Top Travel Official Series 5 (United Kingdom) Episode 24 - London trip part 1
It's been a whole year i haven't make any travel related video since presenter Ben did gone through some experience before. Until 2024, when i have time, I decided to visit London for only Sunday by coach that i enjoyed National Express coach. I managed to go to Colindale first but unfortunately, there's partly northern line tube station had maintenance between Colindale station to Golders Green tube station that needs to be suspended. So therefore, i partly ride the London bus and walk for not longer than a mile to Colindale. Then i ate the lunch at Bang Bang Oriental food hall.
After i ate lunch at Oriental food hall, Presenter Ben went back to Golders Green underground station and ride the tube train to Charing Cross station. The single fare literally cost me £6.2 per ticket from Zone 3 to Zone 1 area which is insanely expensive than i lived in Birmingham. Imagined that if i worked in London and ride the tube train everyday could be cost me £268 per month. If the job position requires you to exchanged from tube train to bus, that may cost you even more.
After talking about transportation fees in London, When i exit the tube station at Charing cross. There's also railway station located at Charing Cross as well. Many historical building located there. And then i walk through buckingham palace and saw many tourist standing nearby the Queen Guard. If you take photo with queen guard, don't go too near them or Queen Guard will be shouting at you. Afterwards, when i turn left, i eventually saw Big Ben clock tower located on the left and approach them. And also crossed through the Thames River as well and discovered London eye before where many tourist, including EF education tour guide went up there before.
Unfortunately, due to the time limits when the returning coach were booked at 18:45, i didn't booked for thames river sightseeing boat and went up to London eye yet. But at least i had a wonderful photo shot in London Thames River and Big Ben Clock tower.
Overall, London looked really an awesome place to lived in but if you live in London for a long time, rush an hour work between tube trains from home to work could be more stressful. Just like in HK. One of my previous UK colleagues who told me that he doesn't like London for some reason.
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Top Travel Official Series 5 (United Kingdom) short trip Episode 23 - Redditch
Within a week later, I also visited one of the West Midlands route terminal station Redditch where i usually played Birmingham route on Openbve train simulator route. So i am familiar on station it is like Five Ways, University, Selly Oak, Bournville, Kings Norton, Northfield, Longbridge, Barnt Green, Alvechurch and Redditch.
I begun the trip from Birmingham New Street like as usual. After 38 minutes ride, i arrived in Redditch, the town is not that big but there's the kingfisher plaza can be find in town where it connects through the bus stop, train station and the town in uphill. Almost every shopping mall provide the same supermarket, pharmacy store, M&S, Primark or TK Max as well. West Midlands area is so big and huge to visit everywhere. Afterwards, i'm gonna focus on my future and hope to shape better quality of life.
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Top Travel Official Series 5 (United Kingdom) short trip Episode 22 - Solihull town
It's been a while i haven't make any travel related video after i visited Birmingham International and visit Resort World plaza and the lake. This time when it comes to the sunny weather during the weekends, i planned to visit another place which is not too far from Birmingham international airport it is called Soliull.
By the way, If you wish to visit Solihull by train, you have to go to another side of the Birmingham station it isn't actually onboard from Birmingham New Street. You have to enter the station it is called Birmingham Moor Street station and board the train to Solihull. This train services did not have electric wires but mostly use Diesel train running through this track section.
It literally took me 10 minutes arrive at Solihull station and begun to visit the town. When i arrived there, the air, environment and everything looked clean and comfortable to visit. It's a great area to visit. This town also offer a big shopping mall where anyone can buy the Iphone, Apple Watch, IPad and also MacBook in Apple store as well. Unfortunately, i ended the video earlier that i haven't fully complete making this trip video due to i had a hay fever myself that my exhaustion affected me to complete making this trip video.
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Top Travel Official short Clip - Visiting Birmingham International (Airport and Resort World)
Not long in a week after i visited Manchester, I managed to visit one of the best shopping paradise nearby Birmingham International airport and railway station. Ben took Avanti West Coast high speed train with only one station and a short distance trip from Birmingham New Street to Birmingham International station.
After arriving there, i went through the National Exhibition Centre and exit the centre. And i saw there's many luxurious hotel with such beautiful lake that includes fountains which is amaze me so much. With such various gaming building, Casinos, Restaurants, Shopping mall and also the Spa they provide inside the Resort World where it is the best known Genting Hotel from Malaysia. Outside the Resort World Building, i saw there's many volunteers organising events, maybe the volunteers from church organise events at Birmingham International.
Other than that, i found that when you step outside the shopping mall, there's natural landscape appears in front of you with beautiful lakes which is mesmerizing. That's the best shopping and relaxing paradise for any tourist to visit there. I will visit there again if i have time but i don't gamble.
(Kind reminder: Gamble wise if you are intended to play inside the resort world casino. Top Travel Official are not responsible for any loss if visitors lose cash inside casino. Our channel is for exploring the world, it is not for gambling purpose)
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Top Travel Official Series 5 (United Kingdom) Episode 21 - Manchester trip
Hello, there. After Christmas holiday that i visited Coventry last year, as i know i lived in Birmingham for literally one and a half year, i planned to visit Manchester for 3 days and 2 nights. The great thing i found Birmingham New Street station is whenever you go to work, travelling outside the city or visit major cities. This stations are all settled inside the city centre.
So therefore, i brought the train ticket to Manchester Piccadilly and ride CrossCountry diesel train to Manchester, the speed nearly reached 200 km/h but sometimes it keep going faster or keep slowing down due to the signalling limits the travel time efficiency.
After arrived at Manchester, i did not immediately begin my video recording as i need to find hotel to settle down first, it took me 40 minutes to arrived at Holiday Inn express hotel nearby Oxford Road station. During the first day night, i went to Chinatown and ate hainan chicken rice and take a deep break in the first day.
On second day, i managed to visit Deansgate skyscraper and ride the Manchester Light rail to Trafford Plaza. Just because from Deansgate to Trafford Plaza is from Zone 1 to Zone 3, so the return tickets are sightly expensive but it is worthy. One of the most memorable part was the light rail run nearby the long canal and i also discovered Quay Side Media UK shopping mall on the opposite side where another youtuber CoCo gor filmed there before.
When i arrived at Trafford Plaza station, i found the entire architecture and indoor design looked really luxurious like a palace. It's also shopping mall where people loves to shopping there. This Trafford plaza is quite popular to go there. Unfortunately i cannot stay there for longer as i need to return to Oxford road and ready to eat japanese buffet as i promised to book at 5:30 pm. After ate dinner on japanese buffet, i did not spent the remained time going on a street and i believed that there's still place i haven't visit in Manchester it is called Quayside Media UK or BBC television broadcast building where English actors, journalist and news reporter usually work because i booked the return ticket back to Birmingham New Street at 4pm and some friends are visiting me on Manchester on third day.
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Top Travel Official (Short Light Rail Trip) From Corporation Street to Edgbaston Village
Hello, there. It's been a while i haven't make travelling video since i begun to work in Birmingham for nearly a year after i completed and pass Life in the UK test to acquire indefinite leave to remain in the future.
Since everyone knows everywhere in the world are promoting 4 days working week and most UK companies are satisfied the result. I work 4.5 days each week once i started work on September last year. That means i will have 2.5 days off and spent a half day riding on the West Midlands metro to Edgbaston Village since last year there's maintenance work that i were unable to ride while i was looking for work. Until now, when Birmingham light rail resume on service, i decided to spend half a day riding on light rail and see how the trip goes.
Inside the light rail, seats and corridors are spacious, you can buy a day return ticket through paying card instead of paying cash for each ride. I haven't fully ride it to another city Wolverhampton but surely one day i will but i would prefer riding direct train to other cities instead of riding this tram.
Overall, this short light rail journey's are satisfied and the views and speed are reasonable.
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Top Travel Official Series 5 - (United Kingdom) Episode 20 - One Day trip to Coventry
During Christmas Holiday, Ben managed to visit Coventry for one day and see what i can find there. Wednesday morning, i booked the train ticket to Coventry departed from Birmingham New Street and it literally took 21 minutes arrived at Coventry via Birmingham International station which is connected to international airport where most passengers go travel internationally.
I thought i was took Cross Country train but i took another train it is called Avanti West Coast class 390 train to Coventry. The seats are just the same as intercity through train where passengers will go further far away from south to north.
After arrived at Coventry, i literally walked amongst 15 minutes to city centre. It also have fish and meat market, Poundland, M&S supermarket, or other supermarket and pharmacy i never seen before it is called superdrug pharmacy store instead of boots. When i walked around and take some time to take a photo in tourism area, i immediately spot some suspicious trying to targeting tourist to be a theft target, then i immediately put my camera inside the pocket to prevent from become a victim. That means i haven't fully complete record the tourism video while i explore and end my video earlier. Sorry for any inconvenience caused.
But of course, if anyone have holiday, go travel on holiday for some time for happiness is normal. But at least i had took some pictures on part of the Coventry when i roughly making Coventry tour video
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Top Travel Official behind the scene of Birmingham city centre
Once i moved in Birmingham City Centre for literally 4 months long, There's so much interesting things i can find inside the City Centre at Birmingham New Street. Such as like keep watching street performance shows where majorities of brummies called Busking. With such outstanding music like this, City Centre will not be boring just like the same as Hong Kong.
Aside of that, during the summer holiday, Birmingham City Centre had organised Commonwealth games in early August where i saw there are carnivals and also stadium inside. Anyone who wished to entered inside the event will need to pay £15 ticket per person. The sport competitors are normally join lifting weights to see who is going to win the prize.
After closing ceremony, there's still having commonwealth games staff are going to public library and had took the picture with the mechanic Bull. I also went to the public library again with sunny weather and have wonderful shot on this remarkable building with coins shape. And great to know that the West Midland's tram had already resumed service between Grand Central and to Library as well. I didn't go and try using that tram because it is not too far from City Centre. This West Midlands tram's maximum speed could be reached 80km/h which is exactly the same as Hong Kong MTR train.
So overall, this Birmingham City Centre isn't as boring as most outsiders said. Birmingham City Centre had literally shaped and transformed into more modernisation and became more likely the second biggest financial city in the entire UK.
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Top Travel Official (United Kingdom) Episode 19 - Ride West Midlands Railway to Wholesale Market
Since after presenter Ben ride the bus to the other side of Birmingham city where i discovered one of the biggest supermarket's there it is called Wing Yip Supermarket. The items were plenty enough to fetch things but waiting for the next bus it is quite long.
Today, i went to ride British Railway to Wholesale Market and it was not too far reaching that place. Normally, when anyone use single fare ticket, it normally cost £2.8 each fare which is sightly expensive than riding West Midlands bus. But there's solution that you can go on a trip by spending lower price in order to save budget. If you travellers in UK wish to minimise your cost to go travel by railway, just spend £30 pounds Railcard to help saving 25% ticket fare price in every year.
I used online ticket app to purchase railway ticket and just use QR code to scan at the gate when entering in Birmingham New Street station. And the app explained clearly about which train you should be onboard in which platform. And it told me that the trains will be stopping at platform 1a at Birmingham New Street station. Great to know that it actually have sunny day going on a railway trip like that. Witton to Birmingham city centre wasn't that actually far, just 10 minutes ride to approach where i wish to visit.
After arriving at Witton station, you definitely won't need to use the gate to exit and just find where the wholesale market is, the wholesale market was located inside the corner after passing through kitchen and technology factory. When i approached there in the morning, the workers begun to tidy up the things and ready to closed, so therefore, i fetched one tray of tomatoes only and left the place after visiting there because the opening time is on 3:30 am in the morning to 9:30 am in the morning. Many visitors and businessman who wished to collect fruits, vegetables and also seafood as well. They normally drove the car or the van collecting tonnes of items back to the market. I always thought Birmingham city was too far away from that place but it was not. Just like few stations only and arrived there in no time like in Hong Kong east Rail line where stations will approaching in shorter than 2 - 4 minutes.
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Top Travel Official Series 5 (United Kingdom) Episode 18 - Exploring in Birmingham amended version
Few days ago. I only explore a little bit about this city in Birmingham by only went to St Martin Church, Bull Ring Shopping Mall Centre, Grand Central Mall in Birmingham New Street Station, Poundland near the tram station, Mark & Spencer and also Primark as well.
Until now, i explore further bit of Birmingham city centre and what i have found, I went to Birmingham Canal with Bars and restaurants surrounding at this river. This canal has 60 kilometres long but i only went to a little bit about it. And when i step onto the bridge, There's ICC building. I thought it was like Hong Kong ICAC but it was not. It is called International Convention Centre where it looked like Hong Kong Convention Exhibition Centre in Wan Chai.
Behind that building was HSBC headquarters in Birmingham. HSBC headquarters used to be in London and was planned to move to Hong Kong, after that, they had changed their mind that HSBC headquarters had moved to Birmingham where it is closed to public library. And i also visited one of the biggest public library in the entire Europe in Birmingham. This public library really looked like i am in Macau's M&C Casino building. It really looked similar as well. And in the vicinity of the public library, there's fountain located there between public library and HSBC headquarter building. There's also having tram station to be developed. After went to that place, I also discovered many historical buildings reserved nearby the new street station where museums are located there. And these buildings are called The Victoria Square.
When i looked back in the history, Birmingham was a village until there has huge amount of immigrants and work labours coming to develop this city. Birmingham was fast growth industrial city since 14th century. After gone through 2nd world war vanished the area, they literally spend more than a whole year repaired the entire city.
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Top Travel Official Series 5 (United Kingdom) Episode 17 - Settle in Birmingham
Hello there, it's definitely 2 whole years that i haven't travel since COVID-19 were begun in 2019. All i were done was keep remaining myself at home, going to work by wearing protective face mask and also keep my hands hygiene everytime you finished my shift work at home. Until now, presenter Ben were fully vaccinated and managed to settle in UK.
So therefore, once i were planned to settle in United Kingdom, there's insanely things i need to prepare the most was arranging luggage to move there. And i tried so hard to bookmarked the air ticket to UK.
Until that day begin, when i step in the airport, there's no need to show vaccination proof or 48 hours negative test result to leave Hong Kong. And eventually i were onboard the plane. When i step inside the airplane at the moment, i felt like travelling energy is back.
Top Travel Official presenter Ben were encountered one of the most longest flight to London Heathrow in my life for the first time. So this surely the first time to be able to settle in Europe. After cleared the immigration check, i arranged one of the Hong Kong UK driver driving me to my new home Birmingham. However, i had got a little problem about my final payment of tenancy after i arrived there, so presenter Ben were forced to stayed in hotel for 4 days and 3 nights until tenancy's payment were fully transferred.
During easter holiday, i managed to exploring around Birmingham city.
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Top Travel Official Short Clips (United Kingdom) - Episode 18 - Exploring in Birmingham
Once i completely settle down in Birmingham's new home, i had arranged my cousin to show me what i can do in Birmingham city centre and everything it looked is really convenient to fetch things. She told me that Tesco and Poundland's daily accessories are cheaper than Day in Supermarket at China Town.
So i went further in Birmingham city centre aside of just only visiting Birmingham New Street railway station. Btw, New street station are also included Grand Central shopping mall up there with only 2nd floor designed. After leaving that area, she took me to inside the city centre where trams are passing by. Streets and the track really looked like i am in Hong Kong Queen's Road East.
While i make video and try to proposed the street, the random couple were randomly say hi in front of my camera before i discovered Poundland. No worries, other youtubers who filmed on the British streets may let the locals make fun of their video on youtube or either Rumble channel.
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Top Travel Official (Pandemic mode part 3) - Full Tuen Ma Line Trip
Another year had passed already although there are no travel agency working due to COVID-19 and also omicron pandemic continued to happen across the world that international flight remained limited. Our Top Travel Official cannot just only remained silence at all but i decided to ride a full trip from East Territories Wu Kai Sha to West Territories Tuen Mun.
It literally took 1 hour and 10 minutes completing this Tuen Ma Line trip when it stop every station in each location. No wonder why Tuen Ma Line is currently one of the most longest railway in the entire Hong Kong. The distance between Tuen Mun to Wu Kai Sha is approximately 56.2 kilometres far. But when you drive on a car. It normally goes 46.2 kilometres from between yuen long to sheung shui section.
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Top Travel Offical episode 17 had been interrputed since COVID-19 begun in 2020
Since i had make the opening scene of Top Travel Official is regarding Begin the trip to Dubai that had mentioned to co host Theo Winnington Ingram. But the United Arab Emirates trip had forced to forfeit since COVID-19 had seriously outbreak around the world where international flights had already forced to shut down.
Until now there are vaccinations allowed everyone to take at least 2 dose and to show vaccination proof before getting boarding pass and fly on an aeroplane. Since one of the most difficult moment, i sincerely apologise that i haven't fully finished making episode.
In order to ensure our channel is back on track again, Top Travel Official workplace will be moved to UK. so the new home will be in somewherein UK. Until i earn sufficient pounds to sightseeing UK freely.
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Top Travel Official (Lockdown Pandemic mode) Part 2 - Revisit Sky100
Remembered that when i were visit Sky100 since 2014 in Episode 3? Well, the reason why i insist revisit Sky100 was because one of my smart phone's telecom smartone offered free ticket twice. So therefore, i went up there twice. During the second visit on summer holiday, the heavy rain weather occured that blocked my own vision.
Let me shared how i arranged such good time revisiting Sky100 this 7th tallest skyscraper in the world with sunny weather. Since 2014, i went up to Sky100 by following tour guide with tourist by setting limited time remained up there.
The second visit was trying out some booth game that was organised by Smartone, Such as like riding VR bicycle game and had a short 3D video is all about when doing construction and explain how safety is important. But the rainny weather blocked my vision again on summer holiday this year!
Until now after mid autumn festival, i went up there another time during afternoon, i was keep appreciating the whole sunny view of the west side of Hong Kong victoria harbour view. That mesmerizing view really satisfied me loads.
[Pending update: Top Travel Official workplace maybe moved to England soon]
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Top Travel Official (Lockdown Pandemic mode) - Flying around back time
Are you missed travelling so much? Well, let me just take you back before time and revisiting Hoinam Island and Vietnam. Those two countries are really mesmerizing everytime i go to the place where ocean are nearby you. I did appreciate that i lived in Le Meridien Resort Hotel where relaxing swimming pool and gym room are surrounding at you. and the whole scale of the hotel is incredibly larger than i just thought. It's incredible.
After visiting Hoinam Island, and then i flew to Vietnam and revisited Vung Tau Jesus mountain. Jesus mountains are also mesmerizing just like i went to Sanya where oceans are surrounding at you. When i went back to Ho Chi Minh city, i also revisited coconut food court and then returned back to Windsor Plaza hotel. But when i wake up, i accidentally returned to reality from my past dream.
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Top Travel Official (Lockdown Pandemic mode) Part 1 - Short Railway trip to sheung shui
Since coronavirus-19 had already quickly spread all over the world for whole year and there are so many political issues are continue to occur. And i had announced my Top Travel Official channel will be moved to Rumble for future trip and future episode since youtube had too much inspections and unreasonable censorship. Even background music are keep surpressing my rights to put it on youtube. Top Travel Official decided to quit uploading youtube in that platfrom. Rumble will surely provide the best protection against fraud.
Since i worked in Printing company for literally a whole year and i didn't go travel for one inches away, i decided to make a short railway trip video to Sheung shui station where i only can go about 32 kilometres far.
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Top Travel Official (Series 4) - Episode 16 - [Vietnam] - My Tho city and Mekong river
One of the most meaningful and interesting part was Mekong river, Mekong river connects with many different countries like from Mainland China, Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Lao and Vietnam as well. Surrounding around more than thousands of miles flowing on this river.
Apart of the mekong river was located in My Tho city, where the distance was about 60 kilometres far from Saigon city. And the place are definitely closed to Cambodian border. And every travel tourist ride on the boat to some island where i can't name but he arranged the local vietnamese sing vietnamese natural songs in coconut house where i sat down and enjoy the tea before. And also i ride the small boat as well.
When i move the camera inside the small boat, it nearly made myself fell in the river but i'm still hold my camera tight and sit tightly while local vietnamese floating the boat. After that, tour guide took me to another places where there are many relaxing place to sit and enjoy the nature of mekong river but seem like the tourism place wasn't quite popular.
After visiting Mekong river, tour guide took me back to Ho Chi Minh city and let us enjoy 3D art gallery and take several photos with different virtual photos there. And then i also go to local supermarket as well. The supermarket name it is called Lotte supermarket, but when i look the name from the outside, it also provide the cinema as well. BTW, i fetch nearly 1 million dong's vietnamese foods and products back to my workplace as souvenirs.
However, on the last day, i didn't record the video because the rest of time in Ho Chi Minh city was also shopping mall as well. And i went to Vincom Centre and have a look on electronic stuff and see how many tourist are relaxing here and enjoy coffee as well. Inside the shopping mall, they played the music where i enjoyed the most, it is called Charlie Puth's song we don't talk anymore, Alex Walkers song sing me to sleep and Faded as well.
I was hoping that i will be continue my exploration of my trip but due to the trip schedule is about to the end and regretted to say i have to return back to my workplace due to my budget issue.
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Top Travel Official (series 4) - Episode 14 - [Vietnam] - Ho Chi Minh City part 1
After the first day i visit Vung Tau city and during second day i also went to Jesus Mountain before, and i was luckily enough to go up to jesus arm, Before i entered inside the jesus statue, staff member were asked to take off the shoes before you get in and the stairs are absolutely narrow as hell. The arms and the top floor were also narrow as well.
After that horizontal view in Vung Tau one of the most famous visit. I went back to Cap Saint Jacques Hotel and pack up luggage and ready to travel back to 120 kilometres far from Vung Tau to Ho Chi Minh city where i was initially there first and i visit vietnamese factory and the museum where photos are prohibited, so therefore, i skipped the museum part of visit where my video don't show. However, it was go heavy rain.
After that, i also went to coconut tropical area it is called Moa Hua restaurant and that place were my first dinner at Ho Chi Minh city. Btw, vietnamese road is incradibly narrow and the coach were struggled to drive under the narrow street as crowds of motorbike are dominating around. During second night, tour guide arranged me to live in Ho Chi Minh city's each five star hotel it is called Windsor Plaza Hotel. The hotel room is quite luxurious than Cap Saint Jacques hotel and the rooms are spacious. And one best thing is the hotel crews are absolutely polite as well.
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Top Travel Official (series 4) - Episode 15 - [Vietnam] - Ho Chi Minh city part 2
During the second day of Ho Chi minh city, i visited army museum, ex president building museum, post office and also the small cave where vietnamese army used to hide in that place. And that place are also provide the shooting game for tourist to play, 20000 vietnamese dong each play.
After visiting there, i continued to visit inside the Ho Chi Minh city where ex president building work and used to lead southern vietnam and visit post office where it looked like Railway station. and i brought the post card and wrote something back to my workplace. And then i also visited vehicle museum as well but when i saw the history introduce inside, it were really heartbreaking. So therefore, i stopped exploring the museum.
In order to cheer up myself, tour guide decided to take us to watch vietnamese water drama in Rang Theatre, But it literally cost money for each ticket. other people who haven't pay for watching drama are all staying inside the coach. While i watched vietnamese water drama, outside the street are already begun heavy rain again.
After that, tour guide took us to eat dinner and introduce food to eat and then we went back to Winsor plaza hotel.
In my personal view, i honestly think Thailand is much more fun than Vietnam once i visited Bangkok and Pattaya since i were a kid, there's already provide go kart game, shopping mall with haunted house game in upper floor, watching Thai show with elephant, watching muay thai boxing match at night bar and also monorail there.
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Top Travel Official (series 4) - Episode 13 - [Vietnam] - Vung Tau city
Travelling is not just only one country, as a great travelers, i must keep exploring around the world where you never seen it before, that's the basic concept i'd ever heard the most.
After the busy contract work in HK youth federation of youth groups in 2018, this summer, i went to other countries where it is completely closed to Cambodia. And it is not too far to Thailand. That is in Southern Vietnam. First of all, i went to Ho Chi Ming (Saigon) city first and i saw crowds of motorbikes are mostly using on the road at the street. In my first impressions, i was thinking and worrying there are gangsters hiding on motorbike that i didn't know. But after few days later, they're not as bad as i think. They're mostly polite and showing hospitality with foreign tourist.
During first day, i visited in Vung Tau Jesus Mountain where the landmarks landscape are really mesmerizing when i looked at the coastal ocean view again. Even though the hotel doesn't look the same as Hoi Nam Island but i think Vietnam has so many undiscovered place to visit. When i was first living in Cap Saint Jacques Hotel, i found out the local vietnamese seem to be very happy gathering together and singing vietnamese songs that i don't understand lyrics but i learnt a little language of Vietnamese that tour guide had taught!
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Top Travel Official (series 4) - Episode 12 - [Mainland China] - Zhuhai & Toi Shan city
This year in 2017, i went to at least two place by uncle's car again because of one of the Ching Ming Festival where everyone are going to worship forefather every single year. But before arriving there, i also went to Zhuhai where it is completely closed to Macau border where i went there before.
The reason why i only temporary stop in Zhuhai and had a short term visit was because this is where cousin studied at university. My uncle also took her to Taishan for just one days only and then return to her school first before my returning trip begin. At that time, HK zhuhai macau bridge haven't been established yet. So therefore, i travelled back to Guangzhou first before returning to my workplace HK.
BTW, i had a terrible experience of this trip. They were not really treating me like as a relatives during the forefather worshipping. So therefore, i never ever want to travel with them again even if i earned my travel funds myself via employee or passive income from stock market.
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Top Travel Official (Series 2) - Episode 6a - [Mainland China] - Canton Guangzhou part 1
i went there several years and i only had railway view. Btw, i hadn't put star in a reasonably priced traveller. To be honest, i honestly think this city is completely boring even though it looked like prosperity and having more skyscraper constructed.
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Top Travel Official (Series 2) - Episode 9 - [Mainland China] - Hoi Nam Island part 3
Travelling could be wonderful but it could be end easily because of the financial budget issues. During third day, before i head to Haikou city where it is closed to Canton Province. I was still in Le Meridien Resort hotel and the Spa in the morning. I really enjoyed that resort view once i visited there before.
Before arriving at Haikou city, there's hiking path and coconut store and factory also located in Hoi Nam Island. But when i reached Haikou city, apart of them looked quite like Hong Kong Shatin and Guangzhou view at night. Nothing different than Guangzhou, but i also ate dinner like one of the most famous food in Hoi Nam Island it is called duck.
During last night, i stayed in Sheraton Hotel. It also provided swimming pool, spa and the gym room as well just like the same as Le meridien resort hotel and spa. On a last day, you can sleep later before my return begin but i choosed to wake up in the morning and do the gym because i don't want to miss memorable time enjoying the island trip.
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Top Travel Official (Series 2) - Episode 8 - [Mainland China] - Hoi Nam Island part 2
After a few visit from Sanya coastal city with mesmerizing beach view and visit tropical area in Five finger mountains and stay there in the unknown hotel for one day. During the second day, Ben continued the trip from Five finger mountain at the middle of Hoi Nam Island to Wanning city. Another hotel name it is also mesmerizing as well, it is called Le Meridien Resort Hotel and Spa. There's swimming pool and the luxury gym room and independent hotel room that built up by a house. Made you feel like you are in overseas.
BTW, Le meridien resort hotel's each night just only US130 dollars.
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