Showing posts with label travel. Show all posts
Showing posts with label travel. Show all posts

Traveloka SALE-ABRATION!


March always smells of travel. Doesn't matter the destination - be it international or domestic, the smell of travel is way up high in the blue sky. It's the time of the year where MATTA fair is held. And in conjuction with MATTA, generally all travel websites will have their own promotions.



I always look forward to MATTA fair but as time changed, travel fair promotions are now much easier and fun to find. Just look them up on the internet, if you don't already know by now. So I was going through March's promotional links and found Traveloka's "SALE-ABRATION". Here's the link to the promotion page, https://www.traveloka.com/en-my/promotion/saleabration-countdown although it's still a teaser. But hey, you KNOW it's gonna come soon and how can you NOT be so psyched about it, RIGHT?! Can you tell I'm already excited?!

If you've been living under a rock and this is your first time hearing about Traveloka, well, there's always a first for everything. On the plus side, you've stumbled upon gold at the right time! Traveloka is a one-stop flight and hotel booking platform for domestic and international destinations that makes searching, booking and managing your next trip hassle-free. Like all great websites, you can do your surfing & booking thru mobile app or website. And for additional information, check out their social media pages. On FacebookTwitterInstagram and Google+.

What a good coinsidence that my best friends, Dahlia and Farah, share the same passion as I do. We have been talking about Traveloka's "Sale-abration" ever since we found this page. We are dreaming about Bali, how we are going to get tanned (as if we're not already) sitting by the beach and enjoy the beautiful sunset while the husbands probably just sit under a tree staring at their phones (boring!). We are sharing photos of hotels surrounded by the greens of Bali, praying hard and hoping that Traveloka "Sale-abration" is generous enough to give us a BIGGER sale so we can fulfill our dreams. Can't wait for Traveloka's "Sale-abration" to come by!


I am a person who prefers to have every travel detail planned under one roof, and so Traveloka IS my choice. I don't have to go to each airline's website to compare prices and then add it up to my hotel budget. I just let Traveloka find me the cheapest flight, then book my hotel from them as well. All I need is to register myself with Traveloka and all my travels are stored in their system. Saves you the trouble of finding your booking thru multiple sites, isn't it? And the prices are reasonable too! It suits my always-limited budget. And it's totally secure to save your card information on the site, so you have a better chance to grab that awesome promotional price! Rest assured the payment transaction is secured too. Of course you'd be able to manage your bookings through Traveloka. And if there's any problem that you'd need to contact them, you can DM through social media, email, chat or call and talk to a human being to assist. This is definitely a plus for me as I prefer to talk to a human being rather than just "talking" through texts in the virtual world like what some companies are doing now. 

So what are you waiting for? Go Traveloka, guys! A BIGGER sale! This is your chance to find yourself the best flight and hotel deals for your next destination! Give yourself a break from the red website and check out this baby-blue one instead. I'm 100% sure it's not going to disappoint. 2 more days to go! Drop your email in at the page https://www.traveloka.com/en-my/promotion/saleabration-countdown to NOT miss out on Traveloka's BIGGER Sale-abration! 

Jom!

Superhot morning @ Mount Bromo



View from the top of Mount Bromo. Took us quite some time to get to the top – we weren’t fit, so had to make a lot of breaks along the way. Didn’t wanna get down, but the hot sun was burning my skin. This was in 2009, I believe.

A Small Family Get-together



So we went to Tetbury again. This time, it's a complete do nothing holiday for me. For Mak & Makton, it's time to meet & have some bonding time with their elder sister, Mak Leha. And of course, her husband Uncle Tony.

More on the holiday later. Details of Makton's hospitalization @ Gloucester.

Of lists and whatnots


I'm flying to UK next month, InsyaAllah. It's going to be a 3-week holiday & I'm trying to settle off as much as I can on the 2 projects that will be going on during the period when I'm gone.

I'm also in charge of doing the currency exchange for all 3 of us. Buying & picking up items that we're going to bring over to UK for Mak Leha & family kat sana. I'd say it's a busy month for me. 

So I have myself quite a number of lists:
1. List of things to do for work - handover.
2. List of items to complete for Project #1.
3. List of items to complete for Project #2.
4. List of things to do for UK trip.
5. List of things to buy (in Malaysia) for family in UK.
6. List of things to buy (in UK) for family in Malaysia.

Yep. Those are just the list. You don't want to see the breakdown of items in those lists. 

Blerrrggghhh!

Apa pun, I hope my trip goes well. Selamat pergi, selamat kembali & selamat dalam perjalanan. Dan I hope my projects will go through smoothly because I do NOT want any of my bosses / colleagues to call / text me during my holiday.

2 more weeks to go! I can do this! :)


Bogor

I had a short trip to Indonesia (again) in November. Was planning to go alone, visiting my cousin who was stationed to work in Senayan for 2 weeks but ended up making a “fun family trip” with my Mum & uncle along.

Managed to get Pak Chechep from Bandung to drive us around. He’s a friend of my uncle’s, and a driver. A nice man who recommends good places to eat, shop & sightseeing. If you’re visiting Indonesia & wants to hire a driver, drop him a line on his Facebook account, here.

And so he brought us to Bogor, as Mum wanted to visit her friend who lives there. They served awesome local food, in which I ate all & did not manage to snap a shot of ’em and of course, forgot the name. Afterwards, we went to Kebun Raya. It was awesome for somebody who loves trees like me. There’s all sorts of trees, mostly old.. and HUGE! It’s like giving a shopaholic a gold card & shop at KLCC.

I went crazy.



So that’s a shot of me, feeling happy surrounded by trees. If I could hug all of ’em in one giant hug, I would. And below is just a sample shot of a tree among thousands others.



Here’s the link to Kebun Raya Bogor’s website. Entrance fee is at Rp 25.000 per person & Rp 30.000 per car (around USD 5 for a total of both).

It’s a nice break from the busy & hectic Jakarta, to be close to nature in Bogor.


Sunny @ Sarawak



Sarawak State Legislative Assembly building, located in Kuching, Sarawak – the capital and most populous city in Sarawak.

Went there with my family in 2009. We stayed in Harbour View Hotel, just opposite Kuching Waterfront. So finding food and a place to hang-out was no problem to us.

There’s a boat service that takes you across the river, which only takes about 5 minutes or so. On the other side, there’s a big food court where you can find great Sarawakian food like Sarawak laksa & Kolo mee.

The people of Kuching are very friendly. They are very generous when it comes to smiling. Didn’t go exploring the forest, “rumah panjang” & all the authentic features of Sarawak. Maybe we’ll go again next time.