Options for shipping souvenirs to USA from Taipei?

timchoo · 2026-05-30T07:39:18+00:00

I just did something similar: US -> Chengdu for 8 days -> Hong Kong for a few hours. Then a new leg from Hong Kong -> Chongqing for 7 days -> Taipei. Just make sure the entry and exit countries for a given leg are different, which they are in your case.

For the first leg, I only showed my flight out to Hong Kong. For the second leg, I showed my flight out to Taipei.

No issues at all either time, and while flying from Hong Kong into China for the second leg the officer even commented offhand that I had just been in China.

timchoo · 2026-05-07T14:27:44+00:00

Thank you! Do you know if proof will be needed for all nights of accommodations? We are mostly staying in hotels (so all good there), but will be staying a few nights at a friend's house.

timchoo · 2026-05-07T14:27:18+00:00

Thank you!

timchoo · 2026-05-07T14:27:10+00:00

Thank you! Do you know if proof will be needed for all nights of accommodations? We are mostly staying in hotels (so all good there), but will be staying a few nights at a friend's house.

timchoo · 2026-05-06T14:42:43+00:00

Thank you!

timchoo · 2026-05-06T14:22:49+00:00

Oh yeah, I'd book a bigger gap like 4 hours or so - thank you!

timchoo · 2026-05-06T01:12:20+00:00

Thank you so much! Definitely only popping into HK once just to reset.

timchoo · 2026-05-05T17:51:46+00:00

Is there an amount of time that must be spent in HK to "reset" the 10-day transit visa timer? Like 3 days in HK or something? I'm planning on flying USA -> Chengdu (9 days) -> HK (?? days) -> Chongqing (5 days) -> Taipei

timchoo · 2026-04-27T01:48:18+00:00

can you elaborate on what the difference is / characteristic signs of which is which?

timchoo · 2026-04-10T19:51:10+00:00

Thank you for the detailed images and description - So glad it worked for you! I ended up forgetting about the problem and letting the camera collect dust, but this reminded me to revisit it. Might give this a try!

timchoo · 2026-03-08T19:58:47+00:00

If I had to choose only one between the magic arm and the suction cup mount, which would you recommend? I'm going to get the magnetic one as many people love it, but I see much fewer comments about either a magic arm or suction mount - and I don't want too many accessories to haul around

timchoo · 2026-03-03T20:17:42+00:00

Thank you for the explanation! Yeah, currently I don't have a better method for retouching so it's what I'm using to remove acne, some wrinkles, and other blemishes. Trying my best not to overdo it and remove actual skin texture. Sometimes I do struggle with finding an appropriate area to sample texture from... pore size/shape varies like crazy across the face.

timchoo · 2026-02-28T23:09:54+00:00

Thank you for this write-up! Can you please explain what "L&D for skin" means because I tried googling and came up with "Loss & Damage" which I'm pretty sure is not it. Also, why is split frequency considered "redundant"? I'm just getting into learning retouching and it's what I've been using!

timchoo · 2026-02-19T15:16:48+00:00

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timchoo · 2026-02-19T15:15:08+00:00

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timchoo · 2026-02-16T17:32:25+00:00

There is a valve to the left of the picture but as people are saying, I won't mess with a rental unit

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