Cheng-Han navigates Taipei's pre-Ghost Month calm, tries to switch his SIM, and learns about the city's Pudu rites. A quiet day of errands, temple visits, and night-market snacks before the season shifts.

Episode 6 of Taiwan Travel Podcast with Cheng-Han Lin. Cheng-Han Lin is in Taipei, Taiwan.

Places in this episode: Xinyi District, Zhongxiao East Road, Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hall Station, National Taiwan Museum, Daan District, Simple Kaffa, Ningxia Night Market.

Covered: SIM card logistics, Museum visit, Ghost Month cultural practices, Night market food, Cost of living details.

Chapters:
00:00 Zhongxiao East Road
02:17 Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hall Station
03:20 City park
04:45 Daan District
05:54 Ningxia Night Market
07:01 Temple interior

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#TaipeiTravel #GhostMonth #Taiwan #Taipei #NightMarket #BeefNoodleSoup #NationalTaiwanMuseum #TapiocaTea #BubbleTea #SimpleKaffa #Daan #TravelTaiwan #TaipeiGuide #SIMCardTaiwan #PrepaidSim #Postpaid #Pudu #TaipeiRain

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On day five in Taipei, Cheng-Han finally gets his ARC, learns the city's wait-and-see rhythm under a typhoon watch, and finds the perfect bowl of beef noodles. He also discovers the quiet before Ghost Month and a rooftop garden above the city's hum.

Episode 5 of Taiwan Travel Podcast with Cheng-Han Lin. Cheng-Han Lin is in Taipei, Taiwan.

Places in this episode: National Immigration Agency, Chunghwa Post, Xinyi District, Taipei City Hall MRT, Uni-President Department Store, Simple Kaffa, Dadaocheng Riverside, Tamsui River.

Covered: ARC application, banking setup, cost of living, typhoon watch, Dadaocheng festival, night market food.

Chapters:
00:00 National Immigration Agency
00:48 Noodle shop interior
02:23 Chunghwa Post
04:08 Simple Kaffa
05:36 Tamsui River
07:12 City night

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#TaipeiTravel #TaiwanTravel #ChengHanLin #ARCApplication #TaipeiLife #TyphoonWatch #SimpleKaffa #Dadaocheng #BeefNoodleSoup #EasyCard #TPASS #GundamStatue #Taipei101 #NightMarket #GhostMonth #TaipeiSummer #ExpatLife #TravelPodcast

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On day four in Taipei, Cheng-Han navigates the final paperwork, a potential typhoon, and the city's pre-Ghost Month calm. He finds a quiet coffee shop, watches a storm roll in over the Tamsui River, and reflects on the cost of living and the art of waiting.

Episode 4 of Taiwan Travel Podcast with Cheng-Han Lin. Cheng-Han Lin is in Taipei, Taiwan.

Places in this episode: National Immigration Agency, Taiwan Mobile store, Izmir Turk Kitchen, Tamsui River, Dadaocheng, Simple Kaffa, Solaria Nishitetsu Hotel Taipei Ximen, 7-Eleven.

Covered: Paperwork and immigration, SIM and banking logistics, Typhoon season and weather protocols, Dadaocheng riverside and festival, Cost of living and daily expenses.

Chapters:
00:00 National Immigration Agency
03:10 Dadaocheng
05:04 Simple Kaffa
06:28 Solaria Nishitetsu Hotel Taipei Ximen
07:43 7-Eleven
08:54 City night

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#Taipei #Taiwan #ChengHanLin #TaiwanTravel #TyphoonWatch #GHOSTMONTH #NightMarket #BubbleTea #Taroko #GongfuCha #Dadaocheng #Ximending #Huashan1914 #SimpleKaffa #IzmirTurkKitchen #MRT #EasyCard #TravelPodcast

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Day three in Taipei: Cheng-Han chases the last of the mango season, walks the empty Dadaocheng piers as the city winds down for Ghost Month, and learns why locals are buying paper money and pineapple cakes in August.

Episode 3 of Taiwan Travel Podcast with Cheng-Han Lin. Cheng-Han Lin is in Taipei, Taiwan.

Places in this episode: Dihua Street, Dadaocheng, Ximending, Xinyi District, Taipei 101, Uni-President Department Store, Simple Kaffa, Huaxi Street Night Market.

Covered: Ghost Month, Dadaocheng riverfront, Night markets, Cost of living, Pop-up exhibitions, Weather watch.

Chapters:
00:00 Dihua Street
02:27 Dadaocheng
04:39 Taipei 101
06:48 Ximending
07:41 Oil sizzle
09:02 Quiet room

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#Taipei #TaiwanTravel #GhostMonth #Dadaocheng #Taipei101 #NightMarket #TravelPodcast #TaiwanFood #ExpatLife #SimpleKaffa #TaipeiWeather #MangoSeason #AsiaTravel #SoloTravel #Taiwan #DihuaStreet

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Cheng-Han navigates his second day in Taipei during peak typhoon season, from the Dadaocheng Summer Festival to the Practicalities of ARC applications and banking. He learns what a typhoon day actually means for residents and finds the city's rhythm in the rain.

Episode 2 of Taiwan Travel Podcast with Cheng-Han Lin. Cheng-Han Lin is in Taipei, Taiwan.

Places in this episode: Simple Kaffa, Cathay United Bank, Taiwan Mobile, Dadaocheng Wharf, National Taiwan Museum, Utroo café, Raohe Street Night Market.

Covered: Banking, SIM setup, Typhoon preparation, Coffee culture, City orientation.

Chapters:
01:15 Simple Kaffa
02:41 Taiwan Mobile
03:50 Riverside
04:57 Subway car
06:15 National Taiwan Museum
08:24 Quiet room interior

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#Taipei #TyphoonSeason #TaiwanLife #ARCApplication #ExpatTaiwan #BankingInTaiwan #SIMPitfalls #NightMarket #GongfuCha #DadaochengSummerFestival #EasyCard #SimpleKaffa #RaoheStreet #TaiwanWeather #VolcanicIsland #TaiwanTravel #SlowTravel

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Cheng-Han Lin lands in Taipei during peak summer and typhoon season, wrestling with paperwork, heat, and his first night-market meal. This first episode covers the practicalities of starting a new life in Taiwan: ARC applications, banking, SIM cards, and the rhythm of a city that comes alive after dark.

Episode 1 of Taiwan Travel Podcast with Cheng-Han Lin. Cheng-Han Lin is in Taipei, Taiwan.

Places in this episode: Raohe Street Night Market, Simple Kaffa, National Immigration Agency, Taipei Main Station, Tamsui river, Xinyi district, Da'an district, Songshan station.

Covered: arrival logistics, night market food, typhoon preparation, transit system, first impressions.

Chapters:
00:00 Subway car
00:40 Xinyi district
02:20 Taipei Main Station
03:47 Simple Kaffa
06:37 Quiet room

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#Taipei #TaiwanTravel #ExpatLife #TaipeiEats #RaoheNightMarket #BubbleTea #EasyCard #ARCApplication #TyphoonSeason #TaipeiMRT #GongfuCha #SimpleKaffa #FirstDayInTaipei #CostOfLivingTaiwan #NightMarketFood #SoloTravelTaiwan

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