Taipei

Somebody posted about "Carnegies" awhile ago, so I decided to check it out for myself. I appreciate any tips anyone can give in for this nightmare island of Taiwan, but I was incredibly let down by Carnegies. Let me make one thing perfectly clear-Do not go to Carnegies unless you are over 50, or are out with a group of guys from work or something. I'm no spring chicken, but I bet I was about 10 years younger than the youngest girl in there.
Lots of old and very ugly women, but tons more old and ugly men. Most of the women looked like Filipinas to me, and I didn't see one that was half decent.

500 NT cover charge to walk around and see older folks dance on top of a bar to Ricky Martin and Bon Jovi.

Also, the ratio was about 5 guys to 1 girl.

I guess it all boils down to how desperate you are here in Taiwan. Better to save money for airfare elsewhere I think.

Peter and Lucky888,

Very interesting to read about the party animal Carol that you speak of. I plan to visit Taipei this month and would love to get to know her as well. Can you guys post the name of the restaurant at the basement of the Far Eastern Hotel? Hopefully we will all be cousins after my trip.

Lucky888, make sure you post your adventures in Taipei while you're there.

Thanks guys. Happy hunting!

OXpress

Dana,
It was I who posted about Carnegies. Note that I posted about a visit on Wedneday night...ladies night...where the scene and crowd was completely different from what you describe. The guy girl ratio was prolly 4 girls to 3 guys on that Wednesday night when I was there, and most everyone (except a few white guys in the 45+ range) and especially the girls were under 35. Anyway, I'm under 30 and saw lots of girls younger than me. The bartender I talked to (a very cute girl in young 20s) told me every wednesday night was like this. Sorry to hear you were let down. Did you visit on a Wednesday night, or some other night?

Hey Lucky 888,
Thanks for the tip on Carnegies, seriously. Hopefully some guys will check it out and have a good time.

Actually I went on a Friday night, so maybe it's better on Wednesdays as you suggested. The place was completely packed, and the folks there seemed to be having a good time I guess. It was just too cheesy for my tastes anyway. I mean really, watching a bunch of nerdy businessmen iin Khaki pants dance to La Vida Loca on top of a bar with used up hookers was just too much to take. I swear every girl in there was a 30 or 40 something Filipina also.
I could give it another shot on a wednesday sometime, but I truthfully didn't care too much for the way the place feels. I think it's probably a really great place for someone like my Dad, who enjoys that kind of thing. BTW, I did hook up with a pretty hot young girl today walking around in the downtown area near Linsen road. Lots of friendly and cute babes all over that area, and happy to talk to you. I still maintain that Taiwan is the worst place in Asia for girls. The pretty ones are few and far between, and they are the most money hungry of any asians I've come across. I've known lots of foreigners that have hooked up here, but so far I've never seen one with a really pretty girlfriend. Then again I'm a picky bastard. To each his own...

Gentlemen,

I will be in Taipei for one night only this coming week. Is there anything that I absolutely need to check out? I've read through the posts and it all seems either, very expensive for my taste and budget, or, over the hill so to speak. Should I just keep it in my pants until I get back to Shenzhen?

Thanks in advance for any advise.....

OAH

Hello Lucky888,

Yes, I see Carol on lounge side, not near Bar.

Carol is about 165cm, but taller in heels. Quite skinny, but nice figure with small tits and big nipples.
Very nice ass, with perfect buttocks! She shaves so her pussy look very good. Her face is not like Taiwan girl as it is oval like movie stars. Big eyes, sexy lips, and a proper nose. (no button nose).
Speak very good English, and can swear in Mandarin and English.
About time I think after 7.30pm.

Sorry I not take camera. Next time I will bring my camera and take photo of Carol for members.

Good luck.

Well Dana you've got the same feeling than me, and there are 2 years I am here.
In Asia the monnay subject is not a Taboo like in the western country and here in Taiwan the mentality is very conservative, nothing to compare with mainland China for exemple.
You have to know the girls here don't trust foreigner, unless you are staying for a long period, cuz they expect a long term relationship, but where I do not agree with you it's when you said the pretty ones are few.

OldAsiaHand,
Check out a place that Lucky888 mentioned called "Roxy Vibe" by Shi Da University. It's near the intersection of Hoping Road and Roosevelt on the southwest side of Taipei. I went there with my friend and checked it out, and it was definitely full of girls looking to hook up for the night. Tons of ex-pat guys were hooking up all over the place. Just like Carnegies, most of the women looked to be Filipina and Thai maybe, but they were 100 percent definitely a little long in the tooth. I think they must be retired bargirls from Angeles city and Pattaya or something.

I really paid attention to their faces, and chatted with quite a few of them. I'm not saying they didn't look pretty good, but about 90% looked like they'd been in the game a little too long. Most were super friendly though, and it was a pretty good vibe. I'm not sure if the girls were wanting to get paid for their services because I didn't ask, so maybe they were just there to get laid also.

All the other guys seemed to be loving it. Even my friend who is in his early 20's thought the girls were great, so maybe don't listen to me about that unless you're a really super picky bastard also. Unless a girl is like a very strong 8.5 on a scale of 1-10, I don't even pay attention, so my opinion on that won't matter to most.

One thing about Roxy VIbe- It opens very late 1a.m.??? or so and alot of the crowd came from all the other clubs in that same area.

I didn't stick around all night because I got a call from the really cute girl I had met earlier in the day (at a busy shopping area by Xining road) to meet her at another pub called TU by the Howard Plaza Hotel. I do not recommend anyone going to that place however, unless you dress like Snoop Dogg, enjoy rap music, and want to hang out with hip-hop style Taiwanese kids in their very early 20's.

Anyway, most guys here will love that Roxy Vibe place. I think it's almost a sure thing if you want to hook up in Taipei.

From reading the many reports here and in the archive, it seems that places outside of Taipei City are cheaper; I have too little information yet to compare quality.

So, it stands to reason that Hsintien (in Taipei County, just south of Taipei) should have something reasonable to offer. Does anyone know about the scene there? I've spent hours at http://www.sogclub.com with my dictionary in hand, but my Chinese still isn't good enough to easily get information there.

Also, Hsintien has Wulai about 30 minutes south of the final subway stop. Being a hot spring resort, I have to imagine that there is something there to enjoy; I can imagine someone asking me "Ni3 yao4 bu2 yao4 gen1 mei3mei zai4 wen2chuan3 xi1zao3?" (Do you want to bathe in the hot spring with a... is chick the best translation for mei3mei?). Does anyone have anything to report?

Dana,

Thanks for the advice. I will try to make it over there if I can. Unfortunately, I am bringing some unexpected, last minute, company with me to Taiwan.

If you get over to the mainland, especially Shenzhen, just let me know how I can reciprocate.

OAH

OAH,
Thanks for the invite. I'd LOVE to come to Shenzen someday! Have fun in Taipei, and if you want to get out of the city just a bit, there are some beautiful mountainous areas around there also!

I was visting the southern end of Taipei a few weeks ago on work. There were these small establishments that had neon light and like a 10 foot glass store front with a girl or two in very sexy clothing in them. I had not seen these places in Taipei itself but they were all over the place in the industrial areas just south of Taipei

A local explained to me that in these places they served a special fruit juice that's pretty popular. I didn't ask for more details since this local is a business colleague and I like to keep my mongering activities private. But it sure looked to me that more than fruit juice was for sale at these places. Could someone explain to me how these places work? Are there "extra" services available? What's the cost? Any chance of getting some action even if I don't speak chinese?

Hulk, That's the first question every foreigner guy asks when they come here to Taiwan.
Those stands are for selling something called "beetle nut" which is this disgusting crap that Taiwanese men love to chew on and spit all over the place. It messes up their teeth, gives them cancer, and makes a mess. I tried it once and got a buzz for about 10 seconds....
I've been told that 99.9 percent of beetlenut girls are gangster girlfriends, and wouldn't have anything to do with a foreigner even if they were selling sex, which they are not.
They make plenty of money just standing there selling their beetlenut and talking on their cell phones. Taiwan sucks...haha.

unless ur taiwanese or are able to speak some mandarin, forget about em....if u pull up to one stand with a S500, maybe it'll work though.

tapioca

Hahaha...a MBZ S500 huh? I think a bimmer 325 would do :)

Yrs ago when the law wasn't that strict, some friends and I would stop by Chung-Li or Tao Yuen (sp?) on our way up to Taipei and we'd stop by one of the few stands with young hotties working. Rumors has it that one girl who worked at one of the stand just right off the freeway exit ramp caused so many car accidents coz all the guys were checking her out.

Anyway, we were professions and knew better so we'd never have tried anything "addicting" except this hobby so we weren't into bettle nuts...etc. We just stopped to get some cold icy drinks in the summer. We must have bought a dozen of drinks for only 3 of us and the hot girl asked me if I'd like to "swipe" my card. I was confused for a moment when my friend said she wants you to put your hand in between her breasts and swipe it/feel it as if a credit card is going thru the machine :) hahahahahahaha......

Those were good memories!!!

Last yr on my annual trip, there was another hot girl in Hsin Chu county who worked at one of the stands. There was a law that got passed said "no hair showing is allowed" for girls who work in the stand. And guess what, this hot girl was wearing a transparent panties and shaved her hair. She obviously had "no hair showing!!!"

Have fun guys!!!