Taiwan for Regular Tourists: My Expensive Screw-ups, Your Ultimate Survival Guide!

[Terrence Beer]

Wanting to go to Mayday's New Year's Eve concert – surely that counts as essential, right?

[Robyn Monahan]

Actually, towards the end of the year, most visitors are here for their idols – Jay Chou, A-Mei, Mayday. It really depends on personal preference. A trip to Taiwan is much pricier than other destinations; you really need to be ready to splash some cash.

[Dr. Guadalupe Homenick]

Seriously, don't come if you don't have to. You'll just end up wanting to come back all the time, and that's a real pain.

[Kelley Balistreri]

Hahahaha

[Dexter Cummerata]

When I had the chance to go, I had no money. Now that I have a little bit of cash, I can't go.

[Sally Breitenberg]

If you find a reliable contact and have the funds, you can still make it happen, haha.

[Leticia Ritchie]

So, does that mean you have to be an international student? Or have a foreign green card? Can it be processed from mainland China? What kind of documents do they mainly check? What about for a study tour or as a visiting scholar – would that count as being an international student?

[Christina Altenwerth]

No, that doesn't count.

[Katrina Sporer]

OP, are you Taiwanese?

[Israel Koss]

I'm Minnanese.