November 25th, 2009 by Jeff

Proposed itinerary

Day 1
9:00am – Meet up at Second link Checkpoint
10:00am – WGOS Kulai (Johor) Paintball Sport
1:00pm – Lunch at Kulai
2:00pm – Check-in Mercure Palm Resort (to be confirm)
3:30pm – Free and easy (indoor/outdoor activities)
7:00pm till late – BBQ

Day 2
9:00am – Free and easy (indoor/outdoor activities)
12:00am – Check-out
1:00pm – Lunch
2:00pm – Home sweet home

Kulai paintball field

Mercure Palm Resort

Mercure Palm Resort - Olympic size pool

Picture #2 and 3 credits to Mercure Palm Resort

November 17th, 2009 by Jasz

Located on the same street of Hotel La Walon (Poppies Lane 1, Kuta Bali, Indonesia), cost less than SGD$25 which included a main dish for 6 of us + Bintang beers and drinks. The serving of the food was small but it was delicious and cheap!!

Quick link to: Our Bali 5 days trip details     Bali trip slideshow

November 14th, 2009 by Jeff

After everything settled, the hotel staff already waiting for us at the arrival hall. At here we would like to specially thanks to our best friend Weiwei for helping us to bargain to the hotel’s manager for a free transfer service from Airport to our pre-booked hotel near Kuta beach — Hotel La Walon. (Normally they will only provide free pick-up service from airport if you are staying more than a week).

We booked a Deluxe room at 425,000 Rupiah per night (about SGD$60) and a Family suite at 800,000 Rupiah per night (about SGD$115) to accommodates 6 of us (breakfast included).

- Deluxe room (2 single bed with a private bathroom) – 425,000 Rupiah per night (about SGD$60).

Deluxe room

- Family suite (2 bedrooms with 2 individual bathrooms and a hall) – 800,000 Rupiah per night (about SGD$115).

Family suit

Quick link to: Our Bali 5 days trip details     Bali trip slideshow

November 2nd, 2009 by Jeff

Khmer massage and foot reflexology
After a tiring day exploring the wonders of Cambodia, going for a massage therapy became a “MUST” do for us every night before heading back to our guesthouse. There are quite a few massage parlours located near Pub street, during our 5 days stay in Siem Reap, we managed to try two of them, which is Dr. Feet and Madam One. Other than foot reflexology, we treated ourselves with traditional Cambodia massage – Khmer massage.

Dr.Feet foot reflexology ~ (Rating: 2/5 )

As you walk into this massage parlour, you will find the walls covered with signatures and comments written by past customers (ranging from Japanese, Taiwanese, Germans and etc.) who visited them. We tried it on our first night in Siem Reap and it was also our last visit. Paid USD5 for an hour of foot reflexology, the foot massage was not effective and some of us even felt that was merely a foot washing session. But from the writings on the wall, we found only positive comments, so it’s unfair for us to conclude that this massage parlour is lousy. Maybe the masseuses there are specialist in Khmer massage only?

Madam One Khmer massage & foot reflexology ~ (Rating: 4/5 )

Another massage centre near Pub street, the place we tried the Khmer massage on our second night and we instantly hook with Madam One! Khmer massage is similar to the traditional Thai massage, we managed to bargain down the price to USD4 for an hour of Khmer massage …

We were brought to the second floor, with the help of few thin curtains to create two partitions with 3 beds each, how about the ladies that in our group? As expected, they were asked to changed just another side of the curtain behind me.

Masseuses works from our foot up to the head, so please make sure you have your leg washed before hand. But no doubt, Khmer massage is one of the best massage that I had tried before.

Travel to Cambodia [Part-1 - Summary]