I typically wear mini-length skirts with leggings in winter. Moisture-wicking socks, preferably made of wool or something that is odor-absorbent like these ones from Smartwool. Plus, many Taiwanese guesthouses and hotels ask that you remove your shoes when you enter, so having something that slips on easily is nice.
I love my Birkenstocks and will never go back. I love my Marmot rain jacket and bring it with me on every trip because it packs up small and offers pretty much complete waterproofing. You do you. Opt for cool, natural fabrics like cotton and my personal summer favorite, linen. Aim for something that hits around the knee a few inches shorter is fine, but avoid tiny mini dresses as Taiwan is a bit conservative with how they dress.
I love maxis and midi dresses for this climate. Yes, they attract heat, but they also avoid the telltale yellow pit stains that seem to be my constant vibe whenever I attempt to wear white.
I especially love having midi or maxi length skirts, which feel great and coincidentally look nice in photos! As a bonus, the extra fabric around your legs traps some cool air, making you feel less hot. I love these black Nikes.
Moisture-wicking socks, preferably made of wool or something that is odor-absorbent like these ones from Smartwool because your feet will sweat a lot in the summer. Plus the underarms have zippers underneath which you can open, making the jacket more breathable, which is a must in humid summer weather. You can usually rent one for a small fee, but I find it handy to carry my own XL quick-dry travel towel — they fold up quite small, are great for beach days or hot spring dips, and are generally just a nice thing to have.
Hand sanitizer : Nice for when eating street food etc. Sunscreen : Again, avoid the icky whitening agents and make sure you bring a sunscreen from home. You can find sunscreen without whiteners in Taiwan but it can be tricky sometimes. Travel medications: I listed them above, but just to reiterate — stomach medicine, motion sickness pills, and some sort of painkiller are my standards. Taiwan is one of the safest countries in the world — the 2nd safest, according to this likely biased source.
You can relax and bring what you normally would on any trip and know that, generally, petty theft is extremely rare in Taiwan. I promise you will thank me later! When I lived in Taiwan, I pretty much lived in my swimsuit during those sweltering summer months. However, after just a few months of over-wear, I totally regretted not packing an extra suit! It was extremely difficult to find a suit that fit me and I am a pretty average-sized American woman size 6.
Their larges fit me like an extra small! Pack that extra suit s! The dress codes at language schools in Taiwan are pretty lax overall, so I definitely got a lot of use out of my jeans on a weekly basis. I searched high and low at cute boutiques, night markets, expensive designer stores, and I could never find a reasonably-priced, well-fitted pair of jeans. I eventually surrendered and had my mom ship me a pair of good old trusty GAP jeans, which tied me over for the rest of the year.
Just before I left, there was a UNIQLO major Japanese casual wear company that had opened up - and rumor had it, there were some western-sized jeans available! Hey Guys! You'll likely encounter similar issues when it comes to finding clothes, especially if you are on the taller side 5'9" or centimeters or taller or if you have a bit of girth or large shoulders.
Green boxes are for domestic surface mail and local city mail. Poste restante services are available at the main post offices of the large cities.
Letters should be addressed to GPO Poste Restante, together with the city name — be sure to use the romanization for city names that is used in this book. You can check current exchange rates at w www. Note that foreign currencies will almost never be accepted in Taiwan. Almost all cities and towns have ATMs from which travellers can withdraw funds using bank debit or credit cards — this is by far the most convenient and safe method of obtaining cash for daily expenses.
Though some ATMs are only for domestic bank account holders, many of them support international systems such as Accel, Cirrus, Interlink, Plus and Star always check for the correct logo. The most common ATMs — and the most useful to foreigners — are those of Chinatrust Commercial Bank , which allow cash advances from major credit cards and can be found in 7-Eleven convenience stores throughout the country. Most hotels accept credit card payment, with Visa and MasterCard the most widely accepted.
American Express and Diners Club also are fairly commonly recognized, though this is more the case in the big cities. Stores in most cities will accept credit card payment, although in many rural areas this is not possible. The most widely accepted currency for exchange in Taiwan is US dollars , followed by Japanese yen, British pounds and Hong Kong dollars.
Those cut in US dollars are the easiest to cash. Domestic calls are easily made from private and public telephones; the latter come in two types: coin and card. Far more common these days are card phones prepaid phone cards can be bought in convenience stores , and the ones marked with yellow can be used for both domestic and international calls.
You also can make an overseas direct-dial call by first keying in t , followed by the country code, area code and number. For domestic calls, there is no need to dial the area code when making calls within the same area code. Regulations seem to change frequently, so the best strategy is to visit a mobile service provider store on arrival.
These stores can also rent you a handset. You could also ask a local friend to provide these details for you though they will be called by the phone company to verify.
In addition to the ID, the application involves filling out a form and providing a photocopy of your passport. Lung cancer has long been a leading cause of death in Taiwan, and in the government implemented some of the most stringent anti-smoking laws in Asia.
Smoking is banned in all indoor public places, including transport systems, hotels, shopping malls, restaurants and bars, though the latter can get round this if they have open-air areas or smoking rooms with independent ventilation, completely separated from the non-smoking sections bars that open after 9pm are also exempt.
Plans have been slated to ban smoking while driving and even walking on the street. Foreigners have been coming to Taiwan to learn Chinese for decades, with many claiming that Taipei is the best place in the world to study Mandarin , as the version spoken here is far more intelligible than the heavily accented drawls of the Beijing dialect, for example.
Be aware, however, that if you study in central or southern Taiwan — places where the Taiwanese dialect is commonly spoken — you are likely to hear highly corrupted forms of Mandarin in your daily activities, and this can seriously complicate the learning process. Daylight-saving time is not observed. On the whole, tipping at restaurants, bars and in taxis is not expected, although this is changing slowly in big-city districts.
Even then, many of these will levy a ten-percent service charge on your bill, obviating the need for any further gratuity. There also are tourism offices scattered across Asia, with those in Hong Kong and Singapore offering the best range of English-language materials. In Taiwan itself, reliable English information is a pretty mixed bag, especially considering the formidable number of tourist information centres around the island.
Most of the material is simply translated directly from the original Chinese version, with literal interpretations that are more likely to leave tourists revelling in their literary merit than their usefulness. With heat and humidity comes stormy weather, so expect occasional typhoons and thunderstorms. There will be showers at times and strong winds.
As the founder of Jetset Times, Wendy is an avid traveler and fluent in five languages. When she's not traveling, Wendy calls Paris and Taipei home.
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