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Lonely Planet Taiwan | 
 enlarge | Author: Robert Storey
Publisher: Lonely Planet Publications
Category: Book
List Price: $19.99
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Rating:  16 reviews
Sales Rank: 751246
Media: Paperback
Edition: 5
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 416
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.9
Dimensions (in): 7.3 x 5.1 x 0.8
ISBN: 1864502118
Dewey Decimal Number: 915
EAN: 9781864502114
ASIN: 1864502118
Publication Date: August 2001
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Product Description
Taiwan - a fascinating island that balances Chinese tradition with new-world technology. Whitewater raft through spectacular mountain scenery, explore old underground military bases, or wander through the worlds finest Chinese art museum - this guide has it all. - over 80 maps featuring Chinese script with English place names, for easier orientation
- dos and donts, protocols and tips on etiquette for the business and cultural traveller
- dozens of detailed and informative listings for the temple aficionado
- advice on visiting the island of the Taiwan Strait - blue skies, turquoise seas, great seafood and no mosquitoes
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| Customer Reviews: Read 11 more reviews...
 Still A Handy Tool For an Ex-Pat October 5, 2004
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Although I have been living in Taiwan for nearly 16 months, I still take LP Taiwan Guide along for weekend trips, and even jaunts to nearby cities, regardless of how many times I've visited.
The information is vast, for major urban areas as well as more out of the way locales. Also, the brief Chinese/English dictionary at the end of the book proves an invaluable tool. Even with a rudimentary knowledge of Chinese, simply pointing to Mandrin characters saves time and a lot of headaches.
LP Taiwan is a must for brief vistors as well as long term residents.
 Love foodcourts? September 29, 2004
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
I have to begin by admitting that I love to hate the tone of some Lonely Planet guides--an edition for Japan from the early 1990s distinguished itself by one of author's disdain for touring Japan!
That being said, Robert Storey's take on Taiwan (where I've been living for the past year or so) is remarkable for its general laziness. Many examples have been noted in other online reviews, but it's worth mentioning some of them again: the overwhelming focus on "ex-pat" hangouts, the author's love of foodcourts located next to train stations, and the compulsive need to mention that we can find McDonald's, Starbucks, Subway, and so on in Taiwan's major urban centers.
What's left behind in all this is the astonishing beauty of parts of Taiwan, the compexity of its history and its social formations, and the genuine warmth of its people.
To Lonely Planet: please find someone who actually cares about this place to research and write an edition that Taiwan and its visitors deserve!
 Lacks even the most essential practical information May 23, 2004
4 out of 6 found this review helpful
Taiwan being one of the few Asian countries I have not yet been to, I bought this book for advance planning.
It has already failed even before leaving home!
When trying to estimate travel costs by looking for long-distance bus fares, I could hardly believe they were not given! In the "Getting There & Away" section after each town/destination, it was merely mentioned that buses do run there (surprise, surprise!), but no information on how long they take and how much they cost.
That is exactly the kind of practical information people usually buy Lonely Planet guides for, and I don't think I have ever seen another LP guide that didn't have them...
The 2 stars were given as it does give information about major sights, but given how poorly-researched the practical information is, I would be surprised if the rest was accurate.
This may just be the worst LP guide of all.
May not be as bad as the other reviewers suggest. January 30, 2004
5 out of 7 found this review helpful
I just spent about 6 days in Taipei, and I brought this book with me. Yes, most of the sights mentioned in the book are pretty tourist oriented, but that may be because there is not much else to see (in Taipei, at least). My relatives, who live in Taipei, laughed when I mentioned some of the sights listed in the book. But when I asked them for other recommendations on what to see, they really didn't have any suggestions. Also, I think the section on conduct and behavior is absolutely dead on. The author isn't exaggerating when he says that there is a long sequence of insisting and refusing when exchanging gifts or doing something of that nature. I have witnessed countless times my parents (who are from Taiwan) and my aunt/uncle argue for literally 10 minutes about who should pay for a dinner bill.I give the book only four stars, though, because it doesn't really tell you how to get to various places. It wasn't a problem for me, because I had relatives take me to the various sights. But if I had been on my own, then I would have had a lot more difficulty. In addition, it is now 2004, so this book, which was published in 2001, may be starting to get out of date. Looking at older editions of the book, it appears that Lonely Planet Taiwan gets updated only once every 3 years.
Disappointing January 14, 2004
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
I never imagined that Lonely Planet Taiwan could be so bad, but it indeed is. For instance, maps in the book are useless, and the Taipei metro direction is unclear and useless. And I cannot understand why the author says " For sth really special you can try Haagen Daz." I didn;t belive the previous reviews, and now I learned how bad it is. If you need more information, lots of Taiwanese websites provide very useful information. You can just go to Taiwanese consular office website and find the links.
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