Accommodation in HCMC : Hong Kong Kaiteki Hotel (capsule hotel), 22 Bui Vien, District 1
Length of Stay : 2 days 2 nights
1. Beside the city tour, do CU CHI TUNNEL and DELTA MEKONG half day tour, it's a must! (I still regret that I didn't go because of my tight schedule)
2. If you have some more time, go to Mui Ne (6hrs from HCMC) too!
3. Find a hotel/hostel near Ben Tanh Market. All places in District 1 are actually a walking distance but it's just easier to stay around that Market, especially because there is direct bus to and from the Airport only for 5000 dong, rather than taxi you can spend for around 150.000-170.000 to District 1.
4. Make sure to take only Main Linh and Vinasun taxi. They're recommended.
5. I am not sure how to give a recommendation for the transport. All city sightseeing places are in District 1, so all walking distance but sometimes the weather is just bloody hot! The motorbike rent is recommended when you can drive. If some of motorbike's driver ask you to go with him, dealing the price from the beginning, because they can say we can pay whatever we want but end up we have to pay 250.000/hrs. Choose whatever its affordable for you! But if its possible, just go by Taxi which use taxi meter.
6. Try Vietnamese coffee is a must! My recommendations are Trung Nguyen and Highlands. And for a tea lover, try blooming tea at Phuc Long.
7. HCMC used to be in History for American aggression in Vietnam, if you like history, its worth it to visit War Remnants Museum. If you want to see masterpiece of Gustave Eiffel in Asian, you'd better visit Saigon Central Post Office! And its really nice to take a pic at City Hall at night.
8. Try local Pho! And its spring rolls. You can find Halal one too. I tried Pho Muslim in District 5 and Serai Malaysian restaurant in District 1.
9. Shop a lot at Ben Tanh market! Cheap cheap cheap!
10. Since it changes name to Ho Chi Minh City, its also nice to take a picture if you find a 'Saigon' name.
Sunday, June 8, 2014
Saturday, March 15, 2014
10 things about Penang
Accommodation in Penang : The 80's Guesthouse, Lorong Love, Georgetown.
Length of Stay : 2 days 2 nights.
1. It's a must going to Penang Hill, Kek Lok Si temple (both quite close), Street Art and try to go to every jetty's, worth to take a pic.
2. Try nasi kandar around jalan Penang, it's famous and long queue so be patience. Try to drink their teh tarik, dunno why its different from Singapore one, and it tastes nicer actually! And at least try Char Kwaytiaow.
3. Take almost with all the street art (so remember to bring MAP from the info centre).
4. If you went to Bali before, don't expect too much for Batu Ferringghi. But it has night market and nice seafood.
5. If you have time, strolling around Georgetown by bike. Not too tired since its bloody hot in the afternoon. And its a bit pricey to go by becak, 30RM in an hour. I got my bike from hostel only for 15RM, on rental usually 35-45RM.
6. If you love coffee, going cafe 55 is a must. If you have much time to go out from Georgetown, try Full of Beans at Straits Quay or Queen Bay Mall.
7. LOTS of nice and unique cafes, prepare and googling it before, because it depends on your interest.
8. If you afraid of dog, be careful, lots of them in the street haha. They won't bite, but still since I'm so scared of dogs, it was bit challenging! :))
9. I had a great time and for me it was a nice services at the 80's guesthouse at Love Lane.
10. Perfect for weekend getaway! More than enough.
Length of Stay : 2 days 2 nights.
1. It's a must going to Penang Hill, Kek Lok Si temple (both quite close), Street Art and try to go to every jetty's, worth to take a pic.
2. Try nasi kandar around jalan Penang, it's famous and long queue so be patience. Try to drink their teh tarik, dunno why its different from Singapore one, and it tastes nicer actually! And at least try Char Kwaytiaow.
3. Take almost with all the street art (so remember to bring MAP from the info centre).
4. If you went to Bali before, don't expect too much for Batu Ferringghi. But it has night market and nice seafood.
5. If you have time, strolling around Georgetown by bike. Not too tired since its bloody hot in the afternoon. And its a bit pricey to go by becak, 30RM in an hour. I got my bike from hostel only for 15RM, on rental usually 35-45RM.
6. If you love coffee, going cafe 55 is a must. If you have much time to go out from Georgetown, try Full of Beans at Straits Quay or Queen Bay Mall.
7. LOTS of nice and unique cafes, prepare and googling it before, because it depends on your interest.
8. If you afraid of dog, be careful, lots of them in the street haha. They won't bite, but still since I'm so scared of dogs, it was bit challenging! :))
9. I had a great time and for me it was a nice services at the 80's guesthouse at Love Lane.
10. Perfect for weekend getaway! More than enough.
My March 2014 getaway. Thanks to Andanty, my high school mate, who pushed me to make this trip happen :)
Thursday, July 19, 2012
hello from new city
June and July have been the busiest month for me, I guess. Lots of travels, lots of events, and many more. I'll posting all of them as soon as I can.
And I am officially leaving Berlin since the 9th of July. For good. Sad and teary but I had to face it, and of course (yeaaahh the hardest part) move on. :)
And for now until another month or (hopefully) more, I am here ...
Talk to you later about my new journey! ;)
And I am officially leaving Berlin since the 9th of July. For good. Sad and teary but I had to face it, and of course (yeaaahh the hardest part) move on. :)
And for now until another month or (hopefully) more, I am here ...
Talk to you later about my new journey! ;)
Tuesday, June 26, 2012
Hurricane day 3 (24.6.12) : Dancing in the Rain!
Never thought that the finale are gonna be a heavy rainy day! But the show must go on, so does the festival goers. We were already prepare with rain coat and rubber boot, and literally dancing in the rain!
Just like someone said on twitter, it was insane but the best festival ever. I can't agree more.
Die Antwoord
I love the jacket! :))
The Kooks
Temper Trap
Let's dancing in the raiiinnn!
Beirut
Fritz Kalkbrenner
Hurricane day 2 (23.6.12) : The Rock Show
Day 2. It was a bit windy but still shiny. It was a bit hectic because there are more bands I want to see and I had to manage the time so I can easily jump for one stage to another. Too bad I've missed M83 because they changed the time to one hour earlier. But that's okay, still saw the lots of bands' performances today. I had fuuunn! :D
Kakkmaddafakka, they're soo hillarious!
Florence and the Machine, I love her!
Noel Gallagher and band
Blink 182
Justice live
Garbage, Shirley Manson was still awesome!
Hurricane day 1 (22.6.12) : Friday I'm in Love
Finally the day has come. I finally had a chance to attend this kind of festival and fully music for three days. Yes, it's gonna be huuugggeee! First day was perfect! Perfect weather, perfect ambience, and finally I saw one of my favourite band since in junior high school, the Cure. I regret it when I couldn't watch their concert on 2008 in Berlin just because I was afraid to go on concert alone (yeah, 2008 and it was my first month in Berlin). And now I think God finally answered my pray. I was speechless to see Robert Smith singing live.
It was friday, and yes, I'm (still) in love with you, the Cure!
Welcome board
Perfect weather!
Ed Sheeran
Mars Volta
You know who :p
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