BEFORE you arrive to Taiwan

Taipei Travel Essentials : 

1. Buy yourself a prepaid SIM Card – Having an internet connection during your visit to Taiwan, is an important thing to have. Not only can you easily find directions, research stuff online, and translate what you need to say in Mandarin.

2. Buy an EasyCard – EasyCard is the way to go! Taipei is a bustling city and everyday people use this as their daily transport card to commute.

3. Maximize your trip with Taipei Transport Fun Pass – If you’re planning to travel everywhere using MRTs and buses, opt for unlimited travel suited to your needs.

4. Download the Bus+ app, which lets you search and view real-time schedules of all public transportation in Taiwan!

5. Whenever you go out, always bring an umbrella! If you aren’t aware, Taipei has 4 seasons but most of the time rains do happen so better come prepared!

6. If you have huge pieces of luggage and you don't want to carry them around, be sure to store them at self-check luggage storage!

7. Uber is very reliable in Taipei if you need to go from point A to point B, it also offers food delivery called Uber Eats. As for FoodPanda, it only offers food delivery service, but they always provide excellent services! Make sure to download both of these apps to make your trip to Taipei hassle-free.

8. Here in Taiwan, they use Traditional Chinese instead of Simplified Chinese which Mainland China uses! There's an app called Pleco that is free and it gives the user total control of what they are searching for! Google Translate also works too but Pleco has better advanced searching capabilities.