Tuesday, November 27, 2012

Saying goodbye to my multiply blog


From 22 July 2007 until now..
Multiply has been a place for me to share my traveling experiences and to express my feelings  : )

Looking back to the old posts, it’s like flipping the pages of an old diary
I see stories
Of making friends and losing friends
Of memorable trips to amazing places in Indonesia
Of making a wish
Of living a dream

I see stories that portray how I grew up
Through my trips..
Through the people and places that I’ve visited
Through the emotion and the heartache and the joy
The accomplishments and the failures

Stories..
That will always make me smile..

Now the time has come for me to say goodbye
And build another diary  

Goodbye Multiply
Thank you for having me for this past 5.5 years

: )


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Sunday, November 25, 2012

Travel Info: Vietnam : )

Ho Chi Minh

click here to see the pics
Place to stay:
Madam Cuc 127
Cong Quynh St, Dist.1
from the airport to Madam Cuc: + 30 minutes (pick up to the airport: $13/car)
room rate: $ 22 (including free breakfast and dinner, free wifi)
*the free dinner is noodle and spring roll (better just eat outside)
*the free wifi is working properly only at the lobby

Place to eat:
Pho 2000
01 Phan Chu Trinh St.
Dist 1

Spots:
·         War Remnant Museum: 28 Vo Van Tan, District 3; open: 7.30 – 12.00, 13.30 – 17.00; VND 15,000/person
·         Water puppet @ Golden Dragon Water Puppet Theatre: 55B Nguyen Thi Minh Khai Dist. 1; 5pm and 7.3opm; 50 minutes show; VND120.000/person
·         Notre Dame
·         Cu Chi Tunnels: half day tour (by boat and car): $ 19; HCM to Cu Chi by car + 2 hours


spot poto wajib : )

Good Taxis: vinasun dan mailinh

Dalat

click  here for pics of dalat and hoi an

From Ho Chi Minh by bus:
Phuong Trang VND 190,000: 7-8 hours

Place to stay
Thien An Hotel
272A Phan Dinh Phung
Room rate $25

Place to eat:
Restaurant Da Quy
49 Truong Cong Dinh
6am – 11pm
Beef curry: VND 75,000; fish shimmer in caramel in clay pot: VND 69,000; fried banana with sugar and vodka: VND 25,000; Vietnamese coffee with milk VND 19,000

Trong Dong
220 Phan Dinh Phung
Eel with coconut juice: VND 75,000; roasted rabbit: VND 90,000


valley of love


Spots:
·         Valley of Love: VND 20,000
·         Flower Park: VND 20,000
·         Railway Station: free
·         Crazy House: VND 35,000
·         Paradise Lake (Tuyen Lam Lake) and Truc Lam pagoda: free
·         Summer Palace: VND 15,000
·         Mai Anh Church

Hoi An

From Dalat to Danang by Vietnam Airlines: VND 1,789,000
From Danang to Hoi An by car: 40 minutes

Place to stay:
Hoang Trinh Hotel
45 Le Quy Don
*this one is nice. Very friendly staff.
Room rate $22; pick up at the airport $15

Place to eat:
Miss Ly
22 Nguyen Hue
White rose: VND 45,000; fried wonton: VND 80,000

mba2nya masih bobo. kita datengnya kepagian :D


Spots:
·         Hoi An Old town: www.hoianancienttown.vn : VND 90,000 
·         An Bang Beach: taxi from old town VND 65,000

Hue
From Hoi An to Hue by bus: 4.5 hours
We went there by a bus company called Cuc Tung. It’s a sleeper bus, not comfortable. I rather have a sitting bus. And they stop many times; many times to pick up passengers, one time for a long lunch, and one time i don’t even know what for (we just stopped there on the side of a road). So i wouldn’t recommend Cuc Tung.

the sleeper bus from Hoi An to Hue


Place to stay:
Binh Minh Sunrise Hotel

Place to eat:
Festival Restaurant (by the river)
11 Le Loi
NOT  RECOMMENDED
Service is poor; significant price difference tourists ; and they don’t even have ice coffee!

Restaurant Anh Binh
65 Vo Thi Sau
*try banh khoai: VND 30,000

Spots:
·      Citadel: locals VND 55,000; tourists VND 80,000
·      Thien Mu Pagoda
·      Tu Duc Tomb: VND 80,000
·      Ho Quyen
·      Elephant Temple
·      Tu Hieu

Hanoi

From Hue to Hanoi by Vietnam Airlines: VND 1,789,000

Place to stay:
Hotel Impressive
56 Au Trieu, Hoan Kiem Dist
room rate $47 (there’s a computer in the room)
From the airport to the hotel + 4-0 minutes


hoan kiem lake


Spots:
·         Hoan Kiem Lake
·         St Joseph Cathedral
·         Old Quarter (I personally don’t really like this place)


sunset at halong bay

From Hanoi to Halong Bay: 3.5 hours drive
We took a cruise with the White Dolphin (Halong Continental Sails).
Suite Double Cabin (with our own small balcony): $310 for 2 person (including pick up from and to the hotel in Hanoi)
Booked online from minmax travel (mr Ben)
*the cruise was nice: service was fine, the itinerary was good, the room was nice. Only the food was not so good

Other info:
·      There’s a speed limit in Vietnam. On the highways, the speed limit is 80km/hour. In the city it is 40-50km/hour.
·      Always bargain when u buy something. The price of 1.5 liter water, 500 ml water, and a bottle of green tea at the supermarket are as follows: VND 7,300; VND 3,000; VND 12,000-15,000.

Rita’s itinerary:

Day 1: Fly from Singapore to Ho Chi Minh
Day 2: Ho Chi Minh
Day 3: Bus from Ho Chi Minh to Dalat
Day 4: Fly from Danang to Hoi An
Day 5: Hoi An
Day 6: Bus from Hoi An to Hue
Day 7: Fly from Hue to Hanoi
Day 8: Halong Bay Cruise
Day 9: Back to Hanoi
Day 10: Fly from Hanoi back to Singapore