We were asked about our Taiwan itinerary by many parents. Well, school holidays are coming and there’s nothing better than for the whole family to explore the best of Taiwan. This is a compilation of our Taiwan travelogue in a glance. All you need to do is to click onto the individual blog title and it will direct you to the blog post. Happy sharing and reading 🙂 Continue reading “Itinerary Compilation: Taiwan Travelogue in a Nutshell”
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10D9N Taiwan Travelogue – (Part 10): Day 10 @ Anning Clothing Street 安寧成衣街 and Dream Mall 夢时代
We have come so far in penning down our adventure in Taiwan. Never did we imagine this travelogue would stretch up to 10 blog posts. A word of thanks to some readers out there who were asking us if we are going to continue blogging on Taiwan. And there are still many parts of Taiwan we have yet to visit. Till next time. Hopefully soon?
Anning Clothing Street 安寧成衣街
It was our final day in Kaohsiung and we planned to do some shopping in the morning. We were recommended to visit Anning Clothing Street 安寧成衣 which was reminiscent to Wufenpu 五分埔 in Taipei. It is located behind The Kaohsiung Railway Station，running parallel to Jiouru 2nd Road. The wholesalers feature the latest fashions and accessories. The clothings were real cheap! The best part of Anning Clothing Street was that it is just a few minutes car ride from Kindness Hotel.
The apparels, bags, shoes and accessories being sold in Anning Clothing Street come from China, Hong Kong, Korea and Taiwan. Do you know that this is southern Taiwan’s largest off-the-rack clothing market with over 300 clothing stores?
The prices were up to 70% cheaper than standard retail. Some items cost as low as NTD $50!
When you visit Taiwan, remember to bring along a relatively empty luggage as you are going to shop till you drop.
Address:
Anning Street, Sanmin District. At the back of the Kaohsiung Main Station, runs parallel to Jioru 2nd Road.
How to get there:
Take the Red Line to Houyi Station (R12). Take exit number 2 then it is about a 10 minute walk.
Dream Mall 夢时代
The Kaohsiung Dream Mall is the largest mall in Taiwan as well as in East Asia. There are 10 floors of shopping in addition to a B1 and B2 food court/shopping space. Each floor of the mall is designated by type of store and product. For example, there are mostly children’s stores on the 5th level and sports apparels stores on the 6th level. There is a Japanese Department store at one end of the mall, as well as a Muscle Asia health club, and a large Ferris wheel on the roof. Another great aspect of the mall is the movie theater complex on the 8th floor.
If you have been to Vivo City in Singapore, this is how big Dream Mall is. We arrived here and headed for the food court which was really huge.
There was a section in the food court specially designed for family and kids to dine. Look at this tea-cup seat.
On the right is a choo-choo train.
Right after our lunch, we explored Dream Mall.
You will be spoiled for choices which level to go! For us, we would be going to the last level to a place where kids love … amusement park 🙂
This is the place where Big and Small M are looking forward to. Honestly, it is a far cry from Disneyland but if you were to think of having an amusement park inside a shopping mall where adults can dine and shop while kids can be entertained, it sounds great.
One of the most famous features of the Dream Mall is this Ferris Wheel. It is the only Ferris wheel in Taiwan that allows both city views and ocean views. After dark, the neon lights from the Ferris wheel continuously changes colors and patterns like the fireworks.
Kids being kids. Big and Small M simply love getting a thrill from the Viking.
Can we go again please?
Rides and more rides!
As it was a weekday, there were not many visitors here.
This means we do not need to queue up for any rides.
And off they go. It looked scary from this angle but rest assured it was totally safe!
They hoped it could be faster though. We guessed the park wanted the riders to ride slowly to admire the views of Kaohsiung.
Address:
No. 789, Zhonghua 5th Rd, Qianzhen District, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan 806
Direction:
By train -> Kaohsiung KRT -> Dream Mall Shuttle Service:
Take train to Kaohsiung Train Station (高雄火車站) -> Take Kaohsiung KRT (高雄捷運) from KRT R16 Station to KRT R6 Station -> Dream Mall Shuttle Bus (夢時代購物購物中心免費接駁車) at exit no. 3 of KRT R6 Station.
Take train to Kaohsiung Train Station (高雄火車站) -> Take Kaohsiung KRT (高雄捷運) from KRT R16 Station to KRT R6 Station -> Dream Mall Shuttle Bus (夢時代購物購物中心免費接駁車) at exit no. 3 of KRT R6 Station.
Falling in Love with Taiwan
Going to Kaohsiung airport was a breeze. So easy for visitors as all it takes is to hop onto the MRT to the airport station. We had so many sweet memories for the past one week plus in Taiwan. Many miles were covered and many places were checked.
It will be unjust to say which places in Taiwan are better. To us, every place is beautiful in its own rights. It symbolizes the spirit of Taiwan and the friendliness of its people. We enjoyed ourselves thoroughly.
Video credits to Expedia on travel guide to Kaohsiung. Enjoy planning your itinerary 🙂
Till we meet again. Thank you Ms. Taiwan 🙂
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10D9N Taiwan Travelogue – (Part 8): Day 8 @ Kaohsiung 高雄, Cijin Island 旗津島 and Ruifeng Night Market 瑞豐夜市
You would have heard your friends sharing how fun Taipei is when they are back from their travel. Now that you maybe considering whether to visit Kaohsiung and our answer is a big YES. Kaohsiung is Taiwan’s second largest metropolitan area and its second city. While it may not be as happening as Taipei city, there are definitely pockets of interesting attractions that promise to mesmerize you. Continue reading “10D9N Taiwan Travelogue – (Part 8): Day 8 @ Kaohsiung 高雄, Cijin Island 旗津島 and Ruifeng Night Market 瑞豐夜市”
10D9N Taiwan Travelogue – (Part 7): Day 7 @ 台中 Taichung and 高雄 Kaohsiung
It was a journey of scenery and food discovery at far flung Cingjing and Sun Moon Lake for the past 2 days. We woke up early today, all ready to make another long trip down. Remember we were at Taichung and our next destination was Kaohsiung. Continue reading “10D9N Taiwan Travelogue – (Part 7): Day 7 @ 台中 Taichung and 高雄 Kaohsiung”
Check Out Kulaijaya in Malaysia – Super Cowboy
A short drive away from Singapore of slightly more than 40km is a place called Kulai. Kulai (simplified Chinese: 古来; traditional Chinese: 古來; pinyin: gulái), is a town in the Kulaijaya district of Johor, Malaysia. Continue reading “Check Out Kulaijaya in Malaysia – Super Cowboy”
10D9N Taiwan Travelogue – (Part 6): Day 6 @ 清境農場 Cingjing, 日月潭 Sun Moon Lake, 水社村 Shuishe Village
Day 6 in Cingjing. Today, we would be going to get up close and personal with farm animals. Before that, we had the opportunity to try the simple breakfast in our minsu. Continue reading “10D9N Taiwan Travelogue – (Part 6): Day 6 @ 清境農場 Cingjing, 日月潭 Sun Moon Lake, 水社村 Shuishe Village”
10D9N Taiwan Travelogue – (Part 5): Day 5 @ 清境農場 Cingjing, 小瑞士花園 Swiss Garden
Rise and shine. Early in the morning we packed our belongings and all ready to leave Taipei for Tai Chung. For this trip, we decided to visit 清境農場 Cinging. The journey is going to take more than 5 hours on the road.
A Long Journey
We booked a mini bus to bring us to Cinging as we had many luggages to load. Along the way, there were no lack of beautiful sceneries.
Taiwan is soooo beautiful!
Chingjing New Paradise Bed and Breakfast
Located in Cingjing, Chingjing New Paradise Bed and Breakfast is a perfect starting point from which to explore Nantou. Every room has wifi but it is not that strong. It is the cheapest minsu we can find by far so we have to manage our expectations.
I guess everyone who come to Cingjing is to stay in minsu.
The view from our minsu. It’s high up the mountains and it’s going to get very cold at night.
Chingjing New Paradise Bed & Breakfast
Address: No.9-5, Bowang Ln., Ren?ai Township
Nantou, 54641
Phone Number: +886492801260
Lunch
The Small Swiss Garden is also known as “Taiwan’s Little Switzerland” and “Paradise in the Mist”. The Qingjing cloudy mists at dawn is like a perfect painting; looking at it from a distance, it is as if the clouds and mists were floating, slowly coming closer, becoming one with the clouds on top of the distant mountains. So we are here for lunch.
Enter and there is a food court.
We tried their local dishes.
Yummy…
Chicken chop rice.
Look at the panoramic view of Cingjing.
Sheep and sheep everywhere. Symbols of Cingjing.
小瑞士花園 Swiss Garden
Just next to the 7-Eleven is the Small Swiss Garden. Actually this is the more prominent attraction to visit. We were not “wow” by it but anyway, it seems this is the only place to go here.
Live band to keep you entertained.
Enter the Swiss Garden and enjoy the garden layout. We took many pictures but don’t really enjoy this place. Sand flies could be seen at some spots and they were irritating.
We fed the ducks.
A cafe here to get your cup of coffee.
Address: No.170 Renhe Road, Datong Village, Ren_ai Town, Nantou, Taiwan
Let’s play UNO before we sleep.
We will be visiting Cinging Farm tomorrow so stay tune for the next blog 🙂
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10D9N Taiwan Travelogue – (Part 4): Day 4 @ 陽明山 Yangmingshan, 小油坑 Xiao You Keng, 冷水坑 Leng Shui Keng, 金寶山 Chin Pao San, 淡水漁人碼頭 Dan Shui Fisherman’s Wharf, 淡水老街 Dan Shui Lao Jie, 士林夜市 Shilin Night Market
More pictures added to this blog! Day 4 and our itinerary is fully packed. Just a look at the title post we wonder how are we going to visit so many places within a day. Well, we actually booked 2 cabs to ferry us around. It cost about NTD $4,500 per cab which is reasonable considering the distance we are going to cover and places we are going to visit.
This is going to be a heavy blog post with many many pictures so bear with us. Continue reading “10D9N Taiwan Travelogue – (Part 4): Day 4 @ 陽明山 Yangmingshan, 小油坑 Xiao You Keng, 冷水坑 Leng Shui Keng, 金寶山 Chin Pao San, 淡水漁人碼頭 Dan Shui Fisherman’s Wharf, 淡水老街 Dan Shui Lao Jie, 士林夜市 Shilin Night Market”
10D9N Taiwan Travelogue – (Part 3): Day 3 @ 十份 Shi Fen, 西門町 Ximending
Back again to continue blogging our Taiwan travelogue. We have many “quiet” readers out there and some of them actually messaged us that they look forward to see us completing to blog our travelogue. Thank you so much.
As I’m writing, Katong Kids Inc blog has just crossed over 100,000 views. We started to blog in April and we are certainly glad to see viewers, even from overseas, streaming into our website. Once again, thank you so much! Continue reading “10D9N Taiwan Travelogue – (Part 3): Day 3 @ 十份 Shi Fen, 西門町 Ximending”
Kids Fiesta 2016: FUNTASY ADVENTURE {March School Holidays Giveaways!}
Have a blast with your family this March school holidays! Kids Fiesta is back…BIGGER and BETTER this year!
All at The Float @ Marina Bay. I’m sure every kid would want to be a part of it.
Hey, more than 30 amazing activities and whoops, get to experience Singapore’s FIRST outdoor ice skating rink as well! How cool is that? Continue reading “Kids Fiesta 2016: FUNTASY ADVENTURE {March School Holidays Giveaways!}”
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