Wednesday's Anchovies

We reached our Airbnb homestay at Beijing in Thursday morning. The owner only allowed us to store our luggage in the house as there were still occupants staying in it. It was a brisk morning and we decided to take a stroll on the Jiugulou  （旧鼓楼大街） Main Street. We passed by a number of big Chinese restaurants, McDonald’s, cafes, hotel inns and also discovered branches of hutong  ( 胡同) on both sides of street. Only in China, McDonald! Unique cozy cafe. Bumped into few persimmon trees, excited like a kampung boy ...since we can't find this in Malaysia LOL. We were greeted with Drum and Bell Towers  （鼓楼，钟楼） after taking a left turn at the end of Jiugulou Street. There were two groups of locals kicking shuttlecock in a vast area between the two towers. They were definitely good in the sport and I was crazed of how a Chinese lady performing her classy back heel kicks for several times in a row. Nice weather we have, cold and breezy. Drum...

Check out our travel tips here: i) Beijing - Where to stay ii) Beijing - Preparation checklist It was supposed to be 8 days 6 nights as we were flying at night of 19 th November 2016. We arrived Beijing at 5 in the morning and how I started counting it as the first day of travel. Day 1 : JiuGulou Street （旧鼓楼大街） – Drum & Bell Tower （鼓楼，钟楼） – Wangfujing Walking Street （王府井步行街） *Dinner at Haidilao （海底捞） Day 2 : Qianmen（前门）– Monumentto the People’s Heroes（人民英雄纪念碑） – Tian’anmen Square（天安门广场）– Palace Museum（故宫）– Jingshan Park （景山公园）– Shichahai（什刹海） *Dinner at Kaorouji （烤肉季） Day 3 : Temple of Heaven （天坛公园） – Nanluoguxiang （南锣鼓巷） *Lunch at Dawanju （大碗居） Day 4 : Summer Palace （颐和园） – Old Summer Palace （圆明园） *Dinner at McDonald’s Day 5 : Great Wall of Badaling （八达岭长城） *Dinner at Taste of Dadong （小大董） Day 6 : Lama Temple （雍和宫） – Guozijian walking street （国子监大街） – Olympic Village （奥运村）， Beijing National Aquatics Center -Water Cube（水立方），Bei...

There are various types of accommodation available in Beijing, depending on your preferences of location, budget and experience of stay. The list below provides you some different staying options  that you could find in the country, especially for Beijing city. i) Youth Hostel (YHA) Currently there are nine YHA branches around Beijing city. Some of the youth hostels provide dorm-type accommodation, besides the standard room. A basic room with minimal design and facilities, these hostels come as a decent option for backpackers and those on a shoestring budget that wished to stay in the city center. To explore further, do check out its website www.yhachina.com . ii) Fast Chain Hotel These reputable fast chain hotels are sprouting around the city. Compared to usual 3-star hotels, the rooms offered in fast chain hotels are with competitive price and they also maintain a good level of management as well as hygiene. You can visit below websites to obtain more detail...

China is one of the world’s largest countries. It is also known as the world most populous country with a population over 1.3 billion. The history of China has an approximate span of 5000 years, beginning with prehistoric times, periods of dynasty to the official establishment of the People’s Republic of China. The country, embedded with its diversified and unique culture made it one of the must-visit for every traveller. While browsing for places to visit and food to indulge on your next vacation to Beijing, there are certainly some additional preparations you must consider before travelling. i) China visa For Malaysian, you have to obtain a valid China visa prior to entering the country. The China Visa Application Service Center is located at Hampshire Place Office, KL. Three kind of services are provided, regular, express and rush application. Be sure to start applying visa as early as one month before your travelling date to avoid disappointment and having to pay extra ...

Gardens by the bay is one of the newly added must-visit-place when you are at Singapore. Actually I am quite impressed with Singapore where they made their country into a city with high rise buildings but at the same time maintained their personality of a tropical country with all the parks and gardens!  OK, before I was there, I thought that Gardens by the bay is just a man-made park with some weird creatures which made the place looked like scenes in Avatar. However, when I was there, I was totally wowed by the park! Well, it is not just a park, it is a very well-planned development I would say, the layout, the design and most importantly, the environment! There are a lots of real plant around the park, pond with fishes and tortoises, and also jogging track! We didn’t get to visit the breathtaking Flower Dome as well as Forest Cloud this time, the park is very much bigger than expected, so do spare more time here for a leisure stroll. From Marina Bay, we walked to Ga...

Morning Singapore! Today is a garden day for us since we are going to Singapore Botanic Gardens in the morning and Gardens by the Bay in the evening! Haha, after busy playing around in the real bush, we are being amazed by the man-made garden at night! Anyway, today's main character is Singapore Botanic Garden! How to get there:  By MRT Downtown Line or Circle Line, exit at Botanic Garden Station.   Once you exit the station, main entrance of the garden is just in front of you :) Spotted a time capsule which was sealed on Boxing day 2015 to commemorate the opening of Downtown MRT Line 2. So meaningful! The best thing is... no entrance fee required for the botanic garden! For Orchid Garden, charges applied but is totally worth it! The garden is very much larger than expected! Lots of garden with different themes inside and the track is spacious enough for jogging, cycling and even skating! The mini stage surrounded by a pond!  ...