"Taiwan" is a country that many people may overlook when visiting, but if you have the chance to visit here once, you will have a second time for a Taiwan trip. Because here has a lot of interesting culture, food, and places. Whether you want to travel in the style of a food lover, an adventurer, a hiker, or a romantic, Taiwan has everything you want to travel.

Backpacking trips often lead to unexpected encounters, offering a unique and exciting travel experience.

Preparation for Taiwan Trip: Passport, Travel Guide, Clothing, and EasyCard

Passport: Ensure your passport is valid for at least six months beyond your intended stay in Taiwan.

Travel Guide: Obtain a comprehensive travel guide to Taiwan, providing information on attractions, transportation, and cultural customs.

Clothing: Pack comfortable and versatile clothing suitable for the season and activities you plan to engage in.

EasyCard: Purchase an EasyCard, a convenient reloadable transportation card for buses, trains, and convenience stores in Taiwan.

The first day: We boarded a Vietjet flight at Suvarnabhumi Airport, which was booked through the website https://www.cheaptickets.co.th/. Booking through this website offered a lower price. Taiwan currently does not require a visa for transit; only a passport is needed to enter Taiwan. (Photo taken with a Samsung J7)

We boarded the 11:45 a.m. flight to connect in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.


During the flight, the beautiful flight attendants served delicious food. For those who do not eat meat or pork, you can inform them and they will provide alternative options. (Photo taken with Samsung J7)


We arrived in Ho Chi Minh City after a two-hour flight from Suvarnabhumi Airport.


While waiting for our connecting flight for three hours, we decided to grab a bite to eat. Afterwards, we boarded the same airline again and headed to Taoyuan Airport in Taiwan.


We arrived at Taoyuan International Airport in Taipei at 9:30 PM Thai time. The airport is beautifully decorated. Immigration clearance here is very easy. If you enter the country without any illegal items and do everything correctly,

you will have no problems.

We entered Taiwan by bus and met a kind woman who helped us with directions to our accommodation.


After checking in at the hotel, we went out to find something to eat. Since Taipei is a city of food, there are still restaurants open at midnight and late at night. (It was so difficult to order food. We spoke English, but he spoke Chinese. I ordered duck, but he gave me chicken.
But the people here are very kind. Even though they don't speak English, they try to search for information on Google and show us pictures. One person tried to help us and searched for a picture to show us, saying, "Um, uh, ohm, ah, uh, uh." (I thought to myself, "What the hell are you talking about?") I could only say, "Oh, okay, thank you."


Day 2: While searching for the MRT station to visit various tourist attractions in Taipei, I came across a Chinese lion dance procession. However, I was confused about finding the MRT station, so I approached a couple and asked them where it was. They scratched their heads and spoke Chinese to me (I was confused and amused). After asking for 10 minutes, we still couldn't find it. Finally, the man tried to pull the woman away, but she refused (she must have been charmed by me). The man then walked up to me, pointed at me, and said "Woo woo woo oh oh oh" while gesturing for me to turn right (I understood that he was telling me to turn right).


As we walked around, we came across the MRT FUZHONG station (Why is their city so clean?)


The first stop on our tour is the Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall, a must-visit landmark in Taipei.
To get there, take the MRT from Fuzhong Station to Ximen Station, then transfer to Chiang Kai-Shek Memorial Hall Station.


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If you climb to the top, you will be able to see the beautiful scenery of this place. There will also be a military performance at the top.

This angle is the most charming for me. It's very beautiful.


Next, we arrived at the iconic Taipei 101, a must-see landmark in Taiwan. We traveled from Chiang Kai-Shek Memorial Hall MRT Station to Taipei 101.



I planned to take the Maokong Gondola in Taipei, but it was closed due to a storm. Although I was disappointed, I still enjoyed the beautiful cityscape, which reminded me of Japan.


Pleasing to the eye.


Next, we arrived at the Ximending district, a shopping area similar to Siam in Thailand. However, it was much more crowded and bustling with people. It was a shame that it was raining, but I imagined it as snow instead.


This area has many delicious restaurants.

The atmosphere is similar to Japan because this place seems to be influenced by Japanese culture.

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This is the inside of the shop.

The food is about this good. As for whether it's delicious, let's just say I won't comment. Hehe.


The store's decor is very stylish.

This shop is a must-visit for ladies, as it offers a wide variety of cosmetics. Even I, as a man, am impressed!


Beautiful


We climbed over a thousand steps to see this.


At night, we stopped by the Songshan night market, which has a wide variety of food options. However, the prices in this area are quite high, to put it mildly. For me, they were ridiculously expensive.


Next to the night market, there is a temple adorned with colorful lanterns.
Getting there from MRT Ximen - Songshan Station


I snuck in to play ping pong toss. It was very difficult to ask for the price.
But I want to say that the person next to me was very kind and was Chinese.
I had already thrown all my ping pong balls, and I wanted another cup to get a doll. He tried to put his ping pong balls in my basket. The owner was confused and looked unhappy. 555

Before returning to the hotel, I stopped by FamilyMart to check out some unusual items.


We attempted to take photos, but the staff prohibited us from doing so, speaking in Chinese. We were confused.


Day 3 We were going to ride a motorcycle in Hualien, but we couldn't find the TRA train station to get there. Luckily, we asked a couple who were sitting together at the station. At first, we thought they were Taiwanese, but when we asked them, we couldn't understand each other. They were very kind and left their girlfriend at the station entrance to walk us to the platform entrance, which was quite a distance. They didn't charge us a single cent. Before they left, they asked us where we were from. I replied that we were from Thailand. They told us that they were from Japan. (I thought to myself, "Wow, Japan? Are the girls there beautiful?")


We have arrived at Hualien City after a 2-hour and 35-minute train journey. The trains here are very punctual, which makes me wonder why my ticket says the train will arrive at the final station at 10:00 AM when it actually arrives at 2:00 PM.


No time to waste, we quickly packed our bags at the station and headed straight to the motorbike rental shop to travel to Taroko National Park. It is recommended to have an international driving license. The rental price is 500 yuan.


Ah, we have arrived at Taroko National Park. There are many Chinese tourists here.


Upon arriving in Taiwan, we couldn't resist the allure of a hike. As we ventured deeper into the wilderness, we found ourselves completely alone, not a single soul in sight. We initially mistook this path for the one leading to the tunnel village, but alas, we were mistaken.


Oh, I saw a shortcut, so we walked up. The higher we walked, the darker the sky became. In the end, we decided to turn back. What a crazy shortcut! It took us forever to walk.

After descending the mountain, drenched in sweat, we encountered a tunnel leading to the site's most prominent attractions. (But wait, why did we climb the mountain in the first place?)


The first place I encountered while riding my motorcycle was this bridge.


There is a path under the bridge that allows us to walk through the mountain pass.


The feeling is like walking in the Angkor drama, walking forward, it's not Angkor drama anymore. It's starting to be a market drama because we met our Chinese brother.

Magnificent!


And then we rode our motorbike further, and we found this place.


You will find this.


Found this


This is another one.

This.


The mountains here are breathtakingly beautiful. Their peaks pierce through the clouds, creating a stunning spectacle of cloud formations encircling the mountains. It's truly a sight to behold.


The end of this trip, prepare to go to Alishan next.


The train is cancelled, so I stopped by to have a banana milk. The taste is indescribable.

This is milk, but it's coffee with milk. We only like milk.


I've arrived in Taipei. Right on time.


Day 4 We arrived at Chiw Fern, the city of romance. It is recommended to stay here for one night if you are coming here, or if not, come in the late afternoon. You can get here by bus or train, but you will need to transfer to a bus again.


We have arrived at Tiny Fern.

It's very cold here.



Come and try the food before you get hungry.



The atmosphere in the market is like this.


The sentence is already in English and does not require translation.


Directions to the highlight of the place


Look at the road! It used to be only in movies where the protagonist Qianlong escaped the villain, passing through villages like this.


Look at the road. I used to only see it in movies where the hero Qianlong escaped from the villain. He passed through villages like this.

For shoppers.

You'll definitely love this place, but the price is a bit steep.


This is the highlight of the place. I don't know what's so beautiful about it, but I like the streets in the market more.


It was time to return to Taipei, so we stopped by the village next door where we had left our luggage to take a group photo. We hailed the first bus back to Taipei, but the driver stopped briefly and then chased us away, pointing at our tickets and driving off. We realized that we had EasyCards, but he spoke Chinese to us, and we were confused. Five minutes later, we met a group of people who seemed to be Taiwanese. We thought they were Chinese and gossiped about them a bit. It turned out that they told us that this bus could take us to the train to Taipei. (Oops, I secretly gossiped about them. 555) But everyone on the bus was very kind. When we were about to get off, the whole bus cheered us on, and the Chinese brother even filmed us as if we were celebrities. 555 Then we took the regular train to Taipei.


Day 5 It's time to say goodbye to Taiwan. (Not that I'm sad or anything, it's just that I have a mountain of work waiting for me back home. 5555) Taiwan is a lovely country with friendly people. Everyone who has been here says, "I'll be back."










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