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* '''Currency''': Taiwan uses the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Taiwan_dollar New Taiwan Dollar], NTD/NT$ in English or 元 in Chinese, currency code TWD. As of this writing exchange rates are roughly NT$33 to $1 USD and NT$36 to €1; see [http://www.oanda.com/currency/table?exch=TWD&sel_list=USD_EUR_CAD_GBP_NZD_AUD_JPY&value=1&format=HTML&redirected=1 current exchange rates]. There are ATMs available at the airport and in the ground floor lobby of the Mozilla office. Currency exchange services are also available at the banks, airport and the hotel with the usual caveats. For doing mental currency conversion, it is often useful to triple the price in NT$ and then remove two zeros ( | * '''Currency''': Taiwan uses the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Taiwan_dollar New Taiwan Dollar], NTD/NT$ in English or 元 in Chinese, currency code TWD. As of this writing exchange rates are roughly NT$33 to $1 USD and NT$36 to €1; see [http://www.oanda.com/currency/table?exch=TWD&sel_list=USD_EUR_CAD_GBP_NZD_AUD_JPY&value=1&format=HTML&redirected=1 current exchange rates]. There are ATMs available at the airport and in the ground floor lobby of the Mozilla office. Currency exchange services are also available at the banks, airport and the hotel with the usual caveats. For doing mental currency conversion, it is often useful to triple the price in NT$ and then remove two zeros (e.g., NT$500 -> 1500 -> US$15), which approximates an exchange rate of NT$33.33 to US$1. | ||
* '''Electricity''': Taiwan uses US-style electricity, including Type [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mains_electricity_by_country#/media/File:A_plug.jpg A] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mains_electricity_by_country#/media/File:B_plug.jpg B] plugs (though you might have a little more trouble with ground pins or polarized plugs than in the US, but not much), voltage (110V, slightly lower than the US's 120V), and frequency (60Hz). | * '''Electricity''': Taiwan uses US-style electricity, including Type [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mains_electricity_by_country#/media/File:A_plug.jpg A] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mains_electricity_by_country#/media/File:B_plug.jpg B] plugs (though you might have a little more trouble with ground pins or polarized plugs than in the US, but not much), voltage (110V, slightly lower than the US's 120V), and frequency (60Hz). | ||
* '''Weather''': [http://uk.weather.com/weather/10day-TWXX0021:1:TW Forecast in °C], [http://www.weather.com/weather/tenday/Taipei+TWXX0021:1:TW Forecast in °F], [http://www.cwb.gov.tw/V7e/forecast/taiwan/Taipei_City.htm Government Forecast in °C], [http://www.cwb.gov.tw/V7e/observe/radar/ Radar], [http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/astronomy.html?n=241 Sunrise/Sunset] | * '''Weather''': [http://uk.weather.com/weather/10day-TWXX0021:1:TW Forecast in °C], [http://www.weather.com/weather/tenday/Taipei+TWXX0021:1:TW Forecast in °F], [http://www.cwb.gov.tw/V7e/forecast/taiwan/Taipei_City.htm Government Forecast in °C], [http://www.cwb.gov.tw/V7e/observe/radar/ Radar], [http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/astronomy.html?n=241 Sunrise/Sunset] | ||