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Take your tastebuds touring around the buzz of food stalls at Taipei’s Shilin Night Market
Soak yourself in the steaming, smooth waters of the Taian hot springs
Hike the Walami Trail to the sound of monkeys crashing through the jungle canopy
Emerge from the temples of Penghu straight onto some of East Asia’s finest beaches
In This Guide:
Two resident authors, 42 helpings of stinky tofu, 15 swims in waterfall pools, 1 run-in with the police
New coverage of places and activities along the east coast and a fresh chapter on Taiwan’s islands
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2010-07-14
By N. L. Monterrubio (Spain)
This is a very easy-to-follow and updated guide. Very useful for those who want to visit Taiwan specially its landscapes. I highly recommend it!
2010-06-07
By S. Alix (Miami, FL)
Going to Taiwant in October and I have really learned alot from reading this book. Other reviewers have differing opinions perhaps because they have travel there before, but for the Taiwan newbie there are some really helpful suggestions. Nothing beats google and actually being there but this book is a nice start!
2010-05-26
By T. J. Schaefer
I used both this book and the Rough Guide Taiwan on a recent trip. Both are excellent, but Rough Guide is a lot more thorough. If you are staying more than a few days in Taiwan, I recommend getting both.
Good points of this book:
- Easy to find things quickly. Item descriptions point you right to the relevant map, and the maps are gridded to quickly locate what you are looking for. Keys to the symbols used are on inside front cover.
- Just about everything listed includes the Chinese name (character + pinyin) in addition to the standard western name. Anyone with some knowledge of Chinese should appreciate this.
- Diagram of Taipei Metro is conveniently located on the last color page, where it is easy to flip to quickly. This was invaluable for getting oriented in Taipei. (But check also the Taipei Metro web site, because new stations have been added since the book appeared.)
- The author often shares lesser-known sights that are favorites of his.
Shortcomings:
- Index is pathetic. When you see something on a map, it can be difficult to find where it is described in the text.
- Taipei sights are grouped by category (all temples together, all museums together). It would be more helpful to group them by geographic neighborhood.
- Could be more detailed. For many places outside Taipei, this book has only half as many pages as the Rough Guide.
For lodging, the best place to look is online sites like HostelWorld or TripAdvisor or LonelyPlanet. I consider the book listings just a starting point.
Travelers interested in the Alishan Mountain Railway should note that it has been closed by damage from a 2009 typhoon.
2009-05-27
By Laszlo Wagner (Hungary)
For a long time, Taiwan was rather neglected by Lonely Planet, and their guide to the country used to be awful – many reviews here still refer to old editions! That has changed with publishing this edition, which is very good. Completely rewritten by authors resident in the country, it now covers diverse attractions with accurate, detailed practical information of the sort LP specializes in.
If you simply want to tour the main tourist sites of the country, aided by prior knowledge of prices and the like, this is pobably the best book to take.
However if your interest extends to exploring further off the beaten track and especially to hiking in the national parks, or would love to know more about Taiwan’s culture and history, get the Rough Guide, which is even better!
2009-02-12
By Bubbha (Taiwan)
Forget the negative reviews in this list…they are for the 2004 edition, which had many problems. For some reason, they’ve lumped the reviews for the 2004 edition in with those for the far superior 2007 edition. Many of the problems people complained about regarding the 2004 edition were addressed and fixed in this one.
The 2007 edition has excellent information about hiking, which is fitting, since Taiwan is a hiker’s paradise. And there’s a lot more about hot springs, of which there is a great variety, from luxury hot spring resorts to remote wild hot springs; fitting all budgets from free to bank-busting. An added innovation is the maps which include Chinese characters.
My main complaint with the book is the photos…too many of them are uninteresting, unrepresentative of Taiwan (especially the cover photo). Lonely Planet would do well with seeking out the fine work of some of the many outstanding photographers in Taiwan’s expat community.
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