mrKian

I have long heard of the beauty of Bromo, and I just got to be there to witness it with my very own eyes.  The trip to Surabaya had always been on my mind since 2011 but the plan had been shelved because of volcanic eruptions. 1 May 2014, I was finally on the plane to Surabaya with my two nephews! I arranged with a tour agency in Indonesia to take us to our planned places. We arrived around 8pm (Indonesian time) and set off to Probolinggo.  To catch the sunrise, we had to set off at 3.30am. We had barely 3 hours of sleep that day! The jeep ride to Mt Penankakan took about an hour. Over at Mt Penankakan, you will find many tourists already there, ‘chopping’ for the best spot to capture the beauty of the sunrise and Mt Bromo. Mount Bromo After sunrise, the jeep took us to Mt Bromo. Here we had to walk for about an hour which included climbing 245 steps.  You could opt to take a pony ride too. Took some photos of the jeeps roaming around. No roads, no traffic lights.

Xin Cuisine in Concorde Hotel Located centrally in Kuala Lumpur, Xin cuisine is one of the best tim sum I eaten in Malaysia. Serving hot pipping siew Mai, ha gau, chicken feet and many many more. And note their custard bun is to die for. Fresh ingredients are used to make the Tim sum, making every cent spend worth while. Well done, thumbs up!! Xin Cuisine Concorde Hotel Kuala Lumpur Address: 2 Jalan Sultan Ismail, 50250 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Tel: +603 2144 8750 or +603 2144 2200 ext 2338 Siu Mai Har Gow Liu sha Bao Chicken Feet Steam pork rib Xiao Long Bao Roasted Duck China Town Seng Kee (唐人街勝記) Those who have been to Kuala Lumpur Chinatown would know one of their speciality, Claypot Loh Shu Fun and this is one of the food that I'm here for. Loh Shu Fun is also know as Mee Tai Mak. The version that I ate are normally stir fry and this is my first time eating it in a claypot. This Loh Shu Fun is really good, the Loh Shu Fun is soft and te

The official climbing period for Mt Fuji starts from late July to early Sept. Since my friends aren't interested in this 'suffering' trip for the hike to Mt Fuji, I decided then that it shall be my solo sojourn to the land of the Rising Sun. The plane landed at Narita airport around 1pm and the immigration clearance was a breeze. I bought the airport limousine ticket to Shinjuku (3000 ¥), and thereafter I had to catch the highway bus to Kawaguchiko (1700 ¥). The ride from the airport to Shinjuku took approx. 1 ½ hrs and it was another 1 hr 45 min from Shinjuku to Kawaguchiko. I set off early to explore the place the next day. You could take the retro bus at the Kawaguchiko station which cruise round the island. Kawaguchiko is well known for the Fuji Five lakes. Journey to Mt Fuji (3,776m) The round trip bus ticket to Fuji 5th station costs 2000 ¥ and the ride takes about an hour. Upon reaching the 5th station, I was greeted with a sea of hikers and tourist