Budget Travelling Tips
Island hopping in Tunku Abdul Rahman Park could easily cost you a lot of money if you book thru travel agencies. You actually have the option to DIY it to save money. Here’s how: Jesselton Ferry Terminal 1. Go to Jesselton Ferry Terminal and book your boats (price depends on number of islands you’ll visit). [...]
I’m not exactly a shopper but if there’s one thing that I like about travelling, its visiting markets. I think I have mentioned it a couple of times already . I love visiting markets because I learn so much about prices and I get to see a variety of items that I don’t usually see [...]
Kota Kinabalu City or KK wasn’t part of the itinerary when I was drafting my ideas on where to go. I was not sure why it didn’t appeal to me that much, maybe because of it’s close proximity to my home country. But I was just so happy that I chose to fly to Kota [...]
After being on the road continuously for six months now, I decided to take a break from my usual “tight budget trip” and decided to treat myself for a 3D/2N R&R trip at Genting Highlands. My friends and I decided to book a hotel room at First World Hotel and luckily there was an ongoing [...]
After searching the internet, I didn’t find some post about how to go directly to Genting Highlands from Penang. Most of the information online are about the KL-Genting Highland routes. We were preparing ourselves to go to KL then to go to Genting. But the stubborn kid in me decided to go and asked around [...]
Georgetown, Penang is a photographers haven. There’s just so much to see in this UNESCO World Heritage city. Here are just some of them: Hainan Association Temple at Jalan Muntri: This is just one of those carvings that can be seen in this temple. Protestant Cemetery: You can find this at Northam Road. We just [...]
The hostel that we stayed in have a Georgetown and Penang map with the list of bus no., destination and routes that you will definitely find useful. Here’s the bus routes also prepared by our hostel… Some tips for transportation around Penang: 1. Prepare an exact fare. 2. Always get your ticket from the bus [...]
After being in Phuket Town for a few days, I must say that I really enjoyed walking around and just looking at old structures. And that experience made me look forward to visiting Georgetown. Our travel to Penand from Phuket already made a good first impression to me of Malaysia. Upon arriving in Lebuh Chulia, [...]
The easiest way to go to Penang from Phuket is to fly with Fireflyz or other airlines serving this route. But for travellers with a tight budget, the overland option would be your best bet (unless there’s an airfare promo). If you don’t want to bother yourself from researching this info, you could just book [...]
Thailand is one of my favourite countries and staying here for a couple of weeks seems to be one of the easiest decision. This time around we spent eight days in Bangkok and three days in Phuket Town. The sprawling city of Bangkok is a nice break after spending some time in Siem Reap. I [...]
