tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28728747203532083412024-02-19T03:59:37.299-08:00trips&departuresAAKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08531721346546288496noreply@blogger.comBlogger66125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872874720353208341.post-9451477343813224142022-12-21T00:55:00.001-08:002022-12-21T00:57:21.801-08:00SWITZERLAND 2022 - THE JOURNEY BEGINS<h1 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial Rounded; font-size: x-large;"><u>KUL-ZUR</u></span></h1><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial Rounded; font-size: x-large;">Alas after more than 2 years of being unable to travel we flew to Zurich via Bangkok on 1 November 2022 for our much-awaited trip to the Swiss Alps and Villages.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial Rounded; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial Rounded; font-size: x-large;">Upon reaching KLIA we wrapped our luggage and proceeded to the Thai Airways counter to drop them off. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1p0tHp0eyaTNYr007b2EwPVkrzKWUMV-2WFcrazQsa_fB3Y5NIcEjubqZnlaaP5HmjLMTyhT4CpZI1UiSdv5AjXIOR_fiy24DpuoWESQ3cYezU6pOU_0KaiZThcYFzfVGSAlSdLmrWCFLHaUaZ_PeliX6N8EGYZbIBhE547zAyaQ8LjyPpeuig21CYA/s4032/IMG_9183.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1p0tHp0eyaTNYr007b2EwPVkrzKWUMV-2WFcrazQsa_fB3Y5NIcEjubqZnlaaP5HmjLMTyhT4CpZI1UiSdv5AjXIOR_fiy24DpuoWESQ3cYezU6pOU_0KaiZThcYFzfVGSAlSdLmrWCFLHaUaZ_PeliX6N8EGYZbIBhE547zAyaQ8LjyPpeuig21CYA/w640-h480/IMG_9183.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: "Arial Rounded"; font-size: x-large;"><div style="text-align: justify;">For this trip, we were not required to undergo PCR tests in Malaysia and Switzerland including transiting in BKK.</div></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial Rounded; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial Rounded; font-size: x-large;">We were supposed to depart from KLIA to BKK at 1305 hrs but the flight was delayed for 30 minutes. Besides that, there was also a gate change from C34 to C12.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7H9pg2uOVk2SYBstDZxV_u525sUBbqfHkwhVL5FuZsUqyP8zOEAnvDt5EbTk25S4qD5N6br7P5GUbSb8oEhKgyIy__upg3LhmajImtExQqOdD2VqXeS5PTSyoisgFo7mN8YovQOIZcGNY9TXM7UpvFXEK9QTxnJXkmUUl5pTfCnpMappyaa0JnDYDMw/s2770/Board.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2035" data-original-width="2770" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7H9pg2uOVk2SYBstDZxV_u525sUBbqfHkwhVL5FuZsUqyP8zOEAnvDt5EbTk25S4qD5N6br7P5GUbSb8oEhKgyIy__upg3LhmajImtExQqOdD2VqXeS5PTSyoisgFo7mN8YovQOIZcGNY9TXM7UpvFXEK9QTxnJXkmUUl5pTfCnpMappyaa0JnDYDMw/w697-h512/Board.jpg" width="697" /></a></div><span style="font-family: "Arial Rounded";"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Finally, we took off at 1335 hrs and arrived at BKK at 1435 hrs (Bangkok time). Thai Airways served us a meal (pre-booked Muslim Meal) for this short flight of about 2 hours.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Arial Rounded"; font-size: xx-large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjGvuBBP_BRNaeWHflZ1D1ZUnQ1A7G-F71z14txf1qJMxf90QEE8S6JpdTnZRim78Q3hxakl9eTMRjXpOv964mN2sgIkdIbF6nYmczxAiW_qPuvlRUCsjNCwX208YO1Nxmk4ducdbb9ixILOtDK2DNJgbMRSC7TvBXsApOMbaOu32J9Z3GHsQhtDXvfw/s4032/BKK%20Meal.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="511" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjGvuBBP_BRNaeWHflZ1D1ZUnQ1A7G-F71z14txf1qJMxf90QEE8S6JpdTnZRim78Q3hxakl9eTMRjXpOv964mN2sgIkdIbF6nYmczxAiW_qPuvlRUCsjNCwX208YO1Nxmk4ducdbb9ixILOtDK2DNJgbMRSC7TvBXsApOMbaOu32J9Z3GHsQhtDXvfw/w681-h511/BKK%20Meal.jpg" width="681" /></a></div></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: "Arial Rounded";"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Our transit time in BKK was 10 hours and we had to endure this long wait. During this wait, we had a halal meal which cost THB 305.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial Rounded; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial Rounded; font-size: x-large;">Our flight to Zurich was also delayed for 30 minutes from the scheduled departure time of 0035 hrs to 0135 hrs. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg87I7VCnCzjJrLGr1aHZ0WdUsbQhWUZHCi6tPLT6-O1FFolqXE0I6KfmZ3_ifTqt7zGtm90MrrhJPtfIAk9A1ST-xwpVF3_jSf3z9-bA7s-XSfi2gnr1Ppwp9BKNLfYiGumY_X2KXoLiZQDkygBgsw-gUaWu1cH3Hkp74UK2uzaQEz3avNKe1jYxSfdw/s4032/IMG_9203.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="526" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg87I7VCnCzjJrLGr1aHZ0WdUsbQhWUZHCi6tPLT6-O1FFolqXE0I6KfmZ3_ifTqt7zGtm90MrrhJPtfIAk9A1ST-xwpVF3_jSf3z9-bA7s-XSfi2gnr1Ppwp9BKNLfYiGumY_X2KXoLiZQDkygBgsw-gUaWu1cH3Hkp74UK2uzaQEz3avNKe1jYxSfdw/w701-h526/IMG_9203.HEIC" width="701" /></a></div><span style="font-family: "Arial Rounded";"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Upon boarding, we found out that this flight was not full and we used the empty seats for ourselves. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Arial Rounded";"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR60_Ejbq6BTGknrI5iO9Ak-FdzbJnDt1LcG1maOn3i9nUfHL1qYtbG1ZXiPfUJxxID7XjYVPUyxu4USg95DXtReQoXyGq3gXmJpavZ-6LMZA0t3fnwdeRDoYg3PZY9u0NvThNrsRCfD0ECJ-9cB_cskymgKjPgi8G_PL6LIFso-K4xLuun4Ht_Rjl6A/s4032/IMG_9206.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="534" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR60_Ejbq6BTGknrI5iO9Ak-FdzbJnDt1LcG1maOn3i9nUfHL1qYtbG1ZXiPfUJxxID7XjYVPUyxu4USg95DXtReQoXyGq3gXmJpavZ-6LMZA0t3fnwdeRDoYg3PZY9u0NvThNrsRCfD0ECJ-9cB_cskymgKjPgi8G_PL6LIFso-K4xLuun4Ht_Rjl6A/w712-h534/IMG_9206.HEIC" width="712" /></a></div></span><span style="font-family: "Arial Rounded";"><span style="font-size: x-large;">The legroom on this flight was sufficient for my long legs. We were served 2 meals (Muslim meals) for this 11 hours flight which was uncomfortable due to the constant turbulence (50% of the route).</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKEvWKc8Tpyj6okNKW4dOvtHbpoBczAF5321DWua_3drVPp-rBQnNZ7wSbXZnAWdYNAjCOkTFHqdvc1OrSphi17nWTm5S-aKgPtxcF1O-g4k6ncZjzze3n0vmquUcUyHiK18RPt2krOJ2_90SvIVeYe1sRVvPX1fN8GfuVNfvP14DP1i2q-dVZ7UwtPA/s4032/Meal%20ZUR.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKEvWKc8Tpyj6okNKW4dOvtHbpoBczAF5321DWua_3drVPp-rBQnNZ7wSbXZnAWdYNAjCOkTFHqdvc1OrSphi17nWTm5S-aKgPtxcF1O-g4k6ncZjzze3n0vmquUcUyHiK18RPt2krOJ2_90SvIVeYe1sRVvPX1fN8GfuVNfvP14DP1i2q-dVZ7UwtPA/w640-h480/Meal%20ZUR.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUaxhPDpRJQv8QbfBixYQwHSrAwz86NGqlBgZPRdL_5D4t_TqTm6YGgG0CJfdaRrzaY32iyzSc5XoxLYY8z76PQjzY-dOr3WgGmmN0OzPQ-vajCCcRtkbqIYsqq1_PVQgRqfvq4gS1v0PNamVCMIfboBbqkkXZqmMTa-J7PTzWFMhLdADvEovvT5Pkbg/s4032/Bfast%20XUR.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUaxhPDpRJQv8QbfBixYQwHSrAwz86NGqlBgZPRdL_5D4t_TqTm6YGgG0CJfdaRrzaY32iyzSc5XoxLYY8z76PQjzY-dOr3WgGmmN0OzPQ-vajCCcRtkbqIYsqq1_PVQgRqfvq4gS1v0PNamVCMIfboBbqkkXZqmMTa-J7PTzWFMhLdADvEovvT5Pkbg/w640-h480/Bfast%20XUR.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: "Arial Rounded";"><span style="font-size: x-large;">We arrived at Zurich Airport at 0700 hrs. Passport control was quick and we had our luggage waiting for us when we reached the belt. After picking up our luggage we headed straight to the train station at Zurich Airport to purchase tickets to Zermatt.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial Rounded; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial Rounded; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial Rounded; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial Rounded; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div>AAKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08531721346546288496noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872874720353208341.post-44305642974992976502022-06-22T04:05:00.000-07:002022-06-22T04:05:22.687-07:00TRAVELING AGAIN IN 2022<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial Rounded; font-size: x-large;">After more than 2 years of being unable to travel due to the Covid-19 pandemic, we will be traveling again in November 2022. This trip was supposed to occur in Mac 2020 but had to be canceled.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: Arial Rounded;">Our Thai Airways vouchers were redeemed but we had to fork up </span><span style="font-family: "Arial Rounded";">RM1,017 each as </span><span style="font-family: "Arial Rounded";">the ticket price has increased.</span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial Rounded; font-size: x-large;">All accommodations were secured early this year once the travel restrictions were lifted.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial Rounded; font-size: x-large;">Hopefully, the Covid-19/monkeypox situation will not hinder our travel again.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial Rounded; font-size: x-large;">Happy traveling guys.</span></p>AAKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08531721346546288496noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872874720353208341.post-81103716972085475862021-08-10T03:15:00.000-07:002021-08-10T03:15:32.893-07:00NEW NORMAL, NEW/REVISITED INTEREST DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial Rounded; font-size: x-large;">It has been more than a year since the outbreak of Covid-19 which had affected every continent in the world. The pandemic has altered our lives creating new normal, interests, and hobbies.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial Rounded; font-size: x-large;">For me, since traveling is off the books, I revert back to my previous passion which is camping. This activity has been laid off for so long since traveling occupies most of my free time.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial Rounded;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">So when the government announced the Movement Control Order (MCO) which prohibits international travel as well as interstate crossing, we had no other alternative to compensate for our travel escapades except camping (within the state). We bought tents, sleepin</span><span style="font-size: x-large;">g/cooking items, and other camping necessities with the help of fellow campers via the Family Camping FB page. Some of the items we bought as seen below. 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</span><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial Rounded; font-size: x-large;">We then upgraded our tent to this model. It can accommodate 6-8 people.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2MUMOgWCa8HjziLkTfMLFOlSIpy-WoOqggOLgyoZRNHFwVvaMMTk5bDrcnk7sA_Wq-bJ2Pmm5S_IFxjZ7pvM7PjvEqVplyqx_O_wAzluTmiQt1pLZstqt1g76IW9cYgNIV47gHd2Yi8ne/s975/Khemah+975.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="731" data-original-width="975" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2MUMOgWCa8HjziLkTfMLFOlSIpy-WoOqggOLgyoZRNHFwVvaMMTk5bDrcnk7sA_Wq-bJ2Pmm5S_IFxjZ7pvM7PjvEqVplyqx_O_wAzluTmiQt1pLZstqt1g76IW9cYgNIV47gHd2Yi8ne/s16000/Khemah+975.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial Rounded; font-size: x-large;">This activity is recommended as it instills family bonding besides appreciating nature without the many amenities such as electricity, toilet and of course wifi/internet.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial Rounded; font-size: x-large;">To date, we had visited and stayed at 3 camping sites in Selangor (within the district) as interstate and interdistrict traveling is still prohibited. We even had booked 2 sites in May 2021 but were unable to go due to the nationwide MCO. At the time of writing this entry, interdistrict travel is still prohibited due to the increase of Covid-19 cases. When will this pandemic end?</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p>AAKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08531721346546288496noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872874720353208341.post-19422739433203259182021-06-09T21:48:00.000-07:002021-06-09T21:48:35.343-07:00TRAVEL DESTINATION READY FOR 2022<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial Rounded; font-size: x-large;">One of our destinations in the pipeline is visiting the Baltics which is DIY doable. We have made preparations regarding airlines, trains, buses, and accommodations. Hopefully, the pandemic will be over in 2021 so that all of us can travel again in 2022.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnKiLTDGRGkHZ7OMjNw3OexbbepI5tUGqcykrMAEgpwnSWo9RCUvOZU9OA_5eFTZ9EX5QGpfwYUagnvPZTmqpXH-OzY-h9d5mQruEfpCv-Mu9nGsZprBmMI7_YDghkYZmO8dLFNu3lR4KX/s980/BALTIC+TRIP+MAP+resize.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="673" data-original-width="980" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnKiLTDGRGkHZ7OMjNw3OexbbepI5tUGqcykrMAEgpwnSWo9RCUvOZU9OA_5eFTZ9EX5QGpfwYUagnvPZTmqpXH-OzY-h9d5mQruEfpCv-Mu9nGsZprBmMI7_YDghkYZmO8dLFNu3lR4KX/s16000/BALTIC+TRIP+MAP+resize.jpg" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Arial Rounded; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /><span style="font-family: Arial Rounded; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /><span style="font-family: Arial Rounded; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /><span style="font-family: Arial Rounded; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /><span style="font-family: Arial Rounded; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p>AAKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08531721346546288496noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872874720353208341.post-71880697339821764512021-01-29T19:47:00.001-08:002021-01-29T19:47:26.946-08:00TRAVEL VOUCHER THAI AIRWAYS<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: arial;">T</span><span style="font-family: arial;">oday, 25 January 2021 I received a travel voucher from Thai Airways regarding the cancellation of my flight KUL-BKK-ZUR (4th May 2020) and MIL-BKK-KUL (21 May 2020) for the same cost of tickets purchased i.e. RM2,466.</span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3T4J1LqMaVlC6uXUAXb_FyeKPqxRaLFmNrO8zd8HJwxJuceBFLtp6eBBNro1b9w3c2oSo__M39MrDDXMU0xXzFrmFSLQ4Mal6NZbm5eesLxAk2x4Iqozao-w68TIeZwH7EgKgdxsxcev5/s2048/AAK2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1448" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3T4J1LqMaVlC6uXUAXb_FyeKPqxRaLFmNrO8zd8HJwxJuceBFLtp6eBBNro1b9w3c2oSo__M39MrDDXMU0xXzFrmFSLQ4Mal6NZbm5eesLxAk2x4Iqozao-w68TIeZwH7EgKgdxsxcev5/w453-h640/AAK2.jpg" width="453" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: arial;">I had opted for full reimbursement of the ticket price but was not given. Alternatively, the airline is only prepared to refund part of the tax which is equivalent to RM700. The refund process as I am told is lengthy as Thai Airways is undergoing rehabilitation proceeding through the Central Bankruptcy Court which temporarily prohibited them from processing any refund requests. Due to this and the extension of the validity period till 31 December 2022, I accepted the travel voucher. </span></span><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Hopefully, the Covid-19 pandemic will be over this year (2021) so that we can travel again.</span></span></p>AAKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08531721346546288496noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872874720353208341.post-45559360908525483522021-01-24T20:42:00.000-08:002021-01-24T20:42:32.761-08:00TRAVEL PLANS IN THE PIPELINE<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">Since my trip to Swiss and Italy was abruptly canceled due to the Covid-19 pandemic, I am putting up several itineraries for my travel plan once the pandemic situation permits. These plans are:</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">1.<span> Swiss and Italy (DIY)</span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span>2.<span> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: arial;">Trans Siberia Rail Moscow-Beijing (Agent)</span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">3.<span> Baltic (DIY)</span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><span style="font-size: x-large;">4.<span> Balkan & Turkey (Agent/DIY)</span></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><span><span style="font-size: x-large;">5.<span> New Zealand Motorhome (Agent)</span></span></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">6. Japan (DIY)</span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><span><span><span><span style="font-size: x-large;">7.<span> South America (Agent)</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">8. South Africa (Agent)</span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Hopefully, I will be able to travel again.</span></span></p>AAKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08531721346546288496noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872874720353208341.post-52426449149449489562020-12-31T07:14:00.001-08:002020-12-31T07:14:45.065-08:00WHAT LIES AHEAD IN 2021 FOR US TRAVELLERS<p style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">2020 is only a few moments away from 2021. As a traveler, 2020 is a dreadful and frustrated year as we were not able to travel overseas since March due to the pandemic.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">Hopefully 2021 will be better since the Covid-19 vaccine is available and travel can resume like before.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">Happy New Year 2021.</span></p>AAKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08531721346546288496noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872874720353208341.post-8807322290707536742020-11-28T20:53:00.000-08:002020-11-28T20:53:06.949-08:00DOMESTIC TRAVEL DURING COVID-19<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the government had imposed The Movement Control Order 2020 (MCO) on 18 March 2020 as a precautionary measure in response to this pandemic. The MCO included prohibitions of mass movement and gatherings, sanctions for traveling local and abroad, closure of office buildings, institutions of higher learning, schools, pre-schools, and places of worship.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">As a frequent traveler, I am disheartened by this situation that restricts travel locally and abroad (our trip to Europe had to be canceled). </span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">After 3 months of total lockdown, the government announced the opening up of domestic traveling (with the new normal and SOP) we decided to indulge our travel passion locally. Since then we have been to Rompin, Ipoh, Malacca, and Kuala Lumpur.</span></span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"><span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><u><b>Rompin Beach Resort</b></u></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">Checked-in was tedious as I had to fill up several forms required by the authorities under the new normal and SOP (one was for contact tracing).</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">The Family Room we booked consists of 1 large double bed (in a separate room) and 2 single beds. The room is spacious but has only 1 bathroom. Wi-Fi was not available😞. Surprisingly the pool was open but usage was controlled to a strict timetable arranged according to the room number. Buffet breakfast was available and included in our room rate.</span></div><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGjp7U7E76a_nUwTKTkGeG4V8JBvHEA6CTbNBD-cBQH7cjZdjluKKofV6Drn3H2qvrZUiJMyAPz_zAPKmt6ouLAjh9O4KReAjXGwjMhGJlyg9I0D3S6cNcBuhjJRf9NhsiwV29NQjfZKdS/s4032/IMG_6409.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="481" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGjp7U7E76a_nUwTKTkGeG4V8JBvHEA6CTbNBD-cBQH7cjZdjluKKofV6Drn3H2qvrZUiJMyAPz_zAPKmt6ouLAjh9O4KReAjXGwjMhGJlyg9I0D3S6cNcBuhjJRf9NhsiwV29NQjfZKdS/w640-h481/IMG_6409.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNYEVgXTOCgwT3FDXJAI6ZAvVBJmsNLq2GE2hdzo0U1slFKrxvX8iM__E5y-p6kpHYvgksyswRlkXkZ9uHx5PYpd20QKZpDO9hP0QZM_BrvTLxqTl89o164r1YgKYcAeCh_ML2M2s5Ie1G/s4032/IMG_6413.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNYEVgXTOCgwT3FDXJAI6ZAvVBJmsNLq2GE2hdzo0U1slFKrxvX8iM__E5y-p6kpHYvgksyswRlkXkZ9uHx5PYpd20QKZpDO9hP0QZM_BrvTLxqTl89o164r1YgKYcAeCh_ML2M2s5Ie1G/w640-h480/IMG_6413.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmiS5Jd8ynknJufMkNtS627CbvOyp7i9YVYzfWM0CaGTnTo6Hs1EEfBKbOdclhIQLCcAzNe1jTqgkEuMq_ctsRWztC_vzBvVHBKfjNLA-PELbmavb7G6a_ow6ALgj-pM24mdr9EKOYuwC2/s4032/IMG_6417.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmiS5Jd8ynknJufMkNtS627CbvOyp7i9YVYzfWM0CaGTnTo6Hs1EEfBKbOdclhIQLCcAzNe1jTqgkEuMq_ctsRWztC_vzBvVHBKfjNLA-PELbmavb7G6a_ow6ALgj-pM24mdr9EKOYuwC2/w640-h480/IMG_6417.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrQ6PcK9gOBLt4E3FJIjEm8CdRk_1kPPEXuxImTaD4FgepbTjaes1Rr7t7bEPZOGKcsaRyl50LTyBvbbW3pPP6mHw1SrPeoQy7okmhLM_DIr21u9wQsgI5R_LGGGC16qMqhhzXxmaTjEtg/s4032/IMG_6416.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrQ6PcK9gOBLt4E3FJIjEm8CdRk_1kPPEXuxImTaD4FgepbTjaes1Rr7t7bEPZOGKcsaRyl50LTyBvbbW3pPP6mHw1SrPeoQy7okmhLM_DIr21u9wQsgI5R_LGGGC16qMqhhzXxmaTjEtg/w640-h480/IMG_6416.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2h9CfMw3NPlKEg0JlZw_jAScFbH8DRv2wLrhY45hgoBTOsNaKGCMtyUw6ZGLRLhH7EdvJVY5_fR10yTLQrwYekzY_PCr67VtR-tpx9XtBgrvIId3pcYMVXNkBMmguAkWQGilk4fXE-8Ua/s4032/IMG_6419.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2h9CfMw3NPlKEg0JlZw_jAScFbH8DRv2wLrhY45hgoBTOsNaKGCMtyUw6ZGLRLhH7EdvJVY5_fR10yTLQrwYekzY_PCr67VtR-tpx9XtBgrvIId3pcYMVXNkBMmguAkWQGilk4fXE-8Ua/w640-h480/IMG_6419.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div style="font-size: xx-large; text-decoration-line: underline;"><u style="font-family: arial; font-size: xx-large;"><br /></u></div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><u>The Casuarina Meru Ipoh</u></b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">We had stayed here before but this time around the atmosphere was much different due to the new normal and SOP. 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The property is positioned by the Malacca River and very near to Makan Avenue where you will find the famous Cendol Kampung Hulu.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">We booked the Family Suite consisting of 1 Queen and 2 Single Bedroom with living area and balcony facing the Malacca River. Check-in was at 3pm as the room need to be sanitized. Cleanroom, comfy bed, and mattress. No breakfast available. The wifi is ok. One setback was the </span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: arial;">limited</span><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span><span style="font-family: arial;">car park available (max 20 lots). We had to park outside the hotel compound after dinner as the car park was full. 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<div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><u><b>Aloft Kuala Lumpur Central</b></u></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">Situated beside the Kuala Lumpur Central Train Station and the NU Central Shopping Complex. Underground parking available (flat rate or RM5).</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">The Check-in time stated in the reservation was 3pm but we were only allowed to check-in at 4pm due to the sanitizing of the room. Our late check-in was compensated by late check-out. We booked the Loft Room Guest Room, 2 Queen beds. Very clean and spacious room and bathroom. Comfortable beds and pillows too. Fast and stable wifi available. </span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large; text-align: left;">Breakfast was good.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4MKOHGzxKE9oov_yRR1pAM-y5tL_-kC5M7Lqmhi1Fup9uWFgTT6GmX1EzVsxASKH3zYe4vt5cOjWSeAX_RQ1Sb2LYa8y_l8oCkDw47lW6JEsbGTBBy7f64y6Ue3IypX0u_brzZZbHHIfL/s4032/IMG_6549.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4MKOHGzxKE9oov_yRR1pAM-y5tL_-kC5M7Lqmhi1Fup9uWFgTT6GmX1EzVsxASKH3zYe4vt5cOjWSeAX_RQ1Sb2LYa8y_l8oCkDw47lW6JEsbGTBBy7f64y6Ue3IypX0u_brzZZbHHIfL/w640-h480/IMG_6549.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgStXQoAuIA8Amo299dngst32e8kxZsGjWG-dYtTm2XVLoDUken7OGDzscIwnwvnEw2-ZHKq13-04u8RUqPTAZdRJebGGy9xeFj1GuZNmIDZ7L8ctMc72jrdLj1sqqqqFSx_Rp5nvujLtuU/s4032/IMG_6551.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgStXQoAuIA8Amo299dngst32e8kxZsGjWG-dYtTm2XVLoDUken7OGDzscIwnwvnEw2-ZHKq13-04u8RUqPTAZdRJebGGy9xeFj1GuZNmIDZ7L8ctMc72jrdLj1sqqqqFSx_Rp5nvujLtuU/w640-h480/IMG_6551.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8WXrDQvsIp3XnkgJfNtjqyPes3FbxN5e7aJBb-Db1tNwCvflQVWR-FJRIwW5qxW_pgI6xxse4v1NjQF8mWP0u3IjgtPDdjvel4-QYz98EWZdDNjSA2EVTa65a2hQpyL2fYfxWtedG6CXY/s4032/IMG_6553.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8WXrDQvsIp3XnkgJfNtjqyPes3FbxN5e7aJBb-Db1tNwCvflQVWR-FJRIwW5qxW_pgI6xxse4v1NjQF8mWP0u3IjgtPDdjvel4-QYz98EWZdDNjSA2EVTa65a2hQpyL2fYfxWtedG6CXY/w640-h480/IMG_6553.JPG" width="640" /></a></div> </span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; width: 100%;" table=""><table style="width: 100%;">
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<span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><div style="text-align: justify;">Our travel adventure was short-lived as the government imposed a Conditional Movement Control Order (CMCO) due to the high increase of cases. This order restricts interdistrict and interstate movement beginning 14 October till 6 December 2020. Based on the present Covid-19 situation it is doubtful that we can travel soon but let's stay positive. Stay safe guys.</div></span>
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AAKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08531721346546288496noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872874720353208341.post-44865370983256958642020-06-12T20:08:00.001-07:002020-06-12T20:08:23.304-07:00SMARTWATCHES<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Since I am unable to blog about my travel adventures to Swiss & Italy (scheduled from 3 - 21 May 2020 but was canceled) due to the COVID-19 </span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">pandemic</span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">status presently, I would like to share my experiences using smartwatches.</span></div><div><font face="arial" size="4"><br /></font></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><font face="arial" size="4">I purchased a Fossil Q smartwatch on 20 October 2017 (RM1,200).</font></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSDtWmaopMZW4CRD4MkCrfFLRg37dgMARcaWQANuDXH2bNEzMKcNEmWiUS3CmnIqYdDfCvVjYDkgbFbRrFocKELlg2PmG7bw_KMP-VLsEqm4jB6vGrC9vvxEfxQvdd-GMIPVwEHAeXP7zT/s2714/IMG_6327.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2616" data-original-width="2714" height="616" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSDtWmaopMZW4CRD4MkCrfFLRg37dgMARcaWQANuDXH2bNEzMKcNEmWiUS3CmnIqYdDfCvVjYDkgbFbRrFocKELlg2PmG7bw_KMP-VLsEqm4jB6vGrC9vvxEfxQvdd-GMIPVwEHAeXP7zT/w640-h616/IMG_6327.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><font face="arial" size="4"><br /></font></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">I had used it till November 2019 when suddenly the back cover of the watch pops out. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZAw2X55E8YVLj2dU-xHBHKsDuwLnwdWVC-8VbsBeVg3bHQArfTXrKEup8hceS7kaE5IGgZrg524bmniLze4-Wn78WTZHd_cx-1A4MPm9OKz8y3UoeeHuBma1ya3FNzjSPffT_GLdxdeuU/s3015/IMG_6066.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2345" data-original-width="3015" height="498" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZAw2X55E8YVLj2dU-xHBHKsDuwLnwdWVC-8VbsBeVg3bHQArfTXrKEup8hceS7kaE5IGgZrg524bmniLze4-Wn78WTZHd_cx-1A4MPm9OKz8y3UoeeHuBma1ya3FNzjSPffT_GLdxdeuU/w640-h498/IMG_6066.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><font face="arial" size="4"><br /></font></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">I sought to get it repaired at the outlet in IOI Mall (the shop I purchased the watch) but was told to visit the service center in Petaling Jaya as they were incapable to remedy the issue. So I drove to the service center to get the watch checked and fixed. But to my dismay, I was told that the watch was economically beyond repair as the battery had swollen causing the whole watch to be faulty😞. I was informed that the basis of this issue was due to the prolonged charge (overnight charge). The technician further informed me that the proper way to charge a smartwatch should not exceed more than 2-3 hours (or till its 100% charged). To put salt to the wound, the warranty period was only a month over. If the problem were to befall earlier I would be compensated with a new watch.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><font face="arial" size="4"><br /></font></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><font face="arial" size="4">As I am used to wearing a smartwatch, I had to find a replacement immediately from a variety of brands namely Apple, Samsung, and Huawei. I had chosen Fossil over Apple previously due to the design factor (prefer smartwatch to look like a conventional watch). This time around I had to choose between Samsung and Huawei. After much consideration, I favored Huawei Watch GT 2 based on my preferences and cost. The Huawei Watch was purchased at RM899 and had the same features as my previous Fossil but with the addition that I could answer calls directly on the watch (not on Fossil). The battery usage was superb as I only need to charge it once in 10-14 days. It also comes with a spare strap. Overall, I am satisfied with the watch.</font></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2v0V9aYSJFguR3Bv-XEiLu_tCLi2YwM7Z0yvBDAHsjlkd7hG3u_Rz8fTnm227LVqFi4blOvFv4W9Fv742aDXQ-6SFu4cr1NTytbrL_EsMXKWLPooc4gLgqIy0TcJKalaDEuOa8zHU7R2-/s3214/IMG_6067.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3214" data-original-width="2731" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2v0V9aYSJFguR3Bv-XEiLu_tCLi2YwM7Z0yvBDAHsjlkd7hG3u_Rz8fTnm227LVqFi4blOvFv4W9Fv742aDXQ-6SFu4cr1NTytbrL_EsMXKWLPooc4gLgqIy0TcJKalaDEuOa8zHU7R2-/w544-h640/IMG_6067.JPG" width="544" /></a></div><font face="arial" size="4"><br /></font></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Based on my experience using smartwatches I can finally conclude that battery care is of utmost importance (including mobile phones). Never charge your watch/phone overnight. I had learned this the expensive way. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><font face="arial" size="4"><br /></font></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><font face="arial" size="4"><br /></font></div>AAKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08531721346546288496noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872874720353208341.post-38017578150293676252020-04-08T07:16:00.000-07:002020-04-08T07:16:44.364-07:00SWITZERLAND & ITALY 2020 CANCELLED TRIP DUE TO COVID-19 (UPDATED 8 APRIL 2020)<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">On 7 April 2020, I received another email from Thai Airways concerning my demand for a full refund due to the flight cancellation. As expected, I was informed that there is no refund waiver. Their reason is - the cancellation and travel restrictions were due to the COVID-19 outbreak which is out of the airlines' control.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>TAX REFUND</b> of RM710 (ticket price RM2,466). The refund process may take a longer time (more than 180 days) since the airlines' is processing request worldwide.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>EXTENSION OF TICKET VALIDITY</b> up to 31 December 2021. Rebooking must be made within ticket validity (same route) <i><u>subject to seat availability</u></i>. The change fees will be waived, <i><u>however additional fees/taxes will be collected if any different fare involved.</u></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>Convert ticket to TRAVEL VOUCHER</b> with 12 months validity from the date of issue. <i><u>A travel voucher must be requested before 31 May 2020</u></i>. It can be used as a credit towards any future travel on Thai Airways destination worldwide and the <u><i>additional fare/tax/surcharge differences may be applied</i></u> to the new itinerary.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Looking at the 3 options above, neither one favors me as the customer but I have a choice to make. </span></div>
AAKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08531721346546288496noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872874720353208341.post-63487948058007330742020-04-06T06:49:00.000-07:002020-04-06T06:49:55.485-07:00RUSSIA 2019 - MOSCOW (DAY 4)<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Today is our last day in Moscow because tomorrow we will fly back home. Our itinerary for the day is full as we were programmed to visit a few places.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large; text-align: justify;">On our way to Saint Basil's Cathedral, we did a quick stop at Moscow State University which we did not have the opportunity to visit on our 1st day in Moscow due to time constraints.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large; text-align: justify;">After a quick stop at Moscow State University, we proceeded to </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Basil%27s_Cathedral" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: justify;" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">Saint Basil's Cathedra</span></a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Basil%27s_Cathedral" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large; text-align: justify;" target="_blank">l</a><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large; text-align: justify;"> (now a museum). It is a Christian church situated in Red Square, Moscow.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">This <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kremlin_Armoury" target="_blank">armour</a>y is one of the oldest museums situated in Moscow Kremlin.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large; text-align: justify;">From the Kremlin Wall, we walked to GUM Shopping Mall for some last-minute souvenir hunting. </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large; text-align: justify;">We were here previously but it was during the day. But tonite we witnessed the beautiful lighting on display.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">After breakfast, we were driven to our first tour destination for the day - the Ismailovsky Market, a 40-45 minutes drive from our hotel.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">When we reached <a href="https://pradiz.com/blog/izmailovsky-market/" target="_blank">here </a>the stalls were just beginning to open for business. It was snowing heavily and walking from the designated parking bay for the coach was quite challenging. Goods sold here is worth buying if you know how to negotiate. Souvenirs are aplenty notably the Matryoshka Doll.</span></div>
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<u style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">Hard Rock Cafe Moscow</u></h2>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Ending our Moscow Metro train ride we exited at Smolenskaya Station to continue towards HRC in Arbat Street. It's only about 250 meters from the station.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">After buying some souvenirs at HRC, we also did some shopping at Arbat Street. Many shops offered some form of discounts, especially the famous Matryoshka Doll, t-shirts and fridge magnet.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">From Arbat Street, we walked towards the bus stop to board our coach back to the hotel.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Before arriving at the Bolshoi Theatre, we stopped at the Moscow Circus on Tsvetnoy Blvd to capture some photos, notably of the bronze statue and car.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Due to the fixed program arranged, we were unable to attend the show at <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bolshoi_Theatre" target="_blank">Bolshoi Theatre</a> but managed to </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">stop here for a photoshoot.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_Historical_Museum" target="_blank">Museum</a> is wedged between the Red Square and Manege Square and GUM Shopping Mall. It is also a short walk to the famous landmark in Moscow which is the St Basil Cathedral.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">To access the display area in the museum no backpacks/handbags are permitted. We had to drop them in lockers provided. The entrance fee is RUB1,100 (included in the package).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Following visiting the Museum we were allocated some time to browse and shop at the GUM Shopping Mall. The mall is huge and during our visit there it was beautifully decorated for the coming Christmas Day.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">There was an ice-skating ring outside the GUM. The St Basil Cathedral can be observed clearly from here. Since we were scheduled to visit it tomorrow, we did not go there.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Today is our 4th and final day in St. Petersburg. After breakfast and checking out of the hotel, we were transported to Moscow Railway Station for the scheduled Sapsan train departure to Moscow @ 1100 (tickets included in the package). Since the coach is not permitted to park at the station, we were dropped off at the Galeria Shopping Mall, just a short walk to the station. As we were collecting our luggage a heavy snowfall befell. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Within minutes the walkway to the station was filled with snow thus making it tough to drag our luggage. </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">This wasn't the only setback for the day. The other impediment was the late distribution of our train tickets (only done at the station). This action created </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">some predicaments for couples/families who were not seated together even though the tickets could have been distributed earlier and adjustments can be made to seat them together. Fortunately, we accomplished rearranging the seating amongst our group to accommodate them together. </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Packed food was also distributed at the station. </span><br />
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<u style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">Sparrow Hills</u></h2>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">By the time we reached <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sparrow_Hills" target="_blank">Sparrow Hills</a>, it was already dark. After some photoshoot, we then headed to our hotel.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><u>Maxima Zarya Hotel</u></span></h2>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">From Sparrow Hill, it took about 30 minutes to reach the hotel depending on traffic. Overall the hotel is ok but the wifi is not as fast as the Bristol Hotel in St. Petersburg.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">On the 3rd day in St. Petersburg we were taken to Nevsky Prospekt, St Petersburg Mosque and also a visit to Catherine Castle. On the way to those places, we stopped for a photoshoot here - <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Isaac%27s_Cathedral" target="_blank">St. Isaac,s Cathedral</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">This is the main street in the city of St Petersburg. Here we did some shopping at the Galeria Shopping Mall (the largest and most famous in St Petersburg) situated near the Moscow Railway Station. We also had lunch at a restaurant on the 4th floor named Baklazhan Restaurant. The ambiance and food served met our expectations.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">We had the chance to visit this mosque and perform the prayer. More about the mosque information can be found <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Petersburg_Mosque" target="_blank">here.</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Finally, before concluding our tour for the day and returning to the hotel, we were taken to the Hard Rock Cafe, St. Petersburg for some souvenirs shopping. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Our itinerary for today is the visit to </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peterhof_Palace" target="_blank">Grand Palace</a></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"> in Peterhof and the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hermitage_Museum" target="_blank">State Hermitage Museum</a>. </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">We left the hotel at 9.00 am and the journey to Peterhof by coach was approximately 50 minutes. All museums in St Petersburg require visitors to wear shoe cover and not to take photos using the flash. We were also told not to touch anything in there.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><u>Grand Peterhof Palace</u></span></h2>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Since our trip was in winter, the water fountain was not in operation😞. The entrance fee is RUB 550 (included in the package). Since the weather is cold, we had coffee at the cafe before entering the palace. We also bought some souvenirs after finishing the tour at the stalls beside the palace. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">After a late lunch, we were then taken to The State Hermitage Museum. It's already dark (about 5pm) and we had to brave the cold weather made worse with a little drizzle. The museum is very huge to cover with our already tired legs after visiting the previous palace. The entrance fee is RUB700 (included in the package). We took a lot of photos and these are some of them.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: large;">Due to the serious worldwide situation of the current outbreak of COVID-19, we decided to cancel our planned trip to Zurich, Luzern, Interlaken, Lauterbrunnen, Zermatt, and Milan in May 2020. It is not worth the risk to travel at the moment. </span><br />
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: large;">By canceling the trip we had to cancel all the accommodation made earlier, some are free of charge whilst for the property in Milan and Lauterbrunnen, a request had to be put up (through booking.com) to waive the room charges which had passed the free cancellation period. Luckily the property in Milan agreed to waive the cancellation fee and I would like to thank them for being understanding with this global situation. I am still waiting for the property in Lauterbrunnen to waive the cancellation fee and am hoping for positive feedback.</span><br />
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: large;">We are still waiting for our carrier Thai Airways to cancel our flight back from Milan on 21 May 2020 and be refunded.</span></span><br />
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">On 13 March 2020 I received an email from Thai Airways informing me they had canceled my flight from Milan to Bangkok and replacing it with a flight from Zurich to Bangkok on 21 May 2020. With this information, I emailed Thai Airways to request a full refund of the fare. Till today, 17 March 2020 I have yet to receive their reply. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: large;">On 20 March 2020, I received an email from Thai Airways informing me about the </span><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: large;">cancelation of </span><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: large;">flight TG418 KUL-BKK from 4 May 2020 to TG416 KUL-BKK on 6 May 2020. I found this flight adjustment ridiculous as my previous flight itinerary (KUL-BKK, BKK-ZRH is a connecting flight) is as follows:</span><br />
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: large;">With the new flight adjustment, the itinerary is 👇. It seems they are trying not to refund the fare even though their unprofessional action (connecting flight blunder) clearly shows it. </span><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: large;">How can I travel to Zurich from Bangkok on 5 May 2020 and travel from Kuala Lumpur to Bangkok on 6 May 2020? Just refund me the fare due to the COVID-19 situation worldwide.</span></span><br />
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: large;">On 24 March 2020, I received another email from Thai Airways informing me about the cancellation of flights TG416 KUL-BKK and (6 May 2020) and TG415 BKK-KUL (22 May 2020) after realizing their mistakes which I had mentioned above on 20 March 2020. But they have yet to cancel my flight TG970 BKK-ZRH (5 May 2020) to avoid refunding the fare I guess.</span></span><br />
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: large;">Today, 27 March 2020 I received another email from Thai Airways about the cancellation of all my flights TG970 BKK-ZRH on 5 May 2020 and TG971 ZRH-BKK on 21 May 2020. With this cancellation, all my flights KUL-BKK, BKK-ZRH, MXP-BKK, ZRH-BKK (flight adjustment) and BKK-KUL.</span><br />
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AAKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08531721346546288496noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872874720353208341.post-27877290643981347612020-02-11T01:43:00.001-08:002020-11-29T20:11:40.075-08:00RUSSIA 2019 - ST. PETERSBURG (DAY 1)<h2>
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AAKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08531721346546288496noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872874720353208341.post-10152428108528709472019-12-22T20:34:00.002-08:002020-11-29T20:08:08.092-08:00RUSSIA 2019 (ST. PETERSBURG & MOSCOW) - THE JOURNEY<span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: x-large;"><b><u>KUL-TAS-LED</u></b></span><br />
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: x-large;">Departed KLIA at 1047 and arrived at Islam Karimov Tashkent International Airport (TAS) @0306. Overall the journey was smooth. Upon landing, we were shuttled from the tarmac to the Main Terminal Building. But halfway to the building, the shuttle bus broke down and a replacement bus took us to the building. </span><br /></span>
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AAKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08531721346546288496noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872874720353208341.post-89649470698183860472019-11-05T04:51:00.002-08:002020-11-29T20:05:56.907-08:00SWITZERLAND & ITALY 2020 - PREPARATION<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">In 2020 we are planning to visit Switzerland concentrating on Zurich, Lucerne, Interlaken, Lauterbrunnen, Zermatt, and Milan. I have been to Zurich before but on a business trip, so could not explore much.</span></div>
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">Hotels have been booked using booking.com and the hotel site respectively. Train tickets can only be booked 60 days before the travel date. We opted to purchase a half-fare Swiss Card for our train journey as it is more economical than using the Swiss Pass or point to point full fare option.</span></div>
AAKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08531721346546288496noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872874720353208341.post-38216063225659582422019-10-25T22:45:00.001-07:002020-11-29T20:04:23.107-08:00RUSSIA 2019 (ST. PETERSBURG & MOSCOW) - PREPARATION<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">St. Petersburg and Moscow are the 2 cities on my bucket list. So on 24 June 2019, we registered ourselves with a travel agency for the trip (9 days/7 nights). I chose this travel agency because it's the only one I found focussing on St. Petersburg and Moscow (maybe I'm wrong). This is my first long-distance travel using a travel agency. Previously all of my trips were DIY style as it suits us. And on 2 July 2019 paid the deposit. Full payment was made on 3 October 2019. The trip is scheduled from 27 November - 5 December 2019.</span><br />
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AAKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08531721346546288496noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872874720353208341.post-32977880500255366632019-10-18T22:23:00.001-07:002020-11-29T19:59:51.171-08:00MEDAN 2019<h2>
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">We went to Medan in September using my Enrich points which were due to expire. For this trip, I used 23,300 points and paid RM238. Departed KLIA on time@0830 and landed at Kuala Namu@0823. This was our third visit to Medan. It was a full flight and the journey was smooth. So too was the landing. Passport control clearing was quick but took a while to collect our luggage.</span><br />
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">This time around we did not engage in any ground arrangement. It's a DIY free and easy trip. Since we arrived early we decided to take the <a href="https://www.railink.co.id/">Railink</a> Train to Medan City Railway Station. Bought tickets at the kiosk (IDR 100,000 per pax) and it took us 30 minutes to reach the city due to some delay. Then we took a taxi (IDR40k instead of IDR14k by grab😞) to our hotel - Garuda Plaza Hotel. We were unable to check-in as our room was not ready due to our early arrival. Instead of waiting at the hotel we went for lunch at a Nasi Padang restaurant opposite the hotel - Rumah Makan Famili. </span></div>
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span> <span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">We started our second day in Medan with a visit to Maimun Palace by Grab. The entrance fee is IDR10k per pax.</span><br />
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Then went to Pasar Petinsah by Grab, a place recommended by one of the Grab drivers yesterday. To our dismay, the market was not what we expected. Many shops were closed and the state of the complex was deplorable. Escalators were damaged and out of service. I would advise would-be visitors to exclude this premise when visiting Medan.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">We checked out of the hotel to catch the train to London St Pancras via Brussels Midi. At Brussels Midi, we went through security and passport control to board the train. A word of advice, please make sure you subscribe to a data plan because we experienced a seat change informed to us through email on the day of the travel. Without this info, there would be chaos as your previous seats were assigned to others and you have no idea about your new seat number.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><u>Central Park Hotel</u></span></h2>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">From London St Pancras we took the taxi to our hotel which cost £20. We have been to London several times and during those times we stayed at hotels and apartments near Marble Arch and Oxford Street. This time around we chose to stay at Central Park Hotel, Queenborough Terrace which is very close to the Malaysian High Commission and of course Malaysia Hall. It is also very close to many Malaysian restaurants and accessible by London Underground Queensway station and Bayswater station. Our room was spacious but the bathroom was small equipped with only a shower. The pillows and bed were very comfortable. There was also a coffee/tea making facility. Wifi was ok.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">After nearly 1 month of traveling, we craved for Malaysian food. So immediately after checking-in, we went to Malaysia Hall and had our meal. Besides Malaysia Hall, we also had our meals at Normah's Cafe situated inside the Queensway Market and Putera Puteri Cafe in Queensway.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">For this trip, we visited Greenwich for the first time and revisited Oxford Street, Trafalgar Square, National Museum and of course Bicester Village </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">For our flight home, we departed from Terminal 5. After checking in our luggage we proceeded to security control and made it to our designated gate. Our passports were only checked when we were boarding the plane. The flight home was smooth and we reached KLIA as scheduled.</span></div>
AAKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08531721346546288496noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872874720353208341.post-68446700265044795202019-09-10T10:00:00.000-07:002019-11-20T19:30:36.133-08:00EUROPE 2019 - FRANKFURT<h2>
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><u>Firenze SMN - Frankfurt Hbf</u></span></h2>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Departed Firenze SMN to Milano Centrale at 0906 (delayed). The coach was clean and comfortable. Premium ticket includes drinks and biscuits. There was wifi onboard but on that day we could not surf the internet. At 1000 the train stopped after Bologna due to some technical problem of the oncoming train. Back on track at 1011. Due to the delay (including at departure), it was quite stressful for us as we had a connecting train to Frankfurt Hbf departing at 1123. Luckily we reached Milano Centrale at 1109 but had to rush to our coach to Frankfurt which was quite a distance (from platform 4 to platform 12). </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">The train departed at 1133 instead of 1123 probably due to the delay. The coach was clean with comfortable legroom but no wifi onboard. Our seats were facing forward from Milano Centrale-Bern, backward from Bern-Basel and forward again from Basel-Frankfurt. As we entered Switzerland @1330, our passports we checked.</span></div>
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<u><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Ibis Styles Frankfurt City</span></u></h2>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">We checked-in at Ibis Styles Frankfurt City Hotel (breakfast included). It's about 400 meters from Frankfurt Hbf. The decent size room has clean sheets, very clean bathroom, comfortable pillows, and bed. Wifi was good and stable. Unfortunately, the room has no fridge. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Here in Frankfurt, we did the walking tour as most of the tourist spots are within walking distance from our hotel i.e. Eurotower, Romerberg, Frankfurt Cathedral, Eiserner Stag, Mainkai, Hauptwache, and The Zeil.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">We had the opportunity to witness this flea market at Shaumainkai Sachsenhausen.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">We took the Primus-Linie 50 minutes Downstream (direction Griesheim) boat cruise.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">There are several halal eateries around our hotel but we frequented the Thai Fun Restaurant during our stay in Frankfurt. It is very near to our hotel and Frankfurt Hbf. The food especially the Tomyam was delicious and the property is very clean and beautifully decorated.</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><u>FIRENZE SMN - PISA CENTRALE</u></span></h2>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">On our second day in Florence, we took the train to Pisa just to visit the Leaning Tower and back.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: white; color: black; display: inline; float: none; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">From Pisa Centrale took the bus at Stazione 1 (LAM Rossa 1) to the tower (Torre 1). For the return journey took the LAM Rossa 2 (Torre 2) back to Pisa Centrale. Bus tickets can be bought at authorized agents kiosk in Pisa Centrale.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"></span><span style="font-size: small;"></span><br /><u><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">Leaning Tower of Pisa</span></u></h2>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">Most of the vendors at the souvenir stalls were manned by Bangladeshis who spoke Malay.</span></div>
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