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fridge magnets giveaway
This is a long overdue giveaway. Wanted to give out the Europe fridge magnets as soon as I finished my Europe travelog. Didn't happen. Posponed to Ramadan for more hasanah. Still didn't happen....
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party in the usa!
Greetings from Miami! Whoa.. Getting here was a looooong journey. 6 hours flight from KL to Tokyo. 1.5 hours transit to refuel. 9 hours flight from Tokyo to LA. Spent a night in LA to catch up some...
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bimini in the bahamas
So what did we do hardly two days after entering USA? We left USA! Well, just for a day that was. It was a last minute decision, we only bought the tickets on the day we arrived at LA. Figured since we...
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downtown miami & south beach
Today’s theme was chilling in Miami, slow and steady. Woke up late and walked to a nearby convenience store to get EASY Card so that we could take the bus to go around town. Bought a postcard to send...
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key west: 90 miles to cuba
Today we took a day trip down south to Key West. A military stronghold turned tourist attraction, Key West is a super cute city. Candy colored houses and vehicles. Little white fences. Trees and greens...
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goodbye miami, hello orlando!
We got back from Key West quite late the night before. Arrived at our Miami hotel around 10 pm, quickly packed our bags, cleaned up and tried to sleep as much as we could... as our bus to Orlando was...
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walt disney world - magic kingdom
Time to party with Mickey and friends! We woke up early and took Disney’s free shuttle from the resort to the Magic Kingdom. By the way, WDW had several huge theme parks. Since it was our first time...
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disney done, next universal
It was time to leave WDW and move to another hotel (a much cheaper one) near Universal Orlando Resort about 20 km away. Before leaving, we had breakfast at the food court, bought some souvenirs at the...
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universal orlando resort - islands of adventure
We woke up early and started walking to Universal Orlando Resort. Our hotel did offer free shuttle, but the timing wasn’t good. Departs 11:55 AM and returns 8:00 PM. Who would want to go to a theme...
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MCO - DFW - SFO
Woke up as early as 3:30 in the morning to catch the first flight out of Orlando. Destination: San Francisco! But there was no direct American Airlines flight from MCO to SFO, so we had to transit mid...
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a visit to apple & google
I’m an Apple fan through and through. From my iPhone to my iPad to my beloved Beats wireless headphone (Apple will be taking over Beats soon), I just love the bitten fruit. I did use Android before,...
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shop shop shopping
Xmas Eve in San Francisco, shopping day for us! It would be my third outlet visit for this trip. Didn’t do much shopping at the previous two because we still had many places to go to. So today would be...
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a long walk in the park
Merry Xmas San Francisco! Most attractions were closed so we decided to go to one place that would always be open – the park. First stop was Alamo Square. It was a walk down my childhood memory lane,...
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alcatraz + golden gate bridge + cable car
Today was our last day in San Francisco and we aimed to finish it high: By going to the city’s top 3 attractions – Alcatraz Prison, Golden Gate Bridge and the cable car – all in one day. Could we do...
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city of angels
Good morning angels! Good morning Charlie! The bus ride from San Francisco to Los Angeles took all night long. We arrived at Union Station around 7 AM and took a cab to our hotel to drop our bags. Then...
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universal studios hollywood
Our second Universal Studios visit for the trip. We bought the tickets online together with the “Front of Line” pass. The pass was rather costly, but since we didn’t want to waste time waiting in line,...
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warner bros studios tour & lakers game
Final full day of our long party in the USA and we intend to end it big! We started with a “movie star day” by going for Warner Bros Studios VIP Tour. Later we wrapped up with a “basketball star night”...
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goodbye usa
Our two weeks party finally came to an end. It was a wonderful introduction to USA for me as a first time visitor. Before the trip many people warned me of discriminations I might face for being a...
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usa - learning points
Lots of Malaysians go to USA, be it to study, to work or to tour. Therefore there are not many learning points that I have to share other than what most of you may already know. So I’ll just share some...
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cooking while travelling
As a Muslim traveler, food is always a concern of mine. At places where halal restaurants are difficult to find, I'm left with no choice but to cook my own meals. But how to cook when you stay in a...
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halal feature: Halal Food Express @ Orlando, USA
I found out about Halal Food Express while doing research for my Orlando trip. Told myself that I must give this place a try. How often could one find a halal American fast food joint anyway? The place...
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halal feature: Pakwan Restaurant @ San Francisco, USA
This was the first restaurant we tried in San Francisco. Went there for early dinner for two reasons: (1) We were super hungry after a long trip from Orlando. (2) We heard that the location was in a...
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halal feature: Sala Thai 2 @ Fremont, USA
We dropped by this restaurant on our way from San Francisco to Cupertino on the day we visited Apple headquarters. I was thrilled to see a halal Thai restaurant as we could eat something a little...
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halal feature: Naan-N-Curry @ San Francisco, USA
This restaurant is located at a very strategic location in the heart of downtown San Francisco, just a short walking distance from our hotel. Plenty of shops nearby and there’s a huge Macy’s outlet...
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halal feature: Yogi Dog @ Hollywood, USA
A halal restaurant at Hollywood Walk of Fame! Who could have guess, eh? It was in fact the only halal eatery that we found in LA. It serves fast food – hot dogs, tacos and the like. The place is called...
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