UPDATE: Getting Ready for Gothenburg!

Currently here in Stockholm, the Middle School students are experiencing their fall break... which will be finished in a couple of days. So we thought that a perfect way to end this break was to travel. Isn't travelling the solution for anything though? {lol, jk, but most of it, maybe?}

So we're gonna visit one of my mom's relatives living in Gothenburg (which is still in Sweden). I really don't know though if the house we're staying at has Wi-Fi (pray to the heavens it has), but I will still keep track of my travelling {and eating} experiences for you!, But don't expect for me to post anything for the few days coming up, though.

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BONUS - Tomorrow's post will be a RECIPE!

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Thoughts for Travelling PART 3: Shriya Sant

Thoughts for Travelling, a new section here in my blog where I interview people about their travelling experiences and their perspective on everything about "travel"

Click HERE to see PART 2, where I interviewed Daniele Grigaite.
Click HERE to see PART 1, where I interviewed Stephanie Younan.


PART 3: Shriya Sant -- Another classmate of mine from India, who currently lives in Liljeholmen in Sweden.


1: What's your favorite tourist spot here in Stockholm?

"Ummm... I would say Gamla Stan because it has a lot of really good waffles. And Stockholm originated from Gamla Stan, making it very old and interesting. 

2: What kind of travel tip can you share to us?

"I would say food, and you should pack food / snacks because the prices here (in Stockholm) are very expensive. Savor the food and its taste!" 

The Taj Mahal (Photo from Wikipedia)

3: If we go to your home country (India), where should we go? 

"It depends, because there's different stuff in different places. Like in Delhi there's the Taj Mahal and in Mumbai there's the city and its humid. I really recommend Delhi. I love the the history of the Taj Mahal and the Red Fort." 

4: Should you be scared of something while travelling? If yes/no, why? 

"I'm personally scared of losing my passport because that's the only thing I have, and if I lose it, I think that I'm not a citizen of my country anymore." 

5: When you hear the word "travelling", what's the first three words you think about?

"Extremely hot climate, exhausting and super cold water." 

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U.N DAY 2013: United Nations Fact Game

In celebration of the United Nations day of 2013, I prepared an Interactive Game for you!

Instructions: Below are 10 statements, 8 of which show facts about the United Nations, 2 of which are just false and random. You guess which statements are false / wrong. Good luck!

Answers will be posted on Monday, 28 October.

1: The Deputy Secretary General of the United Nations (currently) is from Sweden. His name is Jan Eliasson. 

2: The first session of the General Assembly of the United Nations was on 10 January 1947, held in New York City.

3: When the U.N was founded, there was 51 original member states. Examples of these original members were Australia, the Philippines and Mexico.

4: The U.N has six official languages, Arabic, French, English, Chinese, Russian and Spanish. 

5: The United Nations was founded in 1945, to replace the League of Nations, and to stop wars among countries.

6: The U.N has lots of specialized agencies, an example would be the Food and Agriculture Association (FAO), currently based in Rome. 

7: There have been eight secretary-generals currently (2013), since the founding of this organization. Only two of which from Asia. 

8: There are currently 195 member states of the United Nations, examples of which are Ghana, Thailand, Austria and Bolivia. 

9: The U.N headquarters is currently in New York City, with more main offices in Vienna, Geneva and Nairobi. 

10: The United Nations Security Council was established in 1946.

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I have not that much people who regularly reads my blog, but for those who do, I now have an official Facebook page! 

I'm getting sick and tired of posting my new blog posts and updating my Facebook friends to my blog...  

This link will take you to a new window, so you can still enjoy my blog!

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Travel Tips

Here are some tips if your going away to a vacation to a different country.

1: Make a checklist of the necessary items you want to bring. Some necessary items may be toiletries, medication, sunscreen and whatever your heart desires.

2: Book airfare and accommodations two months before your trip. This is especially useful if you're going to a country with major festivities, as the prices may even double in airfare and hotels.

3: Budget travelling? Buy your food at a local supermarket. Still want to taste the cuisine of the country you're going to? Buy street food from hawkers and stalls.

4: Group travelling? Assign one of you to be a treasurer. All the people in the group must then contribute an amount of money and put it in a pouch courtesy of the treasurer. Every expense must be paid using the money inside the pouch, such as entrance fees, food and souvenirs.

5: Use all your money. If you're going to a country that does not accept your own currency, it is advisable to spend all your money there. You don't want to get ripped-off by the exchange rates twice, don't you?

6: If you think flights are crazy boring, bring something that you can enjoy doing whilst in a flight. Enjoy reading? Bring a book. Enjoy playing games? Fully charge your phone or bring an iPad or whatever. Enjoy sleeping? Bring a neck-pillow.

If you enjoyed reading this post, I'll be sure to make a Part 2!

READ MORE: How To Make The Most Of Your Travel Money {from nomadicmatt.com}

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Hong Kong 2013!

In January 2013, me, my sister, stepdad and my aunties went to Hong Kong to explore its sights and experience new stuff.

So I've actually been to Hong Kong prior to this trip. We were budget-travelling then so we stayed at a rest house, but the trip was fun nonetheless.

In this trip, we had a little more money to spend so we booked hotels and stuff. In this trip, we arrived in the afternoon to Hong Kong and went to Disneyland's Hollywood Hotel. After our flight, we went to the hotel and crashed on our beds. After I crashed on the bed (literally) I went to use the restroom, coming back to find out that my two aunties were asleep.

The room was very spacious and was lovely decorated by "Mickey Mouse" themed stuff. It was very child friendly. 

So the next day, we went to Disneyland! The first thing we did was to ride the Disneyland Express train to Disneyland. The first ride in Disneyland we did was the train that tours you all around. We then explored the animation museum and see the making of famous movies such as (my personal favorite), Toy Story. 

On The Train That Tours You Around Disneyland

We then got on another ride like the Madagascar themed one that revolves and goes up and down from my Universal Studios blog post. After that we had lunch. 

So we then went on lots of rides after that which I couldn't remember. After the day at Disney, both of my aunties, my mom, my sister and I toured around Hong Kong more, most notably going around shops, sights and eats. Those were my favorite times in the trip. 

So after this, we took a taxi to L'Hotel South in Hong Kong. This was another hotel in another side of Hong Kong. The hotel had a fully stocked mini-bar, a buffet breakfast (but nothing can beat the buffet breakfast in the Hollywood Hotel) and a large room.

Our first day and last day in L'Hotel was filled with going to night markets, exploring the bustling city of Hong Kong, and almost going to Tsim Sha Tsui in the Avenue of Stars. 

By the way, here's a picture of me on the lobby of L'Hotel just after our breakfast buffet. 

That's it. Watch out tomorrow for my blog post when I was in Thailand! 

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SHOUTOUTS: Graham Truran | Leah L. Suarez | Joylene Love D. Suarez* 

* = Thank you Tita Joy for taking the pictures! 

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Singapore 2011

UNIVERSAL STUDIOS SINGAPORE (Singapore - Part 2)

Pardon me if I can't explain this trip in full detail, but this trip happened in 2011, but I'll give it a try. 

I remember that it was night when our plane touched down the airport from Manila to Singapore. Nothing fancy with the airplane, it was just a normal economy-class cabin. 

I also remember that I was really scared when going to immigration, because I always imagine them being authoritative and ask questions (that I don't know the answers to). Turns out they were very friendly. After my passport was stamped, I took some mints from the immigration table and walked off. True Story. 

We arrived to our hotel via taxi from the Singapore Changi Airport's Budget Terminal to Fragrance Hotel-Crystal. It wasn't a large hotel, but it was very fine nonetheless. 

Us At Fragrance Hotel-Crystal 

The next morning, we got up and took a bus to the Marina Bay Sands Shopping Mall. There was a pathway covered in trees and flowers, and we decided to stroll down their for the day. 

Me Outside The Marina Bay Sands Shopping Mall

We then walked along the pathway and took lots of pictures about the Arts and Sciences Museum of Singapore and the Singapore River Cruise (which we did not ride) and the Marina Bay Sands Hotel. 

Us And The Marina Bay Sands

And we also visited the most iconic Singaporean Landmark! The Merlion Fountain. 

Finally, our trip to Singapore was done, and this was just half of our 5-Day Vacation. We booked ourselves a six hour bus ride to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Before we end the trip, my mom caught the final picture from Singapore. The Singapore Flyer. 

That's it for our 2011 Trip to Singapore (and for this blog post). I shall talk about our experiences in Malaysia next. 'Till next time!

READ MORE: Singapore 2011, Part 2
SHOUTOUTS:  Leah L. Suarez* | Pauline Evangelista |
* = My mom took all of the photos shown. 

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