Ramblings of a Mami of Two

Before you read on, I will have to say the tips are based on my recent trip; I was travelling with a 2-year old and a 6-year old, with a two-day ticket to HKDL. Day to Visit Try to schedule your visit during the weekdays. We entered the park on a Friday and Saturday – on Friday, the park was kind of empty during rope-drop time (i.e. opening time), there was no queuing time for the first three rides that we rode on. The crowd built up after lunch time. On Saturday the crowd was significantly larger and most rides had at least 15 minutes waiting time. Avoid special dates like Christmas, New Year, Halloween (we went on Halloween, of course there were special attractions built just for the event, but the waiting time was too long, one went for as long as 2 hours, that we decided to skip them. Not worth tugging two children along for two hours).   Accommodation & Ticket If you’re traveling with children, I would definitely recommend staying at one of the two...

Sebenarnya I had drafted this since forever tapi tak terpost. Thought of it again when ada offer from Photobook Malaysia dekat Groupon. RM53 for a hardcover, portrait / square imagewrap album. MURAH GILA wey! I've been waiting for Photobook Malaysia to offer discounts like this, because their quality is superior than other photobook printers. I tried Vprinthouse on groupon once, regretted it sebab their print and binding quality was terrible. Jadi I only trust photobook Malaysia, plus their software is easy to use. Initially I thought photobook senang je nak buat.. rupa-rupanya. Hmmm. Anyways, yeah. I printed our 2010 travel album. I am one satisfied customer. Here are the screenshots. =)

Fun, Cosy Hotel to Stay At Plus points: Close to a lot of stuff - town,a laundry next door, there's a pharmacy opposite the hotel, 2-4 minutes tuk tuk ride to old market, night market, eateries, 30 mins to angkor wat, but quite far from tonle sap. It took us 40 mins one way, but it was the rainy season so probably our tuk tuk was a bit slow? Our room (animal farm) feel very cosy, makes you feel at home, despite the many animal figures in the room. (refer to downpoints no. 5) Pancake served at breakfast was super delicious - the only problem was that the menu said "Banana Pancake - Grilled Pancake inside" but it turned out to be a plain pancake. No complains though, the pancake was very fluffy and awesome.  Staff were very accommodating - the breakfast chef came earlier on our last day, to accommodate us who were leaving early to catch our morning flight.  Nice water pressure for the showers. Felt like staying in the bathroom for ages if not for its downpoints. ...

Hari pertama di SR, kami melawat sekitar bandar SR dan keesokannya kami melawat sekitar tapak sejarah Angkor . Manakala pada hari terakhir sebelum pulang ke KL, kami luangkan masa melawat perkampungan di Tonle Sap . Di sini terdapat banyak kampung terapung di atas air, namun kami cuma sempat melawat perkampungan terapung di Kampung Phlok, kira-kira 45 minit menaiki tuktuk dari bandar SR. Disebabkan hujan lebat yang turun sepanjang hari, sebahagian besar jalan menuju ke Kampung Phlok ditenggelami banjir. Kawan rasa, oang kampung ni dab biasa dengan banjir sebab semua rumah di sini dibina tinggi. Pengalaman melawat kampung ini jauh lebih baik dari pengalaman kami melawat kampung terapung di Damnoen Saduak , Thailand. Perkampungan ini agak bersih dan penduduk di sini agak peramah dengan pengunjung-pengunjung yang melawat kampung halaman mereka.

Hari pertama kami di Siem Reap agak santai, kami hanya melawat di sekitar bandar Angkor sahaja. Hari kedua kami bermula seawal pukul 5.30 pagi kerana kami merancang untuk melihat matahari terbit di Angkor Wat. Namun kami hanya merancang.. nasib tidak menyebelahi kami pagi itu. Hari ke-dua kami bermula dengan 'lawatan' ke Operate Room , nasib baik kecederaan yang ditimpa Ajan tidak melarat, selepas mendapatkan rawatan doktor, kami meneruskan rancangan kami melawat Angkor Wat dan Ta Prohm . Atas kesuntukan masa dan cuaca yang tidak menentu, kami hanya sempat melawat dua binaan ini sahaja.