My Osaka-Kyoto 5 days Itinerary #2: Tips for Transportation, Food & Places to Visit

Visit Part 1 for the sample itinerary, more tips and recommendation for Osaka Kyoto trip.

Here's the continuation of my trip in Osaka and Kyoto! Both these places actually rarely snow even in the middle of winter, so on the 3rd day, I decided to bring my family out of the city to search for snow scenery!

My Osaka-Kyoto 5 days Itinerary #1: Tips for Transportation, Food & Places to Visit

 

 Sample Itinerary to inspire you all for your own trip!

Hello! Some of you might know that I just recently went for a trip to Osaka and Kyoto with my family during the Chinese new year holidays. We traveled in a group of 9 including my aunt and cousins this time round, and this is actually the 1st time any of my family members travel to Japan. 

The trip was really fun, but planning it was really not easy! Although I've been to Hokkaido once, it is really an entirely different experience to plan the travel on your own.

Oceana Seafood and Dim Sum Restaurant @ Nova Saujana (Pork Free Lard Free) Review

Dim Sum is quickly becoming a popular brunch option for Malaysians. These small bite portion of food, usually served in steamer basket or fried are usually served with strong Chinese tea, and it is perfect for a slow morning gathering with the family.

As more people get to know dim sum, the pork and lard free or Halal version

Gold Chilli @ SS15 Review (Halal)

If you Google 'good food SS15', chances are you came across this restaurant at one point. In fact, it is so rave upon that if you search specifically for it, you'll see 'best butter milk chicken' plastered all over it. The good news is, it's Halal so you can bring your Muslim friends here. But is it really that good? I decided to give it a try when I went to Subang SS15 a while ago.

Hokkaido in April #2 - Things to do in Spring

 

This is part 2 of my April Hokkaido trip photo blog! For part one please go to HERE for more travel tips in Hokkaido.

Hakodate Bay Area

Hokkaido in April #1 - Things to do in Spring

When people talk about Hokkaido, 1st thing that will come to mind is the world renown powder snow and their long winter. I however, happened to visit Hokkaido in its low season. Spring (April to June) attracts far less foreign tourists compared to Kyoto and Tokyo around the same time.

Amphawa Floating Market Day Trip #3

Lets continue our journey to Amphawa Floating Market! In our last post, we boarded the local Songtel (mini truck with 2 row of seats) and we are heading straight to the market!

The journey was short and pleasant, and finally we arrived at our destination. 1st thing that comes to my mind when I arrive is 'wow, this place feels like home!'. The area of the market resembles the kampung (villages) back home, and the stalls by the water reminded me of the market by the river in Brunei where I grew up in.

Mahachai Seafood Market - Amphawa Floating Market Day Trip #1

Back to my Bangkok posts!

Before going to Bangkok, we did some research on place of interests and also accommodation and finally after long planning, we decided to stay in Lub D hostel (both of them!). You can read it here! Other than the good facilities and tourist friendly environment, they even have a travel agency counter at the hostel. This agency, Visit Beyond is perfect for backpackers as they are not the conventional companies that make you buy expensive tours and have to join many people in a trip. They do cater for smaller group, or even for just 2 person! The trips are usually lead by local Thai tour guide, and it'll be a lot of walking and using public transport for you to experience life of the locals.

Mr. Jones' Orphanage @ Siam Paragon, Bangkok

After a short break from Bangkok post, here we are again! We always hear how people hype about Mr. Jones' Orphanage in Bangkok and since we were in that area, we decided to give it a go!

Nuffnang Lovin' @ Aloft KL Sentral

Hello guys! I'm back!

Just a quick update on the Nuffnang Lovin' event at Aloft Hotel's W XYZ bar. It's an event for bloggers and Nuffies to get together and get to know each other, which is awesome cause poor me just don't know who's from Nuffnang and who's not when

BBQ Chicken @ The Curve and Kaffe Cafe @ TTDI

One of the most difficult time in life (lol) is when you're already super hungry, but you and your makan partner still cannot decide on where to eat! Isn't that right?

So today once again we came to this situation where we have literally no idea where or what to eat. So we just went to The Curve, parked the car and started to walk around the mall.

We came across this BBQ Chicken outlet that have quite a crowd eating in and weird enough after so many trips to The Curve, I never notice this place! So why not?

Everything is BIGGER in Australia - Sydney Fish market

Yeah yeah I know I've been MIA for ages again despite promising to update more frequently. But you can't really blame a stressed up girl with busy schedule right? *excuses*

Was viewing through my Sydney trip photos (reminiscing the past.. starting to feel the age kicking in actually haha) and noticed something peculiar. Why, most of my pictures are not of the beautiful sceneries, or my boy, or the gorgeous me (you're allowed to vomit, I just pretend I don't see that), but rather just everyday stuff like cans and food. Australians probably will scoff at what I did (HAH) but I'm a tourist kay? An Asian one, means I'll take picture of literally EVERYTHING that caught my attention, especially food. Experts may suggest I'm mental, but who cares? I see you don't xD

Anyway, big stuff in Aussie. Yeah. Starting with something everyone loves.

Princess Coco Chocolaterie (Sydney)

*UPDATE: This restaurant is no longer in service*

Visited Sydney to around end of June to help boyfie settle in. So why waste the chance to nom around and have fun?

Came to know Princess Coco Chocolaterie

De-stress (｡◕‿◕｡) with FOOD! Seo Gung @ SS2, Shin Kee Beef noodle @ Petaling Street, Food Foundry @ SS17

Ended our exams, passed my practical exam (phuhhh thank god! But secretly hope I can do better than that..). It's time to de-stress!

After our theory exam on last Friday, we went to Seo Gung, a Korean restaurant in SS2 for dinner.

True Grit and I am Number Four + Dinner @ The Apartment

Thanks to Tony aka Toninkush, I was able to watch both movies, one during last Wednesday and another one today. Oops I mean yesterday. So here's the short intro for both movies.

True Grit

Synopsis : Following the murder of her father by hired hand Tom Chaney, 14-year-old farm girl Mattie Ross sets out to capture the killer. To aid her, she hires the toughest U.S. marshal she can find, a man with "true grit," Reuben J. "Rooster" Cogburn. Mattie insists on accompanying Cogburn, whose drinking, sloth, and generally reprobate character do not augment her faith in him. Against his wishes, she joins him in his trek into the Indian Nations in search of Chaney. They are joined by Texas Ranger LaBoeuf, who wants Chaney for his own purposes. The unlikely trio find danger and surprises on the journey, and each has his or her "grit" tested. Source from here.

Starring : Jeff Bridges (Rooster Cogburn), Hailee Steinfeld (Mattie Ross), Matt Damon (LaBoeuf)

Sampat family gathering @ Poco Homemade, Bangsar.

This is a long time ago post. The sampat family had a reunion dinner at Poco Homemade as Shawn came back from Taiwan for Chinese New Year =) This place is actually discovered by er jie Xue Ying. There're so many reviews on blogs and it seems so cute so we decided to come here like.. immediately xD

Petaling Street short food trip! Wantan Mee and Shin Kee beef noodles @ Petaling Street

Just came back from my lil hometown Marudi for a few days~ Gonna update bout my trip back soon. Extremely busy these days as I have to work for parents >< 

Wanna post some old pics of our short trip (me. Jac and Joey AGAIN) to Petaling Street before Chinese New Year here. We got no class on that day so we're free to go!

All wearing checkered shirt! =D

K session with my sistas =)

It'd been 1 whole month since the last time we (Joey, Jacqueline) hang out together. So, last wednesday, since our class end earlier, we decided to go for a K session at Red Box, Low Yat. Crazy us, we stayed inside there for the whole day! xD Guess we're just too lazy to move out bums and wanting to eat the dinner buffet there. Nah, just let the pictures tell you the story.

Monorel. We all wear our Uniqlo shirt. 

Vinnie's birthday @ Tbowl

Me and Jojo was rotting in our room yesterday when Siaw Yie told us she's going out to Sungai Wang later to celebrate Vinnie's birthday. Since we're really bored here we *thick face* asked Siaw Yie to let us follow them. Not that we don't know her friends what~ Know they won't mind it =P

Didn't take much photos thought. Not too familiar with the whole bunch plus they're not taking photos themselves. It'll be real weird if I ask them to pose for me LOL.

So I took a picture of them before they get onto the bus without their consent. =P