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Travelogue: Short Getaway to the Merlion City, Singapore [part 1]
Sunday, February 1, 2015 | 5:08 PM | 0 comments
January 2015, and my very first memorable activity was travelling. I chose Singapore as the first destination. I bought the ticket on 31/10/2014, finally! Why I say finally? My housemate and I have the thought to visit to Singapore since forever but no action was made to make it happen. -_-
The air ticket price was actually the core factor that restrict the plan. I did hunt for the cheapest ticket for few weeks I think, then I gave up... One day, I decided to just ignore the ticket price. And the preparation for my Singapore's trip is then begun. :D Both me and housemate announced the trip as a budget trip. So, we tried to cut as much cost as possible. No proper itinerary was made, the trip was expected to be a 'free and easy 3D2N in Singapore'. So we have no plans, excepts for USS. Well, USS is a must-visit, of course we want to go there to experience the movies. Since this is a late post, I'll try to share my activities as precise as possible. Travelling Date: 16 - 18 January 2015 It's been two weeks since the trip! After we bought the tickets, my boyfriend and another 3 girls decided to join us. The more the merrier eh? :P Ticket price was RM261 for MYY - SIN - MYY. Quite cheap for normal fare. Don't expect the price to go lower unless it is the zero fare or free seats fest, my monologue. Accommodation: B88 Hostel  Accommodation in Singapore is quite pricey. If you're opted for a budget trip, hostel is the best option for your stay. Yes, I was on tight budget but I was also looking for a place with better privacy. So I chose B88 Hostel, simply because it is a capsule hostel. Reservation was made a month earlier. I checked their website and there was a promotion back then. Mode of reservation was e-mail. You can directly book a room through their website but the promotion price is only valid for e-mail reservation. Price: $20 per bed per night for 16 beds mixed dorm $26 per bed per night for 6 beds female dorm 
*antisocial :/*
*nice capsule isn't it?*
However, there will be no towel and toiletries. Normal for hostel eh? *scratch head* The location was not favourable for me. Too far from the MRT station even though can still be reached in walking distance. Lots of shops nearby and there is a bus stop right in front of the hostel. Since we were kind of stupid and did not know how the bus system works, we let our foot suffered. T.T Overall experience in B88 Hostel was okay. Solely for sleeping and showering so not much negative side I can find. Transportation: MRT and bus We bought the EZ-Link card for transportation. The card can be bought from the information counter in every MRT stations. Price was $12 with $7 credit inside and the credit can be top up at 7/11. Each one of us was given a system map for free. Plus, the card can be used to ride the bus too. :)  USS TICKET: Star Moon Vacations Sdn Bhd I bought online from the travel agency. Guess what? I paid in November and they promised to send out the tickets in December. Problems occurred and I got the ticket a day before we depart for Singapore. Price was RM168 for one day pass. Each ticket should come with a $5 shopping voucher and a $5 meal voucher. We bought 6 tickets but we received only 4 vouchers. I asked them why, the reason was that they only have that much in stock. So okay, at least they were being honest, and the price of the ticket was cheaper. -_- So done for the first part of my Merlion City trip. In the next part, I'll talk about the places we visited. :) Labels: b88 hostel, bugis, ez-link card, merlion, personal, review, singapore, travel, travelogue, trip, vacation |
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