Taiwan - Verdict

Well I suppose you all want to know what I had thought about Taiwan when I stayed there right? Well I can honestly say that the people are some of the most welcoming and pleasant people towards tourists. The hosts I had were really great people, especially Christine for her patience really, they weren't expecting a penny of me but out of courtesy, I did buy things now and again for them being good and being interpreters for me (although a lot of them could speak English to a degree, there were times when I did need to find a way for them to understand).

If I had a gun put to my had and was told I had to say something bad, it would be that its not an ideal place for those who are going on a party holiday, although Taipei does have some night life party aspects but they are limited. But instead its better for those who want a more cultural experience on their holidays who like to look at tourist attractions and history of destinations. 1 thing I am ashamed about is not being able to answer 2 out of the 3 questions which were:

1. What will you do when stood in front of a Chinese embassy - never got into enough trouble to be able to find that out.
2. How do you say "fucking prawn" in Chinese - a call out to any Mandarin speaking people who are reading this, could you possibly comment underneath or PM me the Chinese translation to "fucking prawn" as its something that I could pass on thanks :).

Would I ever go back if I could, I would say yes. But what I would do next time are a few things:

1. Learn a bit more Mandarin then xie xie (thank u), ni hao (hello) and zaijian (goodbye).
2. Bring myself a survival kit which consists of a knife, fork and spoon as I still cannot use chopsticks
3. Have a local map as soon as I leave the hotel.

Unfortunately, if I ever do return, it wont be in 2011 as I will be going to Kuala Lumpur this time.