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Practical Information
Each country has its own way of running things. No matter how experienced
a traveler you are, whenever you visit a country there are simply a
lot of practical issues that you need to know.
Here at Taiwan.com.au Portal we provide a list of practica issues for
Australian travelers who wish to visit Taiwan. These include:
- Electricity / Water -- Do I need to
bring an adaptor? Do I have to worry about buying clean drinking water
in Taiwan?
- Currency -- What kinds of notes and
coins are used in Taiwan? Can I use traveler's cheques and/or credit
cards?
- Tipping -- Do I need to tip the waiters
in restaurants? How about the services in hotels and airports? How
much should I tip people?
- Business Hours -- When is the appropriate
time to visit the post office, a department store, or a restaurant?
- Communications -- How can I contact
my friends in Taiwan when I am there? Or how can I call my family
in Australia from Taiwan? Can I use emails or mobile phones?
- Media -- Can I read English newspapers,
watch English television programs, or listen to English music in Taiwan,
where the official language is Mandarin?
- Time Difference -- Can I call my family
and friends in Australia from Taiwan without worrying about waking
them up in the middle of the night?
- Getting Around -- How can I travel
around Taiwan? Can I hire a car? How about trains and texis? Are they
expensive?
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