KUL - IST - ATH - JMK
Dulu masa sekolah banyak belajar tentang sejarah tamadun dunia. Sebenarnya antara ingat dan tidak. Sebelum pergi tak sempat nak ulangkaji. Rasa sedikit rugi. I have spent more time to do research for pre-travel arrangement. Start from scratch - from transportation to hotel to key places to visit. Me, want to go to Athens, the rest prefer Istanbul and Mykonos is bonus.
Merasakan kali ni effort nya lebih sikit. Al-maklumlah start dari zero and perhaps me a bit ambitious. Nak cuba pergi dua island - Mykonos dan Santorini. Banyak sangat pertukaran. Mulanya mahu mahu berhari raya di Istanbul, terbang dengan Qatar Air direct ke Athens dan pulang melalui Istanbul. Kemudiannya selepas research, during Aidiladha Istanbul bazaars will be closed for few days. Maka, tukar plan. Ke Istanbul dahulu. Lepas tu ferry Santorini to/from Mykonos tak de pulak sebab dah end of Oct, dah masuk winter. Tukar sana tukar sini.
Ended up most economical beli Malaysia Airlines return tix to Istanbul, Turkish Airlines return tix to Athens dan fly ke Mykonos insted of ferry using Olympic Air and Aegean Air. 2 malam di Istanbul, 3 malam di Athens dan 2 malam di Mykonos.
One of the things that i like when i'm in charge of pre-travel arrangement is that i can experience their online purchase. How it works - the process flow until successful payment. For this trip, I have purchased my airtix using MH online. Orbitz and Kayak. For hotel, entah kenapa i'm loyal to Hotels.com or i will purchase direct with the hotel. Usually price is the main factor :) and travel insurance is AXA insurance. All online. Dulu I used to buy travel packages, now DIY kind of style. As i'm very bad at navigation, I let the others handle that part when we arrive.
Nowdays, to travel to non-muslim country is not that difficult. We have packed one full trolly bag with food. From Nasi Beryani, Nasi Tomato and Nasi Goreng Kampung. Lauk pulak ada kari, kurma, asam pedas, sup, rendang dan masak kicap. Maggi pelbagai rasa. Teh, nes dan hot choc. Yang mesti ada kat hotel - tea and coffee facility so that you can utilise the kettle :) Jimat dan tak buang masa.
Sebenarnya banyak travel lain yang masih terkandas, belum di update. Tapi tak pe. Kita pergi Mykonos dulu ah... sebab saya kata :)
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