We have just returned from Bandung, Indonesia and I have been recommending this destination to all my friends and relatives. This is actually my 3rd trip there!!!! This time with my family. We had a great time so much so we are going to make this a yearly trip.

It's all shopping, shopping, shopping for me and family. Four main shopping areas are Dago, Riau, Rumah Mode (I forgot the street name, but taxi drivers will know) and Pasar Baru. Prices at the first 3 places are fixed but at Pasar Baru MUST bargain and start early like 9am.

Food is excellent here. A must try....nasi padang! If you have time, go to this two malls, Ci Walk at Cihampelas and eat the Risoles and also go to Paris Van Java mall it's very nice. Be sure to try the Martabek manis, chocolate and cheese at one of the stalls here, it's something like our Apom Balik but much better.. it's out of this world, must try! (read more...)

I never thought buying international air tickets could one day be sooo cheap! Early this year, AirAsia had come up with a new route Kuching-Bali and it was so tempting, and I bought the tickets during 0-fare promotion. I was so happy with the air fares:)

However two weeks before departure date, our adventure started. My friend received a SMS saying that our flight from Kuching- Bali will be delayed for 2 hours, which thankfully didn't affect our holiday trip.

During that time, I did some browsing on AirAsia website to check for more promotions. I discovered our return flights Bali-Kuching is no longer available. ERKS??!! It seems that from 24th August onwards, there are no flights from Kuching-Bali-Kuching. My return flight from Bali was after that. I had a bad feeling.

So me and my friends went to the AirAsia office (before our trip), and yes...AirAsia is no longer providing direct flight Kuching - Bali. So for our flight back, the AirAsia staff managed to reroute our tickets from Bali - Kuala Lumpur but we have to buy new tickets from Kuala Lumpur- Kuching. Thank God at that time, there was a promotion and our Kuala Lumpur-Kuching tickets only cost us RM120 each. (I'm not making a fuss here, as for me the air tickets is still cheap).

Anyways FINALLY....it was time to GO to Bali!

This is part of the Barong Dance I enjoyed

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