Turkish Airlines. I paid US$ 713 (around IDR 9.5 mio back then) for a round-trip ticket from Jakarta to Madrid. I usually use Nusatrip.com to browse for tickets but always check on skyscanner and the airline's own web to find the best fare. Once you click CONFIRM and pay the ticket, make sure you have your e-ticket or itinerary sent to your email address.<br />
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<b>2. Pre-visa application</b><br />
When you own a passport from a developing country, you know you have more to prepare prior to your arrival at a more developed country. There are quite a few documents needed for Schengen visa application, but focus on the things you need to prepare months before your application, such as: bank statement. There is not a fixed amount of money needed to guarantee your visa granted. But you have to estimate the number of days you'll spend in Europe with the daily expense you need there. For example, if your holiday in Europe is 2 months, you'll need to show higher amount of money than me who'd only spend 2 weeks there. If you're worried about your bank statement, you can also use your parents' or siblings', as long as they agree to make another official statement (legalized by bank) that mentions that they will bear your all your expenses in Europe. Your also need to pay attention to the expiry date of your passport. It has to be valid at least 6 months upon your day of arrival in Europe. Also the details of your passport, including the your address on it. I had this little issue regarding my address on my passport. My passport was issued at Indonesian Economic and Trade Office in Taipei, Taiwan when I lived there. So I had my address in Taiwan on it. Apparently, the France embassy refuses to process my passport due to this reason. Then, I had my address mutated on it and it cost me another amount of money :(<br />
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Make sure you have decided which countries or cities you want to visit. Europe is not as small as you think. Even though the transportation systems are pretty convenient and able to connect you to all big cities in Europe, it's a great idea to book for train and domestic flights also in advance since the price can go up and down just as any flight tickets. From big city to big city, I can suggest to go for domestic airlines like Ryanair, Air Europa and EasyJet. But for some rather remote cities like Lourdes, it's probably a lot cheaper to go by high speed trains. Go to <b><a href="http://www.sncf.com/" target="_blank">SNCF website</a> </b>to look for deals on high speed trains in Europe. Night buses can also be another option, but since I didn't get the chance to try it so I can't share anything about it. If you are very limited on budget and time, I suggest booking all of these online instead of buying tickets at the station or near before your departure. First of all, you will need all these booking confirmations as supporting documents for your visa application. Second, you will be able to manage your budget and time at each city more efficiently as you know how many places you can visit in that certain period of time. </div>
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What about accommodations? I think the hotels/hostels booking can wait until 2 weeks to a few days before your arrival. There are plenty of choices to look for: hostels, private apartment from Airbnb or even surfing on someone else's couch for free (couchsurfing.com).<br />
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A week prior to my visa application, I went to the bank to request a statement print and a reference letter from the bank. I also had my brother signed a sponsor letter that stated he'd cover all my expenses during my travel. I attached all of these along with other documents needed (you can check all documents needed for visa application online). I asked for a travel agency (Bayu Buana Travel) to help me check, submit my docs and book for the interview. I could go to the Visa application centre myself but I needed a temporary hotel bookings. So, the travel attached the hotel bookings along with my documents and all is set! Ah, and I also purchased my travel insurance at the travel. </div>
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The actual visa application fee cost 60 euro, but I paid 100 euro thru the agency. </div>
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<li>Even though Schengen visa is valid in all Schengen countries, but the requirements from each country might be slightly different. For example: Spain &amp; Swiss want a full-paid hotel booking confirmations (not just temporary book), whereas for France and the Netherlands you can put your confirmation from booking.com.</li>
<li>Decide which country you want to apply visa from: the duration of your stay in each country; and the city from which you enter the Schengen zone. </li>
<li>Check for the length of time needed to process the visa application. Try your best to submit your documents 1 month before your departure. Some embassies can issue visa in 3-5 days upon documents submission but others might do this in 14 business days.</li>
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I applied from the embassy of France and did my interview at its representative office, TLS. There isn't much to tell. The officer just checked my docs. All completed. She confirmed that my brother supported my travel. And also noted that I needed the visa ready within less than 2 weeks. </div>
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I checked on the weather at my destinations 4-2 weeks before. I come from a country that only has 2 seasons. Of course I am more sensitive to temperature changes and I need more clothing if the temperature goes below 18 degrees. I saw that the weather in Spain was mostly warm and sunny. So I packed my summer clothing with light cardigan and jacket. But in France the weather is a bit colder and windy. So it's a good idea to bring some long-sleeves and shawl. </div>
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<li>Bring clothes with minimum motives and patterns. Neutral colors are also better options. You want to mix and match whatever you have in your suitcase without looking like a lost Harajuku kid. </li>
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In conclusion, for Schengen visa, all you need is your fixed itinerary ready (besides your account statement, of course!). Europe is a big continent and it is far far away from Indonesia. You want to make the best out of it since you have spared some significant amount of energy, money and time. Once you get your homework done, you'll be ready to explore and enjoy your adventure in the beautiful land of Europe :)</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12757800922909167461noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-271575205038577110.post-92133900003935715652016-09-11T08:51:00.003-07:002016-09-11T08:51:24.981-07:00Dolliechic's New Travel BlogHey guys,<br />
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Some of you might have known me from my beauty blog and some Youtube videos that I have from long time ago. Now, I'm creating this new page so the beauty and travel articles don't get mixed up. I also think some beauty enthusiasts are not into traveling that much and also the other way around.<br />
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I'm actually a beginner traveler. However, I'd like to share the things I had experienced during my travels. Some people travel for the beautiful scenery to indulge their eyes or merely just to take selfies. Other people probably do it for shopping and culinary trip. Some others want to see how people on the other side live their life and so on. Whatever the reason is, I believe traveling is one of the best ways to learn things about yourself, other people, and about life itself. Whether we travel alone, with our friends or family, we will know other people and ourselves better from the experiences we've had during the trip.<br />
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Now, here's what I'm going to do with this page. I'm going to transfer some old articles from my other blog, so <a href="http://dolliechic.blogspot.co.id/" target="_blank">Dolliechic's Beauty Book</a> will only contain beauty related articles and this one is going to be about travel only. I really am looking forward to sharing a lot of stories and tips in here as I'm also going to move to Australia next year :) It's gonna be a life changing year as I'll be on work and holiday visa there. See ya!<br />
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Ciao!<br />
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