📋 Reminders

• Verify T-Mobile international text/data is working.
• Buy EasyCards for MRT, buses, convenience stores, and vending machines.
• Initial load recommendation: NT$500-1,000 per person. Reload as needed.

📋 Reminders

• Install Uber for Taiwan
• Install United App
• Complete Taiwan Arrival Card up to 7 days before arrival
• Check in with United 24 hours before flight
• Optional eSIM: Airalo app, 10 GB / 15 days Asia plan for $24.00

📋 Reminders

• Verify T-Mobile international text/data is working.
• At TPE, buy EasyCards. Initial load: NT$500-1,000 per person.
• Recommended transfer: taxi/Uber directly to hotel, about 1 hour, roughly $40.

📋 Reminders

• Check into flights.
• AirAsia may require passport scanning to check in. Since flights were booked without middle names and OCR may reject the passport match, try the app and allow extra time if manual help is needed.
• Complete Japan arrival card before arrival:

📋 Reminders

• Full-day Kyoto outing.
• Prioritize a focused route rather than overloading the day.
• July Kyoto will be hot and crowded, so build in snack, café, and rest breaks.

📋 Reminders

• Pick up bus tickets for Naruto land from JR Osaka Station (7am-9:30pm)
• Northern Osaka day, including Cup Noodles Museum, ramen lunch, Minoh Falls, and optional Umeda area stops.
• Minoh Falls is a strong July choice for families and grandparents because it is calmer and cooler than central Osaka.
• Keep this in the plan unless weather is bad or the group is exhausted.