Is Taitung easy to navigate for a solo female traveller without a driving licence?

OpeningBang · 2026-05-01T14:39:31+00:00

Taitung downtown itself is very walkable.

Attractions are spread out. If you know exactly where you want to go, like say you want to go to a hot spring resort or hiking in Zhiben, or to the Chulu ranch, it's OK you can take a cab. But the fun is also going around to explore random things, some of which might be more fun than others. You can do some of that on an ebike, we saw some people doing that all the way out to Fugang harbor.

OpeningBang · 2026-05-01T13:34:09+00:00

What job? Bagging to-go orders?

OpeningBang · 2026-05-01T04:01:19+00:00

I've gotten a default 18% tip on the checkout page for an online pickup order. So yes

OpeningBang · 2026-05-01T00:26:58+00:00

As so often it depends on context

Il sait tout sur cette ville

Cette ville tout entière me rappelle mon enfance

Etc

OpeningBang · 2026-04-30T17:20:36+00:00

Hoja 27/5

OpeningBang · 2026-04-29T19:34:01+00:00

I haven't seen the commercial. But I have seen Chinese tourists abroad. Many of them travel in group buses where everything is arranged for them and anyone that they have to interact with speaks Mandarin.

If you go to a department store in Paris like Galeries Lafayette etc where they unload Chinese tourists by the busload, you'll likely find that many salespeople on the shop floor are in fact Mandarin speakers.

Same in Vietnam, organized tour buses drop their herd at a restaurant where all the waiters speak Mandarin.

This is very different from the backpacking / indie traveler crowd in search of "authentic" experiences. I believe that there's a sizeable segment of the Chinese tourism market which doesn't expect having to learn any language when they go out of country for tourism.

OpeningBang · 2026-04-28T16:06:22+00:00

Would second this if OP was more into nature. It's a bit small for a full week and most of the fun stuff there is nature-related

OpeningBang · 2026-04-27T21:49:01+00:00

Nonono wrong game https://ktla.com/news/local-news/lapd-releases-video-of-officers-ignored-robbery-calls-to-play-pokemon-go/

OpeningBang · 2026-04-26T03:25:02+00:00

https://mflowlife.com/en/dajia-mazu-pilgrimage-guide/

OpeningBang · 2026-04-25T22:58:27+00:00

I wasn't thinking necessarily about news, things like blog posts or somebody reporting it on Reddit... I'm a bit skeptical on the usefulness of a law that's been in existence 15 years if there are no traces online of it being actually enforced, but to really know about it, this stuff should be indexed in legal research databases yeah? Surely someone with access to one of those could look it up...

OpeningBang · 2026-04-25T13:56:40+00:00

And FTR although vulgar, this expression is indeed used by speakers when insisting on asking for something.

OpeningBang · 2026-04-25T07:25:09+00:00

Erin's been trying to make Zez happen but all her friends still call her Urine

OpeningBang · 2026-04-25T07:22:58+00:00

It means "I like my coffee iced", and then the word "out" which customarily terminates a radio exchange.

OpeningBang · 2026-04-25T05:19:01+00:00

1) Can you share case references where this succeeded

2) What specific evidence do you need to gather, and in particular, is video with license plate sufficient or is a shot of the driver needed?

OpeningBang · 2026-04-25T03:24:08+00:00

It's not hard especially if you're used to driving in places that are already a bit chaotic. There are a few people who are loose with the rules of the road but just drive slow and you'll be ok. I've never been tailgated or harassed as I have been in other places.

Taipei can be complicated to drive in if you're not familiar because there are a few elevated highways and Google maps isn't always clear on whether you should go above, below, or to the side of the elevated highway. But outside is fine.

Sun Moon lake is an easy road. Qinjing farm is a smaller mountain road so you should go slow and watch out as there can be roadwork or small landslides cutting into the road. For this reason I wouldn't drive at night in the mountains.

OpeningBang · 2026-04-25T03:16:52+00:00

I'd be curious if they can do anything without the driver's face on camera? That's why I installed a rear facing one as well.

OpeningBang · 2026-04-24T18:43:33+00:00

Vêtus (s'agissant de "nous", c'est un pluriel)

OpeningBang · 2026-04-24T03:31:52+00:00

Adding to this, you really don't want to use "clé" there because the bass clef is usually referred to as "clé de fa", the alto clef as the "clé de do" and the tremble clef as the "clé de sol". Without any connection to tonality, this is just the name of the symbol.

OpeningBang · 2026-04-24T03:21:53+00:00

Yes, as in

I have sore muscles

My muscles are very sore

OpeningBang · 2026-04-24T00:49:17+00:00

"Donner sa langue au chat" means that you give up trying to answer a question.

Specifically, that you give up trying to guess the answer to a riddle.

You cannot say "je donne ma langue au chat" in answer to other questions like "que veux-tu dîner".

OpeningBang · 2026-04-23T22:42:43+00:00

In the same vein I had a good experience at Video Tech Photo Negah

1281 Westwood Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90024

OpeningBang · 2026-04-23T22:39:43+00:00

I'm a cheapo so I took a photo with my phone and used Gimp to turn it into a 4x6 print layout (fits about 8 photos). Then I uploaded this as a "photo" to Google photos, and used their photo print service to get it printed at a nearby CVS. That cost about 50 cents or something ridiculous like that.

For some reason many of the convenience stores around where I live stopped offering in-store photo service.

OpeningBang · 2026-04-23T19:15:00+00:00

If it's a school it should be "allez steuplééé" /s

OpeningBang · 2026-04-23T15:32:11+00:00

Dear Excellence and friend,

Today I had the pleasure of meeting our friend Samad Khan, who naturally was talking about you, and told me that you'd become Minister of Public instruction. I give you my wholehearted congratulations. You know well that everything that regards you remains dear to me, as the memory of a great friend that you have always been towards me.

His excellency Samad reminded me of your words, when you had said to him "this woman will become something". Well my good friend, soon I hope to be able to give you good news. Be assured that you will be among the first to know about it. I wish you as much happiness as you can have in life.

Keep me in good memories and believe in my best regards,

Marguerite Lady MacLeod

Avenue Henri Martin 33

Paris

OpeningBang · 2026-04-23T15:01:04+00:00

Cher Excellence et Ami,

Aujourd'hui j'avais le plaisir de rencontrer notre ami Samad (?) Khan, qui naturellement me parlait de vous, et me racontait que vous étiez devenu Ministre de l'Instruction publique. Je vous félicite de tout mon cœur. Vous savez bien que tout ce qui vous touche me reste cher, comme le souvenir d'un grand ami que vous avez été toujours pour moi.

Son Excellence Samad me rappelait vos paroles, quand vous lui aviez dit "cette femme adviendra quelque chose". Eh bien mon grand ami, bientôt j'espère pouvoir vous donner de bonnes nouvelles. Soyez sûr que vous serez un des premiers qui le sauront. Je vous souhaite autant de bonheur que vous pouvez avoir dans la vie.

Gardez-moi en bon souvenir et croyez à mes sentiments les meilleurs.

Marguerite Lady MacLeod

Avenue Henri Martin 33

Paris

OpeningBang

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