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#249719 - Tue Dec 18 2007 10:13 AM Taiwan
farquah SJ'er with 750+ posts Registered: Tue Feb 24 2004 Posts: 828 Loc: Japan, Chiba	Will be stopping off in Taipei for a night on my way to Bali next week and wandering if anyone has any advice on decent places to while away the hours at? Arrive at 11pm and leave 10am next day, so prob just going to hit the night markets that I have heard a lot about then a couple of bars. Anyone got any first hand suggestions? Thanks.
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#249744 - Tue Dec 18 2007 11:34 AM Re: Taiwan [Re: farquah]
ger SJ'er with 1000+ posts Registered: Wed Feb 15 2006 Posts: 1374 Loc: near enough to Kansai	Spent a couple nights in Taiwan. Seemed kind of featureless and shabby but great food. _________________________ But don't listen to me... I live on Shikoku!
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#249823 - Tue Dec 18 2007 04:16 PM Re: Taiwan [Re: ger]
Oyuki kigan SJ'er with 1000+ posts Registered: Sun Oct 03 2004 Posts: 1657 Loc: Nagano-ken, Japan	the night market is where its at. Although you in particular might not me enthused about "snake alley". Great food, even (especially) if you are a vegetarian. Even the 7-11s there sell vegan fake tuna-salad onigiri. But Tainan is way nicer than Taipei. _________________________ skidaisuki: Noticed that boarder jackets have I-pod pockets these days. Ridiculous - you tea-tray riders are dangerous enough without listening to the Village People while you flop around
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#249880 - Tue Dec 18 2007 11:16 PM Re: Taiwan [Re: Oyuki kigan]
farquah SJ'er with 750+ posts Registered: Tue Feb 24 2004 Posts: 828 Loc: Japan, Chiba	Cheers boys, Certainly looking forward to filling my boots with the food there. As long as it doesn't leave me sat in the toilet for the rest of the airplane journey to Bali the next day!! Oyuki- Yeah, I read a bit about the Snake Alley place. May be interesting to see but not sure how much of it I'll be able to stomach. Looking forward to it all anyway.
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#249883 - Tue Dec 18 2007 11:25 PM Re: Taiwan [Re: farquah]
Indo SJ'er with 4000+ posts Registered: Sun Feb 17 2002 Posts: 4414 Loc: Lennox Head NSW	flying Eva Farquah? Let us know how it is.. Have been thinking about doing a quick dash before I hit OZ.
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#249893 - Wed Dec 19 2007 12:14 AM Re: Taiwan [Re: Indo]
farquah SJ'er with 750+ posts Registered: Tue Feb 24 2004 Posts: 828 Loc: Japan, Chiba	I am mate yeah. Got a great deal from them, had a peek at some reviews and they are all pretty positive. Will let you know when I get back.
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#249965 - Wed Dec 19 2007 12:51 PM Re: Taiwan [Re: ger]
Mr Wiggles SJ'er with 2000+ posts Registered: Fri Jul 06 2001 Posts: 2521 Loc: Ye olde Hakuba	Originally Posted By: ger Spent a couple nights in Taiwan. Seemed kind of featureless and shabby but great food. Not a bad summary. If you're staying in Taipei, the Grand Hotel (Japanese people call it the Maruyama) is like a massive over-the-top Chinese palace but is not that expensive. If you can get away, the scenery around Taroko Gorge is very spectacular. Mountains rising up to 2000m and beyond only a few km from the sea. The gorge itself is very steep and very narrow. _________________________ "The toe is the Achilles' heel of the foot."
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