My Europe Trip 2011 : Planning for the trip

Sesungguhnya entry ni dah terlalu basi, but just to share info since few people have been asking me how we planned our trip. It was all free and easy and no travel agent services involved. All views and remarks are just based on our own observation. The trip was 8 days and we managed to cover 4 countries France, Itali, Belgium and Netherlands during early spring.

So the first thing we did were buying the air ticket. We were lucky since at that time Air Asia X had just launched its KL - Paris route and of course during this promotion period the fare was unbelievably cheap. We managed to secure 2 seats for return flight KL - Paris -KL at only RM3273 all inclusive ( return ticket for 2 person, meal, baggage and travel insurance).

Bile tiket dah beli, then the next thing was to plan our route pulak. Keje ni memang agak leceh sebab lots of things need to be considered, macam how to get there, nak pegi mane dulu, how long should we stay, where to stay and etc. After considering all factors, we decided to visit,

PARIS - VENICE - ROME - BRUSSEL (transit) - AMSTERDAM

3D2N : Paris

Hotel : Angelterre Hotel

Rate : Euro 54/night

How to get there : Take metro and stop at Barbes Roschechuart

Breakfast : Not provided

3D2N : Venice

Hotel : Palladio Hotel

Rate : Euro 31.50/night

How to get there : Take bus that goes to Malcontenta, there is a bus stop right in front of the hotel

Breakfast : Provided

2D1N : Rome

Hotel : Aquarium Hotel

Rate : Euro 67.50/night

How to get there : The hotel is just few blocks away from Termini Station

Breakfast : Provided

2D1N : Amsterdam

Hotel : Inntel Hotel

Rate : Euro 139/night

How to get there : From central station take tram no 1,2 or 5 and stop at Kolk station, but the hotel is just few minutes walk from the central station..tapi kalo malas nak menapak bolehlaa amik tram.

Breakfast : Provided

After that kena fikir pulak macam mane nak sampai ke tempat-tempat tu, after doing some researches we decided to,

From Paris to Venice : By Easyjet flight (Fare Euro84.93 for 2 persons)

From Venice to Rome : By Easyjet flight (Fare Euro60.93 for 2 persons)

From Rome to Amsterdam via Brussel: By Ryanair flight landing at Brussel (Fare Euro70.98), then Brussel to Amsterdam by Eurolines coach (Fare Euro20 for 2 persons)

From Amsterdam to Paris : By Eurolines coach (Fare Euro42 for 2 persons)

All hotels were booked thru booking. com except Palladio Hotel where I booked thru the hotel site. So basically this was how we plan our trip. Review will come later...

Legend @ PD

2 weeks ago, dengan alsan yang sangat kukuh...nak release tension konon..we all went to PD. This time we stayed overnight at The Legend International Water Homes since my colleague who just been to PD recommended this hotel to me. Rate-wise, memang agak mahal but with the facilities I think it's worth. We stayed at the garden villa, and I tell you guys the room is soooooooo big, equivalent to the size of my apartment (approx 900 sqft). The room we stayed is equipped with 2 king size beds, plus kitchenette yang besar then not to forget the private pool. Oh yaa.. all units come with a private pool, so kalo rase-rase cam ala-ala segan nak g mandi kat public pool then bolehlaa buat aksi2 terjun junam kat private pool. But be reminded that the private pool tu kedalamannye is 4 ft, so kalo anak2 nak mandi make sure don't leave them unattended. I ni kan memang x pandai nak tulis panjang-panjang..so sila layan gambar je...

Our Villa

Yang ni villa above the sea...maybe next time boleh stay here pulak

The private pool

Playground


Public pool for kids...kakak sangat tak sabar nak terjun

The drama queen

Another drama queen

Dangerous Zone !!!!

Oh no my BMI now has exceeded 25, that means I'm overweight. Saya sangat risau, sebab the more I refrain myself from eating too much, lagi saya semakin nak makan. I wonder why most friends yang further study, semua jadi slim. When I asked them, they answer was we were too stress and busy to even think about food. But, I'm on the opposite side, lagi saya stress lagi saya nak makan.huwaaaa (mode menangis meraung-raung)

After brainstorming, I came up with few options;

1. pegi slimming center

I did enroll to one slimming program in early 2008, right before I'm pregnant with no. 2 and managed to lose 10 kgs in 2 months time, amazing kan. But it cost me a bomb...

2. Diet supplement - herbalife dan yang sewaktu dengannya

Pernah cuba makan herbalife dan yang seangkatan dengannya, tapi agak kurang berjaya sebab despite taking the supplement which they claim boleh buat kita kenyang, saya masih makan dalam kuantiti yang sama..sigh

3. Exercise plus balance diet

I think this would be the safest way to reduce weight but kena disiplin. Untuk exercise ni pulak kan, ade few choices jugak I either buy an exercise machine contohnye cam treadmill or enroll gym membership. Tapikan again, saya ini memang sangat tidak konsisten..so kalau saya beli treadmill and hoping that I'll use it on everyday basis mesti dalam masa tak sampai sebulan treadmill tu akan jadi gajah putih kat umah, ataupun lebih baik jadi penghuni stor. Tapi untuk enroll gym membership pulak, the nearest gym yg saya rasa mcm ok adelah Fitness First di IOI mall Puchong, jauh jugak kan nak travel from Kajang to Puchong..FYI Fitness First launch few programmes macam the biggest loser (at this moment I don't need this), lose it program (ni untuk orang yang nak turunkan 5-10kg, which is applicable to me) dan ade macam-macam program lagi..

And still thinking which would be the best option for me....