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Mar 21 '02
Pros: Palace Museum, food, exuberance of new freedoms to long-oppressed majority
Cons: crowded, muggy, with little memorable architecture
Summary: There is only one compelling reason to visit Taiwan other than family and business: going to the Palace Museum.But if you are interested in Chinese art from the dynasties before the KMT and communists, this is a museum you have to spend a...
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Jun 08 '05
Pros: The people, the sites to see, the food, shopping.
Cons: The pollution, the concrete jungle, noise, traffic, hidden costs.
Summary: Initial Impressions of Taipei: Concrete Jungle, Food on a Stick, Scooters, East Meets West, etc. By James Paul Zaworski I am perhaps not completely qualified to write this article, but I will give it a try. I moved to Taipei, Taiwan in early ...
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May 23 '04
Pros: Great food, great hiking trails next door, the world's (for now) tallest building.
Cons: Can be hot, crowded, many buildings have all the charm of egg cartons
Summary: I have lived in Taipei for about 12 years now, and I have to say, each time I venture out onto the streets, the city just seems to get better and better. Certainly, Taipei is perhaps a little too crowded, noisy and polluted for many Western ...
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Aug 16 '07
Pros: lots of markets, local food
Cons: crowded, hot
Summary: Taipei in traditional chinese is ‘?amp;#150kŽs; looking back at the most recent census data in 2007 only Taipei City is 2,630,872. The main industries in TaiPei are electrica, electronic manufacturing, textiles, metals shipbuilding and motorcycle ...
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Sep 28 '00
Pros: a place to watch rapid democratization and examine imperial Chinese art
Cons: crowded, vibrant city with little distinguished architecture
Summary: Review Topic: OverviewI had no intention of writing about Taipei as a travel destination, since my friend Jiahong has an excellent posting (now revised at http://www.epinions.com/content_59347865220) based on...
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Jan 03 '00
Pros: Friendly people and very inexpensive
Cons: Severe smog problem
Summary: Taiwan seemed to be one of the most relaxed of any of the industrialized Asian countries. It is also American friendly. By this I mean that locals will go out of their way to make you feel welcome. Tips or gratuities are almost always refused.
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Feb 27 '00
Pros: Consumer Paradise
Cons: Traffic, Smog
Summary: It has been a while since I wrote the original article that I posted, and since then I have returned to my homeland of Taiwan to find that the country has changed more rapidly then one can imagine.
Transportation has been dramatically...
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Dec 13 '01
Pros: Easy to get around, all kinds of activities to suit different style of traveling.
Cons: Language, culture shock in some field.
Summary: I live in Taipei all my life. It's not the best place on earth, but I'll give it a five star not only because it's where I call home, but also because it is improving. The Mass Rapid Transit (MRT, fancy name for our subway) is really clean and...
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May 21 '00
Pros: rich urban and provincial flavor
Cons: heat (during the summer), traffic, sanitation (at times)
Summary: Taipei, Taiwan's capitol, is distinct in that it is a working contradiction. The Taipei skyline reveals that it is a major metropolitan area with skyscrapers akin to their counterparts in New York City. However, beneath the towering buildings are...
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Apr 26 '00
Pros: Cheap, good food, is improving
Cons: Polluted, rude, cheap, falling apart
Summary: The first air I ever breathed was probably laced with all sorts of nasty pollutants.
And it was probably kind of yellowish.
I was born here. Taipei. I don't remember much of it around the time of my birth, but I've been back a few...
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Apr 04 '07
Pros: The Museum's many collections, wide spaces, well lighted exhibits
Cons: Can get overcrowded; few dark areas leading to exhibits
Summary: The National Palace Museum has just gone through a major renovation that took two years to complete. That and the fact that it holds the largest collection of ancient Chinese artifacts and displays pieces on loan from other museums to complement its own ...
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Apr 01 '04
Pros: Taiwan Beef Noodle
Cons: Only if it is a stop over point to somewhere else
Summary: This review regards to a stay in Taipei for about 5 days. This was my first visit to Taipei and so I had limited expectations of what Taipei was going to be like. It so happened I had to clear my leave and had a friend living in Taipei, so Taipei, I ...
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Jun 26 '06
Pros: nice spot
Cons: air pollution
Summary: Taiwan is my home town and Taipei is not only a capital of Taiwan, but also a nice spot. Taipei is a concrete jungle and basin so it is hot, wet, and very crowded. But there are three famous places in Taipei that will attract you, which is Dan Shui Old ...
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Sep 21 '00
Pros: Great Collection
Cons: Only small portion on display
Summary:
Review Topic: Sights & Attractions
In Taipei there is the greatest collection of Chinese artifacts assembled. It’s located at the National Palace Museum. There are over 720,000 items in the collection, but only a small...
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Jun 19 '00
Pros: FOOD, SHOPPING
Cons: Heat, Bad Air, Crowds
Summary: This article is to help people see past Taipei's bad reputation so that they can have a better experience here. So, here are 5 drawbacks about Taipei, and 5 reasons that hey, maybe things aren't THAT bad after all.
1) Betel-Nut Chewing. At...
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