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Information About Taiwan

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If you are planning to travel to Taiwan and Taipei, make sure to bookmark this page of links in your browser or on your smartphone to get fast and easy access to the most updated information about Taiwan.

The 3 Essentials:

Weather | Air Quality Index | Taipei Times


Transportation

Taiwan Tourist Shuttle: 42 Taiwan Tourist Shuttle routes all over Taiwan. MUST BOOKMARK!

High-Speed Rail (HSR): Timetable and fares

Taiwan Bus: Lists of bus companies and routes by city

Kuo Kuang Bus: Public buses to most cities around Taiwan


Waterfalls, Camping, Hiking

Pashan: Scott Kelly’s hiking site

Neil Wade’s Hiking Posts: Itineraries and photos

Taiwan Waterfalls: Waterfalls / hikes

Follow Xiao Fei: Waterfalls, lakes, hot springs

Taiwan Camping: Camping information


News

Taiwan News: English news, culture, society, economy, travel articles

China Post: English news (right / blue / KMT-friendly)

Taipei Times: English news (left / green / DPP-friendly)

Focus Taiwan: yet another English news website


Photography

Neil Wade’s Photography Blog: Travel, Hiking, Adventure, Culture

Craig Ferguson: Stunning photography of diverse aspects of Taiwanese culture and people

Synapyicism: Photo-blog, document-style photography of historic and abandoned buildings, temples, old Chinese architecture


Travel and Culture

The View from Taiwan: Micheal Turton’s really excellent blog about culture, politics, and travel. A must!

Popular Taiwan Old Streets: Guide to the most famous Old Streets in Taiwan


Living in Taiwan

591 Real Estate / Rental: The best website to find listings for rental apartments and studios, as well as house, land, and apartments for sale.

Kimo Yahoo Auction: buy and/or sell second-hand stuff

Ruten Market Place: same as Kimo Auction, but with more options

Read our pick of interesting Taiwan news and articles here.

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