Phuket Retreat Day 3

29/7/2014

Itinerary of today:

Central Festival
Breakfast @Shabu Shi
Wat Chalong
Big Buddha Phuket
Lunch & tea @local restaurants
Karon Viewpoint
Karon Beach
Dinner @Mali Seafood & Restaurant

Gonna head to the South for a few cultural tourist spots today. Decided to drop by Central Festival first and was trying to look for a casual place for a quick breakfast. Bumping into Shabu Shi was in fact not in my itinerary and obviously an impromptu decision as it was recently having a promotion with 50% off all-you-can-eat hotpot buffet. It was just 366 bahts for 2! How could we resist this temptation?

Phuket Retreat Day 2

28/7/2014

Itinerary of today:

Day tour @Ratcha Island
Dinner @Natural Restaurant

Here came the second day of our trip. A snorkeling day trip was booked yesterday. (1700 bahts/ person) We had a light breakfast prepared by ourselves early in the morning as breakfast was not included in this budget hotel. Cup noodles, biscuits and tea were already enough as we were gonna take a speed boat to the outer island. We didn't want to get sea sick feeling too full. 

Phuket Retreat Day 1

27/7/2014

Had been longing for this annual summer trip for ages after tough working months. The countdown was over and it was going to happen! Gonna spend a relaxing week in Phuket, an exhilarating city charging up myself.

Flight schedule: (Hong Kong Express: HKD672/ person)
0450- 0720 UO765 (Hong Kong to Phuket)
0855- 1330 UO765 (Phuket to Hong Kong)

Itinerary of today:

Take free sim card@ airport
Car rental @Avis
Check in @Acca Patong
Lunch @Street food
Look for local tour @Patong Beach
Jungceylon
Big C
Dinner @Banzzan Fresh Market

Getting cheap flight tickets usually has a price to pay. The flight schedule was a disaster! Taking off at midnight meant that we gotta arrive at the airport and check- in at night. We decided to arrive at the airport earlier, getting the complimentary copy of magazines/ newspaper from Page One for free using the DBS credit card, then spent our night at the waiting area sleeping and reading the magazines.

Phuket Retreat - preperation

Had not been travelling for almost a year due to intensive saving for our wedding. Luckily, got cheap promotion tickets from Hong Kong Express to Phuket and that gave rise to this trip. Can't wait for the upcoming trip!

Wander around in Huizhou Day 2

29/6/2014

Woke up late and just got 30 more minutes for breakfast. The breakfast was way better than what we expected. I especially like the pancake and those pastries.

Wander around in Huizhou Day 1

28/6/2014

Too much workload for me in busy June and really needed a break. Bought a voucher from Travelzoo for Crowne Plaza package with breakfast and buffet dinner included for 2 (HK$999 only), and most importantly, we were upgraded to Superior Suite, which cost around HK$1,300. Had a feeling that got more then we paid already!

Public holidays 2015

Finally comes the public holiday in 2015. Not much useful for planning the next destination for me and my boyfriend though... But hope can have some plannings with my family and friends.

General Holidays

The following list of general holidays for 2015 is gazetted for public information:

Every Sunday		Sunday
The first day of January	1 January	Thursday
Lunar New Year’s Day	19 February	Thursday
The second day of Lunar New Year	20 February	Friday
The third day of Lunar New Year	21 February	Saturday
Good Friday	3 April	Friday
The day following Good Friday	4 April	Saturday
The day following Ching Ming Festival	6 April	Monday
The day following Easter Monday	7 April	Tuesday
Labour Day	1 May	Friday
The Birthday of the Buddha	25 May	Monday
Tuen Ng Festival	20 June	Saturday
Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Establishment Day	1 July	Wednesday
The day following the Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival	28 September	Monday
National Day	1 October	Thursday
Chung Yeung Festival	21 October	Wednesday
Christmas Day	25 December	Friday
The first weekday after Christmas Day	26 December	Saturday

26 Fictional Places You Wish You Could Live

26 Fictional Places You Wish You Could Live

If I have a choice, I would really love to live in South Park to meet Stan Marsh and Eric Cartman, and Quahog to meet Stewie and Brian! 

1. King’s Landing, Game of Thrones

Beautiful Taichung - expenses summary

Beautiful Taichung Day 5

27/7/2013

Itinerary of today:

Breakfast @Hae Duenn Motel

Flea market @金谷市場

Souvenirs @太陽堂總店

Car-plus

Airport

Came to the last day of our Taichung trip. Finished the light breakfast provided by the motel. Just simple toasts with a few cartons of drinks. Quite average.