I fell in love with Taipei during my late autumn trip a few months back and fell in love with it all over again this month after a lovely long layover between EVA Air flights.

24 Hours In Taipei: Church, Coffee, MRT, And The Perfect Layover

I arrived in Taipei around 9:00 pm from Bangkok and did not fly out again until 8:00 pm the following evening, giving me almost 24 hours in the Taiwanese capital. With such a late arrival, I booked the Hyatt Regency Taoyuan International Airport, which is very close to the airport via free shuttle or Taipei Mass Rapid Transit (MRT).

My room was nothing special, but I slept well and arose at 6:00 am to have breakfast. The breakfast buffet was excellent and I fueled up for my ambitious joinery into Taipei…for church and coffee.

Checking transport options, there was a bus (the same bus CitiAir Bus 1960, as it turns out, I took a few months earlier) from the airport directly to the city that would drop me off a few blocks from St. John’s Episcopal Cathedral in Taipei, where I would attend church. The English service began at 9:00 am, necessitating the early wake-up and departure.

A great solo travel tip spotted this week on Live and Let's Fly.