TURKEY TRIP 2009

Saturday, June 13, 2009

MY TURKEY EXCURSION DAY ONE

One place that I had dreamt

 to go is Cappadocia, Turkey

 where I wanted to spend a night

 in a cave hotel.

 Yea...a dream comes true! I had

 spent a night in 

DEDELI KONAK, Cappadocia.

 It was awesome as the room is

 always 

cold at night! There was no 

air-conditioned

 in the room and the air there is 

mountain

 fresh. Our dining hall is on the

 roof top where 

we can see the scenic view of

 Cappadokia town 

and villages 

surrounding the motel. 

I had two memorable tour of 

Cappadokia 

with the first one started 

on the day we arrived at 

Cappadokya

 and the second one was on 

the day we were headed to 

another destination 

that is Pamukkale.

3 rd June 2009

I took a seven-day tour of 

Jasminne Tour Agency

 of Istanbul for around RM1880 more or less.

 We had a visit of four places; Istanbul, Cappadocia, 

Pamukkale and Kusadasi. The first day 

at Istanbul I agreed to join a daily tour which was 

Bhosporous Tour for 30 Euro per person.

 It was conducted by Plan Tour. We went for a boat excursion

 for a half day trip. 

It was wonderful and earlier on we had a sight seeing of the city. 

My sister, Norsiah and 

I went around the city on foot and met two locals and we took a snap

 with them. 

We needed local currency, so we went to a money changer outlet

 at Sultanahmet. 

We overnight at Hotel Erboy at Sultanahmet and the staff at first 

seemed unfriendly,

 except for the chief clerk named Sinan. After the boat excursion, 

we went to a nearby 

cyber cafe near the hotel to check emails and to send news home. 

The owner or 

may be a man on duty in the cafe, offered me an apple tea. 

After I had done my work at 

 the internet, the man asked me to join him for a cup of coffee.

 I said, I had to go back 

to the hotel as I was about to be dark. To my surprised,

 it was 7.00 p.m. but it was still very 

bright outside! Wow....I forgot I was in Istanbul.

Lombok, Indonesia 27 - 31 Disember 2016

The best oversea trip ever because the whole family members were here....priceless to me.
Love ya all!

Lombok? Secluded and calm because I like it Gili Air, less crowded. The last day in Gili Air, there was a "Mandi Safar" ceremony at the beach. I had never witnessed one in Malaysia, but I got the chance to feel the air of festivity in Indonesia. Rich in culture...Malays got the same superstitious years ago, but now it is gone. Due to stronger Islamisation of the society, gone would be the superstitious practices.

And as usual.....It is a must for me to visit local schools! Here, I was with the teachers and  pupils of SN1 Gili Indah.

We also met a dance teacher, Mr Maskor, on our way to the Island of Gili Air. Later, on the last day of our trip, we went to Mr Maskor's  shabby hut to meet his family. Truly, I was all emphatized with their humble life.

The happiest moment with my beloved family, again, priceless.... 

Perth, Australia 26 - 31 August 2017

Hi Mate!

Down under there I was....with Tini, and Koala and Joey.
The best of all? The long-awaited opportunity; spot the whales! Alhamdullillah....I'm so blessed.

Koala :)

Aborigines of Australia  :)

Western Australian Botanic Garden

Rottnest Island trip ...whale watching activity! Hurray, spot one!