Taiwan is a easy country to travel to solo. No tour is needed. The public transport is great, and plenty of English. I recently spent eight days there flying into Taipei then I caught the fast train to Taichung then to Kaohsiung and back to Taipei.

March to May is considered the best time of year to go. So don’t ask me why I booked to go in October, it just worked with my school holiday break. There was a typhoon warning whilst I was there which shut the town down for a few days. Schools and businesses were closed and people were told to stay safe indoors, which they did. So I think I missed the real vibe and bustling Taiwan. So I do suggest sticking to March to May for better weather and accesses to attractions

There is plenty to see, so much that I was walking up to 22,000 steps a day.

Upon arriving I bought a SIM card for my phone and used the ATM to get cash out. I took out the equilvalant fo $300 a day and was battling to spend it over the wight days. The express train to Taipei City is easy and conveinet from the aiprot. I bought a one way token from the airport to get me through.

TAIPEI

Within town - Taipei101 go on a clear day

out of town - catch bus to Beitou Library, Taiwan Taipei - on of the top ten greenest buildings in the world

Day trips - visit

I stayed at CitizenM Hotel in ** area.

TAICHUNG

I stayed at the outskirts convenient to the Night Markets

Day trips - visit Sun Moon Lake

KAOHSIUNG

Day trips - catch train back to Ta?

I stayed pretty central at Jezeel Inn

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