我的台北、台南、高雄之旅

I have wanted to go to Taiwan for a while but have never found a price on flights that I was willing to pay.

I finally found them and decided I would book. I booked for the week over my birthday since I have been in Asia over that time for the last few years.

I decided that I would spend a few days in Taipei, then a few days in Manila and then back to Taipei for a day before going back home.

I told Ken and he said he wanted to come along too. I told him the itinerary and he was hesitant to start with, but then decided he would book onto the same flights and come along.

As it was getting closer he was saying that he didn’t think going to Maila was a good idea because it was so much travelling in such a short space of time. I got where he was coming from. It was probably better that we didn’t go because of all of the travel in a short space of time.

We ended up not going to Manila and decided we would book some tours in Taipei for the days we should have been in Manila.

We got some tours booked and then ordered our currency and eSIMs for the trip and then just waited for the day to arrive that we would leave.

Taipei

Tainan

Kaohsiung

Day 1 › Taipei Arrival

The day came for us to head to the airport. We had our parking booked at Gatwick (and it was welcome over taking the train and it was less than half the price of one return ticket too) so we could just turn up and then head into the terminal.
We left Peterborough about 05:00 and then headed to the airport. It was a nice drive down – though as soon as we got close to the Dartford Crossing I needed the toilet bad so we had to stop there and then battle the traffic on the way out.
We got to Gatwick and left the car and then headed to the terminal and to the check-in desks. For some reason, online check-in with Air China doesn’t work so it has to be done at the desks.
The agent asked for our PNR and I gave him the only one I had and he was adamant there should be another one. He found it for both of us and then checked us in. He said that the only free seats were middle seats. Ken wanted to be on the aisle on the same row I was on. The guy was so unhelpful.
We got through security without any issues and then we headed to the departure lounge. I left Ken to do his duty-free looking and I just went to get some food from WHSmith and then find some seats to sit and relax before the gate was announced.
We finally got on the plane and it was probably only half full. There were more than just middle seats free. I asked one of the cabin crew if the aisle seat on my row was free. She said it was and then Ken came and sat on the same row.
The flight was just under 11 hours. It was a fairly straight forward flight. We landed in Shanghai and had to go to the transfer desk and we were stuck there for about 30 minutes waiting. We had to go through security again and then we headed to the departure lounge to wait. We had about 5 hours here.
We went to find something to eat and drink. There wasn’t a lot of choice sadly. However, this was way better than Beijing airport. I went to a shop to get some stuff but they wouldn’t accept my Monzo card. It annoyed me as I had to go back to a shop that did accept it but that had more expensive stuff.
We boarded and I was on a row that had 2 seats. The guy sitting next to me was just nasty. Constantly sniffing and coughing and moving himself into my space. I was so glad when there was a seat free on a different row and he moved. I got to have the row to myself and nobody encroaching on my space and coughing my way.
We landed in Taipei and headed straight for immigration and then the baggage carousel. We just wanted to be away from the airport and onto the metro to the hotel. We were thinking about a transfer but it was like £45 for a transfer as opposed to £3 on the metro.
We got to Sanchong station and could see the hotel from there. It made me feel better that we were close to public transport.
We followed the directions on the map and it had us go out of the station and then down a ramp and along the road. It turns out we could have turened right and then headed down to the lift and then out the station that way. Oh well, it’s all part of the travel adventure.
We checked in at the hotel and went to the room. It was a really nice room and it had a balcony. The shower was nice and the toilet was decent too. It was a toilet that washed and dried you. I love those toilets.
We unpacked a little and rested and then decided to head out to the 7-Eleven that was around the corner and got some food and drinks and then went on the metro to the main station area and walked around there.
We wanted to get our bearings and just see what was around.
We were out for a couple of hours and then decided to head back to the hotel as we had to be up early in the morning so we could go to the Taipei 101 before going on the tour we had booked.
Total steps: 11,281

Total miles: 5.05

Total kilometers: 8.13

Below are some pics from today
Day 2 › Shifen/Jiufen
Today was an early start – which was ok given that I had quite a bit of sleep after the long day of travelling yesterday.

We had booked a tour to Shifen (to see the waterfalls) and Jiufen (to see the mountains).

We decided that today we would also go see the Taipei 101 building and go up to the observation deck.

We got ready and headed out earlier than we had planned. This way, it would give Ken time to find some coffee and me time to find some breakfast (chocolate and fizzy drinks).

We ended up finding a Starbucks at the Taipei 101.

We got that and then headed up to the 5th floor to buy our tickets. There was already quite a queue but it was moving fairly quick.

It was around £15 to get to the 89th floor and walk around the observation windows. We decided we would pay an extra £8 to go to the 101st floor. Spoiler: It is NOT worth it. Stick to floor 89. The views are equally as good.

The views out across the city and to the mountains were amazing. They were made even better with the low lying fog and clouds. Added an extra ambiance to them.

The tower boasts the record for the fastest lift.

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We were here for a couple of hours before we headed back down to ground level to get the metro to go meet the tour guide for Shifen and Jiufen.

We stopped at a supermarket first to pick up some food and drink for the tour. Everything is so neatly presented and clean. I saw a robot going around the store which was pretty cool.

We left here and crossed the road to get some pics of the tower before heading into the metro to go for the tour.

I got several messages from the guide about the meeting point. I stopped in the metro to get some doughnuts – these are really nice doughnuts and very cheap.

We went and met the guide and had to check in and this is where we realised how slow he really was. It seemed to take ages.

We got on the bus and then we headed on our way. The tour was marketed as English and Chinese but he rarely spoke English and only did so once he remembered we were on the bus.

It was fine for me though as he was incredibly boring and very repetitive. We could have saved so much time if he wasn’t repetitive and constantly did registers at every stop we made. He did them as we got off the bus and then before we got back on. The latter I can understand.

Our itinerary was the waterfalls and sky lanterns at Shifen and then the mountains and views at Jiufen.

The waterfalls were so pretty. He kept saying they were the Niagara of Taiwan. I lost count of the number of times he said it too.

As someone who was just at Niagara, they don’t compare. They are beautiful here for sure though.

I wanted to walk off on my own and not stuck with the group but he was insistent that we stayed with the group. I just wanted to know when to be on the bus and then go off on my own with Ken.

We walked across a bridge on the way to the falls and it was a bridge that swung a little bit. I tried my best to make it swing and sway as much as possible. What can I say? I’m crazy like that.

We did our walking around the falls and I got some good pictures.

We headed back to the coach and then went to Shifen Street to where people would put their wishes on the sky lanterns and then let them float up. They did it from the railway track which was pretty cool.

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We walked down towards the train station and then crossed the tracks and headed back. As we were heading back I heard some shouting and thought someone had let a lantern go too early but it turns out a train was coming. We stopped and got a video of it.

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We crossed back over the tracks and headed to the Family Mart to meet the group – not before stopping for a sausage though.

We met the group and got back on the coach and headed to Jiufen Old Street for the shopping and the views.

The guide was just as boring on this section of the tour as the last. He mentioned numerous times about a toilet where we were parking and several times about where we needed to go.

We got there and after people had used the toilets, he took another register. The second one after getting off the coach here.

We told him we would meet them at the coach and we were going off to do our own thing. He was insistent we stayed with the group but this time we said no.

I’m glad we did as we had some opportunity for some really cool shots.

I had lost Ken at this point. He said he was going to the front of the buses but I hadn’t heard him say that. I messaged him and told him where I was and he came to meet me and offered some choice words too. Ha.

We then headed up to where the shops were. I can’t even tell you how packed it was.

We walked around up here and looked in some of the shops and then went and had some food.

I had some pork bao buns and bacon fried rice.

We finished here and then walked around a little bit more and then went back to the car park to meet the bus for the trip back to Taipei.

Jerry did his trusty register and then we were on our way. He said we would be dropped off by the night market at Raohe Street. I told Ken that I would sit and wait for him outside of the market as I was all peopled out at this point.

The market is next to a temple and that looked really cool at night. I said we should go back there when we have a day when we aren’t needing to be up early. That will give us more time to explore it and go to the temple.

We headed to the metro and then came back to the hotel.

Today was a really good full first day here in Taipei
Total steps: 14,669

Total miles: 6.55

Total kilometers: 10.54

Below are some pics from today
Day 3 › Taipei

Today was another early start. We had booked a walking tour and the meeting point was about 5 miles from where the hotel is.

I had wanted to get an early night last night due to this but I ended up booking us tickets on the Taiwan High Speed Rail for a trip to Tainan on Sunday. Goodbye early night last night.

The weather was forecast to be rain and it said it shouldn’t rain until about 16:00.

We headed out to get the metro and the rain had already started a little so I had to go back to the room to get the umbrella.

I came back down and met Ken at the 7-Eleven and we then got on the metro to the meeting point for the walking tour. As we got halfway up the escalator we could hear the rain. We got to the top and where the guide was and the rain was torrential. The weather forecast wasn’t lying when it said it would be stormy and rainy.

We spoke to the guide and said we didn’t want to do the tour in this weather and she said that was fine and she left with the others that had booked.

I told Ken to look for an electronics mall and we would go there. Malls definitely aren’t my thing but it was that or come back to the hotel. I should have chosen the hotel though as I wasn’t feeling too good. I was feeling really sick. I hadn’t eaten or drunk anything that would make me feel this way. Very weird.

We got to the mall and it had about 30 minutes until it opened. We went to Starbucks and sat there for about an hour and then headed inside to look at the floors of gadgets and games and whatnot.

We were in here for nearly four hours. I told Ken I was all malled out and I needed to head back to the hotel.

I had gotten myself a pop socket for the phone and a fancy USB-C charging cable.

We went to the embassy for some food and then headed back to the hotel. I am still feeling rough so I am not going to do anything for the rest of the day.

We have to be up early tomorrow for our day tour anyway. We have to leave the hotel around 06:30

We ended up going back out for an hour or so to have a walk around and pick up the train tickets for Sunday and to get some snacks for tomorrow and to get some dinner.

We saw a 7-Eleven and went there to look for the trusty egg may sandwiches. Ken wanted some coffee too and they didn’t have them. We saw another 7-Eleven across the street and made our way there. On the way, Ken saw a place that did dumplings and I said we should just go in.

We got pork slices and a fried egg over some rice. We also got some char-sui pork buns. They were delicious and reasonably priced. It was NT$308 (about £7.20) which wasn’t a bad price at all.

We left here and got the drinks for Ken and just came back to the hotel ready for the early start and long day tomorrow.
Total steps: 11,142

Total miles: 4.85

Total kilometers: 7.81
Day 4 › Sun Moon Lake
Today was yet another early start for us as we had booked a tour to go see the Sun Moon lake and all that that entailed.

We had to meet at 07:15 in order to leave at 07:30. The ride there was about 4 hours so we went quite the distance from Taipei today.

We met the guide and had enough time to get some snacks and drinks for the journey. We didn’t know if we would have any stops or not.

The guide said if we needed to use the toilet we should do so at the station as it was a couple of hours before the rest stop.

We went on our way and I was enjoying the scenery. It is so pretty with the cloud covered mountains and the rivers and bridges and rice fields.

We got to the rest stop at Wucuo Village. We had about 20 minutes here and the whole bus was waiting for Ken. I figured he’d found a Starbucks and was getting his hit for the morning. I was right.

We then set off again and after a couple more hours we reached the Sun Moon lake. It is such a stunning lake. The thing that makes it even more so is that it is an artificial lake. The guide said it was created by the Japanese when they conquered Taiwan.

The itinerary for here was a boat ride to a pier and then getting off to see the Xuanguang Temple and the general surrounding area.

I tried to go to the front of the boat but it turns out I was too fat for the small door so I sat at the back instead. Ken saw me and laughed and went to the front.

After this, we got back on the boat to go across the lake to Riyue Village and then there would be food (for those who ordered) and the rest of us could walk around.

Ken and I decided to just walk around as neither of us felt our stomachs were up for the food they had on offer. Wild boar or chicken was the offering of the day.

I had a potato spiral (no issue this time like we did in Prague) and Ken had some mango ice cream

The guide said that once we were done here we would do a bike ride that was 3km (about 2 miles) bike ride around the lake and then leave the bikes and go back to the coach. He was really confusing about all this.

The bike ride would start from where we picked up the boat and then we would go round the lake a little bit. He was so confusing here too because he made it seem like we’d leave the bikes at the visitors centre and then walk back to meet the coach.

I clarified and this is not what he meant. He meant we’d come back the same way and then leave the bikes.

The bike rental is such a racket here too. NT$400 for an electric bike for an hour. It was NT$200 for a normal bike for the same time.

We got the electric bike and then at off on our way. The guide had gone and we struggled to find him. We eventually did and then we followed the route he said to.

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We cycled around the lake and I was getting frustrated with the slow cyclists and those that were riding in the middle of the path. Just move over to one side and let those of us who like to cycle fast do so.

We came to the point where he said we had to walk the bikes across. Ken had gotten there before me and was taking pictures. A group of ladies asked him to take a picture of them and then he took a picture of him and the group together. They loved it. Ken was the hero of the day for them for sure.

We got across the other side and carried on cycling. Ken had long gone by this point. I wasn’t in a rush. As I was cycling around, a guy fell off his bike and I stopped and asked if he was ok and he said he was fine. I carried on and reached the visitor centre and wondered where Ken was. He arrived and said that he had taken a different path and then got back on the path we all were on.

We stayed at the visitor centre for about 20 minutes. It wasn’t anything to write home about. It gave some good views across the lake but that’s all it really had going for it.

I said that we should leave to head back to the bike shop so we could drop them off and meet the guide for the journey back.

Ken had hurtled off by this point. I saw the direction he was going and shouted for him but he couldn’t hear me. He was headed in the wrong direction. I waited a few minutes and called him but he didn’t answer. I messaged him and he finally messaged back.

He came back and we hurtled round the lake to get to the bike shop as we were close to when we needed to meet. I was relived when I saw a few of the group lagging behind.

We dropped the bikes off and then just waited before heading to the bus. It was my turn to be last on. I couldn’t find the bus at first and was confused as to where it was.

We then set off for the 4-hour journey back to Taipei. I was glad to be off the bus as I had a headache from banging my head when getting into the seat. On the journey to and from the lake, the guide said he would do a quiz and award points and whoever had the most points would win a prize. It turns out that the winning team was Team 2 and that team was none other than me and Ken. We got a square of pineapple cake and 2 postcards.

Today was a really good day and we won weather-wise as it wasn’t raining.
Total steps: 11,068

Total miles: 5.01

Total kilometers: 8.06

Below are some pics from today
Day 5 › Taipei

Today has been a bit of a dead day. Neither of us has been feeling great and we ended up doing nothing at all. Ken was feeling worse than I was. I did go out walking for a little bit but that was about it. I stayed close by to the hotel as it was also raining and raining heavily. If I was going to get drenched I wanted to be near the hotel so I could come back and change.
Total steps: 4,008

Total miles: 1.81

Total kilometers: 2.91
Day 6 › Tainan/Kaohsiung
Today wasn’t as early of a start as we had planned – which was good as I didn’t sleep very good last night. I don’t even know why either.

I got up and showered and got ready and we left for the main train station.

It was slightly raining when we left the hotel and I thought it might be a sign of the day ahead. Thankfully it wasn’t.

We just missed the train from the station by the hotel to Taipei Main Station so we had to wait 15 minutes for another one. Even on a Sunday, the trains at 08:00 are busy. Mind you, this is the train that comes from the airport so it’s bound to be.

We got to the main station about 35 minutes before the bullet train left for Tainan. I told Ken to go get his brew and I would wait for him.

We got on the train and then headed south. It was a pretty smooth ride all the way. It’s not as fast as the bullet train in Japan but still good nonetheless.

I got up for a wander and just spent about 15 minutes looking out at the scenery pass by. Neither of us had a window seat so the doors at the vestibule had to be my lookout window.

You can see some pics and a video below.

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We got to Tainan station after about an hour and 45 minutes. We then found an information point to ask about sightseeing buses.

They said we had to go to the main station in Tainan for them. We found another information point and they said they didn’t run today. Oh well.

The high speed station isn’t in what is considered the centre of the city so we had to take a local train to that station and then we decided to just walk.

I had seen somewhere that did souvenirs so I wanted to walk in that direction.

There was a load of tat shops by the station that we walked past. Everyone seems to be selling bags, purses and mobile phone accessories.

We carried on to the souvenir shop and stopped at the embassy for some food.

We carried on and just went wherever our feet took us. We came across some spiritual sites and then we found the souvenir shop. It was inside a temple and I had to ask at the door if I could go in as the temple charged for entry. She let only me in. I’m not sure Ken was bothered as he’s not a souvenir collector like I am.

I got my magnets and then we just headed back to the station.

I told him I had seen a place nearby (about 20 miles) called Kaohsiung and that it looked more vibrant than Tainan. We decided we would go there and see what was on offer.

We both said that Tainan isn’t a place we’d want to go back to. It just doesn’t seem like a touristy place. I’m glad we did it but it definitely isn’t one for tourists. It surprises me since it’s the old capital.

We went to the ticket machines to get our tickets and it said the limited express train was standing room only. I definitely didn’t want to stand for about 30 minutes. The other option was the local train and that was about 72 minutes. The price for the express was NT$106 vs Nat$68 for the local.

We got to Kaohsiung and I said we should head in the direction of the sea to see what was there. He agreed. He also said we should book our tickets back to Tainan as soon as we got near the ticket machines. It was a smart idea – we found a train with seats available and just booked it.

We then got the MRT to the station for the sea and it was pretty busy. They seemed to have a lot going on which was good. It was way busier and better than Tainan.

I found a shop for souvenirs but they didn’t have magnets with the city name on and I didn’t want that.

We walked a little more and came across a market and some music. We had a look round here before carrying on.

We left here and then carried on walking in the same direction and we came across some more stalls. It was pretty vibrant.

I said to Ken he could still look around and I would head to the souvenir store. He decided to come with me. We walked back in the same direction and to a bridge to cross the river.

We crossed the bridge and I went to where I thought the souvenir shop was. It wasn’t there but we came across a carillon playing music and it was pretty cool.

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I got my magnets and then we headed back to the main station so we could get the train back to Tainan and then to get the train to the high speed rail station.

One thing I noticed about Kaohsiung is that the road signs have been decorated with characters and such that make them look cool. The only other place I’ve seen this is Tirana in Albania.

We got to the high-speed rail station at Tainan and looked for some food without success. The restaurants were either closed or had yucky food.

We ended up just sitting in Starbucks until it was time for the train. We went and stood on the platform for about 15 minutes. It was cool and breezy and it was lovely.
Total steps: 18,591

Total miles: 8.31

Total kilometers: 13.37

Below are some pics from today
Day 7 › Taipei

Today wasn’t really much of a day that had anything going on. Ken went and did his thing and I did mine. I didn’t really wander far from the hotel.

In the afternoon I decided to hop on the metro and I decided I would go to the end of the line and see what was there. I didn’t bank on it being 85 minutes from Sanchong to Laojie River. It cost NT$155 each way.

I got out and had a quick walk around. I came across the river right by the station and there was a temple across from it and a cool bridge. Ken would have liked it here.

I left here and got back on the metro and decided to go back to the hotel and pick up my laundry and then head to the laundrette.

It took me about 90 minutes to do it all. They are really popular here and I was lucky to get a washer and dryer. I wanted to get it done so I didn’t have to do much when I got home as I am going back to work the day I get home.

Washing costs NT$120 for a large load and NT$80 for a normal load. Drying costs NT$10 for 6 minutes.

Total steps: 9,397

Total miles: 4.32

Total kilometers: 6.95
Day 8 › Taipei

Today we decided that we would do the walking tour since the weather was much better. It was colder but at least it wasn’t raining.

We got up and left and went to the metro station where the meeting point was.

We were early so had a little walk around first. There is a temple here called Longshan. There seemed to be some sort of cooking competition going on. It looked pretty cool in there so we had a quick look around before going to meet the guide.

We went to the meeting point and the group was about 30 strong. They had us walk to near the temple and then they spent about 30 minutes on introductions and wanted us to introduce ourselves. Ken and I decided against it. It was so much time that was being wasted with these dumb introductions.

They had 3 guides and they should have split the group at the start and then taken us separately from the others so the group was smaller and we wouldn’t have wasted so much time to start with.

We both said we should go and do the sightseeing bus. We left the group and then got back on the metro to the main station to pick up the bus.

We stopped at Ken’s house of worship to get a drink and then we headed upstairs to get the bus. We waited at the stop and the bus had t turned up at the time it said. Ken looked on the main road and saw it coming. It stopped across the street. We went and got our tickets. It was NT$550 for 24 hours. I gave her NT$1050 and she had to use a calculator to figure out she needed to give me NT$500 back. I had to remind myself that not everyone was good with numbers.

The bus left and I was on the right-hand side snapping away. We passed some pretty cool stuff. One of the places we passed was Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall. It was on my side of the bus so Ken didn’t really get to see it.

We did one loop of the route before we had to get off.

I said to Ken that we should go back to the memorial hall. I said we could either walk it or get the metro. We decided on the latter and then got to the place. It was beautiful. It was free. It was huge. We spent about 40 minutes here before heading off for food.

We walked to the closest embassy for food and it turns out it was really close to where the tour bus picked up at the start.

We then decided we would walk to the electronics mall. We love tech. I wanted a hard drive anyway.

We got there and I picked up a 4TB HDD and then I decided I wanted a Nintendo Switch so bought one of those too. It’s about £80 cheaper than at home and I can get about £10 back on tax since I’m a tourist. I also saved about £30 on the hard drive.

We were going to walk back from the mall to the food place we found from the other day but we decided against the 3-mile walk and got the heavily packed metro instead.

We got food and it was delicious. I definitely ate too much. It was delicious and worth it.

We left there and came back to the hotel. I had to go to the laundrette since my T-shirts weren’t fully dry. I spent about 30 minutes there and everything was finally dry.
Total steps: 14,069

Total miles: 6.33

Total kilometers: 10.19

Below are some pics from today

Today was the day I was dreading. Not because it was time to go home, but because of how long the layover was going to be in Shanghai.

We decided to lie in as long as possible, check out dead on time and then head to the airport.

We did exactly that. I got up about 10:15 and then showered and then finished up the packing and then we checked out and went to get the metro to the airport.

We got to the airport and it seemed to be a long way up to the departure hall. I said we should get to the check-in desks and check in so we could get some good seats and then do the tax return after that.

We waited about 20 minutes before the check-in desks opened. We got to the agent and requested an aisle and window seat on both flights. He said he had done that for us.

We then went downstairs and I did the tax return. It was so easy. I just had to scan my passport and then the QR code on the receipt. I then opted for the tax back to be done on my card. It didn’t make sense to get it in cash as I had enough anyway.

Ken saw an exchange bureau and we both changed some dollars back to pounds. I got about £30 for the amount I exchanged.

Once we were done here we just went to security and then passport control and then to the gate. We had about 2 hours before our flight departed. I like to just go to the gate and sit. Ken likes to look in duty free and wander. I was happy to let him do that and I headed to the gate.

We decided to get something to drink and to eat before we had to board. We weren’t sure what we would get on the flight. It’s a good job we did. There were only drinks on the flight.

We boarded and then just sat back for the flight. I’m not sure if I slept on this leg. I think I did but i’m not entirely sure.

We landed in Shanghai and I was desperate for the toilet. I found one and then tried my best to find Ken afterwards. It turns out he went to where the transfer desk is. I met him there and we went through the transfer process.

I told Ken we would have to go through security again and would need to abandon our drinks. We were both annoyed at this since they were bought in an airport. Oh well, got to play by the rules I guess.

We had to take our money, our cables, our powerbanks, our liquids, our electronics out of the bag. The woman behind me in the queue was pushing me to go faster but I couldn’t because of the person in front of me. I told her such too and she wasn’t happy.

We got through and then just went to the gate areas and sat. Ken went off to find some coffee. I sat waiting for him and he came back and we just sat and charged our phones and chilled. We had about 9.5 hours here before our flight was due to leave.

I looked at our boarding passes and realised that the check-in agent in Taipei had given us aisle and middle seats instead of aisle and window. I was getting agitated as I didn’t want to have to sit in the middle seat for over 12 hours. I saw that Air China had a VIP lounge near where we were sitting so I went to them to see if they could help. They put me in an aisle seat in the last 5 rows of the plane. I was ok with that. It meant I had easy access to the toilets which was good since I wasn’t feeling 100%.

At least the middle seat was free.

The flight was 12 hours and 24 minutes. I slept for about 2 hours of it. I was trying to sleep as long as possible as I was working the night shift. It turns out 2 hours was all I could manage.

We landed in Gatwick and then went to the baggage carousel and seemed to be there for ages before the bags began to come through. I checked Find My and saw that my bag was at least at Gatwick. I got it and noticed they had cracked the bag but there was nobody about to get help from.

We just headed out to the car and set on our way. It felt so good to be off the plane and on the way home. I was desperate to be home so I could have a shower. I felt yucky.

I got home and showered and chilled. I tried to sleep before work but only got about 20 minutes. Work tonight will be fun.

I thoroughly enjoyed my time in Taipei. I want to go back to Taiwan and see the west of the island.

Total steps: 106,351

Total miles: 47.73

Total kilometers: 76.81

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chris | Friday March 21st 2025 | Travel| Asia, Jiufen, Kaohsiung, Shifen, Sun Moon Lake, Tainan, Taipei, Taiwan, Travel | 0 Comments

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