Cheap Travel - Sabah: Rumah Terbalik

If you happen to go to Kota Kinabalu, there is a new attraction located only 30 minutes away from KK town which is called 'Rumah Terbalik'.

As the name implies, the house is really built upside down!!!

 From the main road, you can really see the red single storey upside down house and 1 upside down red  Kancil  (a car) park outside the house compound.

The admission fee:

RM 18 for adults

RM 10 for adults with MyKad

RM5 for kids below 12 years old

By paying you can go inside the compound to get close up pictures (not much different actually if just takke pictures from outside). After that, you will be guide by the staff to go inside the house.

Inside the house, every single thing that you expect to be in a house like TV, sofa, bed, comic, cosmetic are arrange upside down.  However you are not allowed to move freely, instead you need to stay within the red carpet provided. Strictly NO PICTURES inside the house, failure to do so you will be fined RM100.

There are also a cafe and merchandise area outside the house.

Overall, I think "Rumah Terbalik" is a little bit overcharged. I certainly expect something more from the visit. By the way, without paying the admission fee, you still can go very close to the red Kancil to snap pictures.

Cheap Travel - Travel tips (2)

There were many occasions where I left my valuables at my room after I check out from hotel. It is a not so good thing to experience when we are travelling. Well, yesterday it happened again to me.  Even though I had check out, fortunately it was still early and I was not yet at the airport.

When we left our valuables at hotel, it is troublesome because we need to identify ourselves and specifically describe to the receptionist what is the item that we had left at our room. If we are lucky enough, they will find it for you and keep it for you. Fortunately yesterday, the staff at the hotel are so honest and posses high integrity. They found my valuables and keep it for me until I made my way back to the hotel.

Since I have experienced this for several times, let me share with you the hotels that has been so honest as my appreciation:

1. Le Meridien, Kota Kinabalu
2. Imperial Hotel, Miri

At Mega Hotel, Miri and Eastwood Hotel, Miri however, I never get back my left item. Let's put good assumption that the item really missing somewhere not because they do not posses integrity.

After all,

1. Prevention is better than cure. DO NOT LEFT YOUR VALUABLES BEHIND - Double check your belongings before checking out. Do some round check around your room.
2. It is worth to remember your room number. At least if you realize that you have left something later, it is easier to do identification.

Cheap Travel - Melaka: Pantai Klebang

It was my first time in Pantai Klebang. What drives me there?

Before this I was not so used to a place called Pantai Klebang, until it was promoted somewhere in TV about its Coconut Shake. It's an ice blended coconut juice with couple scoops of vanilla ice cream and some other ingredients which I don't know mixed together in the blender. It gets better you have it with some other light snacks like karipap or goreng pisang etc. perfected with the ambiance of Pantai Klebang in the afternoon. So yes, Coconut Shake does drive me to Pantai Klebang.

I have had a chance to taste the famous Pantai Klebang Coconut Shake after going round and round Pantai Klebang twice. It is not located exactly at the beach instead you have to drive  about 1-2 km towards Pusat Bandaraya and its located on your left. You can hardly miss it because a lot of cars park along that road to quench their thirst.

Enough about Pantai Klebang Coconut Shake because there are a lot more activities that you can enjoy at Pantai Klebang. In addition to walk by the beach, there is a big area of land where you can fly kites. I think it is bigger than the one in Selayang. No worry about the wind because you are at the seaside. Other than that you can also ride a horse or fill your stomach as there are a lot of food stalls available along the beach.

Also got news that the submarine showcase is also located at Pantai Klebang. Check it out!!!

Cheap Travel - Pahang: Cameron Highlands

Some of us might wonder what should we do if we go to Cameron Highlands. Let me suggest you something that you do not want to miss and not so many people know about this place.

Boh Tea Centre, Sg Palas.

There are several tea plantation centre at Cameron Highlands that you can have a visit. Based on my experience, this is the best that Cameron Highland has to offer the visitor.

Compare to the others that only located next to the main road, Boh Tea Centre Sg Palas located quite distance away from the main road of Cameron Highlands accessible via a very narrow one lane and full of hairpin corner road. It is so narrow that only at certain area two cars can go side by side to each other. No worries as all the drivers are very cooperative. I have so far never found any selfish driver.

The junction (to the left) to Sg Palas is located somewhere after Brinchang, Kea's Farm and Equitorial Hotel if you are from Tapah. If you are from Simpang Pulai, it is located after Kg. Raja.

The carpark is very huge compare to the other Tea Centre at CH. From the carpark you have to climb up a little bit just enough to make you crave for the tea. Variety of tea served upstairs, you can order by cup for individual or by pot for group.

For the best view in such a cool environment, you can have your tea at the balcony. There you can have a magnificent view of tea plantation area. Even amateur photographer can get a very good picture here.

There are also souvenir shop where you can buy Boh Tea that you can never find but in CH. The packing is also suitable for gift.

Like other Tea Centre, you can have a visit at the processing area. No comment on this, as I'm not interested to see that.

As a guide, please be informed that this Tea Centre is only open after 8.30am

Cheap Travel - KL: Petrosains

School holiday is approaching. Still wondering where to spend time?

Try to consider Petrosains as one of your school holiday destination. There is so many great things to learn there which suitable for the whole spectrum of age. For your information, Petrosains is located at the centre court, Level 4 of Suria KLCC.

Just some sharing if you want to spend time there. Petrosains covers a very large area with so many sections inside. Each section has its own theme is presented not just theoretically by reading, it also provides some activities which will enhance your understanding. Therefore you may spend a lot of time inside in average 4 hours . You may spend more time if you have stamina.

In the first few sections, you may get overwhelm with the concept presented. In result you may spend more time there and get very tired towards the end and tend to skip the last few sections.

Petrosains is open everyday except Monday from:

Tues to Fri : 0900-1730

Sat, Sun and Public Holiday : 0900-1830

Please watch the last admission time as you are only allowed to go in 90minutes before its closing.

Admission fees varies according to age and you also can get cheaper if you have mykad/ student card. Try to do online booking to avoid long queue.

Cheap Travel - Travel tips

Found this brochure when I browse around my old stuff. Believe it or not, I still keep my green Matta 2009 bag with its full content.

In summary, this brochure tells us that, as a tourist if we are engaged to any licensed travel agent we are protected by Ministry of Tourism under their acts.

Hence, it is highly recommended that if we are going to engaged any travel agent -be it domestic or international holiday- we must:

• get a licensed one,
• understand the terms and conditions of the package,
• the provided transportation services must be licensed by Ministry of Tourism, and
• same goes to travel guide

Ministry of Tourism also do take complaints should we have any dissatisfaction with our travel agent with regards to:

• travel agent or tour operator
• tour transportation
• tour guide
• accommodation
• tourism information service

This is just the summary of it, at least we already know that there is an authority governing into this matter should we have any problem. I'm sure there must a lot more information to be explored.

Check them out!!!

Cheap Travel - KL: KLCC Skybridge Visit

Many of us do not know that actually we go up and have a nice sightseeing at used to be the tallest building in the world, KLCC.

KLCC management actually allow us to have a visit up there to get the feeling how it is to be at currently the tallest twin building in the world which is also listed as one of the intelligent building in Malaysia.

New more exciting and improvise packages have been introduced by KLCC management for the visitors to have the most out of their visit there. Visitors will have the opportunity to enjoy magnificent view of greater KL by visiting an observation deck on a top floor of Tower 2 and the option to dine at the Malaysian Petroleum Club (MPC), in addition to the existing skybridge tour on Level 41. Its so niceeee... :)

The price of each package varies starting from MYR25.

If you have plan to be there by now, please be reminded that Skybridge visit is open everyday except on Monday.

Be informed that the counter to get to Skybridge Visit is not located inside Suria KLCC, instead the entrance would be at the lower ground accessible near Tower1/ Tower2 entrance. Below is the map that might help you. Happy Holiday....