Renting A Motorbike in Bali

Posted on June 25, 2011 by jipp

Renting a motorbike in Bali is very much hassle-free. All they want from you is your passport copy and that’s it -you’re free to roam the streets. If you rent a bike from your host (hostel/hotel), they’ll hand the keys to you right away.

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Exploring Malacca in the Wee-Hours

Posted on June 23, 2011 by jipp

If you’ve been by any chance following my blog, you might have known by now that one of my favorite things to do whenever I travel is to wake up in the wee hours and do a morning walk. I’ve done it in Hanoi, Penang and Gold Coast – just to name a few – and it has become a habit of some kind to me. I mean, in a good way of course. Continue reading →

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Visiting The Historical City of Malacca

Posted on June 20, 2011 by jipp

So, I’ve just returned from an overnight trip to Malacca yesterday. It was merely a weekend getaway, another reason to bring my mom away from KL for a while since she’s been stuck in the house all by herself since she came  here about 2 weeks ago. Poor her. She must have thought that KL is the multiplied version of a Disneyland when it is actually not. 🙁

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New Delhi – Agra – Jaipur (The Golden Triangle)

Posted on June 15, 2011 by jipp

Day 1 (Tuesday)

◊  From Kuala Lumpur LCCT to New Delhi (Air Asia X), 5.15pm – 8.40pm

◊  Checked in at Smyle Inn

Day 2 (Wednesday)

◊  From New Delhi to Agra Cantt (12002 Bhopal Shatabdi), 6.15am – 8.15am

◊  Checked in at Nirvana Hotel

◊  Red Fort, Taj Mahal, Touring Agra town

Day 3 (Thursday)

◊  From Agra to Jaipur (Deluxe Bus), 5 hours

◊  Checked in at Bombay Hotel

◊  Touring the town of Jaipur

Day 4 (Friday)

◊  Rented a Tuk Tuk to Nahargarh Fort, Amber Fort, Jantar Mantar, City Palace, Palace of Winds

Day 5 (Saturday)

◊  Hiking up to Monkey Temple, Temple of the Sun

◊  From Jaipur to New Delhi by Bus (LCD) – 5 hours

◊  Checking in at Hotel Hari Piorko

◊  Lotus Temple, Humayun Tomb, Lodi Park, Gate of India,Rajghat, Jama Masjid, Chandni Chowk, Qutab Minar, The Connaught

Day 6 (Sunday)

◊  The Red Fort

◊  From New Delhi to Kuala Lumpur LCCT (Air Asia X), 9.45pm – 6.05am

Misses:

New Delhi

◊  Laxminarayan Temple

◊  The Rail Museum

◊  National Museum

◊  Swaminarayan Akshardham

Agra

◊  Fatehpur Siktri

Jaipur

◊  Alice Garg National Seashell Museum

◊  Albert Hall Museum

◊  Abhaneri Step Well

◊  Birla Mandir Temple

◊  Jai Mahal

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The Laid-Back Sanur, Bali

Posted on June 13, 2011 by jipp

So, before we knew, 3 days had passed by and it was finally time to say good bye to the wonderful Jati Home Stay & Gallery and Ubud.

Based on our itinerary, we’d be heading down to the coastal area of Bali – not Kuta, not yet – but to a relatively lesser known coastal area to the East of Kuta known as Sanur. Continue reading →

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