Helpful Taiwan Links

First Steps into Taiwan

• TPE = Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport
• wiki info: regular wiki, travel wiki
• Taipei weather

Getting by in Taipei

• Taipei MRT - metro info
• Taipei Bus
• Taiwan Train - high speed and slow speed
• tealit = Teaching and Living In Taiwan
• Where to buy stuff in Taiwan
• Where to Eat in Taipei = excellent resource blog with pictures
• Forumosa.com = forums
• AIT = American Institute in Taiwan = info on doctors, visas, voting abroad, etc
• Taiwan Information for Foreigners = student and work visas, etc
• ** taipeiguide blog = this site has just about all the info!

Learning Chinese

• zhongwen.com = Chinese-English-pinyin resource
• mandarintools.com = Chinese flashcard program, online and download versions
• sinosplice.com = tone drills are excellent
• quizlet.com = flash cards (not chinese specific)
• soziety.com = skype based language learning program with flash card component
• chinesepod.com = podcasts for all levels - great for listening skills
• also see tealit and other forums (above) for finding language exchange partners
• tone combinations = audio explanations of tone combinations (thanks Matt and Peggy)
• tones explained = comparison to English for understanding tones (thanks Matt and Peggy)
• chinese dictionaries = french, spanish, english, chinese, etc (thanks Baba)
  
• Mouse Chinese Input = write a word online to get the definition/pinyin (thanks Baba)
  

Keeping Busy in Taipei

• ShiDa = National Taiwan Normal University (NTNU), Mandarin Training Center - learn Chinese
  
• Renegade Province = Ultimate in Taipei
• Taipei Public Library - free wireless, newspapers, magazines, English books
  

Have anything to add? Let me know. Thanks to Matt, Peggy and Rebecca for suggestions so far.