Budget traveling: Hong Kong and Macau #1

Hello guys, we’re in 4 friends went to Hong Kong and Macau last March (1 – 5 March 2013). We spent 4 days in Hong Kong and a side day trip in Macau. 3 nights we stayed at the yesinn @ causeway bay which 2 minutes away from the causeway bay mrt station. If you wish to stay there (it’s quite convenience for the backpackers) here is the website. http://www.yesinn.com/cwb/e_yesinncwb_aboutus.htm

Day 1 - We touchdown at Hong Kong international airport around 1pm and we took airport express train to Hong Kong city. Actually tak berapa nak ingat dah train route ni, so sorry guys. But its okay, at information counter ada train route map for your reference. Ermm if you guys want to use MRT for your transport then you need to buy octopus card. Ianya boleh didapati di airport & you may top up the card at 7eleven or any shop yang ada top up service. Hehe. 

Airport ekspress train

After done our check-in, kitorang jalan-jalan kat area causeway bay lihat apa-apa yang menarik. We entered IKEA and unknown mall (can’t remember the name) haha untuk habiskan masa kami & survey apa yang patut. Suasana Hong Kong city at night agak meriah dan selamat untuk tourist macam kita.

Dalam ikea- kami beli cup, sudu, garpu bagai sebab kami bawa bekalan makanan dari Malaysia. hehe

Night view in HK City

Day 2 – Off to Macau. We took Macau turbo jet from Hong Kong. Once we reached Macau, we went to shuttle bus station which is located at outside ferry terminal. We took shuttle bus to Lisbao casino. Sorry kami tak berjudi, just drop by je..hehe

Lets breakfast before we start our journey. 

From HK train station (cant remember the station name) to ferry terminal HK-Macao.

Macao here we go!!!

Besar kan turbo jet nya & sangat selesa.

yeaaahhh lihat di sekeliling anda..CASINOOOO haha

Look behind, its The Macau Square!!

On our way to St Paul Ruin.

In front of church. tak ingat nama..hehe

Ok then we walked to Ruins of St Paul. It is one of the most visited Macau attractions. Originally built in 17th century, it was destroyed by fire in 1835 & what remains till today is the facade of the Church & St Paul’s college. If you wish to take a bus so do take bus no 2, 5, 10, 18, 19, 26A.

Tarian singa. Kebetulan kami datang masih lagi dalam mood Chinese New Year. 

St paul ruin. 

Inside St Paul Ruin Church. 

Then we went to the Macau Tower. A soaring 338 meters above the city and is the 10th highest freestanding tower in the world and the 8th tallest in Asia. And if you think you’re an adventurous person, do try the world’s highest bungy jump with 233m/764ft. I wish to try on it but quite pricey for me. Rasanya almost rm1000. Next time maybe. Hehe..

This is Macao Tower.

update status fb & twitter, upload pics in instagram..wifi connected at Macao Tower.. 

Next destination was Venetian Macau the world largest casino, is one of Asia’s most exciting entertainment destination, and nowhere else in Asia will you find such a rare combination of facilities, attractions and amenities. We took cab from Macau tower to get there.

the venetian 

We took a ride on an authentic Venetian gondola.

She's an Italian blood and she sang Italian songs. Chao Bella!!

Ooops forgot already. Actually before we went back to the hostel, we dropped by to Ladies Street, Hong Kong. Anyone who visits Hong Kong would surely knows the existence of this famous street. It is a must-visit destination for tourist to buy souvenirs or other stuff. To get there, take MTR Mong Kok Station Exit E2, then walk along Nelson Street for two blocks.

Okay guys...to be continued.... :)

p/s: sorry photo taken from my dslr has been deleted and actually dah transffered to my lappy but my lappy dah tamat riwayat hidupnya..so all memories inside my lappy cant be retrieved.  so sad la..luckily ada photos taken from my iphone and my friend's dslr..huhu

Percutian keluarga ke Kuching, Sarawak

Seperti yang diwar-warkan in my welcome entry, naahh ini dia sebahagian cerita tentang aktiviti travel saya. hashtag throwback. hehe. 

Selalu sangat holiday dengan kawan, so kali ni saya nak bawa family pergi bercuti ke bumi kenyalang selama 4 hari. Bulan ogos 2013 memang dipenuhi dengan holiday je. Mana taknya dah la raya kan, then saya bercuti ke Melbourne pastu selang beberapa hari Kuching plak..thumbs up azza, memang poket hang bocor je la bulan ni..haha love it!!

Flight kami jam 9.45am dari lcct..so kena gerak dari rumah awal sikit sebab nak breakfast dulu dan kemudian nak cari parking (we parked our car for RM16 per day). About 1 and a half hours, kami sampai di kuching international airport.

Kuching International Airport

Urusan sewa kereta telah pun kami lakukan before sampai di sini tapi tak sangka pula keluar je airport jiran kami masa saya kecil dah tunggu kami. Maka jawabnya tak jadi la nak sewa kereta, pinjam kereta dorang je la..hehe

Day 1 – tak banyak aktiviti yang kami lakukan pada hari pertama, hanya berjalan di waterfront..menikmati suasana Bandar kuching je..

 

Kebetulan di waterfront ada open house sempena raya aidilfitri, so apa lagi jom la makan..hehe

Day 2 – ermm bangun pagi apa yang kitorg buat ek?...alamak tak ingat dah..haha okay rasanya breakfast dulu, makan roti canai kat kedai mamak (of course jiran kamek orang la yang bawa, so nama kedai memang sik ingat) haha terkeluar pula dialek Sarawak..Then kitorg pergi Sarawak state museum, located at Jalan Tun Abang Haji Openg. Islamic museum pun kitorang masuk, kononnya nak belajar sejarah Sarawak. 

Baru la dinamakan lawatan sambil belajar, hehe. We had our lunch at SCR, Singapore Chicken Rice (merdeka mall). Kemudian, kami berjalan di hadapan waterfront bagi tujuan membeli buah tangan untuk dibawa balik semenanjung..

souvenirs time!!

In the evening, we lepak di pantai near mount Santubong, sik ingat namanya..

Tu dia Gunung Santubong

Dinner pula makan kat barok, ouhh yang ni memang sedap gila ar..setiap kali pergi sana, kedai ni memang wajib dikunjungi..

Suasana dalam kedai barok

By the way nak pergi sana kami naik boat depan waterfront dengan tambangnya rm0.50 je sorang..one way okay but after 10pm tambangnya jadi rm1..

Day 3 – hari ni nya sarapan pagi ni memang menarik iaitu mee kolok!! Mee nya rupa macam meggi & ada sup yang diletak berasingan. Rasa nya sedap tau, korang wajib cuba..hehe..

Ini dia mee kolok

Ok hari ni kami plan nak pergi ke kampong budaya yang terletak di kaki Gunung Santubong yang mana kaya dengan mitos. Ia memaparkan pakaian, kraftangan, gaya hidup dan kediaman tradisional masyarakat etnik utama di negeri ini, dengan persembahan kebudayaan dua kali sehari. Harga tiket bagi orang dewasa ialah rm60, kanak-kanak – rm30, university student – rm15 (perlu tunjuk student id).

Main entrance of Kampung Budaya

At Kenyalang Statue

Tarian budaya Negeri Sarawak

Rumah Melayu Tradisional

Rumah Cina

Balik je dari kampung budaya, kami terus gerak ke kedai kek lapis mira..gila banyak kitorg borong sampai 2 kotak besar & 1 kotak kecil..range harga kek antara rm10 & rm20..Makan malam kami hari ni akan disediakan oleh jiran kami iaitu laksa sarawak..yummyyy!! hehe

Day 4 – okay hari ni kami adik beradik nak relax dalam hotel je sebab our parents nak pergi pasar satok borong ikan terubok masin. Tak berminat nak follow dorang..petang ni kami dah nak pulang tapi sebelum tu makan tengahari kami akan disediakan oleh jiran kami..wooowww ada sayur medin, manok (ayam- cara masakan orang iban), ikan goreng terubok masin, sayur labu masak lemak, sambal yang umpphhh sedap & pedas, air ribena..huh menyengat selera kami sekeluarga. 

The end.