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Trips:
Hello Europe!!
Langkawi - Solo trip July 2009
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Arrival - at a chill out guest house in a little village
Kuah
,
Malaysia
the trip that i have been waiting for is finally here!
i booked this trip about 1.5 months ago... big mistake!
cos waiting for this day is a torture...
then in the 1.5 months... too many unpleasant things happened...
that i wished the break would come sooner... but of cos that didnt happen.
well... i can only say this is one long anticipated SHORT trip!
got on the 0840hr flight to Langkawi.
arrived in Langkawi at 0955hr.
picked up by Mark and had a quick tour along the way to the guest house.
Pondok Keladi is where i'm staying for the next 3 nights.
it's tucked away in a little village near Cenang, where the main stretch of hotels/resorts are...
close enough to the main area but far enough for peace and quiet.
a very nice place with friendly guests, owner, dogs and some wildlife like squrriels and monkeys (i heard).
i didnt do very much today... just walked around the main stretch...
looked around a few shops... and duty free..
had a nice walk on the 2 beaches, Cenang and Tengah, watched the sunset there too.
Tengah beach has 1 of the nicest sunset i've seen...
only 2 other places beat this so far: Danshui in
Taipei
and Cable Beach in
Broome
.
i couldnt stop clicking during the 15-20 min sunset!
of cos i am not the only one too...
Sunset - Tengah Beach
had a nice dinner at an italian restaurant to end the day...
Linguine with garlic prawns... YUM!!
it's only 9pm when i started feeling tired...must be the early flight ...
gonna try to rent a car or bike so i can go around the island quicker!
tomorrow is gonna be great!!
written by
wangyng
on July 25
from
Kuah
,
Malaysia
from the travel blog:
Langkawi - Solo trip July 2009
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Langkawi!! here i come!!
Singapore
,
Singapore
MI 362 to Langkawi.. leave in less than 8 hrs.
i have to pack!
but what luck i have... a trip to the beach area and it's that time of the month for me!
probably wont get to do any water sports now... BUT that is not gonna stop me from having a good time!
written by
wangyng
on July 25
from
Singapore
,
Singapore
from the travel blog:
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Wicked is absolutely WICKED!!!
London
,
United Kingdom
i watched a musical in london for d 1st time... it was really really tough to choose which to watch! i finally decided on 'Wicked'. it tells d story of how d wicked witch of d west (in Wizard of Oz) became d wicked witch. it was great! d set, d actors, d singing, d music, d story, d pace, d humor... absolute entertainment!! there was a standing ovation at d end of d performance too! absolutely wicked performance n i totally love it!!!! i have no other words to describe it! if this ever goes to singapore, i will watch it again!!! and again and AGAIN!!!
written by
wangyng
on June 21, 2008
from
London
,
United Kingdom
from the travel blog:
Hello Europe!!
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and
UK
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my host in Paris ...
Paris
,
France
... is almost a 'lao beng'!! he is 38 years old n only listens to electronic euro dance music (which in singapore is referred to as euro trash music)! he loves MTV (still) is very happy with anything MTV (i m really surprised by this to be honest)! all that is lacking is modifications in his car n he would be a perfect 'lao beng'!! ---LOL--- i think only d true singaporeans would understand me in this one!!
written by
wangyng
on June 17, 2008
from
Paris
,
France
from the travel blog:
Hello Europe!!
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,
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Lyon has realy nice night views!
Lyon
,
France
our host Cyril brought us to watch d EURO2008 in a pub/bar. it's an important match between
Netherlands
n France. France was beaten flat (4-1)!!! as u guessed, Cyril wasnt too happy with d match or d result! but he still brought us out to another pub. anyone can pick out music from their vinyl collections n play it. it was pretty cool!
o yes, we saw some really nice night views during d drive! it was pretty unexpected! d city looks really different when it's lighted. i cant describe it in words. i am guessing this is juz an appetizer for night sceneries... Paris will be even better i heard!! looking forward to Paris!
written by
wangyng
on June 13, 2008
from
Lyon
,
France
from the travel blog:
Hello Europe!!
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music appreciation n age
Luynes
,
France
went to a live band performance with our host's homestay exchange student. he is a 17-yr-old thai (still a kid!) and his friends here are playing in the band. he asked if we are interested to go see his friends' band n we said yes.
it was held at this little pub in
Aix-en-Provence
. d band wasnt a good band to my standard. d drummer was always in his own world n not with d band n d singer doesnt sing very well. they seem to have d "i play in a band so i am cool" attitude.
Young
sters... that seem so far away to me. hahah... all d
Young
kids there seem to think d band is good n had great fun. i m beginning to think that as u get older, u have higher expectations for live music... or just music in general. u dont enjoy just loud music n u learn to appreciate good musicians a lot better... gosh i'm definitely getting old!!
d thai kid had 1 pint of beer. he got a headache from that, couldnt walk straight (but insist he is fine) n later passed out during d ride home (our host came to pick us up). it was quite funny but cute! reminds me of my 1st few drinking experiences. i wasnt as bad as to passed out but i turned red pretty quickly n had allergies reactions all over my body d next day! ahhhhh youth! how far away that seems from me!
written by
wangyng
on June 10, 2008
from
Luynes
,
France
from the travel blog:
Hello Europe!!
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Football Fever begins!!! in Switzerland
Geneva
,
Switzerland
today, EURO 2008 begins! host countries
Switzerland
n
Austria
are infested with football fans from all over Europe. i can say that cos i witnessed it in
Geneva
. d 2nd match of d season is played here in
Geneva
,
Turkey
vs Portugal. since d aftn, there's supporters from both teams roaming d streets in respective t-shirts/flags. cars were honking at other supporters of d same team or against supporters of d other team.... i dont really know cos they were just honking all d time... many were holding horns n sounding it every other minute. some fans just started singing their national/team anthem on d streets. u can really feel d craze n d fanatic behavior... so loud, so enthusiastic, so rowdy, so high-spirited, so aggressive, so friendly, but for me... mostly annoyance... it was soo difficult walking thru d old city with all these fans trying to outdo each other in singing, clothes, horning, n all that stuff... d old town feel was lost amongst these rowdiness. although nice, i cant really enjoy d old town with such commotions hitting me everywhere i walked... such a pity..
tomorrow i head to d much anticipated France. i can only hope d weather will be good... fingers crossed!
written by
wangyng
on June 7, 2008
from
Geneva
,
Switzerland
from the travel blog:
Hello Europe!!
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met a nice old lady in Montreux
Montreux
,
Switzerland
went to
Montreux
today for a day trip. didnt get to do much cos i woke up late (like what's new right?!) n got there late. did d tour in Chateau de Chillon (d famous castle in on Lake
Geneva
), d castle, went on a 1.5hrs cruise, saw d Freddy Mercury statue...
i met a nice old lady while waiting for d ferry/cruise. she was juz sitting on a bench at d jetty waiting for her friend, n i was waiting for d next ferry back to d city. she started talking to me about d past n future... she asked "is our future in front of us or behind us?" "are we going into d future or leaving it behind us?" deep questions i muz say... but it was nice to hear her stories n views on that...
was actually going to take juz a short 15 min ferry ride.. but d nx ferry comes in 1.5 hrs... n i can take d cruise ard Lake
Geneva
n be in d city in d same time... so i went on it (also cos i get on for free!)... it was really cloudy n foggy today so i cant really see much on d lake... all i know was d lake is fucking HUGE! n after a while... having been on other lakes, d sceneries started looking d same.. or not as nice as before (probably thanks to d fact dat i only see thick fog!)... anyway, managed to take a short nap on d cruise... o, i think i saw France fr d cruise too... since d lake is right at d border of
Switzerland
n France....
i got back around 9 n my host Kelvin has another couchsurfer Sean staying d night. dinner was still being cooked in d oven so we had a late dinner together. Sean was teaching Kelvin d guitar n they were singing when i got back... nice to come back to such an nice cosy atmosphere...
i shall see
Geneva
tomorrow... o yes, d Euro 2008 starts tomorrow too.. it will be d beginning on a noisy 2 weeks...
written by
wangyng
on June 6, 2008
from
Montreux
,
Switzerland
from the travel blog:
Hello Europe!!
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zermatt - too windy!
Zermatt
,
Switzerland
me n kat went to
Zermatt
today. n i found out Eurail is absolutely useless in
Switzerland
! i had to pay so much for all d private mountain rail lines and have NO discount for d cable cars!! if any1 is travelling, please buy a Swiss Pass instead. it cost d same price n covers these mountain rail lines or u get a bigger discount than Eurail gets! and u definitely get discounts on mountain cable cars!
i had to pay full price for d cable which only went midway to Klein Matterhorn! cos it was way too windy for d cable to be safe, they closed d section to d top! i am sooo annoyed! crap crap CRAP!!!
only got halfway to the mountain. the cable ride itself was a horror movie! we were packed into this cable car jammed packed with ... a BIG Thai tour group!! there were like 50 of them! d vehicle was soooo fucking packed we cant even bend our elbows!! we were so afraid that the cable car will not hold out and fall!!! plus all the Thais talking at d same time! gave us a HUGE headache!!!!!! that 20mins feels like forever!!!!! when we had to change to another cable car for the next section, we pass on the one with the Thais. we rather wait 30min for the next one.... yes it was THAT bad!!
in cable car from Zermatt to Trockener Steg - midway up Klein Matterhorn
it was still freezing when we got there. the snow is starting to melt and it's no longer ski season. there's bits of snow here n there. it was windy n drizzling too! we could hardly keep our eyes open in the outdoor! half the time, we were in the cafe and the other half, running out n in of the cafe to take photos.
it was freezing cold cos of d stong wind!
view fr lookout at Trockener Steg
not a very exciting day for us at all. disappointing to say the least...
on way bak fr Zermatt - 1 of d many Swiss lakes
sunset - on way to Bern fr Zermatt
alright, i think i will head to
Innsbruck
to ski n not
Switzerland
. it definitely cost less!
written by
wangyng
on May 26, 2008
from
Zermatt
,
Switzerland
from the travel blog:
Hello Europe!!
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Zermatt
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Titisee Lake
Titisee
,
Germany
view of black forest fr Titisee
went to see d famous
Titisee
lake today. it's abt 40min train from
Freiburg
.
we spent 1hr on pedal boat. we can see d black forest from there. it is nice! great weather! beautiful place! another perfect day trip!
pedal boats at Titisee
shop selling load of cucoo clocks - they get annoying after a while
o... went to a shop that sells cuckoo clocks and grandfather clocks. d cuckoo clocks was annoying me after a while... especially when u have 100 of them going off 1 after another! they gave me a headache! i like the grandfather clocks, the modern ones look absolutely charming!
didnt do much else except go check out souvenirs shops. it's a trap!!! bought so much souvenirs! in d end i decided to stop going into them... in case i bought more.
that night, we met up with our host Insa n her friends. they brought us to a football
Field
. it was pitch dark as the
Field
has no lighting at all. there were groups of people sitting around campfires they built. it was nice lying on d grass, near a fire in the open air in the cold weather, under the stars...
roaring fire build by insa's friends at a football field somewhere
this is d last night in
Freiburg
, and in
Germany
. tomorrow, me n eve will part. she's heading to
Spain
and i'm heading to
Switzerland
for 2 weeks! more alps! cant wait!
written by
wangyng
on May 23, 2008
from
Titisee
,
Germany
from the travel blog:
Hello Europe!!
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