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  I extended my stay at Urumqi, Xinjiang China for another 4 days for self-tour exploration. I have been spending 8 days with the driver and tour guide. I felt suffocated to travel with people following me around. Yes! It's more convenient but just feel obliged and have no freedom to travel with people.  When I said to my tour guide, that I would be spending the next 4 days at Urumqi, he was like....are you kidding me? What are you going to do here? Most of the attractions in Xinjiang aren't in Urumqi. It's always a distance travel by car or flight. For me, 4 days isn't long considering my health condition limitation. I couldn't walk as fast and longer than those glorious youthful days.  Things To Do if you are in the mood for a tour of Urumqi City 1. Xinjiang Regional Museum Is it really worth it to visit the Xinjiang Museum? Well...absolutely! Where else do you want to visit around Urumqi if you have some time to spare? Furthermore, it's a free entrance. To be...

  I completed the long outstanding Silk Road travel adventure last month. My final destination for the Silk Road was Xinjiang. It was my first trip after 4 years on a travel hiatus. It was a 12-day trip. Urumqi (1 night) ---- Turpan (1 night)---- Urumqi (2 nights) ---- Kashgar (1 night) ---- Tashkurgan (1 night) ---- Kashgar (1 night) ---- Urumqi (extended for self-tour. Stay 4 nights) Back home with a frozen shoulder due to check in check-out hotels too frequently. This means I have to open and close my luggage most of the time.😅 Only now after a few weeks, my health has recovered. I chose to travel in mid-May 2024 after considering the extreme weather at each place. I would say it was the right choice indeed. I miss out on the beautiful view, but I am still blessed with some other fantastic scenery too. Nothing is perfect, right?   Personally, this side of China's territory is epic. It was a unique Uyghur cultural experience. I described it as fabulous natural scenery as we...

  It has been a long time ever since hold my passport. Time to renew the passport. Recently, The Malaysian Immigration Department announced that Malaysian international passport renewals must be done online. In another word, anyone in Malaysian needs to be IT savvy.   Although, they did mention the offline passport renewal only on a case basis. Below are some of the cases listed for walk-in passport renewals : 👉 First timer citizen 60 years and above 👉 Children under the age of 13 years 👉 Citizens going for Hajj 👉 Students who are studying abroad aged 21 years and under 👉 Citizen with fingerprint problem 👉 Citizen who lost or damage the old passport How to renew a passport online? Step 1: Visit Immigration's website. Click on the blue " Setuju " which means Agree. Don't know why the English version of that website not working at the time, I visited. Does anyone else have the same issue? Step 2:  Fill in the information required in the MyOnline Passport form J...

Unboxing the latest bag from my favourite brand Gaston Luga. This is the new addition to the waterproof collection bag. I would say this new Tate Bag is kind of suit for a fickle-minded like me. This bag is not only spacious but also versatile. I can carry this as a backpack and also as Tote slings it on my shoulder. Awesome! I find that this bag is even perfect for a 2 Days 1 Night backpacker. As long as you pack your item light. I won't go dididada..with my story. I will go directly to my point on what I love about this new Gaston Luga Tate Bag. Gaston Luga Tate Bag key features include: 💕 Versatile styling - Backpack and Shoulder Tate 💕 Waterproof and easy to clean  💕 Made of premium waterproof material and recycled polyester lining 💕 Spacious with a padded pocket to slip laptop size up to 13"  💕 Zip-and-go in the front pocket to secure and easy access to your phone, keys, hand sanitiser, wipes tissue or any other items. 💕 Latch or detach the fixed-length shoulder str...

  When and where was your travel destination? Mine was on the end of Dec 2019 to Guilin, China. I enjoy the beautiful scenic view there. It was a great final adventure and I even celebrated the first day of the year 2020 here.  Now that the border has opened in some countries, we will all be free as a bird to see other sides of the world. I am happy with the news and I bet some of you are already activated your travel plan.  So, don't forget to download the GPSmyCity app for your convenient travel guide.  For those who are still new to the GPSmyCity app, let me introduce you to this amazing and useful app that successfully guided me on all my trips abroad. The app turns a mobile device into a personal tour guide using its built-in GPS functions. This app contains travel articles and city walking tours and guides you to landmarks, historical sites, museums, restaurants, nightlife venues and many more attractions destinations. In general, you can download the GPSmyCit...

It was my last day at Ping'an Village, Longsheng. I woke up with a really good sunny day weather unlike the day before. Anyway, still feeling so blessed to be able to enjoy such view and environment. You can check out my other Guilin Travelogue here : Exploring Elephant Trunk Hill, Guilin City 4 hours Li River Cruise to Yangshuo Ancient Town , Xingping West Street Yangshuo, At Night 4 hours drive from Yangshuo to Longsheng Rice Terrace Don't Miss Longsheng Rice Terraces in December My usual morning breakfast here during this chilling weather is a bowl of hot vegetable noodles soup and a sunny top fried egg. I ordered a freshly local brewed mountain coffee to go with it. Perfect morning start! I requested the owner to arrange a car to Guilin City that day. In my previous post, I did mention that this place has no car access at all. A 30 minutes walk through the small alley and local housing is required. Yes! I have to climb the steep hill ...