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Summertime is a great time to travel around the different parts of the world. Across the world, people gather together to celebrate everything from history, culture, and religion to art, dance, and film. Below is a list of some of the festivals that you might like, and do pack up and join the locals in the great celebration of life.
Burning Man (August 26 through September 2)
Calling all creatives and art enthusiasts for this annual event which brings together thousands in the middle of the Black Rock Desert. The week-long event takes place in a temporary community based on self-reliance - there are no vendors and event organizers encourage participants to leave the area without a trace. During the week, anything goes, as self-expression is explored and collaborative art is created.
Toronto International Film Festival (September 5 through 15)
This top international film festival attracts thousands in lovely Toronto, and highlights both mainstream and independent films from over 70 countries. This festival is highly influential in the industry, especially with its reputation for generating Oscar buzz.
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BHUTAN - Thimphu Tsechu (Festival) 14 - 16Sep
One of the biggest festivals in the country is the Thimphu Tshechu. This festival is held in the capital city for three days beginning on 10th day of the 8th month of lunar calendar. This Tshechu is witnessed by thousands of people many of which travel from neighboring Dzongkhags (districts) to attend the festivities. The actual Tshechu is preceded by days and nights of prayer and rituals to invoke the gods. -
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NEPAL - Mani Rimdu Festival (17-19Nov)
The festival "Mani Rimdu" seems to be celebrated for the first time in 1930. The Rongbukh Monastery in Tibet is the place from where this festival originated. This is the prayer ceremony where the monks put on masks representing divine personages and perform ritual dances. The spectators of devotion come from many villages to gain Sonam (merit) from the head Lama's blessing and making corn and grain contributions to the Monk's community. This period coincides with the cessation of work in the village at the end of harvesting. Mani-Rimdu is the only big social event that draws together large crowds from all villagers in the Khumbu region. It is best to combine this with the Mount Everest Base Camp trek.
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Contact - Ngima Dorji Sherpa
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Thursday, August 29, 2013
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Exotic Trips 2013 - 2014
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These are traditional food that they served here, and they have a long history in the market.
1. LUK YU TEA HOUSE
2. LIN HEUNG TEA HOUSE
3. CITY HALL MAXIM'S PLACE
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5 SERENADE
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1. LUK YU TEA HOUSE
24 -26 Danli St, Central , Hong Kong
Tel: +852 2523 5464
Established since 1933, this tea house has a long history, and most people who come here are well aware of its fame, and great food that they provide here. Great ambience too. Dim Sum.
2. LIN HEUNG TEA HOUSE
G/F 160-164 Wellington St, Central, Hong Kong
Tel: +852 2544 4556
This is another one with a long history, as it is established in 1926.
3. CITY HALL MAXIM'S PLACE
City Hall Low Block, Hong Kong
Tel: +852 2521 1303
4. HAK KA HUT
26 Nathan Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong
Tel: +852 2369 3822
5 SERENADE
Salisbury Road, HK, Tsim Sha Tsui
Tel: +852 2722 0932
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63, Happy Valley
This is a one-room eatery located in the residential area of Happy Valley.
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These are traditional food that they served here, and they have a long history in the market.
1. LUK YU TEA HOUSE
2. LIN HEUNG TEA HOUSE
3. CITY HALL MAXIM'S PLACE
4. HAK KA HUT
5 SERENADE
6. DIM SUM THE ART OF CHINESE TIT-BITS
1. LUK YU TEA HOUSE
24 -26 Danli St, Central , Hong Kong
Tel: +852 2523 5464
Established since 1933, this tea house has a long history, and most people who come here are well aware of its fame, and great food that they provide here. Great ambience too. Dim Sum.
2. LIN HEUNG TEA HOUSE
G/F 160-164 Wellington St, Central, Hong Kong
Tel: +852 2544 4556
This is another one with a long history, as it is established in 1926.
3. CITY HALL MAXIM'S PLACE
City Hall Low Block, Hong Kong
Tel: +852 2521 1303
4. HAK KA HUT
26 Nathan Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong
Tel: +852 2369 3822
5 SERENADE
Salisbury Road, HK, Tsim Sha Tsui
Tel: +852 2722 0932
6. DIM SUM THE ART OF CHINESE TIT-BITS
63, Happy Valley
This is a one-room eatery located in the residential area of Happy Valley.
Olevia Cheong
olevia@euholidays.com.sg
SINGAPORE
Tuesday, August 27, 2013
OKINAWA Diving
OKINAWA
Often compared to such world-renowned diving destinations as the Great Barrier Reef in Australia, the Bahamas, Palau, and Yap Island, Okinawa is a hidden paradise for divers, with an endless list of enchanting underwater beauties and wonders.
Located on the southernmost part of Japan, Okinawa's surrounding waters are fed by the warm Kuroshio Current running north from the Philippines, bringing a huge variety of marine life to the islands. The genial subtropical climate, with an average water temperature of 22 degrees Celsius in winter and 30 degrees Celsius in summer, facilities year-round diving. Species of reef fish, marine mammals, and sea turtles that inhabit Okinawan waters total more than 1,000 while reef-building corals exceed 200, making Okinawa one of the largest coral habitats in the world. It is where divers can anticipate fascinating encounters with such creatures as giant mantas, strikingly patterned butterfly fish, colour-splashed groupers and magnificent whale sharks.
Talk about the extent of diving site variety: In the Ryukyu Archipelago there are approximately 160 islands of varying size 48 of which are inhabited, stretching for 1,000 kilometres from east to west and 400 kilometres from north to south in between the Pacific Ocean and the East China Sea, and the variations of underwater landscape that exist there are as numerous as the islands themselves. The coral reefs flourishing around the Kerama islands for instance, are renowned for their beauty, which matches, if not surpasses, that of the Great Barrier Reef. " The most beautiful and diverse coral reefs that I have ever seen anywhere in the world were in Kerama," once said French marine biologist Jacques-Yves Cousteau, author of "The Silent World". in the early spring the waters off the Kerama Islands become a breeding ground for humpback whales, offering divers the rare opportunity to hear their songs. Yonaguni Island, with its mysterious underwater ruins site, featured in National Greographic and on the Disovery Channel, is also a known spot to encounter giant trevally, Napoleon fish, barracuda and giant cuttlefish as well as schools of over 100 hammerhead sharks that gather there to spawn during the winter, The World War II shipwreck USS Emmons is located on the seabed off the main island's s Motobu Peninsula. Numerous natural tunnels and caves, an expansive reef with a width of over 180 meters, an arch-filled landscape formed during the Ice Age... the list is endless.
So, what are you waiting for? It's your turn to discover the world's best kept secret with your own eyes, The opportunity awaits you down in Okinawa.
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MAJOR DIVING LOCATIONS
1. Kerama Islands
With a depth ranging from 5-35 meters, the Keramas are suitable for all diving levels. caves and caverns as well as a white sand bottom with many pinnacles can be seen. Sightings of sea turtles, skates, large schools of fish, white tip reef sharks, eels and countless others can be expected.
2. Yaeyama Islands
Numerous points include the Ishigaki Manta Scramble for the sighting of mantas and Yonahara Reef for a relaxing dive with a view of small fish schooling over Yonahara Reef for a relaxing dive with a view of small fish schooling over flourishing coral, as well as Nakanoogan Island for dynamic geoglogical features and Yonaguni with its mysterious underwater ruins site.
3. Miyako Islands
Known as a "cave island," Miyako spots include Toriike, a pair of ponds on land that join each other underground, with one of them connected to the adjacent sea, and the Devil's Palace with its dynamic structure featuring multiple tunnels and arches.
4. Kume Island
Located in the island's east is a 7-kilometer-long sandbar named Katenohama with a steep drop on its north side and a flat sand bottom on the south, where Tonbara Rock, known for sightings of large migratory fish, as well as hammerheads in winter, is found.
Zampa Point
Large wall dive about 50 meters deep on the northern side. Many caves, swim-throughs and large fan corals on the southern side.
Manza Dream Hole
The hole begins at a depth of 6 meters, leading to a larger chamber that hosts a school of a couple thousand fish.
Horseshoe
A popular local site known for a variety of hard coral species and the sighting of turtles. Swim- throughs and crevasse at a depth of 7.5 meters.
Ginowan Gardens
The area (depth 10-35 meters) is lined with coral-covered pinnacles, home to a large variety of reef fish, great for photography.
USS Emmons Shipwreck
Destroyed in an attack by Japanese kamikaze aircraft during World War II, the USS Emmons (90 meters in length) was reportedly sunk by the US to avoid the danger of it drifting towards Japanese territory.
Hear What the Experts Say
David Megara (Oki Diving)
New Jersey, USA - 22 years in Okinawa
- Snorkeling is highly recommended here in addition to diving. What Okinawa offers is not only for its waters. There are opportunities available for various cultural experiences for visitors. I want them to get the most out of their stay here, especially if they take all the trouble to travel here.
David Richmond (Asian Dive Tours)
Washington, USA, 13 years in Okinawa
6 years as shop owner
PADI master instructor / boat captain
The Sunabe seawall offers diving for all levels of divers; it is an easy beach entry with depths ranging from five to 25 meters. you can expect to see vast fields of soft corals dotted with anemones and a countless variety of reef fish.
It;'s one of my hopes and wishes for the Western and English-speaking divers of the world to see just how beautiful Okinawa is, both above and below the ocean!
Flight information
Airlines shuttle daily between Naha Airport and the mainland's major cities including Tokyo (Haneda, Narita), Osaka (Itami, Kansai), Kobe, Nagoya, and Fukuoka. Flight times from major mainland cities to Naha airport are indicated below. Transportation to remote islands is by either plane or boat.
Flight times from major mainland cities to Okinawa
Tokyo (Haneda, Narita to Naha) - 2 hrs, 10-15min
Osaka (Itami, Kansai to Naha) - 1 hr, 50 min
Kobe to Naha - 2 hrs
Fukuoka to Naha - 1 hr, 35 min
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Often compared to such world-renowned diving destinations as the Great Barrier Reef in Australia, the Bahamas, Palau, and Yap Island, Okinawa is a hidden paradise for divers, with an endless list of enchanting underwater beauties and wonders.
Located on the southernmost part of Japan, Okinawa's surrounding waters are fed by the warm Kuroshio Current running north from the Philippines, bringing a huge variety of marine life to the islands. The genial subtropical climate, with an average water temperature of 22 degrees Celsius in winter and 30 degrees Celsius in summer, facilities year-round diving. Species of reef fish, marine mammals, and sea turtles that inhabit Okinawan waters total more than 1,000 while reef-building corals exceed 200, making Okinawa one of the largest coral habitats in the world. It is where divers can anticipate fascinating encounters with such creatures as giant mantas, strikingly patterned butterfly fish, colour-splashed groupers and magnificent whale sharks.
Talk about the extent of diving site variety: In the Ryukyu Archipelago there are approximately 160 islands of varying size 48 of which are inhabited, stretching for 1,000 kilometres from east to west and 400 kilometres from north to south in between the Pacific Ocean and the East China Sea, and the variations of underwater landscape that exist there are as numerous as the islands themselves. The coral reefs flourishing around the Kerama islands for instance, are renowned for their beauty, which matches, if not surpasses, that of the Great Barrier Reef. " The most beautiful and diverse coral reefs that I have ever seen anywhere in the world were in Kerama," once said French marine biologist Jacques-Yves Cousteau, author of "The Silent World". in the early spring the waters off the Kerama Islands become a breeding ground for humpback whales, offering divers the rare opportunity to hear their songs. Yonaguni Island, with its mysterious underwater ruins site, featured in National Greographic and on the Disovery Channel, is also a known spot to encounter giant trevally, Napoleon fish, barracuda and giant cuttlefish as well as schools of over 100 hammerhead sharks that gather there to spawn during the winter, The World War II shipwreck USS Emmons is located on the seabed off the main island's s Motobu Peninsula. Numerous natural tunnels and caves, an expansive reef with a width of over 180 meters, an arch-filled landscape formed during the Ice Age... the list is endless.
So, what are you waiting for? It's your turn to discover the world's best kept secret with your own eyes, The opportunity awaits you down in Okinawa.
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enjoy Free USD200,000 flight insurance when you book the flight with us.
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MAJOR DIVING LOCATIONS
1. Kerama Islands
With a depth ranging from 5-35 meters, the Keramas are suitable for all diving levels. caves and caverns as well as a white sand bottom with many pinnacles can be seen. Sightings of sea turtles, skates, large schools of fish, white tip reef sharks, eels and countless others can be expected.
2. Yaeyama Islands
Numerous points include the Ishigaki Manta Scramble for the sighting of mantas and Yonahara Reef for a relaxing dive with a view of small fish schooling over Yonahara Reef for a relaxing dive with a view of small fish schooling over flourishing coral, as well as Nakanoogan Island for dynamic geoglogical features and Yonaguni with its mysterious underwater ruins site.
3. Miyako Islands
Known as a "cave island," Miyako spots include Toriike, a pair of ponds on land that join each other underground, with one of them connected to the adjacent sea, and the Devil's Palace with its dynamic structure featuring multiple tunnels and arches.
4. Kume Island
Located in the island's east is a 7-kilometer-long sandbar named Katenohama with a steep drop on its north side and a flat sand bottom on the south, where Tonbara Rock, known for sightings of large migratory fish, as well as hammerheads in winter, is found.
Zampa Point
Large wall dive about 50 meters deep on the northern side. Many caves, swim-throughs and large fan corals on the southern side.
Manza Dream Hole
The hole begins at a depth of 6 meters, leading to a larger chamber that hosts a school of a couple thousand fish.
Horseshoe
A popular local site known for a variety of hard coral species and the sighting of turtles. Swim- throughs and crevasse at a depth of 7.5 meters.
Ginowan Gardens
The area (depth 10-35 meters) is lined with coral-covered pinnacles, home to a large variety of reef fish, great for photography.
USS Emmons Shipwreck
Destroyed in an attack by Japanese kamikaze aircraft during World War II, the USS Emmons (90 meters in length) was reportedly sunk by the US to avoid the danger of it drifting towards Japanese territory.
Hear What the Experts Say
David Megara (Oki Diving)
New Jersey, USA - 22 years in Okinawa
- Snorkeling is highly recommended here in addition to diving. What Okinawa offers is not only for its waters. There are opportunities available for various cultural experiences for visitors. I want them to get the most out of their stay here, especially if they take all the trouble to travel here.
David Richmond (Asian Dive Tours)
Washington, USA, 13 years in Okinawa
6 years as shop owner
PADI master instructor / boat captain
The Sunabe seawall offers diving for all levels of divers; it is an easy beach entry with depths ranging from five to 25 meters. you can expect to see vast fields of soft corals dotted with anemones and a countless variety of reef fish.
It;'s one of my hopes and wishes for the Western and English-speaking divers of the world to see just how beautiful Okinawa is, both above and below the ocean!
Flight information
Airlines shuttle daily between Naha Airport and the mainland's major cities including Tokyo (Haneda, Narita), Osaka (Itami, Kansai), Kobe, Nagoya, and Fukuoka. Flight times from major mainland cities to Naha airport are indicated below. Transportation to remote islands is by either plane or boat.
Flight times from major mainland cities to Okinawa
Tokyo (Haneda, Narita to Naha) - 2 hrs, 10-15min
Osaka (Itami, Kansai to Naha) - 1 hr, 50 min
Kobe to Naha - 2 hrs
Fukuoka to Naha - 1 hr, 35 min
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Wednesday, August 21, 2013
Recommended Bed and Breakfast in Taiwan
Travel partners wanted for South Africa 2014
Departure on 06Jun 2014.
Max group size - 12
Trekking partners wanted for NEPAL trekking in Oct 2013
Email - olevia@gmail.com
30Nov 15D Spain Portugal & Morocco
I have passengers looking for more to join them for the above departure.
Itinerary - http://www.euholidays.com.sg
I was helping out in the Singapore NATAS Travel Fair from the 16-18August 2013. And I found these wonderful places in Taiwan, if you are looking for a good retreat or a break. I will look forward to go Taiwan sometime to stay at such wonderful places with good sunrise view, and beautiful pastures.
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SUNNYDALE HOUSE
(CINGQING)
There are a number of sights - including the qingqingcaoyuan (Green Pastures), and Mini Swiss Garden (miniruishihuayuan), HeHuan Mountain. Go for the sunrise at HeHuan Mountain. And you can take Direct Bus from TaiZhong to CingQing, from the morning 08 25 Hr till 14 50 Hr.
Bus from CingQing to TaiZhong from 09 00 Hr to 16 00 Hr.
There are different types of rooms available, and the price will include breakfast and dinner.
Morning breakfast 07 30 - 09 00 HR
Dinner 17 30 - 19 00 HR
If you could understand Chinese, please go to their website -
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Departure on 06Jun 2014.
Max group size - 12
Trekking partners wanted for NEPAL trekking in Oct 2013
Email - olevia@gmail.com
30Nov 15D Spain Portugal & Morocco
I have passengers looking for more to join them for the above departure.
Itinerary - http://www.euholidays.com.sg
I was helping out in the Singapore NATAS Travel Fair from the 16-18August 2013. And I found these wonderful places in Taiwan, if you are looking for a good retreat or a break. I will look forward to go Taiwan sometime to stay at such wonderful places with good sunrise view, and beautiful pastures.
CHEAPEST TICKET TO TAIWAN
SUNNYDALE HOUSE
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European style architecture.
I am really captivated by the beautiful pictures depicted on the brochure. And I am certain I would love this environment with mountains, lakes, and clouds. Just take a look at the mountain view behind. Oh some breathtaking views!!! I could stay here one month !
There are a number of sights - including the qingqingcaoyuan (Green Pastures), and Mini Swiss Garden (miniruishihuayuan), HeHuan Mountain. Go for the sunrise at HeHuan Mountain. And you can take Direct Bus from TaiZhong to CingQing, from the morning 08 25 Hr till 14 50 Hr.
Bus from CingQing to TaiZhong from 09 00 Hr to 16 00 Hr.
There are different types of rooms available, and the price will include breakfast and dinner.
Morning breakfast 07 30 - 09 00 HR
Dinner 17 30 - 19 00 HR
If you could understand Chinese, please go to their website -
Look at the picture below - My holiday !
SPENDTIME COFFEE SPA RESORT
Located next to the Lake in MiaoLi County.
Beautiful bedrooms.
NOTE :
1. Online reservation by email. 2. Transport, package tours, car rental services
3. Situated close by - Tai-3 Recreation Farm, Strawberry Museum, Sheng-Hsing Railway Station, Feng-Jia Night Market, Flying Cow Ranch, Nan-Chuang Old Street, etc
4. Offers wide variety of ethnic cuisine, and a wide range of beers (Strawberry beer chicken, lychee beer, melon beer, raspberry beer, Belgium beer, and Strawberry beer)
5. Many other activities - ceramic painting, tea-picking, tea cuisine, fruit-picking
Why is it good to buy ticket from my website?
Best Hotel/ Airfare Deals1. FREE FLIGHT INSURANCE OF USD200,000 for any flight booking
2. Price Pledge -
If you can find a cheaper deal within 24 hours of your booking, you could send the picture of the screen shot of the website, and we will provide a refund of 150% of the DIFFERENCE.
3. Rate Shrinker -
After your air ticket or hotel has been booked, the system will automatically check the system for any cheaper airfare (based on your itinerary and dates on the same flight). If due to the airline promotion or whatsoever, there is a lower fare being offered at a later date, we will automatically cancel your current ticket and re-issue a new ticket for you.
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Tuesday, August 13, 2013
South Africa Travel
Dear all,
I am planning for a trip to South Africa for two weeks, and the departure date is
06Jun, 2014. Departure is by Emirates flight. Usually, the airlines offer discounts for early booking, so we are likely to make booking for the flights by end of February.
There is also a great chance that we will even do a 3 weeks trip for those who can afford the time and money.. South Africa is an expensive place for travel, especially so if you stay at the lodges located within the Game Parks.
Please find below the write up about South Africa from the Lonely Planet's website .
SOUTH AFRICA
Read more: http://www.lonelyplanet.com/south-Africa
This is a huge country and the options are many.. from the various game reserves and national parks.
HIGHLIGHTS of our trip is as below:
1. Cape Town (Table Mountain Cable Car, Cape Peninsula)
2. Garden Route , Sir Lowry's Pass
3. Overnight at Hermanus
4. Shark Cage Diving (at your own expense)
5. South Africa wineries - Bouchard Finlayson & Newton Johnson
6. Seals Cruise, Jackass Penguins
7. Durban & Shakaland
8. Overnight at Hand-woven Beehive Hut
9.Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Big 5 Safari
10. St Lucia Cruise (UNESCO)
11. Pakamisa Paradise Game Reserve
12. Kruger National Park & Safari
13. Blyde River Canyon (3rd deepest canyon in the world)
14. Sudwala Caves
15. Feast of Game meat - Zebra, Kudu, Wildebeest.
Cape Town
Blyde River Canyon (picture taken from Wikipedia website)
Bourke's Luck Potholes
Contact me should you be keen. And mark your calendar.
Note that this is a fully organised tour, and thus all the meals, sightseeing, and guide will be included.
The price - estimated - $5,250
((subject to the price of the airfare and the fuel surcharge.))
Olevia Cheong
olevia@euholidays.com.sg
I am planning for a trip to South Africa for two weeks, and the departure date is
06Jun, 2014. Departure is by Emirates flight. Usually, the airlines offer discounts for early booking, so we are likely to make booking for the flights by end of February.
There is also a great chance that we will even do a 3 weeks trip for those who can afford the time and money.. South Africa is an expensive place for travel, especially so if you stay at the lodges located within the Game Parks.
Please find below the write up about South Africa from the Lonely Planet's website .
SOUTH AFRICA
Every country in the world displays some diversity, but South Africa, stretching from the hippos in the Limpopo River to the penguins waddling on the Cape, takes some beating. It befits its position at the southern end of the world’s most epic continent, with more types of terrain than photographers can shake their zoom lens at. There’s the deserted Kalahari, Namakwa’s springtime symphony of wildflowers, iconic Table Mountain and Cape Point, Kruger National Park’s wildlife-stalked savannah (scene of the famous lion-buffalo-crocodile battle watched more than 40 million times on YouTube) and, running through the east of the country and into Lesotho, the Drakensberg. KwaZulu-Natal’s iSimangaliso Wetland Park alone has five distinct ecosystems, attracting both zebras and dolphins.
If you’re interested in another kind of wildlife, hit the nightclubs on Cape Town’s jumping Long St or sample African homebrew in a township shebeen (unlicensed bar). When it’s time to reflect on it all, do it over seafood on the Garden Route, curry in Durban’s Indian Area, a sizzling Cape Malay dish, or a braai (barbecue) in the wilderness – accompanied by a bottle of pinotage produced by the oldest wine industry outside Europe.
Of course, it's impossible for travellers to South Africa to remain oblivious to the fact that, despite the rise of ‘black diamonds’ (middle-class black folk), racial inequality persists here. Black and coloured townships face problems such as a horrific HIV/AIDS rate and xenophobic tensions caused by economic refugees from nearby countries.
Nonetheless, South Africans are some of the most upbeat, welcoming and humorous folk you’ll encounter anywhere, from farmers in the rural north who tell you to drive safely on those dirt roads, to Khayelitsha kids who wish you molo (‘good morning’ in Xhosa).
Read more: http://www.lonelyplanet.com/south-Africa
This is a huge country and the options are many.. from the various game reserves and national parks.
HIGHLIGHTS of our trip is as below:
1. Cape Town (Table Mountain Cable Car, Cape Peninsula)
2. Garden Route , Sir Lowry's Pass
3. Overnight at Hermanus
4. Shark Cage Diving (at your own expense)
5. South Africa wineries - Bouchard Finlayson & Newton Johnson
6. Seals Cruise, Jackass Penguins
7. Durban & Shakaland
8. Overnight at Hand-woven Beehive Hut
9.Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Big 5 Safari
10. St Lucia Cruise (UNESCO)
11. Pakamisa Paradise Game Reserve
12. Kruger National Park & Safari
13. Blyde River Canyon (3rd deepest canyon in the world)
14. Sudwala Caves
15. Feast of Game meat - Zebra, Kudu, Wildebeest.
Cape Town
Pakamisa Paradise Private Game Reserve
Blyde River Canyon (picture taken from Wikipedia website)
Bourke's Luck Potholes
Contact me should you be keen. And mark your calendar.
Note that this is a fully organised tour, and thus all the meals, sightseeing, and guide will be included.
The price - estimated - $5,250
((subject to the price of the airfare and the fuel surcharge.))
Olevia Cheong
olevia@euholidays.com.sg
Sunday, August 11, 2013
Review of Aloft Hotel Kuala Lumpur
I was away in Kuala Lumpur (KL) over the Hari Raya and our Singapore National Day holidays for the long weekend. We had a fair in KL, and we stayed at this four star property - Aloft Hotel, which is located right opposite the KL Sentral Train Station. It is only 28 minutes ride to the Airport from here.
The three of us, all ladies, were very happy to stay here. It is a modern, chic hotel, right in the heart of Kuala Lumpur. To go to Bukit Bintang where you find the cafes, restaurants and pubs, it was a ride on the mono rail for about 6 stations. The name of the station is Bukit Bintang itself.
I was very glad that I had the opportunity to meet up two of my contacts there who bought me tea and lunch.
Take a look at the pictures below featuring the Aloft Hotel .
Excellent Location of Aloft Hotel (Opp KL Sentral Train Station)
It is only about 10 min drive to the Mid Valley Mega Mall. This is where you could find lots of food.
20 min ride to Bukit Bintang
30 min ride to Puchong, the new and upcoming area with eateries, offices. No public transport.
10 min drive to Publica Mall, where you find food, supermarket, and shops
10 min drive to Mont Kiara, and the residential condo - Tijani 2.
10 min drive to Damansara Heights. We have our Travel Preview, here every Sunday at 2 pm.
It had been almost 8 years since I last came to KL. And this time, we booked the coach, and paid a premium for the tickets - SINKUL ($36), and return KULSIN (Rm100)
This is due to the public holidays weekend. Otherwise, the usual KULSIN ticket costs about RM50.
Food -
Love the food here in Malaysia.
More Pictures of the food to come along.
My contact brought me to S.Wine Cafe at Publica Mall. The food is really delicious.
And on the Sunday morning, I managed to join the locals for a hike up to Bukit Puchong. The taxi driver was not familiar with the way, and took me on a longer ride, so in the end, I was late. So, the group had started with their hikes up the hill. Fortunately, the plan was to do 2 loops, so I simply waited for them at the beginning of the Trail Head.
This is considered an easy or moderate hike, so most of the people would be able to manage quite easily.
More pictures to come ..
COACH to MALAYSIA -
FIRST COACH. (depart from near Novena MRT Station)
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The three of us, all ladies, were very happy to stay here. It is a modern, chic hotel, right in the heart of Kuala Lumpur. To go to Bukit Bintang where you find the cafes, restaurants and pubs, it was a ride on the mono rail for about 6 stations. The name of the station is Bukit Bintang itself.
I was very glad that I had the opportunity to meet up two of my contacts there who bought me tea and lunch.
Take a look at the pictures below featuring the Aloft Hotel .
Excellent Location of Aloft Hotel (Opp KL Sentral Train Station)
It is only about 10 min drive to the Mid Valley Mega Mall. This is where you could find lots of food.
20 min ride to Bukit Bintang
30 min ride to Puchong, the new and upcoming area with eateries, offices. No public transport.
10 min drive to Publica Mall, where you find food, supermarket, and shops
10 min drive to Mont Kiara, and the residential condo - Tijani 2.
10 min drive to Damansara Heights. We have our Travel Preview, here every Sunday at 2 pm.
It had been almost 8 years since I last came to KL. And this time, we booked the coach, and paid a premium for the tickets - SINKUL ($36), and return KULSIN (Rm100)
This is due to the public holidays weekend. Otherwise, the usual KULSIN ticket costs about RM50.
Food -
Love the food here in Malaysia.
More Pictures of the food to come along.
My contact brought me to S.Wine Cafe at Publica Mall. The food is really delicious.
And on the Sunday morning, I managed to join the locals for a hike up to Bukit Puchong. The taxi driver was not familiar with the way, and took me on a longer ride, so in the end, I was late. So, the group had started with their hikes up the hill. Fortunately, the plan was to do 2 loops, so I simply waited for them at the beginning of the Trail Head.
This is considered an easy or moderate hike, so most of the people would be able to manage quite easily.
More pictures to come ..
COACH to MALAYSIA -
FIRST COACH. (depart from near Novena MRT Station)
Best Hotel/ Airfare Deals
Price Pledge - if you can find a cheaper deal within 24 hours of your booking, you could send the picture of the screen shot of the website, and we will provide a refund of 150% of the DIFFERENCE.
Rate Shrinker - After your air ticket or hotel has been booked, the system will automatically check the system for any cheaper airfare (based on your itinerary and dates on the same flight). If due to the airline promotion or whatsoever, there is a lower fare being offered at a later date, we will automatically cancel your current ticket and re-issue a new ticket for you.
Awesome?
Sign Up Here as a Preferred Customer
04-11Nov, 8D Sri Lanka Discovery , NATAS Special price - $1938
11 - 22Sep , 12D Sikkim & Bhutan Festival Photography Tour - $4500 (all inclusive)
09Oct - 15D Uzbekistan & Kyrgyzstan
Itinerary
19Oct - Everest Base Camp Trek
Email me
olevia@gmail.com
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