Taipei, Taiwan - Overview

If you look at my blog or Facebook page often, then you know that I just returned from a 6-day vacation in Taipei, Taiwan. I'm back to Korea now and back to work, so I thought I'd share some of my adventures with you...that is what this blog is for, after all!

Traveling to Taipei was my first vacation alone. It was a little different, I have to admit. There were definitely pros and cons to traveling alone, as there are when you travel with others. I definitely enjoyed doing my own thing and doing it on my own schedule. The whole vacation was pretty laid back and chill, which is kind of strange, if you know me at all! On the flipside, it was kind of strange not having someone with which to share my experience. I couldn't say 'Hey, check that out' or 'Did you see that!?' and all of those fun things. Being in Korea, I rarely feel alone, but to be honest, being in Taipei felt a little lonely for me. I still had a good time, don't get me wrong!

Taipei was also my first hostel experience. I have always heard about people staying in hostels, but I had never experienced it until last week. It was ok. I guess living in the dorm during college really helped, but really, it wasn't bad. My initial plan was to stay in a hostel for one night and then find a room at another place, but I ended up staying at Taipei Hostel the entire time. The bunks had curtains, so it was almost like my own little cave. The only irk I had was with the Malaysian kid across from me clipping his fingernails at 12:30 at night! Besides that, all was peachy!!

Anyways, about Taipei...overall, I thought it was a really nice city. It was super clean...which is contrary to what I read online before my trip. I thought the subway system was great and super spotless. The people were nice as far as I could tell. If I could speak Chinese, it probably would have helped a ton, but as a definite foreigner, I was still able to get around easily. The city was really easy to navigate, and the subway went to all of the places that I needed. There was plenty for me to do in Taipei for the week, so I didn't visit any other cities. I decided that I didn't want to spend my days trapped on a bus!

Ok, I'm going to post pictures in my upcoming blogs. I'm going to break up the sights of Taipei into different blogs, so just bear with me! I don't want to cram it all into one long blog! So, sit back and enjoy! :)