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Review: Bintan Spa Villa Beach Resort

  ▲ Accommodation Review  Did a last minute booking for a 2D1N stay at Bintan. It’s our Pre-Honeymoon Trip! Went there on the day after TL and I got married. ;) TIP FOR HONEYMOON / NEWLYWEDS: Years ago, when I was still single, I heard 

Taipei City, Taiwan (Part 2 of 2)

Itinerary Overview ☼ Summer 2014 in Taiwan ☼ ☼ ☼ ☼ ♕ DAY 2 ♕ continued from Taipei City, Taiwan (Part 1 of 2) Zhong Xiao Fu Xing MRT Station, 捷運忠孝复兴站 Ah Chung Mian Xian「阿宗麵線」 One of the famous or must-eat dish in Taiwan. Mian Xian is rice vermicelli/flour-rice Noodle. The 

Taipei City, Taiwan (Part 1 of 2)

Itinerary Overview ☼ Summer 2014 in Taiwan ☼ Continue on to: Taipei City, Taiwan (Part 2 of 2) ☼ ☼ ☼ It’s been years since I am back to Taipei, Taiwan! My friends and I loved to shop around Ximending when we travelled to Taiwan. That was then. Now that 

Taiwan: Jiufen + Shifen (2)

▲ Photo Journal | ▲ Useful Tourist Information Itinerary Overview ☼ Summer 2014 in Taiwan ☼ If you are sick of city life, and want to take a day trip out from Taipei, do consider Jiufen (九份) and Shifen (十份). We visited the 2 places in 

Taiwan: Jiufen + Shifen (1)

▲ Photo Journal | ▲ Useful Tourist Information Itinerary Overview ☼ Summer 2014 in Taiwan ☼ If you are sick of city life, and want to take a day trip out from Taipei, do consider Jiufen (九份) and Shifen (十份). We visited the 2 places in 

Review: Star Hostel Taipei Main Station

▲ Accommodation Review Itinerary Overview ☼ Summer 2014 in Taiwan ☼ Price? S$73 /~ NT$1760 per night Accommodation Type? Double Bed Private Ensuite When? 4 nights in July 2014 Website: www.starhostel.com.tw, www.facebook.com/StarhostelTaiwan Address: No. 50, Huayin St, Datong District Taipei City, 103 Our experience?  Taipei Main Station Star Hostel is simply… amazing. This 

Review: Cullinan Hotel 天璽商務飯店 (Hualien City)

Itinerary Overview ☼ Summer 2014 in Taiwan ☼ Price? S$61 /~ NT$1435 per night Accommodation Type: Hotel Room When? 2 nights in July 2014 Our experience?  We had arranged for the hotel transport to pick us up from Hualian train station at about 7:50pm. However, due to a longer-than-expected train 

Hualien City

▲ Photo Journal | ▲ Useful Tourist Information |▲ Food Trail Itinerary Overview ☼ Summer 2014 in Taiwan ☼ We spent 2 nights in Hualien City, with a full 2nd day at Taroko Gorge. ░ FOOD TRAIL ░ Ask for a food map from where you are staying. And