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Zhongshan N Rd, Sec 2; Shuanglian)
Well-regarded private Christian hospital. Takes
Taiwan's National Health Insurance (NHI).
Sec 2; Zhongxiao Fuxing)
Well regarded for its foreigner friendliness. Takes NHI.
2388
7088; 100 Kunming St; 9am-noon, 1.30-4.30pm & 5.30-8.30pm Mon-Fri, 8.30-noon &
1.30-4.30pm Sat; Ximen)
If you're interested in checking out traditional medicine, this
hospital has English-speaking doctors. Takes NHI.
MONEY
ATMs abound in Taipei and most are connected to either the Cirrus or Plus network and
accept foreign cards from aligned banks. In addition to banks, look for ATMs at
7-Elevens and other convenience stores. ATMs give you the choice of handling the trans-
action in English or Chinese.
You can exchange money or travellers cheques (US$ denominations are best) at the
airport, or most commercial banks in the city, especially any Bank of Taiwan. There is no
black market for currency exchange, nor are there currency-exchange kiosks.
POST
; Taipei Main Station)
Taipei's main post office is in an historic building southwest of
Taipei Main Station. There are branch offices throughout the city. Post-office workers
can generally understand a bit of English and are overall pretty helpful.
TOURIST INFORMATION
There are visitor information centre booths scattered around the city, all with the usual
assortment of maps and pamphlets on Taipei and other parts of Taiwan, and generally
helpful English-speaking staff. The most convenient
centre
is on the main floor of Taipei
Main Station and open 8am to 10pm.
Several free magazines published in English have loads of Taipei-specific information,
including
Discover Taipei,
which has a useful calendar of current events. The city's tour-
ism website (
www.taipeitravel.net/en
)
is also very useful for current and upcoming
events.