Taiwan is a convenient travel destination from Korea and many people love to visit Taipei's attractions. However the rest of the island has much to offer and should not be overlooked. Ranging from Buddhist Temples, Monastaries, Dutch heritage, and Aboriginal Culture, Taiwan can easily fill your vacation plans with plenty of new experiences.I based myself in Taichung City about an hour south of Taipei. From there an easy day trip is to Changhua with its giant bron...

Finally I had completed my eight days of exploring Taiwan and was onto the next leg of my journey which was five days in The Philippines. Part of me thought it was a mistake as I was too tired now to do another trip but I had to carry on as everything was booked.I went back to my hotel to pick up my bag which I had left in their storage room for the day. Surprisingly they asked to take my polaroid to add to their worldwide visitor wallOften "western looking" fore...

The final trip I would have time to do before my evenings flight leaving Taiwan was a visit to Kaohsiung's Lotus Lake. I'd been debating when to go over the last two days and decided to leave it to my final afternoon as a pleasant final memory of Taiwan.Lotus Lake is close to Zouying Station which is the high speed train station in Kaohsiung several stops north of Kaohsiung Station where I had been staying. The subway ride cost $40 TWD ($1.25).It didnt seem that ...

For my final day in Taiwan I had one last excursion planned before my two late night flights to The Philippines. Since I had ended up with two spare days finishing up in Tainan and Kaohsiung early, yesterday I had done a trip to the Sandimen Aboriginal Park, and today I was going to visit another MonasteryThe description and photos seemed quite interesting and I wasnt sure how it would compare to Chung Tai Chan Monastery which I had visited near Sun Moon Lake a f...

Having completed another days exploring this was my final evening in Taiwan as the next evening I would be in transit to Taipei Airport. I was asking in some of the bus companies how much it would be and how long it would take for a bus back to Taipei Airport.I could take the high speed train from Kaohsiung in 1hr 40mins but wanted the slow six hour bus so I could sleep as I had two overnight flights.One bus company had VIP style seats. Each had its own personal ...