Brighton, England

Hello everyone,

Sorry for the late post but I have been busy with assignments and events lately. Havent been travelling either but today since I have some free time, I would like to share my Europe travels from last year.

So here goes, a little throw back on Brighton England. Brighton is a pretty funky town. Loads of young people and cute cafes.

How to get there;
I am lucky to have families in England so I basically stayed in Haywards Heath, which is only about 20 minutes to Brighton and about 45-50 minutes to London by train. If you are travelling then I suggest booking a hotel down in Brighton or London if you could.

Travel mode; Train (£10 peak hours, £6-7 off peak hours )



What to do:

• Walk along till the end of Brighton Pier (in Summer the sea is beautiful)
• Must eat, fish and chips, by the sea. (life couldn't be more beautiful than that)
• If you walk far enough, you might just bump into their nudist beach (I did, with my niece, not a good thing though with kids)
• Go to the toy museum (entrance fee of £3)
• Try and find cool walls with painting around town
• Shop when its summer sale
• Hang around the beach
• Have some cotton candy
• Hop on the old train in Brighton

What you need:

• Sunscreen (gets really hot in summer)
• Sunglasses
• Comfy shoes
• Big appetite 
• Camera (for pretty amazing architecture)
• Light clothes

If you are from England and wants a change of place other than Camden, London. Then Brighton should be on your list. It is as funky and beautiful. 

If you are just travelling and stopping by, then enjoy the beach and the breeze!

Have a good day! Brighton is worth the money!

xxx

Amberstories 

Train station

Brighton

Walking by the pier

Cotton candy and ice cream

Brighton eye

Old train in Brighton

Nudist beach. had to take a picture

Fish and chips by the sea

Cool hair braiding by the street

Bright and colourful buildings

Very cute

My favourite street

Square ready

Fresh flowers?

Toy museum

My little niece day out

Just thinking

Buying finger puppets. my sister and niece

Brighton mall

Tea anyone

Nice cafe ey?

Koh Phangan enroute Hatyai

Hello my lovelies,

Its been a while since I last posted anything about travel and adventures. That is because I have a really bad internet connection and recently traveled to Hatyai for Koh Phangan, Thailand. 

It was a fun trip and tiring. Lets get to it and have fun reading! 

TRAVEL METHODS;

Since this was an inpromtu travel, it was expensive to travel by air and it was a public holiday. My friends and I managed to grab a mini van from Penang to Hatyai with the price of RM35. 

It took us 5hours to arrive Hatyai due to heavy traffic at the border. It was tiring as well as we do not have enough leg room in the van. Departing around 4pm we manage to reach Thailand, hungry and exhausted at 0900pm (Malaysian time) 

Due to public holiday travels, we failed to grab the bus to Surat Thani for ferry to Koh Phangan. But instead got a van and ferry straight to Koh Phangan the next day for 1200TBH.

As for return, we manage to grab tickets from Koh Phangan straight to Penang but with alot of stops and tuk-tuk adventures and van changing. We travel by water from Koh Phangan to Surat Thani and then by land to Hatyai back to Penang. It costs us the same price of 1200TBH. 

In general;

 Penang-Hatyai-Don Sak Pier- Koh Phangan

 Koh Phangan- Surat Thani- Hat Yai- Penang

HATYAI

Upon arriving Hatyai, we manage to grab a tuk-tuk (taxi in Thailand) and head for our hostel. Stayed in Hatyai Backpacker Hostel and is really a beautiful and clean one. 

Where to stay; Hatyai Backpacker Hostel (RM40 per night) 

What to do; 

• Eat the street food especially their fried stick food and fried chicken served with sticky rice. Must try also include Pad Thai and fried egg with muscles. 
• Shop, there is so many stalls selling everything from clothes to shoes and toys
• Walk along their night market (open up till 0300am) 

Since I was only in Hatyai for a night this was all I could come up with.

We left for Koh Phangan at 0630am as it takes about 20minutes from our hostel to the bus station.

KOH PHANGAN

As the travel methods got us slightly crazy, we manage to arrive Koh Phangan at 1600hrs (Thailand time) 

We manage to book our hostel the night before and arrived safely at Koh Phangan. 

However, there are different places to stay in Koh Phangan, if you are heading out to where the Full Moon party, like us, I suggest Haadrin because it only takes 5 minutes or so (depending on the area around Haadrin) to the beach.

How to get to Haadrin: From the pier, get the tuk-tuk (100TBH). It takes 30-40minutes to Haadrin (depending on how many stops the tuk-tuk takes) 

Where to stay: We stayed at Gallery Domitory (very close by to the beach and everything) for 55TBH per night.

 It could be cheaper but due to late booking price are hiked up. If its an early booking you could stay at a much better place with cheaper price too. 

What to do: 

• Hang out by Haadrin Beach and soak up the sun
• Go to the Full Moon party, atleast once in your life so you say you actually did it
• Enjoy the music and tourist
• Eat good Thai food
• Get a foot and full body massage (especially after math of partying)
• Drink their bucket drinks. (At least once)
• Get to know the people
• Have lots of fun
• Buy atleast something from the fullmoon party
• Bikini shopping (really cheap, 250TBH and you can still bargain)
• Walk around Haadrin and explore the place. (Its like a circle, you always end up where you started)
• Rent a motor bike if you are up for adventure and staying quite far from Haadrin beach

What you need;

• Good pair of slippers
• Good music (travel by land and water takes hours and gets really boring)
• Really loose clothes and shorts
• Small bag and wallet for safety when partying
• Open mind (crazy stuff happens when the full moon party is on)
• Beach towel 
• Cash
• Durable bikini
• Big heart

I have had a great time and met alot of new people and had tonnes of adventures.

Its good to sometimes just pack your bags and travel just because you want to.

Teaches you patience and lots of lots of love.

Travel like I did (by land and water) if you are up for long hours and adventures. But I am pretty sure train and airplane are as equal!

Have fun if you are heading out for the next Fullmoon Party. 

Party responsibly and just let loose!

xoxo

Amberstories 

Road tripping

The muscle with eggs

Ferry to Koh Phangan

In Hatyai Backpacker Hostel

Hatyai Night Market

Fried chicken served with sticky rice

Haadrin Beach by day

Haadrin Beach by night

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Chilling on the beach

Almost there

Travel babies

Sun-kissed best kiss

Just being silly

Fullmoon

The Script Concert Live In Kuala Lumpur

Hello my beautiful readers,

Unfortunately this post isn't a specific travel tips post to another country, but a few tips about "How to survive a concert" and also getting by in Kuala Lumpur.

Lets then start from the basics;

If you are travelling from anywhere around Malaysia to Kuala Lumpur, do check out Malindo Air for very cheap flight tickets. Mine was for only RM76.90 return (plus GST)

Where to stay; Around Bukit Bintang or Jalan Alor. (the heart of the city) I am lucky to have my best friend and crash at her place instead.

Transportation and getting by:

• Take the KTM/LRT from Bukit Bintang or KL Sentral. 
• Walk if you are staying in KL itself. You see more when walking and nothing is too far away.
• Download MyTeksi app on your phone if you are heading out of the city or into the city if you are not staying in KL. (MyTeksi is more reliable as is goes by meter and not bargain/fixed price)

What to do;

• Sight-seeing in Kuala Lumpur is fun. Take pictures of beautiful streets around KL and KLCC (Twin Tower) for the iconic must have pictures.
• Eat - If you are into fancy restaurant, I suggest Jogoya in Starhill Gallery, they are pricey but serves the best Japanese buffet. -If you fancy cakes, try out Ben's at Suria KLCC (shopping mall). Their English tea set for two is worth the money. Only RM60nett (no GST charged) and you get to pick one cake of your choice
• Shop. You MUST shop in Kuala Lumpur. If you are on tight budget, head down to Berjaya Times Square for cheap and bargain price clothings ( beware that most of their clothes are free size, meaning asian petite size) If you are NOT on a tight budget and wants to splurge head to Pavilion/ KLCC for designer wear or retail ( eg. Forever 21/ H&M) stuff
• Embrace the business while sitting in Starbucks with coffee? (I did)
• Watch a movie. At least once
• If you are a book worm, head to KINOKUNIYA in KLCC. Big book store and lots to catch up on

That's if you are just travelling in KL.

Now for the concert;

How to get to venue: MyTeksi. (Best way as The Script was in Stadium Malawati, Shah Alam *out of Kuala Lumpur city)

What you need/ need to do;

• Umbrella and raincoat (Rain or shine you need them if you are heading out 2/1 hour before doors open)
• Atleast RM250 (Merchandise are expensive and you need it for drinks sold outside of stadium and your cab ride back)
• Power bank ( to charge your dying phone due to recording every single song)
• Comfy shoes/ sandals (as you will be standing up/ jumping/ dancing/ etc for a very long time)
• DO NOT bring water bottle as most of the time it is not allowed for you to bring in the stadium/concert hall (if its a indoor concert)
• Enough sleep and eat before you start waiting for doors to open

• Try not to stand at the back of someone taller than you. Find your 'spot'.
• If you failed to find your 'spot', its okay to go at the back for a better view and space (if you are lucky to be able to move about once the crowd comes in)
• When buying merchandise, look around first before buying as some stalls sells at a cheaper price.
• Have fun and sing your heart out!

So those are the few tips about Kuala Lumpur and how to survive a concert. I hope it helps.

Have fun and be brave!

Fly high, Malindo Air

Kuala Lumpur

Beautiful Kuala Lumpur

Some parts of Pavilion, KL

Ice Shaken Lemon Tea after walking in the hot sun

That Twin Tower shot (Not perfect at all)

Best friend

The English tea at Ben's

Stadium Malawati stage

Official merchandise :)

Just being crazy

Waiting for the concert to start

Crazy bunch of friends

Danny

Mark

The Script

And how can I not love you The Script

xoxo

Amberstories