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Plaza Premium Lounge at KLIA

ParisB — Fri, 15 Oct 2010 00:59:14 +0000

Plaza Premium Lounge at KLIA

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Plaza Premium Lounge at KLIACopyright of: Paris Beaverbanks One of the benefits of having a Platinum credit card I use most often is the free use of the Plaza Premium Lounge at KLIA. When I first used it, it was quite crummy but its been recently refurbished and its lovely and cozy now. In the [...]

Travel to Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) Vietnam

ParisB — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 05:51:51 +0000

Travel to Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) Vietnam

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Travel to Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) VietnamCopyright of: Paris Beaverbanks Ok, I’m late with my Vietnam updates. I’ve been too lazy to work on the photos (not that I took many) because for some reason I was quite disillusioned with my most recent visit to Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon for those of the [...]

With my knapsack on my back…

ParisB — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 03:37:05 +0000

With my knapsack on my back…

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With my knapsack on my back…Copyright of: Paris Beaverbanks I did something spontaneous this last weekend – something I’d never attempted before. I spent my weekend in Bangkok for something like 36 hours and all I had was a knapsack on my back! I, like most people, have a horrible tendency to overpack. However, since [...]

There is no place like Rome

ParisB — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 05:46:34 +0000

There is no place like Rome

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There is no place like RomeCopyright of: Paris Beaverbanks I have bags under my eyes and its all the fault of an overactive imagination and a striking it lucky at a recent book warehouse sale. One of my favourite authors is Lindsey Davis and her Marcus Didius Falco historical crime investigation series. I stumbled on [...]

5 things you must do in Hong Kong

ParisB — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 03:30:54 +0000

5 things you must do in Hong Kong

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5 things you must do in Hong KongCopyright of: Paris Beaverbanks I’m going to list here, 5 things you must do in Hong Kong (in no particular order). This is purely my view and you may or may not agree but hey, I love doing these things in Hong Kong and you might too! 1. [...]

What to do in 6 Hours in Macau

ParisB — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 01:00:25 +0000

What to do in 6 Hours in Macau

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What to do in 6 Hours in MacauCopyright of: Paris Beaverbanks Due to my flight delay, by the time I checked into my hotel in Macau, it was already about 6pm. I needed to do some touristy things to get into the swing of things, so I immediately got a map from the hotel reception [...]

Where to Stay in Macau – Riviera Hotel

ParisB — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 01:16:44 +0000

Where to Stay in Macau – Riviera Hotel

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Where to Stay in Macau – Riviera HotelCopyright of: Paris Beaverbanks I booked my hotel in Macau online and so far, a useful site that I have used at least twice now is asiatravel.com. It is a online hotel reservation site based in Singapore and what I like about it is that it can give [...]

The benefits of flying on a commercial airline

ParisB — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 01:26:14 +0000

The benefits of flying on a commercial airline

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The benefits of flying on a commercial airlineCopyright of: Paris Beaverbanks It certainly appears to be that way. There is only 1 flight to Macau from Kuala Lumpur and one flight back. Miss either and you are in trouble! Also the flight there and back was relatively empty. Makes you wonder if they’ll be scrapping [...]

Back to the daily grind

ParisB — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 03:46:35 +0000

Back to the daily grind

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Back to the daily grindCopyright of: Paris Beaverbanks I’m back! Fatter, tired and more broke than when I left. First stop, Macau where I landed after a typhoon scare. Ruins of St. Paul – Macau (Please click to enlarge) Did you know I was travelling just 1 day after Typhoon Nuri hit Hong Kong and [...]

The Hills are alive….

ParisB — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 03:25:37 +0000

The Hills are alive….

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The Hills are alive….Copyright of: Paris Beaverbanks … with the sound of money… A misty morning up in Genting Highlands LOL… Yep, isn’t it true though? All you hear in Genting Highlands is kaching! kaching! kaching! of the slot machines and of the restaurants and of the theme parks. Who’d have thought that 6000 feet [...]