tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2049178277488079241Thu, 19 Dec 2024 03:27:36 +0000EuropeIrelandAustriaCzech RepublicItalyRandomSpainHungaryRomaniaUKAsiaBulgariaSingaporeAdvertsSerbiahttp://ulricstraveladventures.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (ulricng)Blogger41125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2049178277488079241.post-530040557657190500Tue, 18 Jan 2011 15:04:00 +00002011-01-18T23:04:11.119+08:00RandomTo all my dear readers. I know this comes abit too late...oh well...HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL!!! Well, I was busy with work, catching up with friends, etc etc... My new plans for this year is to explore this part of the world and I will kick start my travels later this month. My current confirmed plans are: Jan: Bali Feb: Phuket April - May: backpacking around Cambodia, Vietnam, Laos, Northern http://ulricstraveladventures.blogspot.com/2011/01/to-all-my-dear-readers.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (ulricng)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2049178277488079241.post-4532844113585411074Mon, 22 Nov 2010 13:40:00 +00002010-11-22T23:26:11.565+08:00AsiaSingapore http://ulricstraveladventures.blogspot.com/2010/11/invitation-to-royal-caribbean.html As you all know I was invited by omy to tour around the Royal Caribbean cruise from my previous post. So this morning, I made my way to Singapore Cruise Center to meet up with the organizers to go on board. The Majestic Legend of the Sea was parked at the Singapore berth The bloggers who were http://ulricstraveladventures.blogspot.com/2010/11/royal-caribbean-legend-of-sea.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (ulricng)17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2049178277488079241.post-3617222031478959264Sun, 21 Nov 2010 06:25:00 +00002010-11-21T14:25:25.063+08:00Adverts I SUPPORT KIM WEI WEI on smashpop.net!http://ulricstraveladventures.blogspot.com/2010/11/adv-i-support-kim-wei-wei.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (ulricng)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2049178277488079241.post-5384347300576483810Sun, 21 Nov 2010 06:07:00 +00002010-11-21T14:07:29.623+08:00EuropeItalyAfter putting down all my stuff in the hostel. I went out immediately, pardon for not snapping photos of the hostel as I think its not really up to standard. Alot of people will not have heard of Cinque Terre and wonder why I went to this remotely known place. Reason being the main attraction of the Cinque Terre is the landscape. Mediterranean herbs and trees grow spontaneously from the top ofhttp://ulricstraveladventures.blogspot.com/2010/11/italy-touring-5-island-cinque-terre.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (ulricng)6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2049178277488079241.post-6482574120796265371Wed, 17 Nov 2010 05:41:00 +00002010-11-17T13:41:51.066+08:00EuropeItalyI left Venice with a heavy heart, and have to take a overnight train to this amazing place called Cinque Terre. However, the journey to there was quite torturous, I have to travel from Venice to Bologna and to Parma and wait for roughly about 6 hours before taking the train from Parma to Cinque Terre. The whole train journey took about 12 hours including waiting time. Arriving at Bologna http://ulricstraveladventures.blogspot.com/2010/11/italy-journey-to-cinque-terre-5-island.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (ulricng)10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2049178277488079241.post-5432078701318873359Sun, 14 Nov 2010 10:13:00 +00002010-11-14T18:13:41.089+08:00AsiaSingaporeThere was an open invitation by project omy where they will select 40 bloggers to go up to the newest cruise in Singapore called Royal Caribbean. I was lucky to be selected to go on board this cruise for a half day tour. Be sure to check out my post on it :) http://ulricstraveladventures.blogspot.com/2010/11/invitation-to-royal-caribbean.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (ulricng)10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2049178277488079241.post-1284885376819551099Sun, 07 Nov 2010 11:57:00 +00002010-11-07T20:00:25.220+08:00EuropeItalyGondolas is a frequent sight in Venice San Giorgio Maggiore taken from Piazza San Marco Lido at the other side :) Unfortunately, I didn't have enough time to go onto both islands. :((( Summer heat is coming!!! It was getting warmer since morning but Venice is still filled with tourist. The Gondoliere awaiting for potential customers :) Venice is a place that could get quite confusing http://ulricstraveladventures.blogspot.com/2010/11/italy-my-one-day-getaway-to-venice-part.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (ulricng)8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2049178277488079241.post-5715354234002990832Sun, 17 Oct 2010 12:26:00 +00002010-10-17T20:26:36.680+08:00EuropeItalyI flew south to the amazing country of GELATO!!! ITALY~~~ Landed in Milan Airport I'm not going to visit Milan but I'm meeting a friend in Milan to take a train to Venice! I'm not really interested with all the rich and branded stuff that Milan has to offer to the rich cause I'm a poor student. :( Took a bus down from the airport to Milan Train station... Gotten my tickets and was so http://ulricstraveladventures.blogspot.com/2010/10/italy-my-one-day-getaway-to-venice-part.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (ulricng)5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2049178277488079241.post-6312891590730069324Tue, 21 Sep 2010 15:53:00 +00002010-09-21T23:55:06.881+08:00Czech RepublicEuropeAPOLOGIES...I know I have not been updating my blog. The reason being: I AM TOO BUSY AT WORK!!! :((( anyway back to PRAGUE~ So my last day in Prague was quite random, woke up and headed to this building called the dancing house, it looks quite interesting in the pictures when I google it. This is how the dancing house looked... pretty normal eh? so I went off after snapping a photo and http://ulricstraveladventures.blogspot.com/2010/09/last-of-prague.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (ulricng)6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2049178277488079241.post-6133705879146770798Tue, 07 Sep 2010 15:32:00 +00002010-09-07T23:39:09.962+08:00Czech RepublicEurope After the filling lunch...I press on with discovery this hidden gem :)  Czech Philharmonic Orchestra House Then I saw a GIANT METRONOME on a hill on the other side of Prague so I went to check it out I have to cross a bridge...can you see the metronome on top?  The GIANT METRONOME!!! The scenery is spectacular and I stop for a shot :) Next Stop...http://ulricstraveladventures.blogspot.com/2010/09/czech-republic-prague-part-3.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (ulricng)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2049178277488079241.post-5644738383047873769Wed, 01 Sep 2010 13:40:00 +00002010-09-01T21:40:12.652+08:00Czech RepublicEuropeCan't believed that I was in Prague, as I've always wanted to go Prague *don't ask me why* Got up early in the morning and headed to the Old Town square and went to take picture of the most notably the famed Astronomical Clock  There was someone blowing the trumpet every hour. The alley of the Old Town Old Town Square Corroded Statue  The Gothic Church at the Old http://ulricstraveladventures.blogspot.com/2010/09/czech-republic-prague-part-2.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (ulricng)5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2049178277488079241.post-5899487315082930826Mon, 16 Aug 2010 15:21:00 +00002010-08-16T23:21:49.257+08:00Czech RepublicEuropePrague...another dream come true. I wanted to visit Prague when I was studying the piano cause it has a rich music history behind this awesome city. Gotten my ticket to Prague...WEEEEE The train ride took about 6 hours....pretty long compared to just over an hour flight journey and I arrived in Prague at around late afternoon. Can't wait and took my camera out to snap some photos :) Prague.http://ulricstraveladventures.blogspot.com/2010/08/czech-republic-prague-part-1.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (ulricng)9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2049178277488079241.post-6843837391738854659Wed, 11 Aug 2010 15:50:00 +00002010-08-11T23:50:56.085+08:00AustriaEurope On my last day in Vienna aka Wien, I went to the famous Schloss Schönbrunn and it is the ultimate palace experience in Vienna. It is comparable in grandeur to Versailles and is definitely a must-see in Vienna. Its gardens and zoo (the oldest in the world, built for Maria Theresa’s husband in 1752) alone are worth a lengthy visit.  The entrance of Schloss Schönbrunn http://ulricstraveladventures.blogspot.com/2010/08/austria-vienna-final-part.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (ulricng)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2049178277488079241.post-5425231592555934275Mon, 02 Aug 2010 16:02:00 +00002010-08-03T00:02:10.477+08:00AustriaEuropeI finished sight-seeing Vienna in 2 days and Xiaoman recommended me to visit Salzberg or Bratislava. In the end, I went for the more expensive Salzberg and I never regret spending near 100 euros on the train ride alone.  QBB Train ticket Some fact about Salzberg that I read up was that it is a world famous baroque architecture and has one of the best-preserved city centres http://ulricstraveladventures.blogspot.com/2010/08/austria-salzberg-part-3.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (ulricng)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2049178277488079241.post-3604729829043444405Wed, 28 Jul 2010 14:17:00 +00002010-07-28T23:36:37.144+08:00AustriaEuropeWoke up early in the morning and headed to The Naschmarkt, it's basically a big open market where there are lots of stuff that are for sales ranging from clothes to 2nd hand goods and food. Spent about 1 hour plus walking through the whole market, another thing about this market is that it is only open during the weekends. Some pictures of The Naschmarkt Afterwhich, I went to Gasometer http://ulricstraveladventures.blogspot.com/2010/07/austria-vienna-part-2.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (ulricng)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2049178277488079241.post-4516681256488679378Fri, 23 Jul 2010 14:42:00 +00002010-07-23T22:42:59.731+08:00AustriaEuropeI was eager to reach Vienna as I have a high school friend studying there named Xiaoman and it has been like 6 years since I last saw her. Finally the train arrived at Vienna :) At the train station Arrived at a 3star hotel that my friend booked Met Xiaoman for dinner and off to bed cause tomorrow it will a long day of exploring Vienna :) The next day, my first destination was http://ulricstraveladventures.blogspot.com/2010/07/austria-vienna-part-1.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (ulricng)12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2049178277488079241.post-8330006382109301297Fri, 16 Jul 2010 14:32:00 +00002010-07-16T22:32:13.825+08:00EuropeHungaryOnly left a few hours so I went to check out the St. Stephen Basilica. The Main door of the Basilica The inside the Basilica Afterwhich, headed to Trofea Grill, the buffet with free flow champagne that I mention in Part 1. Saw a sinking bus on the way!!! Nah~ the bus is floating along the river, first time I saw this kind of bus.  The restaurant  Our Free http://ulricstraveladventures.blogspot.com/2010/07/hungary-budapest-final-part.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (ulricng)8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2049178277488079241.post-854055926205084525Thu, 08 Jul 2010 08:22:00 +00002010-07-08T16:22:27.914+08:00EuropeHungaryWoke up and went to the market for breakfast...on the way saw a church and a monument so I just snap a photo of it.  The Church The Monument next to the church The Market where the locals patronize so often Inside of the market (dry and clean =D) The food stalls are on the upper levels My Breakfast (cabbage roll in some meat mixed with rice and a sausage)  http://ulricstraveladventures.blogspot.com/2010/07/hungary-budapest-part-2.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (ulricng)5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2049178277488079241.post-754376737833627640Tue, 06 Jul 2010 15:40:00 +00002010-07-07T14:19:50.783+08:00EuropeHungarySo after boring Belgrade, I've landed in Budapest. Before coming to this place, I always thought that Budapest is kinda old and a place for drug trafficking all thanks to the movies. To my surprise, this Capital was called Budapest because there are two island to this Capital, namely Buda and Pest thus giving it's name. Train down to Budapest Budapest HERE I COME!!! We arrived during the http://ulricstraveladventures.blogspot.com/2010/07/hungary-budapest-part-1.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (ulricng)7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2049178277488079241.post-3122229066185007266Fri, 02 Jul 2010 02:59:00 +00002010-07-02T11:14:18.509+08:00EuropeSerbia The train ride was smooth and there wasn't much problem during the custom check but again...I'm in the land where I don't understand a single sign or word, luckily the people here speak some basic english. After saying that there isn't much stuff in Belgrade, it's a very small city and can be covered in 1-2 days depending how fast you walk. Before hitting Belgrade At the main http://ulricstraveladventures.blogspot.com/2010/07/serbia-belgrade.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (ulricng)11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2049178277488079241.post-979617466343176240Wed, 23 Jun 2010 20:36:00 +00002010-06-24T04:36:54.026+08:00EuropeRomaniaLast day in Bucharest, visited all the places I wanted to see already so I just randomly walked around the place and take random shots before heading to Belgrade in Serbia. Woke up real late and then went back to the beer house I went the previous night cause the food is really nice and I love the interior. Bar counter in the beer house Some chicken dish After lunch, walked around and thehttp://ulricstraveladventures.blogspot.com/2010/06/romania-bucharest-final-part.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (ulricng)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2049178277488079241.post-6070255563109273017Fri, 18 Jun 2010 14:10:00 +00002010-06-18T22:11:27.752+08:00EuropeRomaniaTired of the Bangkok like city so I went on a 12 hour tour that was organised by the hostel and went to places outside of Bucharest like Sinaia, Brasov and Bran (Drucula Castle). The guide who was the owner of hostel was not too bad but more explanation could be done. We left the hostel around 9:30am and we headed to Sinaia which was about 2 hours drive away from Bucharest. The river http://ulricstraveladventures.blogspot.com/2010/06/romania-out-of-bucharest-part-2.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (ulricng)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2049178277488079241.post-8465843631662857119Wed, 02 Jun 2010 21:53:00 +00002010-06-03T05:53:59.379+08:00EuropeRomaniaAfter a 12 hour train ride with slow and troublesome custom boarder checks, I have arrived in ROMANIA!!! Train Station I arrived at the Gara de Nord train station at around 6am in the morning and was staving. I went around searching for food around the train station and to my amazement, the people here drink beer at 6AM!!! It was the first culture shock and I thought Ireland was bad. You guys http://ulricstraveladventures.blogspot.com/2010/06/romania-bucharest-part-1.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (ulricng)5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2049178277488079241.post-5513058447010745077Fri, 28 May 2010 21:05:00 +00002010-05-29T05:05:55.192+08:00BulgariaEuropeOn my second day in Sofia, after travelling to the outskirts such as Rila, I decided to go southeast of Sofia to venture into their mountain. Their mountain is called Vitosha mountain and it has been the city's natural barrier against intruders. The mountain is around 2290m above sea level and after having breakfast in the hostel, we got the directions on how to get to the Vitosha mountains. http://ulricstraveladventures.blogspot.com/2010/05/bulgaria-sofia-final-part.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (ulricng)9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2049178277488079241.post-8532966811710301000Wed, 26 May 2010 23:43:00 +00002010-05-27T07:43:21.140+08:00BulgariaEuropeSo finally I left Dublin and started on my Graduation trip to Eastern Europe. Started my journey with RyanAir to London then from there to Sofia (the capital of Bulgaria). Up in the Air Landed in London Gatwick Airport and went to the airport restaurant to have lunch Our food (I am travelling with a friend) I had the lasagna and it was quite awful, c'mon how wrong can u go http://ulricstraveladventures.blogspot.com/2010/05/bulgaria-sofia-part-1.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (ulricng)6