Singapore Cheap Hotels & Kampung Glam

Singapore is liked by tourists is an open secret. There are many reasons why tourists across the world like this place. One of the reasons is the top class services provided by the hotels in Singapore. Amenities and services in the Singapore cheap hotels are comparable to the best of the world and what is bonus are their affordable prices.

Singapore represents one of the most harmonious blends of different cultures and ethnicities. One of the places in Singapore where this blend is visible and tangible is Kampong Glam. Kampong Glum is representative of the deep harmonious bonding between Muslims and Malayans. Main attraction of the place is Sultan mosque.

This is one of the holy places in Singapore and Muslim devotee from across the word come to pay respect here. This place is also seat of various religious programs. Incase you are looking for Muslim cuisine; restaurants in the area are famous for their excellent preparations. This place offers opportunity to visitors to look for Islamic items. One can buy art and craft items, spices and clothing and other souvenirs for the shops in the area.

One will find Singapore hotels in the area that offer easy access to Mosque for prayer. Some time back an accidental fire destroyed most of the buildings of the area. But people of the area showed great strength of solidarity and recovered the vibrancy of the area. So to imbibe the sprit of Muslim cultures visit this area. Where ever you stay in the hotel in Singapore, you can easily visit the area to have a look at the Muslim world of the Singapore.

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Mekong Delta, Vietnam

The Mekong is one of the major rivers in the world. Starting from the Tibetan Plateau, it flows through China, Burma, Laos, Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam, before joining the South China Sea at the Southern-most tip of Vietnam. The Mekong Delta is the rice-bowl of Vietnam, and also an important aquaculture centre.

Today, the Mekong Delta is also a tourist attraction.The most common way to visit the Delta is through Can Tho, the largest city in the Mekong Delta, or My Tho, a smaller city famous for Hu Tieu My Tho - a pork noodle soup. It is about 5 hours drive from Ho Chi Minh City. From there, you will be transferred to a boat and taken around the many tributaries in the Delta.

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1Borneo Rainforest, Sabah Malaysia

The first and largest lifestyle hypermall in Malaysian Borneo is offering visitors the unique experience of journeying backwards through time. Now, you can teleport yourself out of the modern world and into the ancient Borneo civilization at the 1Borneo Rainforest.

Explore the world of atavistic Borneo with your five senses by taking a stroll upon a replica of Sabah’s illustrious Tamparuli Hanging Bridge in a lush rainforest setting. Seize the opportunity to experience traditional ‘kampung’ (village) lifestyle and join in the fun with the world-famed indigenous dance as well as traditional rituals, such as the Magunatip (warrior dance).

Got adventurous tastebuds? Delight them with an array of Sabah’s authentic traditional gastronomies. If you like hands-on activities, be sure to try your hands on batik painting, jewelry beading, and rattan basket making.

At the end of your visit, check out the souvenir displays ranging from Sabah’s finest to other range of souvenirs from South East Asia. No trip to Sabah will be consummate without precious mementos to bring home. 1Borneo Rainforest is open daily from 10am to 10pm.
Tariffs
Entrance fee is RM10, applies for both local and international visitors.
Getting There
1Borneo is located 7 kilometers northwards from Kota Kinabalu city centre. It is easily accessible via 1Borneo’s shuttle buses and the City bus- sector 3 (stop at 1Borneo Hypermall). Guests staying in the four nearby hotels can simply walk to the 1Borneo Rainforest at their convenience.
Further Information
Tel: 008-484955 ; Fax: 088-484977 ; Email: cornelia@1borneo.com

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Thailand Tourism Recovery Plan

The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) has embarked on an immediate tourism recovery plan and is working closely with the Thai tourism industry to restore confidence in the destination. TAT has been conducting random interviews with individual tourists at various popular tourism sites around Bangkok, such as the Temple of the Emerald Buddha, Khao San Road, Chatuchak Market, Suan Lum Night Bazaar, Siam Square and CentralWorld at Ratchaprasong intersection.

Foreign tourists were asked how they felt about their stay in Thailand over the past week and early this week. All of the individuals responded positively and indicated that the situation has not in any way affected his/her visit to Thailand.

Videos of these interviews from September 6 onwards have been posted on community web sites such as YouTube.com, DailyMotion.com and Sharkle.com, as well as on the TAT’s main web site and under “Situation Updates” on the Home Page of the TAT News Room web site – TAT has also participated in several online travel forums such as Tripadvisor.com, Lonely planet.com and VirtualTourist.com .

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Reviews on Wwoofing in Korea

Despite some uncomfortable experiences that I encountered during wwoofing in Korea, I can't stress enough how wwoofing has taught me about Korean culture and their lifestyle. The farming is unquestionably tiring but self-redeeming at the end of the day.

As I'll be going to Korea again, I can't resist to wwoof. Definitely. :) this time? It's gonna none other than *drum roll* Jeju Island! The people speak unfathomable dialect compared to the standard spoken Seoul dialect. I wonder how much can I comprehend?

If you think about wwoofing in Korea, I stumbled upon this great site at Daum cafe which contains reviews of wwoofer's experiences. Bear in mind that wwoofing is not all glitters and bling bling so it might not be your cup of tea.

Picture courtesy of Joy's Farm at http://mybonghwa.com/

As per the Daum cafe's description in here;  'Zarina Zani from Malaysia sieves millet in Nov. 2009.' Cool..isn't it zany when my father's name has become Zani instead of Jani? hehehe..^^

For more info about wwoofing in Korea- http://koreawwoof.com/

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How to Purchase Tickets from T'Way Airlines for Jeju Island

After becoming a member, let's book a flight ticket to Jeju Island!

Go to T'Way Airlines website: http://www.twayair.com/

Follow the steps below. To become a T'Way Airlines member, check the post here. 

1. Choose Login
2. Key in user name
3. Key in password
4. Click Login to go to the next page.

Once you successfully logged in, the word '로그인' will change to '로그아웃' which reads 'log out'

To book ticket to Jeju Island, please refer to the picture below.

국내선 예매 - Domestic reservation

여정선택 - Journey or itinerary selection

왕복 - Round trip

편도 - One way

출발지 - Origin

도착지 - Destination

가는날 - Date of Departure

오는날 - Date of Arrival 

김포 - Gimpo

제주 - Jeju

성인 - Adult

소아 - Children

유아 - Infant

-인 - Person / people

만 2세-12세 - Between age 2 to 12

만 2세 미만 - Less than 2 years old

프루모션 코드 - Promotion code

예매하기 - Reserve

Choose the date that you want to go and how many people/children/infant that you want to book then press the button to go to the next page.

As always, choose the cheapest according to your time and plan. I have chosen the dates and time as above hence the total price is 69,200 won roughly for less than RM200. Then, press '다음' which means next.

You will be prompted to confirm on '여정 운임규정' journey fare rules. Tick the box and press the button '확인' for the next page.

The details of your itinerary will be shown for your confirmation and the 'xxxxxxxxxxxx' are your details. Press '입력완료' for input/details completion.

Key in your details of payment. 

First, choose '해외카드' International card under '카드구분' section. 

Then,

카드종류 - Card Type - 비자 Visa, 마스터 Master, 아멕스 AMEX

카드번호 - Card Number

카드만료일 - Card Expiration

After that, press '결제하기' for payment. 

This is your booking details. Click '예매 확인 증' which is highlighted in pink to print the booking confirmation.

Click the 'printer' icon to print.

Good luck in booking a flight ticket to Jeju Island with T'Way Airlines!!

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How to Register for T'Way Airlines

I've been comparing and searching every nook and cranny of all available flights in South Korea for the cheapest flight ticket to Jeju Island this November and found T'Way Airlines to be the cheapest! ^^



At the time of search; 15,000 won for one way.



Before we book the ticket, let's go the steps to become T'Way Airlines member, shall we?

Firstly, go to T'Way Airlines website: http://www.twayair.com/

Look out for '로그인' which corresponds to 'LOG IN' at the top right corner of the website.

Once clicked, the next page will appear.

Click '회원가입' which means membership.



Follow the steps.

1. Tick the box for foreign residents


2. Key in your first name and last name, date of birth and sex.


3. Press '확인' for confirmation.

Tick the boxes to agree upon the terms and conditions and press '회원가입 계속 진행' to progress to the next page.

Here you have to key in your details following the steps below:

1. 
   No need to fill up. Your last name will automatically appear.
   
   


2. 
   No need to fill up. Your first name will automatically appear.
   
   


3. 
   Choose your own ID and press the button next to it. You will be prompted with this dialog box.
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   


4. 
   Press the red button '아이디사용' which means, you can use the id.
   
   


5. 
   Key in your password and reconfirm.
   
   


6. 
   No need to fill up. Your date of birth will automatically appear.
   
   


7. 
   Key in your email address
   
   


8. 
   Key in your address
   
   


9. 
   Key in your mobile number. If you can't find your initial number eg 012, just choose anything.
   
   


10. 
    Press the button '회원가입 하기' to progress to the next page.
    
    



Finally, your membership registration is completed!! Press '회원 로그인' to login immediately and start your booking. ^^

How to book the flight ticket? Hmm..see you on the next post, ok?

I assure you that it is much straightforward than registering for membership. *phew...*

Fly bird, fly!

Video courtesy of JohnLeeKr

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Taman Narmada in Bali, Indonesia

Located just 11 km east of Mataram, Taman Narmada is a beautiful water garden which was constructed by the King of Mataram in 1805 as a replica of the summit of Mount Rinjani and its Crater Lake, Segara Anakan, when he was no longer able to climb the 3,726 m-high Mount Rinjani to make offerings to the God. This beautiful water garden takes its name from a sacred river in India. Taman Narmada is not just used as a place to worship God but also a pleasure garden for the King and his family.

Inside Taman Narmada, visitors can visit Pura Kalasa, a temple that is used as avenue of ceremony to celebrate the anniversary of god who dwells on Mount Rinjani. To reach this temple, the visitors have to conquer dozens of stairs but the exhaustion will soon recede for the lush green view of the surrounding combine with a fresh spring water will sooth the mind.

Taman Narmada also houses a sacred spring whose water is believed can give a long life and preserve the youthful appearance, in short this spring is believed to be the fountain of youth.

It is best to visit Taman Narmada around November or December since a great ceremony will be held in this water garden by the Hindu followers.

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If You Only Have One Day in Seoul

I hope it's not too late to wish Selamat Hari Raya!! I know that Ramadhan is finally over and we could gorge as much festival food as we can but do mind your waist line okay? This is a reminder for myself as I need to put off some weight before November as winter will come pretty soon and I hate to be bulky. Yikes! *I have to compete with Lee Hyori's S line, no?*



Alright, done with that..and back to the topic.



If you only have one day in Seoul..say a layover or transit, where you want to go? what you want to do? who you want to meet?



This was the same question  I asked myself when I travelled Tokyo for only one day.



If you say, "I just want to shop or window-shopping!" I will spank your a** for sure ^^. Kidding! hehe..Shopping will not justify the richness of Korean culture and the warmth of the people.



Me?



Hmmm...because 24 hours or less, is pretty damning short a time to kill and savour Seoul. Given the opportunity, time and again I will always always settle for Cheonggyecheon as my first spot. No doubt about it.



Why?



I'm a sentimentalist. Period.

I hate crowd.

I love spending a slow mo ala The Matrix sequel.^^ That's too exaggerating..



Ironically Cheonggyecheon; if not always is considered not a priority in the itinerary list of travellers of South Korea. "It is just a stream, what's so great about it?" You might think that way, aye? But mind you, this stream has so many stories to tell. The past, the now and the future are all erected alongside the stream. I could imagine smelling the cool autumn breeze while strolling the stream, brushing my fingers against Cheonggyecheon's wall. Smile, breath deeply and enjoy the moment. The stream is such a poignant and familiar place and made me miss home so much!

보고 싶다..

Now, if only Klang river can be like Cheonggyecheon..*sigh*

More info on Cheongyecheon is here.



My friends, where you want to spend your one day worth in Korea?

I would love to hear your stories. ^^

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