Elisa's Travel Diary

19 April 2015 was my first time to Japan. Started from one of my colleagues offered me a very cheap ticket as he need to cancelled his flight due to some reason. It was mid spring where we can still spot some part of Tokyo with sakura. The return flight to/from Narita Tokyo. My 6 days itinerary covered Tokyo, Kyoto and Kawaguchiko.   Getting Aroung Japan: Travel around Japan can be easily assessed by public transportation. Travel around city can be assessed by JR Train and Willer bus. Depends on the number of days and number of cities for the whole trip. If you travel to more than 2 cities, then JR pass is highly recommended. Midnight bus also applicable for some city at Willer bus website. Internet Connection: Wifi rental I rented a pupuru wifi cost around SGD 5 per day and share for 2 people. The wifi can be collected in the airport or it can be delivered to our hotel in Japan. By the end of the trip, we need to return the wifi modem by putting it in a post box wh

Getting to Nami Island and Petite France can be easily accessed by public transportation. It is best to have day tour from Seoul. If you have more time, you can visit  Morning Calm Arboretum after Nami and Petite France. Step by step direction to Nami Island and Petite France: 1.   [MRT] From Seoul Station to Cheongnyangni Station (1 hour 30 minutes) 2.   [ITX Train] Cheongnyangni Station to Gapyeong Station (50 minutes) The ITX ticket can be booked online for more comfort seat at   http://www.letskorail.com or buy directly at Cheongnyangni station ticket booth. The price is KRW 4,800 per person. 3.   [Gapyeong Bus Tour] Gapyeong Station Bus Stop to Namisum (10 minutes) The bus ticket can be purchased directly with the driver, cost KRW 6,000 for whole day. 4.   [Ferry/ Zipwire] to Nami Island (15 minutes) The ferry ticket to Nami Island can be purchased at the ticket booth at Namisum costs KRW 8,000 for round trip and took around 15mins to arrive n

Finally it is time for me to share my travel at Taiwan on November 2015. My 8 days itinerary at Taiwan covered Taipei, Taichung, Cingjing, Sun Moon Lake and Taroko Gorge. Travel around Taiwan can be easily accessed by subway and train. I think mid November is a good time to Travel to Taiwan, as the weather is cooler and lesser rain. Summary of 8 Days Itinerary: Day 1: Check in hotel in Ximending and rest Below is effectively start from Day 1. Day 2: Shifen – Jiufen – Shilin Night Market Day 3: Taipei >>  Maokong – Elephant Mountain – Dinner at Jay Chow Restaurant- Taipei 101 - Ximending Day 4: Cingjing Farm Day 5: Sun Moon Lake Day 6: Taichung >>Hua hai – Fengjia Night Market Day 7: Taichung >>  Alpaca Farm + Taipei >>  Chiang Kai Seng + Raohe Night Market Day 8: Taroko Gorge Day 9: Taipei >>  Tamsui + Modern Toilet Restaurant Overall expenses estimation for 8 days: Air ticket from Jakarta (include 20kg luggage with A

In Autumn 2015, we visited Cingjing from Taipei and stay 1 night at Cingjing. Then continue to Sun Moon Lake by bus from Cingjing. Blog for Sun Moon Lake will be posting soon. Getting to Cingjing: By Bus: Take OK Bus for around 4 hours to Cingjing from 3rd East Gate Taipei Main Station. The bus ticket can be purchased online at OK Bus website. The bus will alight at your hotel at Cingjing. But at that time, due our hotel was quite far from Cingjing (around 20 minutes drive), so we alight at Cingjing Tourist Centre and put our luggage there. Getting around Cingjing: By car: This is the best option to travel around Cingjing, to save the bus waiting time. By public transportation: I choose this option, although the bus is limited but there are plenty of taxis around. We divided the taxi cost to 4 people, so it is quite cheap. Small Swiss Garden Nothing much in this small garden. I think 30 minutes are enough for picture taking. Entrance fee was NTD 120 Cart

This is my Day 1 itinerary in Taiwan on November 2015.  Shifen and Jiufen make a nice day trip from Taipei around 1-2 hours by public transportation. Getting to Shifen: By MRT : From MRT Muzha ( 木柵) Station (Brown Line 1), take bus 1076 towards Pingxi ( 平溪 ). By Train : From Taipei Main Station, take train towards Ruifang Station. Transfer to the Pingxi Line (平溪線) Shifen Waterfall 十分大瀑布 Shifen waterfall is in short walking distance from Shifen Old Street. It is a famous spot for tourist in Pingxi area.  There is nothing much to do in the Shifen Waterfall except sight seeing and buy some drinks and snacks. Oh! There is some stalls selling local food, so we had our lunch before heading to the waterfall.   Arriving the Shifen Waterfall. Please prepare an umbrella or you will get wet. Shifen Old Street 十分老街 Shifen Old Street is a famous spot for tourist to experience the sky lantern in the railway.  The sky lantern cost about NTD 100. A calli