Reflections of parents of not-so-young-kids-anymore
This is a two part post reflecting on our 12 day trip to Taiwan, with the first part here. Accommodations We stayed in five different properties this trip: four of which we booked via Airbnb, and the fifth – The
We had a good trip to Taiwan this December. No one fell sick, no one had tummy upsets, the kids were (mostly) well-behaved, we weren’t swindled, and our itinerary was good for the most part. Barring the rainy weather on
Here’s the second part of my Itinerary Summary, and covering Days 7 to 12. Do click here for the earlier part that covers Days 1 to 6. The final itinerary for our trip first: Day 7 (Taroko National Park) Taroko
These twelve days in Taiwan has been our longest family vacation so far, and the kids have endured the constant movement and changing of accommodations very well. I think they’re ready for an even longer trip the next time: assuming
There were more than a few occasions this Taiwan trip where I was invited to join the kids and Ling in taking part in our itinerary activities: e.g. strawberry and grape fruit picking, or a dip into the hot springs
Taiwan is a really popular vacation destination for Singaporeans, and a quick look at my Facebook feed attests to that. There was an ex-NTU class-mate who was in Taiwan with his family during our period of travel and broadly covering
I kept a close look at my watch as we were having dinner at Eslite Xinyi Store’s basement foodcourt. I’d missed the sunset photography shoot up Taipei 101 the day before on Day 10 – so this was my last
Our itinerary for Day 11 after Da’an Forest Park was to explore Yongkang Street – a not particularly well-known spot among tourists, and offering a large number of street food, eateries, (a lot of) coffee cafes, and also handmade craft
Every trip we go with two young kids means we have to populate the itinerary with the kind of activities we know they would enjoy – for sure. That really just means two activity types: playgrounds, and animals. The Taipei
Huashan 1914 Creative Park visited for the kids, it was my turn for another photography enthusiast activity: up Taipei 101 for a sunset shoot. You can choose any time to visit of course, but there is really no contest between
In the planning for our free and easy days in Taipei a few weeks ago, I was looking for fillers to populate the dead spots in the itinerary. We didn’t think the Chiang Kai-Shek or Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Halls would
Another much talked-about ‘must do’ when in the city of Taipei is to take a ride on the Maokong Gondola to reach Maokong, a hilly area in the Wenshan district of Taipei that was once famous for its tea plantations.
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