Taipei Kaypo tRips~~~

after waited for 10 mths +++

finally...

TAIPEI, here we cOme~~~~

grabbed the super cheap tics at ard rm 300 KL - Taipei round trip in the AA Zero Fare promo last Apr/ May 2010...

we gotten the morning 9am flight...

prevent AA 's habit of delaying flight... we drop the risk and went KL the nite before...

stayed a nite at Tune Hotel...

we walked there with our luggage from LCCT...

walking distance 10-15 mins...~

in fact, there are FREE Shuttle Bus or Paid Shuttle ( rm 1/ pax/way ) from LCCT to Tune...

just we lazy to wait for the bus~

happee Kaypo Gang~~

we reached !!!

saw bunch of masaleh with beers, outside Tune, ' welcoming ' us..

* excited...

hate the ' black + dirty ' scene outside LCCT...

u know what I mean...

the building is Nice and Clean !!

different sign of Love outside each room...

*forgot to take pic of the room.. as too tired...

rooms are way nicer than our expectation...

Mung said it's a lot cleaner, newer, nicer than the Tune in KL City...

super 'unhealthy' chic drumsticks from LCCT, rm 18 + !! **************

zZzzzzzzzzzzZZzz.....

the moment has come...

woke up at 7am, taken quick bath, took shuttle to LCCT, had McD breaky, checked in, HELLO Taipei !!!

:)))))))))))))))

thanks my bie, to get me this iPad...

and my ex-colleague to provide me this Gossip Girl Season 4 !!!

killed my 5 hrs journey beautifully on Air Asia... when everyone doesn't get to watch movie/ play game !!! *weEeeee~~~

Sheepy met his fren, sampah kia-Elmo

no doubt, the flight meals on Air Asia always not bad...
Mung had this Nasi Lemak, served with Rendang, ikan bilis and peanuts, Egg..
nice but bit salty... reckon Kung Po Chicken Rice is best !!



2.40pm...
we touched down Tao Yuan Taiwan International Airport !!!!!!!!!



I've planned a very full and packed 5 days 4 nites trip for my kaypo gang...
too many pics , hence, I gotta blog in several posts to cover my trip...
below links to other posts...

1st day - Wu Fen Pu
2nd day - Taipei 101, 东区
3rd day - Gu Gong , Dan Shui
4th day - Jiu Fen
Xi Men Ting
Night Markets
Hot Spring

on da 4th nite...
Pei and I die die must pay a visit to the famous 24hrs Book Store...
it's really big and full of varietiesssss of bookkkkkssssss~~~

3am ..... @.@



packing packing.... wuuu wuuuu~~~

2pm 3rd March, 2011...
time to say bye bye to Taipei...
I will definitely go again, and next round, I must cover Tai Chung, Hua Lian and Gao Xiong...
tho I had damn loads of nice foods in this trip, yet I still have a lot that yet to try....
hmmmm.....
the airport staff, mis-calculated our check-in lugagges for 20kgs missing...
we all had cold sweat to be told that overweight for 24 kgs... wondering how much to pay !! luckily I found out their mistakes in the end...
thus... safe ~!! :)

the dessert and mochi that we da pao at our hotel area~~

nice toilet !

Hello Kitty Nursery in Tao Yuan Air Port

we burfday gift to Zoe !!! given on the flight !!

hehe

cut and stick , turn it to be a cake !!

bye~

our Bali tRip~~~

8th Nov…
The day has come…
I planned to go Bali since I was in high school..
during that time…
heaps of Taiwanese Actress like to go there… everyday watching TVBS News.. listening Tao Jing Ying to talk bout it…
Can’t wait to have a relaxing hols at there too…

After 8 yrs…
finally… I bought the flight tics as burfday pressie for stewpig… :P
To make our dreams come tru.. muahahha…
he was dying to go there for years as well…
Too bad.. I always missed out the promo air fare…
bought at expensive peak period… curse it!

After lunch… ko ko and daddy drove us to airport…
I’ve learnt the lesson from my last HK trip... taking LCCT shutter / taxi from KL Sentral to LCCT is torturing… 3 ½ hrs journey from pg – kl + 1 hr from kl sentral – LCCT.. I might as well spend few tokens… get the pg-kl flight for both of us…

Yo ho...

1455 – 1545 PG – KL
1500 – 2005 KL – Bali

Too bad.. stewpig’s 16GB memory card was corrupted on the 3rd nite of our trip…
therefore, I only have limited photos from my SONY for the 1st 3 days…
Knowing that I’m gonna touch down Bali in late nite…

I decided to check-in at Tune hotel for our 1st nite and last nite..
as my flight to KL is at 6am in the morning..
What for the stay at pricey hotel when I need to leave for airport at 4 in the morning..

Surprisingly…
from the outlook – room – service – price – location – convenient – comfortable and etc etc from Tune Hotel do earn full points plus 3 more stars from my satisfaction level…
I seriously experienced “ staying at 5 stars by paying only 1 star rate “… no drama dude !!
I’m lucky to have booked the hotel at rm 0.70 per nite per single room…
plus admin fees = RM 12.96 per nite…
due to the Promosi for new opening..
they provided us with free air-cond and hair dryer supplies…
The hotel/ whole building is so new…
most of the taxi drivers got no idea where is it…
It located in the heart of Kuta… walking distance to Kuta Square… ( shopping and makaning places )
I’ve taken lotsa pics of the hotel room.. too bad.. all were inside the corrupted memory card…
click here for Tune Hotel website
there's a 7/24 Mini Mart beside the lobby.. so much convenient to the guests...Tune Hotel provides airport pick up/ shuttle to airport with cheap rate...
they charged us only 36,000 Rupiah... while u hafta pay at least 55,000 Rupiah for Taxi...

I booked a more pricey hotel which nearby the beach for my 2nd and 3rd week.. paying USD 100 for both nites… Adi Dharma Hotel
they provided great services and facilities… eg. Swimming pool, free cocktail, mini library, free shuttle and etc… our room is facing the pool view.. too bad, ground floor is fulled...
thus we have been located at 1st floor, corner room...
stewpig is standing at the balcony... he he
hotel built in Balinese Style… The Reception
Lobby/ Waiting Hallthe place that we had breaky every morning...
afterall it's a older/ traditional building, can’t compare to the Brand NEW Tune Hotel…
If given me another chance..
I would rather stay at Tune for my whole trip..

it’s so wasted that..
our hotel located nearby the beach..
but we spent most of the time at Kuta Square..
Adi Dharma hotel provided multi tv channel (including astro) in every room..
too bad we were just too tired to browsed any tv shows when the time we backed to hotel at late nite…
The $ spent at Adi Dharma for 2 nites allowed me to stay more than 20 nites atTune…
Apart from this, I will still recommend Adi Dharma Hotel to those who’s aiming for a relaxing trip… ^^
as it really relaxing to swim with no worries~ straight after the buffet breaky every morning~ :)

on da 2nd day... we decided to walk around the city..
but not planning any day trip..
no plan.. no thinking.. no worries... just purely relaxing.. ^^
we had our late lunch/ tea time at a Flapjacks Pancake House in Kuta..
the pancakes there are awesome...
variesties available from the menu...
from Sweet pancake to savoury pancakes varieties...
crepes/ waffle/ HomeMade Gelato with plenty of flavours/ western foods/ smooties and etc etc...
I had da Strawberry Crepes which is so so so yummie...
heaps of strawberries pieces + whipped cream + strawberry sauce wrapped inside the pancake..
and topped with a scoop of Gelato + More fresh strawberries !!!

while stewpig made his own pancake with a scoop of Strawberry Gelato + Rapsberry puree...
oh my.. both of em are Heavens...
too bad that, the photos are inside the currupted memory card... therefore... no photos to show here...
the Boost Smootie.. is indeed amuzing~ ~.~
last but not least, the services worth double thumbs-up too !
click here for more info...

why we don't have this in M'sia???

it's impossible to see the word " B*bi " show in any Food Menu in M'sia...

it's rather weird to see this word appeared next to a pasta choice.. ha ha

Claypot Crab cooked in Balinese Style with Coconut Milk

Pork Ribs with Young Papaya cooked in Balinese Style without Coconut Milk

this restaurant is always full-house with tourists and locals... day & night...

Mee Kuah

3rd day...

we booked a short day trip to Tanjung Benoa, a famous place for Water Sports..

we're not allowed to bring along our camera for any water activities..

we arranged a package of ParaSailing, Jetski and Fly Fish.. for around rm80 per pax..

Fly Fish is damn cool !!!

even JetSki is so adventurous.. unlike those in Pg...

our tour guide brought us to this Babi Guling at Tanjung Benoa..

not bad.. but bit pricey...

Rupiah 40,000

Bubba Gump in Bali ! he he

the driver can even drive such a mpv into this small lane..

all drivers in Bali are with Amazing driving Skills...

at night,

we treated ourselves a 2 hours Spa and Massage treament~

Foot Massage to kick start...

Milk Bath to end...

free cocktail from the Hotel Bar after the Spa...