Aussie Welcomes Two Hearts

Vacation Date/Period : May 2008 / 5D4N
Vacation Spots : Brisbane & Gold Coast
Route : Brunei-Brisbane-Brunei via Royal Brunei
Accommodation : Spring Mews Apartment, Brisbane
Transportation : Car (rental & fully equipped wt GPS)

During the 5D/4N trip, amongst the places we hardly forget are the Movie World & Surfer Paradise in Gold Coast. We (only me & my darl) drove all the way from Brisbane using our rented Honda Getz that we asked abt from the tourist info center at the area of Queen Street Market, just 1.5 km away from our hotel. Queen Street Market is known as best shopping district in Brisbane & we had shopped for some souvenirs, t shirts etc to be brought back home.
At the Brisbane city itself, we went to South Bank area passing by the Griffith University finally to the South Bank Parklands. A key feature of the parklands is the man-made beach, created with concrete and then topped with beach sand from a nearby bay. Earlier on, we were actually on foot wandering around the city until we found the Brisbane City Tour with River Cruise. The river cruising was really amazing esp during the breezing winter air. The winter was just nice, chilly but not so cold.Enjoying the serene panorama & the spectacular views of waterfront homes and the Brisbane skyline really gave us a new romantic memory ever. :D
Indeed, Movie World & Surfer Paradise is a must visit place in your checklist if you happened to be in Gold Coast or Brisbane. As advised by fren who had been there before, that with d GPS assistance, the exploration within Brisbane & journey to-fro Brisbane-Gold Coast would be pretty smoother...and it was proven true.

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The  Gold Coast is approximately 80 kms south of Brisbane & it took us 1 hr to get there.

Briefly described, the Movie World contains various movie-themed rides and attractions ranging from motion simulators to roller coasters and slow river rides. In addition, costumed characters performers also patrol the park, allowing visitors the chance to take photos with them. Kids would enjoy this very much.
While Surfers Paradise is a suburb within Gold Coast City in Queensland, Australia. Colloquially known as 'Surfers', the suburb has many high-rise apartment buildings and a wide surf beach. You can see many professional surfers showing off their amazing skill with lovely tempo.
On our way back from Gold Coast we droppedat the Factory Outlet where i bought a sweather jacket for my daughter & for myself at a reasonable price. Other sightseeing spot that worthy our visit were Kangaroo Point, a popular picnic spot, offering impressive early morning or evening views, extending across the river to the City and beyond to the mountains surrounding the city's outskirts.

exclusive trip to kk

my o my...such a long hibernation of me..:)
as a comeback.. i wud like to share some info following our trip to KK sometime in last June..again ???couldn't believe your eyes reading this?? yess...again to KK! n now u know how crazy..how passionate im wt the awesomely beautiful nature of KK...subhanallah...and this time ard i brought along my family. we had indeed a great & enjoyable moments esp my youngest bro & my mom who have never been there..its a pleasure to see their dream has come true :)
Trip date : end of june 2011 (4 days trip via flight)
Accomodation : Promenade Apartment (booked via online at a promotional price..its abt rm100 pernite okey!..quite a spacious comfy room wt 2 queen size beds..strategically located near to a Promenade Hotel & Center Point Shopping Complex..no issue at all to find food's outlet & parking space)
Places Visited : Mamutik Island, Sabah Tea Plantation & Kinabalu Checkpoint.
Car Rental : from d Airport Car Rental Service.

KK oh KK !

greetings & salam all..apparently,i jst got back frm a longggg break..:) KK memories still fresh in my mind..its welcoming smiles still linger in my heart...even tho it was my 6th trip to KK..but tis time was reallly different..its a family vacation & we travelled by road..previous ones were all d mind-numbing official trips..:)
it had been a fruitful & splendid moment for d past 2 weeks..for d 1st week away frm d office, we were back home in Kch (spt biasala..balik kampung jengok kaum kerabat sume) & followed by our 'possible trip' to sabah..d trip was kinda awesome albeit lengthy as we drove all the way from Btu...bak kata orang tua jaoh perjalanan luas la pemandangan & pengalaman...to-fro benua swk-brunei-limbang-brunei-lawas-sabah..hehe wat a remarkable explorace we had for our year end vacation..it took us 9 - 10 hrs to reach 'd land below d wind'... i think the distance is nt as far as to kch..merely becoz of 7 or more checkpoints (u have to go thru these) dat contribute to d time taken..as usual my kids will normally ask bila nk sampai ni.??.tak pn...negara mana ni daddy??

(note : map source from worldrecordtour)

well..by the time we reached KK town..its 6pm already..penat tu mmg x payah cakapla..but i think we all are already get used to it as we frequently go back to Kch by land..so it doesnt really matter..our mission started the next morning...our 1st hotspot : off to Poring Hot Spring, Ranau..we managed to rent a room wt indoor pool..its a bathtub actlly.apalagi i pn mandi skali ler..hehe enroute back, we planned to singgah at d Kinabalu Park to get the garden view..unfortunaley it was heavily raining..so we cud only see kabus yg begitu indah...so plan void...actlly enroute to ranau will lalu kundasang..danggg tis place is heaven..masa tu terus pasang angan2..alangkah bahagia nye kalu tinggal kat sini..subhanallah...such a virgin...far  from polluted air..wt beautiful scenery.. unlike sickening ground i currently step on..can be well defined as a 'pollution town'...n my hubby pn berangan sama rupanya..bah transfer KK jak..i really wishhh!..
2nd hotpsot : Manukan Island..for a snorkelling and mandi manda ofcourse..wic i think my kids like d most..berendam dr pagi til ptg mmg kebal sidak suma..best jgk snorkel tgk marine lifes nie..i bumped into a big fish wt long tapered mouth..sepjg lengan aku adalah kut..eee igtkn jerung..panik jgk sebentar..we really had fun there..unfortunately x sempat try the banana boat ride n para sailing..maybe nxt visit..must try... 3rd hotspot : Lok Kawi Wildlife Park..similar to zoo negara jgkla..my kids seemed complaining much jst becoz of they were heated..penat jgk bjalan & we sweated all over....finally not forgotten my shopping spree..heheh at 1Borneo pn dah cukup..sehari pn x abes kali bjalan d 1Borneo even d SuriaKK ada Metrojaya..mmg well developed..so for those who wanna make 2 in1 agenda - 'vacation & shoppin trip'..KK is highly recommended..gud for u (if u are shopaholic la) and gud also for ur kids..so its a win win situation..:) i'm ending ts wt few snap shots..for sure..i will definitely meet u again KK..heavenly KK :)