Showing posts with label wayfare. Show all posts
Showing posts with label wayfare. Show all posts
Day 5 ~ DIY Hong Kong & Macau trip 2016 (Hotel Royal Macau, The Venetian Macau & Taipa Village (Rua Do Cunha)
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Princess Primeah MS,
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wayfare
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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Princess Primeah MS,
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wayfare
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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Princess Primeah MS,
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wayfare
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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Princess Primeah MS,
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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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wayfare
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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! : )
Since lots of people are asking how to get a Japanese Tourist Visa here in the Philippines, including me before I got mine (yey!) so I think it's nice to share my experience with you guys. I've been to Japan last Nov - Dec this year (2015) and it is ahhhhmazing! :D
As you would know, Japan Embassy in Philippines doesn’t accept Tourist Visa applications via walk-in. You will need an accredited agency to process the visa for you. Also, visa application price differs from each agency and what kind of visa you are applying for. In my case, I went to Reli Tours to process my visa and the price range is about Php 950 - 2,500.
For more details about the accredited agencies and their locations, click here.
APPLYING AS A TOURIST WITHOUT GUARANTOR
- Philippine passport - Must have at least 6 months remaining validity, a signature, and at least 2 blank pages.
- Visa application form - you can get it in your chosen accredited agency or you can download it here HERE. Don’t leave anything blank. Just put N/A if not applicable. The travel agency advise me as well when they review my application form.
- Visa Photo - 45mm by 45mm or 2x2 inches with white background and paste it neatly on your application form.
- NSO Birth Certificate - issued within the last year. If you're Birth cert. is "late registration" just provide a copy of your baptismal or/and form137 or/and school year book.
- NSO marriage certificate - Obviously, this only applies to married applicants. Single applicants like me can ignore this.
- Schedule of Stay - they also call it the TAIZAI NITTEIHYO. Just put the dates, where you are going and the name and address of where you are staying.
- Bank Certificate - this is to prove that you can support your expenses while in japan. Just request it on your bank and it will just take a few minutes to process and cost 100 pesos. btw, my bank is BDO.
- Letter of Explanation - This is optional. I wrote one because I don't have a job yet when I apply and I explain that my trip is a gift from my parents. Also, if you have any supporting documents that is not listed above just say it here and provide it.
FYI:
All the papers you provide must be original and the embassy will not give back the documents.
Just go your preferred agency, give the requirements (make sure everything is okay before leaving the house), they will check it if your documents are complete and after that you'll pay and get the receipt. After 4 days, I received a text message from the agency that my passport is available to pick up so I went there the next day feeling excited and nervous. I didn't ask first if my visa was approve. I just gave the my receipt, the guy there look for my passport and then he look inside it and make me sign a paper with list of names for passport releasing purposes and he just check a box. I didn't look what box he was checking because I'm so nervous and excited about the result.
So I got my passport, leave the agency and then I went to the nearest coffee shop and take a peak inside and voila! my most awaited visa. I was ecstatic that moment and I'm smiling like an idiot all by myself. hahaha!
Anyways, I hope that this helps you somehow and Best of luck!
Just leave a comment below if you have questions and I'll answer it if I can. Ciao!
Magalawa Island is one of the barangays of Palauig, a province of Zambales. It is one of the youngest tourist destinations of Zambales to add to the growing list including Potipot, Anawangin, Capones, Camara, Silanguin, etc.
Look at this map. See the red circle? That’s Magalawa Island.
You will only have two accommodation options when you get to the island – Armada Resort and Ruiz Resort. Since this trip was supposed to be my Aunt with her team but unfortunately the resort called a day before that if the rain will not stop, they should cancel the trip because it is dangerous to sail on boat, something like that. So a week after, their day off schedules doesn't seem to fit with each other, they have no choice but to totally cancel the whole trip. My Aunt already paid the reservations at Armada Resort so we use that instead. She got it at 1,500 per head for 2 days 1 night. It includes The Cottage, breakfast, lunch, dinner and the boat transfers to and from the island.
We left I think around 5 in the morning and got in the port around 9 am. We had McDonald's for breakfast at Subic so that's more or less 4 hours of driving. May I remind you though that before you can reach the port, there's a bumpy ride ahead. Good thing is Armada have their own place so that guests can park and leave their cars in a safe place.
While on the boat, we did not let the sight leave our memories so I snapped these photos and manong the boat driver is my model. 😀
Upon arrival, we settled in the kubo fan rooms that are good for up to four heads each. There’s a socket that you can use for charging so I immediately use that. We roam around for awhile to see how beautiful the island is before getting on our lunch.
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| My Uncle being silly. Behind him is the Kubo Fan that we use for 2 days. |
It's better to use the Fan Kubo instead of the aircon one for the awesome island experience because at night you can feel the cold breeze entering the kubo.
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| Our 1st Lunch in the Island |
And you know what? We're the only guests in our first day in the island. I mean, the guests who arrived before us is leaving already when we got there and the next guests will be arriving the next day. Awesome right? It's like you have your private island. 🙌
Let me share some of our photos while on the island.
Starfish or Sea Stars and hey! there's Patrick :D
We found this rope and started to jump shot. Lol!
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| Sunset❤ |
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| Dinner |
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| Heavy Breakfast?! |
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| ohhhhh! Scary fish. Forgot the name though |
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| My uncle, cousin, auntie and yours truly :) |
It was an awesome trip! No wifi, no aircon, the island is ours for a day, the staffs and the wife of the owner is very accommodating, the food is great, the Chocomucho dessert every meal is kind of funny though, we even take a bath on the "poso", it's a thing that you need to pump for the water to come out. It's a nice island experience and I'm sure you and your family or/and your friends will enjoy too.
Go check out their website http://magalawaislandresort.com/ if you want to experience some island life even just for days.
