Taichung is a new growing urban metropolis 2 hours drive south of Taipei and my base for my day trips. It does not have as many sights as the neighbouring towns but does have a few places worth seeing.After a full day exploring Changhua and Lugang I was tired and needed to find some proper food. My book mentioned a couple of places around the train station to check out so I was going to do a small walking tour and see what food I could find.First I stopped by the...

Lugang is truly a remarkable place to visit so rich in temples and religious heritage. Not only are there so many temples listed in my guide book, there are even more not listed which was confusing me and throwing off my sense of direction.To get to Lugang from Changhua I next took a bus from the terminal across from the train station. Ticket price was $53 TWD ($1.75) which you have to purchase from a machine all in chinese characters. The attendant was nice enou...

Sunday was my first full day in Taiwan and I had two trips planned to Changhua and Lugang. The first of these Changhua, is famous for a giant buddha statue and adjacent temple.The tourist office had told me which train line to take. The ticket was only $26 TWD (.85 cents) and the journey was only 20 mins. However, I had to wait about half an hour for the train to arrive as I had arrived too early.Again it was confusing figuring out which platform to goto as the b...

My arrival at Taipei Main Station was confusing finding the right counter for all the different bus companies. The information desk gave me a choice of three companies to Taichung. When I went to the first counter they sent me over to the counter for U-BusThe bus ticket was $230 TWD ($7.50) compared to a train ticket of about $600 TWD ($22). I was in no hurry and wanted to save cash so I wouldnt have to end up withdrawing from ATMs. I had nothing planned for the ...

The flight from Gimpo to Taipei was about 2 hours. Since I had a one way ticket they needed to see I had an outbound flight. For some reason some countries are getting fussy about making sure people have onwards travel.Last year when I visited Taipei there was a Halal Beef Noodle place I wanted to visit but they keep strange hours. Easter Jet goes to Songshan Airport close to downtown, not Taipei Taoyuan international airport outside the city. So since I was alre...