Taiwan Links, 2003-04
Funny and informative cartoon showing how to use a squat toilet
http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~AD8Y-HYS/movie.htm
Tax info for foreigners in English.
http://www.ntak.gov.tw/ntak-eng/service/guide.asp
Taiwan’s Public Library website. Mostly in Chinese, but the addresses are in some form of Pinyan. With an ARC card you can get a library card.
http://plisnet.ptl.edu.tw/english/02-1p.htm
Taiwan Postal Website, in English
http://www.post.gov.tw/post/internet/u_english/index.jsp?ID=21
Sample Scooter Driver’s License Questions
http://www.tcmvd.gov.tw/d8k/english/j.idc
GENERAL TAIWAN INFO
Just liked the colors on this sign really. Tainan, July 2004.
http://twcam.www.gov.tw/webcam/english/
Live webcams all around the island!
Forumosa.com
Fabulous discussion boards and loads more info all in one place!
Taiwanho.com
Great basic info, current news and more.
Tealit.com
The easiest way to meet foreign English teachers in Taiwan (other than hanging out at McDonalds, that is. haha). Helpful jobs and items for sale areas too. Oh, and their weather map is great!
Tealit.com GROUP site (NOT maintained by Tealit.com)
Has pics, events and news from those Tealit junkies we all know and love.
http://groups.msn.com/TealitChattersPicsandNews/homepage.msnw
Taipei Times
The most common English language newspaper in Taiwan. Good world news coverage, English grammar and spelling errors (mostly) under control,and they have a funny and odd events section of global events.
http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/
Travel in Taiwan Monthly
http://www.sinica.edu.tw/tit/index.html
Michael Turton’s Teaching English in Taiwan Web Pages
http://users2.ev1.net/~turton/teach_index.html :
PERSONAL WEBSITES ON TAIWAN
A playful electrical box. Tainan, July 2004.
Brainy Lady Blog
She’s back in Canada as of August 2004, but hey, thats what archives are for! Honest, funny, and accurate as hell. No wonder shes called the brainy lady!
http://www.brainylady.blogspot.com/
3Q2U
Taipei based blog from bar owner and musician Corbett Wall
Informative, funny, personal
The Taipei Kid
Concise and up to date summaries of local and worldwide news, commentaries on the ridiculousness of it all and more, with a special expat in Taiwan focus. I am hooked!
http://www.wannabemyfriend.com/
Michael Turton’s
Teaching English in Taiwan Web Pages http://users2.ev1.net/~turton/teach_index.html :
David’s guide to Taiwan
Motorcycle Touring Taiwan
http://mcttw.tripod.com/index.htm
TESall.com’s Bloglog
http://www.tesall.com/bloglog.html
The place to find blogs in any country in the world!
TAINAN SPECIFIC
Tainan Yahoo Community
THE best place I can think of to find current info on housing, jobs and for sale items in Tainan. WARNING:This is a great place to view jobs, apartments and entertainment happenings in Tainan, BUT I have experienced many bouts of stupidity in the form of emails to me from posting a topic on the board.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Tainan_bulletin/
Living in Tainan, by Hall Houston
An online institution here in Tainan. (People refer to it left and right!) Note: the site is a bit old, so some of the places he mentions no longer exist, but still a good starter guide for entertainment in Tainan.
http://www.geocities.com/allhou/tainanscene.htm
Chi Mei Museum in Tainan County
For more info, see our “Tainan Activities” page
http://www.shiningcollection.com/museum.html
TEACHING ENGLISH LINKS
Dave’s ESL Cafe
THE resource for all things teaching English related. Also a great job page (it’s where I found my job in Taiwan!)
ESL Taiwan; specifically this page: http://www.geocities.com/esl_taiwan/TaiwanvsKoreavsJapan.html
A very nice, point-by-point comparison for teaching English in Taiwan, Japan and Korea.
Taiwan Teacher
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Delphi/1979/index.html
An amazing site for teaching English in Taiwan. Their Links page puts mine to shame! Oi! Check it out!
ESL Kids Stuff
http://www.eslkidstuff.com/gamesmenu.htm
TAIWAN TRAVEL INFO
Taiwan Tourism Bureau. Great info on events, English language site.
http://202.39.225.132/jsp/Eng/html/search/index.jsp
Taiwan’s Train Info in English
http://www.railway.gov.tw/e_index.htm
Page updated
September 29, 2005