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One Day Itinerary In Penang
Planning to visit Penang and do not know what to do and where to go? This is my one day itinerary in Penang and it has been tested and tried. Summary Breakfast at Sin Seow Fong Lye Cafe Visit Pinang Peranakan Mansion Lunch at Penang Road Famous Teochew Chendul Shopping at Gurney Paragon Mall and Gurney Plaza Shopping Mall Dinner at Tek Sen Restaurant Breakfast We stayed at St Giles Wembley Hotel for this trip and this hotel is located on Magazine Road. If you wish to know more about this hotel, click here to read about my review on this hotel. We decided to venture out for breakfast…
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Hotel review : St Giles Wembley Penang
Located on the busy street of Magazine Road, St Giles Wembley Penang is easily the tallest building on that road (if you do not count The Komtar shopping mall), dwarfing the rest of the buildings surrounding it. To it’s opposite is another hotel, which is much shorter as compared with The Wembley. We drove to this hotel by following the Google Maps. It was easy to find as Magazine Road was a busy street and it was located opposite of The Komtar Shopping Mall and 1st Avenue shopping mall. We parked our car at level 2 and proceeded to the reception at ground floor. There was no queue when we…
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One Day Itinerary in Melaka (Malacca), Malaysia
We have been to Melaka once. So, we decided to go again and tried different experiences. We brought along our two kids and drove from Johor Bahru to Melaka on a Saturday morning. The drive took two and a half hours. We booked a one-night stay at Novotel Melaka. We arrived early before check-in time. So we decided to check in first. The staff was friendly and courteous, allowed us to do the necessary check-in procedures. Because we had requested interconnecting rooms, the hotel staff had accommodated our request. Once the check-in procedures were done, we went out of the hotel to the nearest eatery we could find. For…
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A Day In Kek Lok Si Penang
It was a very beautiful day in Penang. The sky was a clear blue and fluffy white clouds hung in clusters. The smell of spring was here and I could not wait to go and explore Penang. This time, I brought along Papa Bear, Mama Bear and Little Bear with me. We borrowed a car from a bear relative. With the help of Goggle Map, we started our journey from the lovely hotel. Along the way from the hotel to Kek Lok Si, we passed by some shops. Everything was perfect until we were near Kek Lok Si. Apparently Sunday morning market was opened that day along the street at…
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One Day Itinerary In Penang
I have not been to Penang for more than 20 years. During the December holiday, I decided to go to Penang as a short getaway trip with my family. So this itinerary is family friendly and have been tested. To get to Penang island, you can either drive, take a coach or take the plane. For us, we drove into Penang from the North-South Expressway via the Penang Bridge. This is the first bridge built into Penang island, which resembles the San Francisco Golden Gate Bridge with cable-stayed concrete girder. It used to be the longest bridge in Malaysia until it was overtaken by its sister, the Penang Second Bridge…
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Hong Kong – Food and Shopping
Some cities you will visit more than once in your lifetime because every time you go, the cities change and they reinvent themselves into something different. Just like Hong Kong, where I have visited a few times. But this time, I went to Hong Kong with my girlfriends, it was sort of a getaway trip for us who have became mothers and wanted to experience to be single ladies again. We chose Hong Kong because this is a place that is easy for us to travel from different locations, it is relatively safe and it is a haven for shopping and food. When we arrived in Hong Kong, we took…
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What food to eat in Barcelona
Barcelona is a vibrant city with colourful mosaic and interesting architecture. However, there are also part of Barcelona that we should go on to discover, like food and culture. Many people who want to visit Barcelona, will think about going to taste the local food. The first thing that comes to mind is Paella. However, Paella is actually from Valencia. The traditional Paella is made of rice, rabbit, chicken, snail, green beans and some seasoning. Not the seafood Paella we eat in our countries. So when I was in Barcelona, I would inevitably ordered seafood Paella, thinking I had to try the Spanish most famous dish. However, to my surprise,…
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Top Things To Do In Barcelona (Part 2)
La Ramblas You cannot miss this famous street of Barcelona. On any given day, this street is packed with lots of shoppers and tourists. Sometimes, you will even walk shoulders to shoulders with strangers on this street especially during evening time when the locals are off work and during festive season. The street is lined with high street fashion shops, restaurants, hotels, theatre, church, erotica museum, La Boqueria Market, small carts selling anything from flowers to souvenirs, street artists and drinking fountain. If you like shopping, this is the place to go. Spanish brands such as Mango, Zara, Desigual, Massimo Dutti, Stradivarius, Bershka, Pull & Bear, Springfield and many more…
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4 Top Things To Do In Barcelona
Barcelona is a very interesting place. It is the second most populous city in Spain. It is located in the northeast of Spain and it is facing the Mediterranean Sea. The interesting things about Barcelona are the arts, architectural sites, culture, food and the beaches. Here are some of the highlights of Barcelona that I have personally been to. Sagrada Familia If you visit Barcelona, you can never miss the famous Catalan architect Antoni Gaudi. Most of his famous works are in Barcelona. Some of the architectural sites have been declared as World Heritage Sites by UNESCO. Gaudi works were inspired by nature and religion and they have the distinctive modernism in…
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