Is my name... My day job is not a journalist. And I don't run a travel agency. I travel a tad more than an average person does, that's cos it's what I do for a living. For the time being at least. Envy me not cos the job glitz goes just as far as the does, in between, it's (*7%!#@@?). Just another job, that's what I mean. But I love it and I love it, and I'm grateful. Anyhow, welcome to my weblog. In here, you'll get, if not little, scanty info on my globetrots and travels. Do not expect detailed accounts, nor travel-guide type facts and figs. Just some idiot-proof, Info-Sharing-101, you could find handy if you're looking up destinations, I've been to, myself. Feel free to indulge, heed my advice, dump it, comment, pop your queries or judge me, for all you fancy. All info are true at point of publishing, unless stated otherwise. Hmmph, just one advice. I share cos I'm naturally nice like that, but I'm not always, always right. Don't say I didn't warn you.
What say u...
Been There.Done That.
[maa-lee] Capital city of Maldives. Group of atolls in Indian Ocean.
Location: Southern Asia, South-southwest of India.
Flight time: Approximately 6hrs from Singapore Changi Airport.
Climate: Tropical; hot, humid; dry,(November to March); rainy,(June to August).
Ethnic groups: South Indians, Sinhalese, Arabs.
Currency: US$.
RecommenD-O-Meter: MUST!MUST!MUST!GO!
*Down Under*
Brighton Beach, Melbourne. South of St Kilda. Bright and strikingly colored bathing boxes, line the beaches.
These bathing boxes, used also for the storage of clothes and sometimes small water crafts, are private change rooms. Found mainly on Brighton and on the beaches of the Mornington Peninsula.
*Down Udder* Christchurch, Nz. Mt Hutt, opens from early May until late October. One of the longest seasons ski resorts in New Zealand. The road to the mountain base is not for the faint-hearted but once there, you will experience world-class skiing, and breath-taking views. Elevation is 2075 metres, with 365 hectares of ski terrain.
*Almost -ous*
"Fame costs, and right here is where you start paying." Driven by that fame-ous motto, a group of talented youths attended the New York High School of Performing Arts, to uncover the true price of FAME.
Running Time: 2 hours 40 minutes
Venue: The Aldwych Theatre, London.
Travel: Nearest Underground: Covent Garden
Nearest Rail: Charing Cross RecommenD-O-Meter: If u're into dancy-disco-jiving,this musical is rhetorically, RETRO-rical! It's an Ultimate Ah GO!GO!
*Delhi*
- Sarojini Nagar Clothes,ethnic footwear and accessories. Factory rejects, baring labels from Zara, MNG, Miss Selfridge and Style&Co...Good luck with the rummaging though!
- Delhi Hutt Bric-a-Brac. Cheap and bargainable ornaments.
*Sweetdreams my LAX*
*Istanbul*
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for an excerpt from a travel memoir by Tom Brosnahan. If I could have his dialectology, those will be my exact words too.
*Shopaholic and Sister* We did not kill each other.
*Shopaholic in Manhattan* What do shopaholics do in NEW YORK? Go figure.
I speak Graphics.
Pictorial Therapy.Trigger Happy.Visual Feasting.Eat ur Hearts out.
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Please... This is NOT a travel guide. So read and heed at your own risk. I will not be held liable for your holiday plans that go bust on you and neither should any part of this blog be excerpted without prior permission. Like I've mentioned, I'm usually nice, but I'm ONLY, usually nice.
Flight time was 17hrs 25. Landed in Newark International Airport earlier than scheduled. As usual, Me and Jamz bunked in. My room this time, leaving her room vacant the entire time we were there. Temperature reported that day we touched down was 7 degrees celcius. All seemed pretty normal despite the fact that we haven't bunked in, in about 2 months, I think, cos of our roster, and that I've changed my toiletry bag. I'm not sure if Jamz noticed it tho. Anyhow, soon after we checked into my room, our food arrived. It's just the way Jamz is with planning stuffs. She does it so well, all the time. Had ordered it while we were waiting for our room keys so we don't have to wait very long afterwards. She's a swell gal, splendid with planning and organising unlike urs truly. Had our makan and unpacking and Jamz was already removing her nail varnish, make-up and bun off throbbing head while I lay on the sofa, motionless. Oblivious to any form of discomfort, I was just too tired to care. I still had my stockings on and it wasn't a pleasant sight, trust me on this one. Had asked Jamz to pardon my beaten state. She showered while I conked out. I came round to a freshened Jamz and I dragged myself to do the same. After removing the tonnes of make up and hair spray that had been major pain-inducing, and causing head to pound like it never did before, and yes laundry which I had to do with my Bath & Bodyworks, body wash cos I have forgotten to replenish my mini detergent bottle, it was 2 am already! The next time I checked, it was 1 at noon. I had silently done some mental mathematics that if me and Jamz woke up, we'ld prolly leave by 2pm to get our shopping done. A few places that we had wanted to go to. Next time check, 7. 7 PM!!!!! That was it! Our off day! Our precious OFF day. Gone just like that. On a brighter note, it has saved us from the perils of damage beyond revert to our financial well-beings. Woke up, felt disgusted about ourselves, ate, disgusted, ate some more, disgusted. Checked out the crew room and surfed on the website for abit. Had promised to go out the next day before our standby starts and we set our alarm. The next day, we went in search for our favourite Halal push-cart join near our hotel, we found it this time. ( If u're a crew and if u do not already know, and u'ld like to check this place out, this is how u get there...exit our hotel and make a left turn, till u get to the first traffic junction, turn right and cross the road to the other side,walk one block down and cross another traffic junction, turn right again. There u are, that Egyptian guy and his push-cart, can't recall his name, really nice and not the "tiko" sort. Located just opposite to "East", a Japanese restaurant. He's always there till around 1530, but not on weekends.) And yes if you want the number to a Halal Thai join that does delivery in NYC, lemme know and I'll email you the number wokay? So we headed to Abercrombie. And it was so much of a hassle cos there a was parade going on at the same time. And the grid system just doesn't make it any easier for us to cross the blocked roads. It was St. Patrick's Day. And people, Irish I believe, were spotting green somethings on their bodies. Hats, scarves, stick-ons and paint, u name it! We finally arrived at Abercrombie off Fifth Avenue and were greeted by two huge guys at the door, but they were cute nonetheless. Inexplicable as it may seem, the staff at Abercrombie look like they had just hopped off the runway of an A&F fashion show cos they are ALL sho CUTE! And I'm really not exaggerating. Ask Jamz, ask anyone who's been there! Really! Really! We headed to a couple more places before stopping by Starbucks for a good cuppa Marble Mocha Macchiato to thaw frozen lil fingers and toes before heading back to our hotel cos standby was to start soon after. Unpacked, retired and all ready to pschye ourselves up for more long-metal-tubing hours, homebound.
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