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By: Joey Yung

Kuala Terengganu - Keropok Lekor B.T.B 2209

We have tried a couple of keropok lekor stalls in Kuala Terengganu. 

Among the famous one is:

Keropok Lekor B.T.B 2209

Lot 8292, Kampung Bukit Tok Beng, Seberang Takir, 21300 Kuala Terengganu.

Straight on the Jalan Tenkgu Mizan road to cross the Sultan Mahmood bridge. 

Keep straight. Pass through Pulau Besar toll plaza (Toll free). Keep right. 

There is a traffic light in front. 

At the traffic light junction, turn right into Jalan Tengku Ampuan Bariah. 

Landmark: Kampung Bukit Tumbuh on your left. Keep straight.  

Keropok Lekor B.T.B 2209 is on your left.

We used to come here on weekends, which was crowded with people. We did wait for more than ONE HOUR just to buy the keropok lekor. You will need to take a number and wait for your number to be called. 

I tried on weekdays (Thursday), reached there about 1010. WOW! There's no need to queue up. Bought ten slices of keropok lekor in not more than a minute!

MISSION of the DAY, ACCOMPLISHED!

 Keropok Lekor

One slice for RM 1. 

TOTAL: RM 10.

Kuala Terengganu - Pok Rashid Ikan Bakar

There is another place famous for its grilled fish besides the Grilled Fish Centre/ Medan Ikan Bakar, under the Kuala Ibai bridge.

Selain daripada Medan Ikan Bakar dibawah jambatan Kuala Ibai, Pok Rashid Ikan Bakar di Kampung Bukit Tunggal juga popular. Cawangan keduanya di Pasir Panjang.

Let me present to you.....

Pok Rashid Ikan Bakar 

at Kampung Bukit Tunggal. 
Their second shop is in Pasir Panjang.

DIRECTION: 

Keep straight on the Jalan Tenkgu Mizan road and cross the Sultan Mahmood bridge. Keep straight. Pass through Pulau Besar toll plaza (Toll free). Keep straight. Turn left to Jalan Gong Kijang. 
Landmark: There is a school named Sek. Keb. Bukit Tunggal on your right. 
Keep straight. T-junction turn right. 
Pok Rashid Ikan Bakar is a corner shop beside a Islam cemetery
PS: Near to the T-junction.

 Opens from Thursday till Tuesday, 5 pm – 11 pm

 Closed on Wednesday.

Buka dari Khamis hingga Selasa, 5 ptg - 11 mlm.

Tutup pada hari Rabu.

 YEAH! It is time to choose and make an order. 

The place where they grill.

They only serve grilled fish/ ikan bakar, grilled cuttlefish/ sotong bakar, grilled prawn/ udang bakar and grilled cockles/ kerang bakar. 

We ordered grilled fish, grilled cuttlefish and grilled cockles.

Drinks, we ordered bandung and hot milo/ milo panas.

Total: RM 30. 

No fruit juice. So we ordered  bandung and hot milo.

 Grilled fish/ ikan bakar.

Grilled cockles/ kerang bakar. 

missing photo X

Grilled cuttlefish/ sotong bakar.



LOVE the grilled fish and grilled cuttlefish, 

except disappointed by the grilled cockles... they were smelly.. 

Kuala Terengganu - Medan Ikan Bakar / Grilled Fish Centre

Look no further, the famous grilled fish in Kuala Terengganu is located under the Kuala Ibai bridge. 

It opens daily from 5 pm - 11 pm.

There is no specific signboard direction to this place. 

TIPS to get there: 

there are some landmarks to take note.

If you are driving from Kuala Terengganu City, head to Jalan Batu Burok road. 

Keep straight and you will pass by Terengganu Equestrian Resort (TER) and Tengku Tengah Zaharah Mosque, both on your left. 

Keep left. 

There is a fork in the road, diverged into two roads. Take the left road (the small road). 

The right road will lead you to the Kuala Ibai bridge, which is the road to Marang / Kuantan.

Medan Ikan Bakar ini memang 'famous' di Kuala Terengganu. Ia terletak di bawah jambatan Kuala Ibai.

Buka pada setiap hari dari pukul 5 mlm - 11mlm.

 Front view / depan restaurant.

Plenty of choices. Let's choose!

Beside famous for their GRILLED FISH/ IKAN BAKAR, they also provide a wide choices of menu from variety of fried rice to fried noodles, tom yam, vegetables etc.

Selain daripada ikan bakarnya yang 'famous', restaurant ini juga menyediakan menu seperti nasi goreng, mee goreng, tom yam, sayur dll.  

We have tried/ Kami telah mencuba:

its grilled fish / ikan bakar,

fried squid / sotong goreng tepung

spicy 'lala' (clam/ 拉拉) / lala masak mearh

vegetable soup/ sup sayur

mix vegetables/ sayur campur

Food is GOOD! Price is reasonable.

Can't recall the how much we spent on the previous bill. Think is about RM 35 (grilled fish / ikan bakar, fried squid / sotong goreng tepung, Kailan vegetables and drinks). The recent one is this.

Bill on 17 November 2013:

Spicy Lala/ Lala masak pedas              RM 22

Rice/ Nasi                                                RM   1

Fruit Juice / Jus                                     RM   2

Mix Vegetables / Sayur Campur         RM   6

TOTAL:                                                   RM31

View, under the Kuala Ibai bridge

View from the restaurant. Canoeing on Sungai Ibai river.

Updated:

Besides ikan bakar, you can choose your fish to cook in steam style.

Steam fish and kailan.

Melbourne Day 3 - Phillip Island

We immediately check-in the next morning at 0800 and get a nice bath. 

We started our Phillip island tour with the Koala Conservation Centre, followed by the Churchill Island Heritage Farm, Nobbies and lastly, the nightly Penguins Parade! 

Total ticket price for two persons:  AUD 76.80

 At the Koala Conservation Centre.

ZZZzzzzz.. Sleeping koala.

At the Churchill Island 

 Fluffy sheeps ^^

 Ammes Barn and Blacksmith Shop.

Cottage gardens and lawns. Beautiful!!

At the Nobbies Centre. Sadly, no nobbies..

Total of penguins arrived = 422. WOW!

We were not allowed to take photo with the penguins. Although, some visitors did take photos of them. Naughty!

So hungry, we went for a fine dining at Harrys on the Esplanade. The food was soOOOO TastY!

Herbs Crumbed Local Fish, Green Asparagus sauteed in butter and a glass of Terra Felix.

Herbs Crumbed Local Fish                                     27.80

Green Asparagus sauteed in butter                            8.00

1 Glass of Terra Felix                                               9.00

TOTAL                                                   : AUD     45.47 included tax

That's all for Day 3. Goodnight!

Melbourne Day 2 - The Great Ocean Road

24 September 2013

We took some pictures at the Grand Pacific Hotel and its surrounding.   

 Breathtaking scenery at the Grand Pacific Hotel balcony.

 Morning jog, anyone?

Lorne Pier, a recreational fishing hotspot.

BREAKFAST Time!

The best burgers we had for breakfast at A Bottle of Milk, 52 Mountjoy Parade, Lorne, VIC

TRUST ME ON THIS! It is a MUST EAT burgers in Lorne.

PS: Credit to Urbanspoon reviews.

Visit http://www.thebottleofmilk.com/menu.html for menu info.

 A Bottle of Milk

Blue Cheese Burger

It was a long journey to the 12 Apostles- Limestone Stacks (Between Port Campbell to Princetown). 

However, it was worthwhile to witness this incredible collection of limestone stacks.

At the 12 apostles.

We did not have much time to visit the other limestone cliffs. We headed back to Apollo Bay for lunch and continued our journey to Queenscliff.

Lunch at almost 1500, at Café One 5 Three at Apollo Bay. 
Food was YUMMY!

- Mussels          AUD 15
- Pie of the Day AUD 15
- Milk Shakes   AUD   5

Mussels, Pie of the Day and strawberry milk shakes.

Snapshot at the Apollo Bay town.

OMG! We were running out of time. We have planned to catch a ferry from Queenscliff to Sorento. 

Yes, Phillip Island is our next stop. 

The last ferry is at 6pm!!! Time is ticking!

Luckily, we were on time to catch the last ferry. We reached Queenscliff harbour at 1755. Huh…

For more information, visit: http://www.searoad.com.au/timetables-fares/timetable-fares/

PS: It is much cheaper to buy the ferry ticket through online J

Sunset view at the top of the ferry deck.

               

When we reached Sorento, it was quite dark. We missed the Colourful Bathing Box L

Secondly, we were late for the check-in (until 1700).  There is a payment (very costly) for late check-in. So we planned to sleep in the car until the next morning to check-in.

The name of the place we have booked was Amaroo, Cowes, in Phillip Island. 

TIPS: be aware that, each hotel has their own hotel policies. Thus, check-in and check-out time may vary.

GOODNIGHT!

from KL to Melbourne Day 1

22 September 2013.


It was an exciting moment where I and my hubby were on our way to our honeymoon. We were so excited that we hardly slept well last night, although we were pretty tired of the whole wedding ceremony. Sum up, NOT SLEEPING WELL =  HAPPY+EXCITED

At 0700, we drove from Kuantan to Kuala Lumpur. YAHOO! I didn’t fall asleep in the car. We kept chatting about our wedding ceremonies.  Time flies~

We reached Terminal Bersepadu Selatan (TBS) at 1100++. We parked our car in there which only cost RM 3 per day. Reasonable, right?

From there we took the KLIA Transit train. This train connects the shuttle bus at Salak Tinggi Station which leads us to the LCCT. Ticket fare cost RM 10.80.

For more info, visit: http://www.kliaekspres.com/travel-with-us/klia-transit-to-lcct/\

Excited and nervous, our flight ticket is at 1340. At 1130, we were still at TBS, waiting for the arrival of the KLIA Transit train. Soon, the train arrived and we reached Salak Tinggi Station at 1145.

Then, we rushed to catch the shuttle bus to LCCT. It took about 45 minutes ++ including waiting time for all the passengers to take their seats plus putting their luggage bags.

PS: it was full with passengers. TIPS:  grab a seat as fast as possible or else, you will need to wait for the next bus..

We reached LCCT at 1230 and YES, we still have some time to have our lunch after check in luggage etc.

Since we both did not have enough sleep last night, the nine hours flight gave us plenty of time to take a good rest.

There is one thing to comment about the Air Asia plane seats. Never choose seat number 14A (quite zone) if you love to have a side seat with window. We thought that all the side seat will have a small window.… but not the 14A... Anyway, the good point about this seat is, it is near to the toilet and exit door.

AT LAST! we reached Melbourne at 2330, with the temperature of 11 degree Celsius! WOW! So cool! Especially when the wind blows so hard~~~

At the custom check point, the officer in charge asked us “where will you both staying tonight?” Luckily, we have a friend in Melbourne and have planned to stay overnight. We showed the officer in charge his contact no. However, he was not convinced with our answer.  Ting! I remembered!  I did keep my friend’s house address.  After searching my friend’s email in my inbox, I showed the address to the officer.

Officer: How do you get to know him? How long have you known him? Is he a Malaysian? He works in Melbourne?  

Wahlau… asked so many questions…   *-*'''

TIPS: Please have the person’s house address that you will be staying that night/ whole trip. The officers are pretty strict! And I do not think that they allowed people to stay overnight in the airport or do they?

We stayed overnight at my friend’s house and get our rental car the next morning.

Goodnight~~

23 September 2013.

We have booked a car through online from http://www.economycarrentals.com/go/car-rental/australia/melbourne/

Economy Car Rentals is not a car rental company. It is a website which cooperates with other car rental brands. We found out that, the price of renting a car was reasonable. However, this car rental company did not own a car rental booth in the airport. That means, pick up and drop off car will not be in the airport.

PS: it is not written in their fine print that pick up and drop off car must be at the car rental centre, although we did stated that pick up and drop off is in Tullamarine, Airport.

Don’t you think is a bit scary, to allow a stranger to drive you to somewhere (which you have no idea where is it)?  We felt a bit inconvenient especially for tourist like us (the first timer in Melbourne).  Nevertheless, we phoned them and they came to pick us to their car rental centre, which was not far from the airport.

A woman in her mid 30s picked us up and brought us to her centre, Altas Car and Truck Rental. It was located at the 29 Catalina Drive, Tullamarine, Victoria.

We were so excited to see our “baby”. Oh yeah, we booked Micra, Nissan. The Cute Little Baby!

Just nice for two persons. Not too big or too small.

Next, our serious mission begun with:

1^st, we have our breakfast at McDonald, near the Tullamarine airport and the Holiday Villa.

PS: no wifi.

2^nd, we applied for Melbourne Pass at https://www.citylink.com.au/1090.asp in CityLink website.

We have to take the trouble to go online and register ourselves. This is one of the points which explained why the car rental is a lot cheaper than the other car rental websites.  Moreover, we were not sure which product to apply. Yea, no one to help us out. We tried to get it done in the Atlas centre. But the woman replied, they do not have wifi. What a surprise! So, we kind of waste a lot of time read, and read and read to make sure that we applied the right one.

In this form, they required a Australia mobile number 04-XXXXXXXX. We just key in our car rental company phone number. What to do? We need to get moving ASAP. We were in vacation! And we have limited time in Melbourne! My itinerary was affected!!!

FYI, this Melbourne Pass is used to travel on Melbourne's toll roads for a period of less than 30 days.  

Registration fee AUD 5.50.

PS: we were in the Tullamarine Airport using its free wifi.

3^rd, bought a plug adapter.  AUD 3.95.

PS: people, please get it before even reach Australia. My bad, didn’t do my research with details.. wasted few more minutes in this searching..  

And YEAH! We were ready to start our Melbourne journey!

We used Navigator app as our GPS. Is an offline GPS. Trust me, it works pretty well! Thank you Navigator! Here we go! The journey to the GREAT OCEAN ROAD!

From Tullamarine, it is approximately three hours to reach our hotel in Lorne.

We used Princess Freeway Highway and passed some of the famous beaches for surfers in Melbourne.  

Haha, he's so cute :P. 

At the Campbells Cove Beach Huts – Werribee South, Victoria.

Colourful Beach Huts ^^

With our Cute Little Baby, Micra, Nissan.

VERY HUNGRY! We have lunch at Red Rooster, a fast food chain in Geelong.

Classic Roast.

Powerful Pack!

Red Rooster at 2-4 Fyans Street, Geelong 3220.

NEXT stop, Point Impossible Beach.

Panoramic view.

Path to the Point Impossible Beach. 

I know what you are thinking...  Both of the beaches are known as the Nude Beaches in Australia. Sorry, the temperature was damn too cool. So, no nude people ya.  

As you all could see from our photos, the sky was getting dark. We quickly drove our way to our hotel in Lorne.

However, we can't resist but to stop by at Hut Gally to enjoy the beautiful beach.

Peaceful sunset.

We passed the Split Point lighthouse and took a photo of it.

The Split Point lighthouse.

And finally we reached the GREAT OCEAN ROAD!

Great Ocean Road Memorial Gate.

One more hour of driving to the Grand Pacific Hotel & Apartments in Mount Joy Parade, 3232 Lorne.

We booked a Pacific Double Room, AUD 90 at Booking.com.    

At the main entrance of the Grand Pacific Hotel & Apartments.

For dinner, we have pizza at PizzaPizza. TRUST ME. It was super duper delicious! A MUST eat food in LORNE! Check out their menu at 

http://www.pizzapizzalorne.com/menu.html.

PS: Credit to Urbanspoon reviews.

 Meet the chef!

Meatlovers Pizza

Time to rest well. Goodnight!

Last picture taken on 23 September 2013.