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Kuala Lumpur | Staycation and KL Tower

Xy-Za — Wed, 23 Aug 2017 15:05:00 +0000

From Singapore, we exited to Kuala Lumpur. It was an evening flight so we arrived Kuala Lumpur quite late in the evening. It was a bit hard to get a cab that time. Good thing we have GRAB app handy.

We are an avid user of TNVS most especially while traveling. Since all of us are first-time visitors of Kuala Lumpur, we rely on maps and blogs to guide us thru. The funny thing is we were looking for a car for 6 pax but was surprised that the cars in KL are actually small. It can’t accommodate additional luggage for the 6 people. The grab driver told us to book another regular GRAB CAR since the car for 6 no longer have room for the luggage. So we did.

From the airport to our AIRBNB HOME, it took us 45 minutes by car. We pick up the keys as instructed and walaaaaaah welcome to our 3 days and 2 nights home.

1 bedroom 69sqm condominium at Swiss Garden

condominium for 6 persons

View from our window

If you don’t have an AIRBNB account yet, sign up using this link here and get 1,100 discount in your first booking.

The condo is at Swiss Garden Residences. It’s a 1 bedroom unit with 69sqm floor area. It can accommodate up to 6 people with a beautiful view of the KL Tower and Petronas Twin Towers.

We were literally exhausted with our Singapore itinerary so when we arrived in KL we really had a staycation. We chose to stay in bed and went out around 10 in the morning!

We checked out Berjaya Town Square since it’s one of the biggest malls in Asia. After Berjaya, we opted to visit the famous KL Tower. We booked our tickets via KLOOK.

Klook.com

We have to limit our activities this time since Dad is no longer feeling well.

Check out our itinerary and activities in KL, watch the video below;

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SINGAPORE | Universal Studio – Sentosa

Xy-Za — Wed, 23 Aug 2017 00:00:00 +0000

Universal Studios is one of the themed parks in Singapore that receives a lot of visitors in the country. If you are a fan of movies, you are pretty familiar with Universal Studios for sure. When I visited Universal Studios last year (Feb 2016), We started at around 8 am in the morning and went home at 7 PM. This year we were quite late and arrived Universal Studios at around 10 AM. The sun was already too hot. He he

TICKETS

Last year we bought tickets online directly from their website promos [Link here]. We were lucky to have purchased it at only 54 SGD each with a free tumbler.

In my recent trip, we got our discounted tickets at our hostel. Their hostels in Singapore offer discounted rates in all the touristy destinations of Singapore. We got it at 69 SGD compared to the regular 75 SGD when purchased at the park.

RIDES

If you are a thrill-seeker experience the rides, but be mindful of the wait time and reminders posted outside each ride. Wait times could usually run between 5-120 minutes or more. Most especially for the most thrilling once.

If you are a real adventurous and as long as you don’t have severe heart/health conditions Transformers and The Mummy is a must try. But if, roller coaster ride is your thing, try Galactic and Human.

SHOWS

If you’re not fun of rides, no worries. Universal Studios is both kid and senior friendly destination. Make sure to pick a schedule and a map at the entrance so you can see what the schedules of the shows that you can watch during your stay are.

* Don’t miss out the aqua show at the WATER WORLD.

Book a discount ticket here:
Universal Studios Singapore Ticket (1 Day Pass) – Klook Travel

CLOSE ENCOUNTER WITH THE CHARACTERS

You can also line up and meet the characters in different areas of the park. Fall in line to have your photos taken for a souvenir. Check the schedules for you to know who’s around at that time.

* Don’t miss out BUMBLEBEE

SHOPS

You can buy some memorabilia from the store of each attraction available. You can purchase a shirt, ref magnets or key chains. If you’re fun of buying tumblers like me (hehe) grab one, it also comes with FREE Drink if you purchase a mug.

Food stalls are available everywhere, quench your thirst or fill your tummy they have it. Like literally everywhere.

There’s so much activity happening all at once at Universal Studios Singapore, you might not even notice it’s already 7:00 PM. The sun usually sets at 8 in the evening.

*Photos used in this post are a mix of Feb 2016 and May 2017 visit to Universal Studios Singapore

Have you been to Universal Studios? In which country? Share your experience in the comment section below.

Book your discount tickets here:
Universal Studios Singapore Ticket (1 Day Pass) – Klook Travel

Book your Singapore accommodation here

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6D/5N Itinerary Hong Kong Tour

Xy-Za — Wed, 22 Mar 2017 11:49:00 +0000

When we flew to Hong Kong, we have listed tour itinerary just in case the immigration would ask, we have something to present to. But in reality, we have a very relaxed and flexible itinerary. We did not pre-book any tour packages (which I do not and will not recommend) and we just went there with the thought of, “finally time off from work”.

So here’s our planned itinerary, just in case you’d prefer following it and our relaxed or chill version (lol) of the Hong Kong trip itinerary;

ORIGINAL ITINERARY:

Day 1 – ARRIVAL CDO-MNL-HKG

Day 2 – Activities/Destinations: Hong Kong Disney Land Resort

Day 3 – Activities/Destinations: BIG BUS Tour

Day 4 – Activities/Destinations: Trip to Macau

Day 5 – Activities/Destinations: WORK Mode

Day 6 – DEPARTURE HKG-MNL-CDO

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THE “CHILL VERSION”:

Day 1 – Activities/Destinations (Oct 7)

MNL to Hong Kong
Hong Kong International Airport to Mini-Hotel Causeway Bay via Airport Express

Day 2 – Activities/Destinations (October 8, 2016)

9 AM bought tickets for Disney Land Adventure
Stroll at Time Square
11 AM Off to Disney Land via MTR

Day 3 – Activities/Destinations (October 9, 2016)

8 AM Breakfast at MCDO with Tita Marites
9 AM Meet up with Tita off to Macau
10 AM canceled Macau Trip due to fully booked transportation going in and out Macau
11 AM Head off to Tung Chung Station
12 noon Lunch at Lantau at City Gate Mall (Outlet Stores)
1 PM off to Ngong Ping Village and climb up to the Buddha
6 PM Dinner at Time Square
9 PM back to the Hotel
10 PM went out for an evening stroll at Causeway Bay

Day 4 – Activities/Destinations (October 10, 2016)

9 AM Strolling Hennessy Road
10 AM Hong Kong Central Library
Victoria Park
Sightseeing riding TRAM
12 noon Lunch at Mcdo
2 PM Victoria Peak / Sky Terrace
Symphony of Lights

Day 5 – Activities/Destinations (October 11, 2016) MY BIRTHDAY!

Breakfast
Visit Mini Studios & Stanley Market
Visit The Charter House Causeway Bay Hotel
Lunch at The Charter House Causeway Bay Hotel
Shopping at Dragon Center Shopping Mall
Shop visit at SOLO
Shopping for Pasalubong at Causeway Bay
Vietnamese Dinner at Time Square with Tita Myrna
Cocktail Party at The Grand Hyatt Hotel Hong Kong

Day 6 – Going home time (Oct 12, 2016)

Shopping for Chocolates
Hunt the best tasting egg pie of Hong Kong
more shopping at Kai Chui Road Causeway Bay

And since I missed MACAU, I will definitely be back HONG KONG to explore more destinations I haven’t been too and I will definitely book in advance for MACAU Tour.

Tip: Check on HOLIDAY schedules in Hong Kong. The majority of them travel to MACAU on Holidays and expect other tourist destinations are full of vacationing locals and tourists during those times. And Transportation fees doubles on Holidays.

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Hong Kong | Transportation around Hong Kong

Xy-Za — Tue, 14 Mar 2017 17:27:00 +0000

Hong Kong is a small country but it has a well-planned urban living architecture and transportation system. Their modernized transportation system and a well organized traffic makes Hong Kong tourist friendly for first time travelers and visitors like me.

Hong Kong has 5 public transportation available, the tram, bus, mini-bus, taxi and train or their MTR.

1. Tram / double decker tram

Is a bus like transportation that is powered by electricity. It’s good for short distance travel. A good way and it’s also the cheapest way for sight seeing around the city. Locals have advised us to just hop on the tram and seat there and just enjoy sight-seeing from end to end of the route.

2. BUS/ Double decker bus

You will also see big busses roaming around. It has different routes and bus stops in each every bus stop stations around. It’s also one of the affordable ways to move from one destination to the other in Hong Kong. Double decker aircon buses for long travels within the city. Buses that goes up to highlands are not double decker bus.This buses can carry 48 or more passengers.

3. Mini-bus

This are actually shuttles or vans that carries 16 passengers around Hong Kong. It is more of like Jeepneys here in the Philippines but more organized and systematic.

4. Taxi

For a more private transpo you can take the taxi anytime you wish, as long as you are going to the same direction of the traffic flow. I don’t know how to explain it in English, lol but what I mean is, unlike in PH where you can just say okay we are going North and even if the car is facing south it’ll just U turn somewhere possible and you can go to your destination quickly. In Hong Kong, the traffic goes one way most of the time. And if your going south and the traffic is going north you have to go a long turn before you’ll reach your destination. It’s more of like, a suppose to be 10 minute walk but since you ride a taxi you spent 20 minutes before reaching the destination. Some sort of like that. lol (ang hirap ha!)

And it is because of this kind of traffic in Hong Kong, a lot of people would prefer to walk, like seriously walk in order to reach the destination faster.

5. MTR – Metro Transit Railways

These are bullet trains that gives you a faster way of transporting from one destination to the other . It is the most efficient and time saving transportation in Hong Kong. It can get you to places faster than a bus. Riding MTR for example takes only 30 minutes going to the AIRPORT than riding a bus going to the AIRPORT which takes approximately an hour or more.

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HK Tourist Destination | Sight-seeing Hong Kong

Xy-Za — Tue, 07 Mar 2017 17:11:00 +0000

It’s Day 4. If you noticed, we have a very relaxed itinerary. We try not to squeeze everything in one day. Jam have Hong Kong Central Library in her must visit list, and since I don’t have an itinerary prepared I went out with her and check out the library and more.

HONG KONG CENTRAL LIBRARY (FREE)

Just the thought of visiting a library gives me a dose. I am not a book lover and if I open books I have a different taste or probably genre, lol I usually grab some tech books or design books. Anyway moving forward, we visited Hong Kong Central Library. And low and behold, a 12 storey building is in front of me. Each floor caters to different age and WIFI everywhere. I honestly don’t how to describe how I felt. I got too excited and chose to move from one floor to the other.

And here I am once again, thought of how I wish we have one back in PH.

How we get there? From mini-hotel, we walked our way to Hennessy Road to Hong Kong Central Library.

VICTORIA PARK (FREE)

Located just across Hong Kong Central Library.

SIGHT-SEEING WITH TRAM (FEE: 2.30 HKD)

Simply ride the tram, seat comfortable at the second deck and enjoy the scenery while you’re travelling from end to end. Just the thought of experiencing the tram ride is fun. And it was so fun that I forgot to take a photo of me riding it.

THE PEAK TRAM (FEE: 98.00 HKD with Sky Terrace)

The venerable Peak Tram is, as most passengers agree, the only way to truly experience the beauty of Hong Kong’s natural wonders. Tens of millions of people from every corner of the globe have taken the ride, which affords a uniquely spectacular perspective of the city.

Located also at the Garden Road Peak Tram Lower Terminus is The Peak Tram Historical Gallery. Open in September, 2007, The Peak Tram Historical Gallery is like a time tunnel with more than 200 memorabilia exhibited. Divided into 15 theme sections, it will take you back to Hong Kong in the 19th and 21st century. The first day of commercial operation on May 30th, 1888, attracted 600 passengers. [Source: The Peak]

Getting there:

From Mini-hotel we ride the mini-bus #26 going to the Hong Kong Park. Walk in the park and look for the Peak Tram Garden. Wait time when you are doing a DIY is usually longer most specially during holidays, but if you purchased BIG BUS tickets, you can go directly to the tram stations without having to wait that long.

VICTORIA PEAK

Grab this interactive audio book to know the history and stories behind each buildings and destinations you can see from the Peak.

It’s so cold up here. And my eyes are showing weakness already. I was having a bad headache and my feet are sore that day. I went home really sick and with fever. But you know it’s just me and my birthday. It has been a ritual that I wish and I hope I can get over with in my next future birthday trips.

Smiling with this beautiful ladies up at The Peak. You can actually stay overnight here if you wish. There are a lot of food places and actually they also have a mall up there. So much for that day. Let’s do this again girls.

***This trip was sponsored by Dragon Center HongKong ***

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Talisay City | The Ruins – “Taj Mahal of Negros

Xy-Za — Wed, 08 Feb 2017 05:37:00 +0000

The Taj Mahal of Negros

The Ruins is an ancestral home of the Lacson family. Top 12 of the most fascinating ruins around the world, it has been open to the public for 8 years now (as of this writing 2017). It is built in memory of Maria Braga Lacson the first wife of Don Mariano Ledesma Lacson , known as the “Taj Mahal of Negros”. The property is now owned by the family of Mr. Raymund Javellana. The Ruins is located at Hacienda Sta. maria, Talisay City Negros Occidental. It is open daily from 8:30 am to 9:00 pm.

I won’t tell you more about it’s history because Roger explains it better.

TECHNICAL DETAILS:

The Ruins has 930 sqm floor area with 8 bedrooms and 1 master bedroom. What makes it extra special is it has egg white finishing. Up to this day they still have the original floor tiles and structure. It has the most expensive floor tiles according to the most famous tour guide “Roger” of PBB (hehehe).

The original owners of the Ruins

The future haciendera hahaha

PROUDLY NEGRENSEE-MADE PRODUCTS:

In every trip, I always look forward what memorabilia I can bring home to remember the trip forever. And I always love the fact that each place have their own amazing product for tourists to bring home.

I find Negrensees very artistic and colorful. It shows to the products they have in this pasalubong shop inside the RUINS. Other than the usual shirts, caps, keychains, ref magnets and bags they have this hand made items I really love. Not to mention the beautiful keychains and ref magnet replicas of the ruins.

So happy with this PostCards. Yes I collect postcards, if you want to postcross or post swap with me, just message me

This I super love! The miniatures are amazing!

FOOD ITEMS – available in the second pasalubong store outside “The Ruins”.

Because Bacolod has a great plantation of Sugar Cane! They call this the healthy sugar.

I bought the carved ref magnet and key holder and I so love it

TIP: When buying gifts or pasalubong, don’t buy the usual or generic memorabilias, look for something that is specially made and created by hand that can only be bought in that location. I mean coz if you’ll buy something printable hmmm I feel that it’s not that authentic.

How to Get There

From Manila, you can fly to Bacolod (Php2500++, round trip, 45 minutes). From Bacolod-Silay Airport, you can take a shuttle (Php75-100 per head), or a cab (minimum of Php400) and ask to be dropped off at your destination.

From Bacolod City, you can take a jeepney (Bata-Libertad) plying to the north and ask the driver to drop you at the tricycle terminal near Pepsi Cola plant. The tricycle would take you to the entrance of The Ruin at Hacienda Sta. Maria. For groups of 3 or 4. You can also opt to take a cab for less hassle or negotiate a multicab or a van to tour you around.

For inquiries contact: Location: Hacienda Sta. Maria, Talisay City, Negros Occidental,
Hours: Open daily from 8:30am to 9:00pm.
Phone : (+63) 917-832-6003 or (034) 476-4334

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HK Tourist Destination | The Big Buddha

Xy-Za — Tue, 15 Nov 2016 10:31:00 +0000

This is Day 3 of our Hong Kong Trip, and we went to the Big Buddha at Ngong Ping Village. We are suppose to be exploring Macau, but due to lack of research, we missed that it’s a holiday in Hong Kong and majority of the locals are heading to Macau for a short vacation. We arrived at the Port at around 10 in the morning, and a huge number of locals greeted us. We haven;t booked any tickets prior to arriving Hong Kong, when we checked we could no longer get a ticket enough for a day trip in Macau. So we decided to just skip it and visit the Big Buddha instead.

Tian Tan Buddha, also known as the Big Buddha, is a large bronze statue of Buddha Shakyamuni, completed in 1993, and located at Ngong Ping, Lantau Island, in Hong Kong.[Wikepdia]

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How to get there? (From Mini-Hotel)

Hop on a train at Causeway Bay Station and stop at the Central Station.
Walk your way towards the Hong Kong station and ride the Yellow Line Train going to Tung Chung Station.
At the Tung Chung Station walk towards the bus stations going to Ngong Ping or if you prefer to ride a cable car you can go to the cable car stations.
Make sure to fall in line at the right bus line.
The bus stops at the Ngong Ping Village where the Big Buddha is.
Fare: 24.00 HKD During Holidays. You pay less during regular days in HK.

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Ngong Ping Village is where the commercial and tourist services are located. It is where the bus stops. If you need to reload your Octopus Cards, just look for the 7-11 store to reload the card. If you are to ride the cable car going back to the hotel, you walk pass the village where the cable car stations are.

Walk few meters and you will see the beautiful Big Buddha. And yes, you need to walk up that long stairs for you to appreciate the beauty of the place more. But if you think you can’t do it, do not for yourself.

You can choose to visit the monasteries at the village too if you think climbing up the buddha is too much for you.

A lot of Buddhist and tourist are coming here. Buddhist come here to pray while tourist climb up for an experience. What I really appreciate about Hong Kong people is that, they really do go out and explore their country most specially during Holidays.

The weather here is cold most specially in the afternoon. We even experienced fogging during our stay. It’s really cold, so if you easily get cold like me, make sure you have your jackets/sweater with you to warm you up.

Be mindful of the schedules of the last bus from Ngong Ping and last train at Tung Chung station.

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Expenses:

Entrance FEE: FREE

Bus fare: 24 HKD (during Holidays) one way

Thank you Tita Myrna for touring us around and for the free lunch, snacks and dinner. Can you tour me around again? hehehe.. Thank you ulit.

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HK Tourist Destination | Hong Kong Disney Land

Xy-Za — Tue, 15 Nov 2016 06:47:00 +0000

One of the reasons why people would love to go to Hong Kong, other than shopping is visiting Hong Kong Disney Land. Disney Land they say is the happiest place on earth. I mean a lot of people will contradict to that but seriously it’s a happy place to be in. In Disney Land, you can be a kid again.

Being one of those who are not born wealthy to visit other countries and most specially amusement parks like Disney Land is a dream destination. Not everyone is privilege and lucky enough to visit such park and live to be a kid again.

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It’s one of those destinations where you simply forget your problems or work for a day and just simply smile and be happy. I admit, I can not remember whether there was a time during the visit that I frowned even with migraine attacks.

So here’s a glimpse of how we get there and every little details in between.

Where to buy park tickets?

We made few researches online about online tour packages. But was too afraid on getting scammed. Good thing our hotel, Mini-hotel, offers services for tour packages in Hong Kong. So we bought our tickets the next day after we arrived the hotel at their concierge. They were very accommodating and taught us how to get there too using MTR. Each Ticket purchase comes with freebies. We got the regular day pass tickets.

If you have kids and you want them to have close encounters with the stars you should get the Photo Pass tickets too.

You may also buy tickets directly from their website Disney Land Hong Kong.

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How to get there? (From Mini-hotel)

MTR SYSTEM MAP

Well if you’re concerned with tagging along your luggage somewhere, don’t worry it’s a thing in Hong Kong

Walk towards Causeway Bay station (Blue line).
Ride the train going to Central Station and stop at Central Station or Hong Kong interchange.
Walk your way towards the Hong Kong station and ride the train going to Tung Chung (orange line).
Stop at Sunny Bay Station and transfer to the Disney Land Resort Train.
Enjoy the Disney themed ride.
Just follow the same getting home to the hotel.

Disney Train going to the Disney Land Resort

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THE TOUR

TIP: Never miss the Lion King Show. It’s a must see.

From here, you can choose to follow the show schedules if you are not that adventurous, but the kids will surely want to try the rides. Your tickets will allow you to ride all you can but if you want to take photos with the disney stars you should get the Photo Pass too.

But if you don’t need it really, you can just roam around and do some sightseeing just like what we did.

And when you get tired of roaming around, there are a lot of food stalls in the area and shopping centers too.

Tip: When you are about to order a food or buy something… Just don’t convert it to peso hehe

Food stores:

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Hong Kong | The Charter House Causeway Bay Hotel – Accommodation

Xy-Za — Tue, 01 Nov 2016 15:04:00 +0000

We visited the Charter House Causeway Bay Hotel during our trip to Hong Kong. This hotel is one of the options we were looking into when we were looking for a suitable accommodation in Hong Kong. The Charter House Causeway Bay Hotel is a 4-star Hotel conveniently located at Wanchai Road Causeway Bay. It is a classic hotel with comprehensive facilities, comfortable environment, and vibrant lifestyle. It is a favorite choice of stay whether you are traveling for business or a vacation.

They have stylish rooms and depending on your mood and budget they have four restaurants available.

Le Petit Salon

If you are in the mood for coffee, Le Petit Salon serves the best coffee in town paired with the designer cakes and pastries by a famous Chef.

Champs Bar

Champs Bar is a baseball champion themed bar that houses the best beer you can find. It has that western feel with TVs on the tune at baseball games. It has buffet finger foods that are best paired with beer.

They do have private rooms for private functions or birthday celebration, or if you just find it crowded, secret rooms are available for the guests for more intimate or more private conversations.

Harry’s Bar

Harry’s Bar is more of wine or cocktail bar. A tone down version of Champs Bar if you are more into feel good music and a more quiet crowd.

The Gazebo

The Gazebo is an Intercontinental Buffet Restaurant where you can choose from the variety of dishes available. These are also where we had our Intercontinental Lunch. The dessert table is already heaven for me. Moreover, since I have been eating much western food in my life, I indulge in Asian dishes and desserts there.The food is delicious like seriously delicious. How I wish, I can stay there longer. lol

I apologize If I kept mentioning food here. Let’s have a quick tour of the other amenities of The Charter House Causeway Bay Hotel.

The GYM;

The guest can enjoy and maintain the healthy lifestyle at the gym. It is a fully equipped with exercise machines, a shower and vending machine for their needs.

The Lounge

Guests of this hotel can stay in the lounge and do business like they usually do online. They have computers available for use, a sofa for business chats and other extra tables for your laptops.

THE ROOMS

There are various room accommodations available at The Charter House Causeway Bay Hotel. We checked out the newly renovated Family rooms and the designer Room at the S Signature Floor. I tell you each room are designed perfectly to fit your lifestyle.

The Family Rooms cater families of 4 with two queen sized beds, hot and cold shower, own toilet and bath, LCD TV, in room safe, telephone, fully air-conditioned and comes with welcome drinks for 4 and one mobile phone with Unlimited Mobile data connection and FREE local and international call and text features. It makes it very convenient to stay, and the fully equipped mobile connection helps with easy navigation around Hong Kong and its tourist destinations. I sure would book one in my future trips with my family.

The S Signature rooms are indeed luxuriously designed for every business needs. It is equipped with almost the same features with the Family room, except that it has one queen size bed, in-room sofa and office tables, bigger area and sophisticated toilet and bathroom. And of course, such beauty comes with a price. But if you are all for the comforts of life, this is the accommodation best for you. I surely would want to stay here in one of my future visits to Hong Kong.

To know more about this property visit the links below;

Website: http://hongkonghotel.charterhouse.com/eng/default.aspx

Facebook: https://web.facebook.com/TheCharterhouseCausewayBay?_rdr

Twitter: https://twitter.com/thecharterhouse

Instagram: http://instagram.com/thecharterhousehk

Google+: https://plus.google.com/u/0/116754194495670010649/posts

We Chat: http://hongkonghotel.charterhouse.com/img/charterhousewechatQRcode.jpg

Weibo: http://weibo.com/thecharterhousecwb

Disclosure: This post was created in partnership with Eton Properties. All opinions expressed in the post are my own and not those of Eton Properties.

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Hong Kong Shopping | Dragon Center Shopping Mall

Xy-Za — Mon, 31 Oct 2016 04:10:00 +0000

Dragon Center Mall is one of the must visit Malls in Sham Shui Po Kowloon, Hong Kong. Pinay Travelista couldn’t stop herself from getting excited when she knew we are visiting Dragon Center Mall. Her eyes goes teary eyed by the thought of Dragon Center. Her excitement gives me that giddy fee,ling too. I don’t know what to expect at the mall but I’m looking forward for that visit, I prepared physically, emotionally and of course financially. haha

So the day comes for the visit, the moment we are out from the Sham Shui Po station I thought I was walking in memory lane. A good number of surplus stalls selling second hand items were in a flock. We walked pass that street and lo and behold the Dragon Center.

Upon entering the mall, I can’t help but look up and be amazed with such huge mall. I noticed a somewhat like of a roller coaster ride decoration at the top. I was told that there was a functional roller coaster ride at the top floor and a skating rink too. The ride is no longer available for use today. Its track remained as a huge decoration at the top.

The 5th floor of this mall houses the foodcourt and Apple Mall. Apple Mall is somewhat like that of SOLO specialty store it’s just that it’s in the mall. It’s more on products instead of offices in SOLO. The main goal of Apple Mall is helping local and start up businessmen own and operate their own stores and business inside the mall. We all know that mall rental spaces are quiet expensive for start ups. Apple Mall makes it possible by creating stalls or shops inside the mall that is about 4sqm in size where they can do business.

Washi tapes, Journals and Planners! They have such cute pieces! There’s this one store I found at Apple Mall, they are selling miniture pieces. Miniture furnitures, dinning tables, sala sets and more.This is just one of the products that I explored every corners of Apple Mall. And I have to admit, I splurged on items and bought quite a lot. I found unique and affordable items and bought a few to bring home to the Philippines.

How to get there?

This is the convenient way from Causeway Bay Station (Blue line), ride MTR going to Sham Shui Po Station (Orange line). Dragon Center Mall is just walking distance from the Sham Shui Po Station Hong Kong.

Link:http://dragoncentre.com.hk/selection.html

Apple Mall: http://dragoncentre.com.hk/apple_mall

Disclosure: This post was created in partnership with Eton Properties. All opinions expressed in the post are my own and not those of Eton Properties.

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