Day 5 ~ DIY Hong Kong & Macau trip 2016 (Hotel Royal Macau, The Venetian Macau & Taipa Village (Rua Do Cunha)
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Btw, the hotel has a small casino called Mocha if you want to play slot machines or table games so you don't need to go somewhere else. I though it was a restaurant at first but seeing the security at the entrance makes me think twice. haha!
We're just playing slot machines so I don't know if what table games they offer.
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| Love their Aigner Bathroom amenities. smells so good! |
Day 4 ~ DIY Hong Kong & Macau trip 2016 (Turbo Jet, Ruins of St. Paul & Senado Square at Outer Macau)
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Hello there everyone! I'm so happy you're still with me on day 4! 😄 and welcome to my new readers! Hope you enjoy my storytelling 😆 So let's get started...
Day 3 ~ DIY Hong Kong & Macau trip 2016 (Ten Thousand Buddhas & Sham Shui Po)
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Hello everyone! you're still with me on day 3 huh? thank you and welcome for the new ones. :)
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| We started our day with some fruits, tea and chocolates for me hehe! |
This day is super funny because something happened that we didn't really expect. I'll tell you later so keep on reading. We're going to the Ten Thousand Buddhas Monastery located in Sha Tin, Hong Kong so from Yau Ma Tei station, ride the MTR going to Kowloon Tong and then transfer to the train that goes to Sha Tin and the monastery is just a 5 minutes walk from the station.
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| The pathway going up to the monastery. It looks kind of sketchy at first but just keep on walking |
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| Entrance |
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| Bring water because it's a lot of steps |
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| Almost there... |
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| We thought that these fellas are friendly and just wanting to have their picture taken... |
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| ...but they are not! |
We see that there are monkeys on the trees and we thought that they are just friendly to go near us and have their pictures taken. Even the other tourist took a photo of them though I am very scared that I keep saying "ma wag na tayo dito" because one of the monkey keeps on following us but my mom insist that we should just continue because she thought that the monkeys are friendly.
After that we heard on the trees that there's a lot of monkeys around us already and you could hear their terrifying sound so we hurriedly continue to walk downstairs but they still keep on following us and I remember that maybe it's the food that they want so my mom says that I should just throw it and I did because i'm really scared that time haha!
They all went to the food after I throw it on the ground then after that they did not bother us anymore. Hahaha! so if you're planning on going to the monastery DO NOT BRING FOOD. After that terrifying encounter with the monkeys, we just ate at the restaurant nearby the station but I forgot the name and forgot to take photo of the foods because we're hungry and the monkey got our breads.
Day 2 ~ DIY Hong Kong & Macau trip 2016 (Lantau Island & Temple Street)
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Hello everyone! I hope you are having a good day :)
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| Large bronze statue of Buddha Shakyamuni that symbolises the harmonious relationship between man and nature, people and faith |
Day 1 ~ DIY Hong Kong & Macau trip 2016 (Ladies Market & Victoria Harbour)
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Princess Primeah MS,
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| at Clark International Airport |
We arrive at Hong Kong International Airport around 8 or 9 in the morning. The weather is just right - I mean it's not hot but it's not cold either so It's nice to walk around and explore the city.
We purchase the Airport Express Travel Pass at the Customer Service Centre. It's a card that allows you to have any 3 consecutive days of unlimited travel on the MTR, Light Rail and MTR Bus (Northwest New Territories) (except additional travel on the Airport Express, East Rail Line First Class, and travel to/from Lo Wu or Lok Ma Chau stations. It's HKD250 for 1 ride and HKD350 for 2 ride. We choose the 1 ride - meaning from airport to the city only because we're exiting on Macau Airport.
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| at Hong Kong International Airport |
It's a good deal 'coz if I'm not mistaken the price of the express train from airport to the city is HKD100 plus after you use the card (after 3days) then you can go to any customer service centre on any train stations, give back the card and they will refund you HKD50.
If you want, you can easily purchase it online as well here: Aiport Express Travel Pass. From Hong Kong Airport we ride the express train going to Central Station and walk to change train going to Yau Ma Tei station since Silka Seaview Hotel is just 2 or 3 streets away from that station.
After checking in to our hotel, we look for the nearby restaurant and ate first.
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| Noodles and Duck. yummm! |
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Ladies Market  |
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| 😋😋😋 |
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| We had Nai Cha with ice cream on top and pizza after shopping |
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| Btw, I also had my hair cut that day because my mom is super annoyed with my split ends 😅 It's expensive though considering how cheap it is to have a normal haircut in the Philippines lol! Most of the salons we saw are ranging around 100 to 150 HKD. |
I've been to Japan last November - December of 2015 and I wanted to share how I ended up getting accommodation with airbnb.
It's basically a house/apartments/rooms of the locals that are being rented to tourist. I've seen about it when I was browsing some threads about hotels in japan because most of the hotels are fully booked that time and I already have my visa and plane ticket so I really need to push thru my date of arrival in the land of the rising sun. hehe!
At first I was uncertain because I didn't know what airbnb is and I will be traveling alone so safety is the first thing to think off. Luckily, my parents know about it and it's quite popular nowadays in Europe and Asia, I believe around America too.
Actually my mumma recently tried it when she and her colleague went to Czech Republic so this makes me think that it's okay to use. I search with the price range they gave me and let me tell you that there's A LOT of nice and pretty apartments but like hotels they are either fully booked, super pricey or not so near the places i wanted to visit. So after days of searching and figuring where, I finally see the one that suits my price range and wantings. yasss! :D
Let me present to you my accommodation for almost a week in Osaka, Japan (near daikokucho station)
Obviously, this is my first time to use airbnb and I am quite satisfied because it's safe & easy to use and most of the host are nice enough to answer everything you'll ask. It's like a new adventure for me and it could be yours too.
Let me present to you my accommodation for almost a week in Osaka, Japan (near daikokucho station)
*drumroll*
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| Entrance door |
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| Kitchen |
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| Hallway (left door is for toilet & right door is the bathroom and laundry) |
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| Toilet |
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| laundry / washroom |
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| Bathtub (idk why it look small in this picture haha!) |
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| Bedroom |
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| Bed |
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| Balcony (day view) |
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| Balcony (night view) |
You'll just search for your preferred date and location. You can also adjust the price range so it's easier for you to see the house/apartments/rooms that you'll want. Basically after that you'll just message the host and wait for the response and you're done.
Why not give it a try using Airbnb? You'll have $20 discount on your first trip using AIRBNB if you sign up using the link i provide. (it's safe don't worry) It's just a referral thing. :)
btw, there is a cleaning and airbnb service fee added to the total price of your house/apartment/room and i think it depends on how many days you will be staying.
For example:
it's $58 per night
x 5 days
= $288
+ $26 cleaning fee
+ $47 service fee includes VAT
= $361 for a 5 nights stay
For those of you who'll be going to Osaka, i'll recommend the apartment where I stayed because:
1. it's near daikokucho station, which is also near Shinsaibashi and Namba.
2. its easy to find for first timers like me and if you are arriving at night.
3. there is a 2 convenient stores and 1 to go restaurant nearby.
4. the host will provide a pocket wifi that you can carry around when going out. Some host doesn't have free pocket wifi but have internet in the house.
5. The building is equipped with cameras even inside the lift and you need to have your key for you to get inside the building. so yeah! SAFE.
6. Everything basic you need is provided unlike hotels that you need to pay extra for laundry or whatever lol!
7. The host is nice and will answer immediately if you have any questions.
hope this helps! : )
