Travelling to Taiwan is fairly affordable, with dormitory rooms charging within 300.00 Taiwan New Dollars (9.30 US Dollar) to 400.00 Taiwan New Dollars (12.40 US Dollar). High end hotels are way too overpriced. It's more practical to reserve a room in a B&B, which charge about 2,000.00 Taiwan New Dollars (61.98 US Dollar) to 4,000.00 Taiwan New Dollars (123.96 US Dollar) per night. Back-alley noodle establishments serve satisfying bowls for about 35.00 Taiwan New Dollars (1.08 US Dollar) to 70.00 Taiwan New Dollars (2.17 US Dollar). A midrange restaurant meal will cost an average of 300.00 Taiwan New Dollars (9.30 US Dollar). More expensive restaurants will charge a minimum of 1,000.00 Taiwan New Dollars (30.99 US Dollar). Visitors hoping for an authentic taste of fine Chinese will have to budget about 500.00 Taiwan New Dollars (15.49 US Dollar) to 1,200.00 Taiwan New Dollars (37.19 US Dollar). Westerners who need a little taste of their home will spend about 130.00 Taiwan New Dollars (4.03 US Dollar) minimum to about 500.00 Taiwan New Dollars (15.49 US Dollar) maximum. Getting around via taxi is no challenge in Taiwan. Make sure drivers start the meter as they may charge you 30 percent more than the basic rate. The thirty percent only applies at night. For a faster...
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