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23 Dec

Bangkok, The City that Never Sleeps (I)

Posted by kampungboycitygal in Bangkok, Travel. 12 Comments

Sorry guys, there isn’t any executive summaries like this or this because everything is pre-arranged by the tour agency. Just enjoy the pictures ok?

#1 Suvarnabhumi Airport. The airport express, informally known as the Pink Line has started operation on the 5th of December 2009! It connects with the BTS Sukhumvit Line (Green Line, Route 1) and MRT Blue Line at Phaya Thai and Phetchaburi stations respectively and the journey takes about 15 minutes.

14 Oct

HK & Macau Trip Day 6: Café Mun Kor , The Venetian, Four Faced Buddha, Serrdura, Mok Yi Kei, Seng Cheong Crab Porridge, Fong Kei Biscuits, Tai Lei Loi Kei

Posted by kampungboycitygal in Macau, Travel. 7 Comments

This will mark the end of our Hong Kong & Macau posts. I will find some time to upload a HK/Macau makan list at the side bar. Just keep a look out for it.

We stayed at Taipa Village for the final leg of our trip. Unlike Macau Island, Taipa Village still functions on a daily basis, enabling us to experience everyday local life.

We woke up really early in the morning and after freshened up, we were looking for a proper place to cure our hunger pangs. We stumbled upon Cafe Mun Kor, a small, casual off the beaten path cafe where the locals go.

7 Oct

HK & Macau Trip Day 5: Cheung Kei Noodle House, Tim Fatt Sharkfin House, Wong Chi Kee, Margaret’s Café e Nata, Grand Lisboa

Posted by kampungboycitygal in Macau, Travel. 18 Comments

If you happen to visit Macau, head over to Rua Da Felicidade (Fook Long San Kai) where you can find Macau’s food at it’s best!

The architecture of these building is amazing which one will see as you stroll along this street.

4 Oct

HK & Macau Trip Day 5: Leitaria I Son, Ruin of St. Paul, Poon Weng Kee Cookies

Posted by kampungboycitygal in Macau, Travel. 7 Comments

Welcome to Macau! Macau is comprised of the Macau Peninsula , the islands of Taipa and Coloane and the reclaimed area COTAI. During our previous visit to Macau, we spent one full day in Macau Peninsula and was busy exploring Taipa village on the following day. We took First Ferry from China HK Ferry terminal in TST and boarded onto our hotel shuttle bus once we arrived to Macau Ferry Terminal. Take note that most (big) hotels in Macau provide free shuttle services, so please check with them beforehand.

Getting to Macau
1. By Air:
Macau International Airport is located on Taipa Island and is 15 minutes away from the Macau Ferry Terminal and 10 minutes away from the COTAI Frontier Post.
2. By Sea (from Hong Kong):
a. TurboJET, between Hong Kong Ferry Terminal (located in the Shun Tak Centre at Sheung Wan) and the Macau Ferry Terminal (located in the Outer Harbour)
b. First Ferry, between China (HK) Ferry Terminal in Tsim Sha Tsui and the Macau Ferry Terminal (located in the Outer Harbour)
c. Cotai Strip CotaiJet™, between Hong Kong Macau Ferry Terminal (located in the Shun Tak Centre at Sheung Wan) and Macau Taipa Temporary Ferry Terminal

The tickets cost MOP 142 on average for economy class seating.

Local Transportation:
1. Buses
Between Macau and Taipa visitors can catch buses 11, 22, 28A, 30, 33, 34 and also the airport buses AP1, MT1, MT2, N2, 21 and 26. Buses 21, 21A, 25, 26, and 26A connect Macau, Taipa and Coloane.

For journeys on Macau peninsula there is a flat fare at MOP$3.20. If you travel to Taipa, it costs MOP$4.20 and if your destination is Coloane village MOP$5.00. If you go to Hác Sá, you will pay MOP$6.40.
2. Taxis
Taxi charges MOP$13.00 for the first 1600 meters. MOP$1.50 will be added for every 230 meters afterwards.

There is a MOP$3.00 surcharge for each piece of luggage carried in the boot; MOP$5.00 surcharge for boarding taxi at the Macau Airport or journeys from Macau to Coloane; no surcharge from Macau to Taipa or from the islands to Macau, but between Taipa and Coloane, a MOP$2.00 surcharge applies.

Information from http://www.macautourism.gov.mo/

5 Aug

HK Trip Day 4: Tim Ho Wan Dim Sum Specialty Shop, Race Course, Time Square, Taiyaki Hot Sandwich, Mido Café

Posted by kampungboycitygal in Hong Kong, Travel. 12 Comments

*For our HK travel itinerary, please click here*

Thanks to the economic crisis, Pui Gor, former dim sum chef of the Michelin three star Lung King Heen decided that it is the right time for him to open up a tiny and grungy dim sum restaurant in Mongkok. The piece de resistance, crispy cha siu bao is said to be the best seller (>750 in a day!). Most reviews have warned about the queue, so we got there at 10am sharp, just in time to join the already long queue.

After 20 minutes or so, we were seated at one very secluded corner with a table that can only fit two baskets of dim sum. The restaurant is really tiny, put in more than 20 people and it will literally burst.

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