13-09-2019 Bong & His First Trip to Besar Island Part 2

After having lunch and resting a bit,

we started our exploration on this island....

From the right hand side of

Aseania Beach Resort,

we walked pass another resort

'D'Coconut Island Resort'...

then a pathway

in the middle of a small forest...

After passing the resort

and a chalet area,

we turned and walked back towards Aseania Beach Resort...

Of course,

we had to walk on the white sandy beach...

and feel the warm

crystal clear water!

It wasn't peak season at that time

and it was right before the public holiday

so there was not that many people on the island with us....

We were so happy to have the whole beach

to ourselves (kinda)!

After exploring the beach,

we went back to the resort

and tried out the pool!!

Of course,

we had the swimming pool

'almost' all to ourselves too!

We went to the restaurant early,

reserved a nice table...

but there was no sunset in a way

due to the cloudy weather...

The dinner was OK.

They always had pretty good fish,

and the rest was fine.

The dessert was disappointing with just fruits

and banana cake. Lol!

But..you get what you pay for!

We woke up the next morning

with more wind...

but the rain has already stopped.

The wind was blowing so hard

that the staffs needed to cover up the restaurant for a bit....

Their breakfast was actually good,

and I like their egg station!

After the very heavy breakfast,

we took a relaxing walk

to the left hand side of the hotel.

We walked pass other resorts on the island,

Mirage Island Resort 

and Bayu Lestari Island Resort...

To be continued...

XOXO

-Bong-

07-09-2019 Bong & His Fall Update 1 - Going back 'Home'

Plaza Premium lounge at Penang airport

is a rather small lounge....

Little food selection,

but you can order from their menu...

So, this is a plus...

No red wine for Arne,

and me....

so this is a minus!

We ordered Penang white curry noodles

and Japanese bento...

The food was actually pretty OK :)

XOXO

-Bong-

30-08-2019 Bong & His First Trip to Besar Island...

After 4 busy days of meeting

friends and families,

we started part two of our trip...

traveling to the south~

We took an early Transnational bus

from Bandar Tasik Selatan

and the bus stopped for a quick lunch break

at somewhere before

Bandar Tun Abdul Razak...

The whole journey wasn't super interesting

so we slept quite a lot in the bus.

After almost 6 hours' ride,

we arrived at Mersing bus station.

Yeay! 

From the bus station,

it took us 10 minutes

to walk to the 'hotel' we had booked

for one night overnight...

The hotel was simple

and you get what you pay for.

We went for an early dinner at this

Fong Kopitiam...

Good food,

good price...

and after the dinner,

we walked a bit in the neighbourhood...

We came to

Mersing Harbour Centre...

and found out that

most of the shops there were closed

after 5pm...

We woke up the next morning,

started the hunt for good chinese breakfast...

We came to this mural street,

then the roundabout

and saw this noodle stall....

At the roundabout,

there is this beautiful chinese temple...

豐盛港福順廟

And beside the temple

is this nice indian temple

Kuil Sri Subramaniam.

On our way back the hotel,

we discovered this very yummy

handmade

We had to stop at this

99 Speedmart as well,

because...

surprisingly they do sell red wine to pretty good price!

We came to the jetty

(Mersing Jetty Interconnection To Tioman Island)

a bit earlier

and wanted to buy fridge magnet for Pulau Besar and Mersing.

With lots of effort,

finally we found one with Mersing,

but not Pulau Besar.

Most fridge magnets sold there are for Tioman island.

Our boat (to the left)

departed on time....

and it was a pretty rocky ride!

The waves were really scary

and the boat was rocking like crazy!

After 30 minutes,

we arrived at Pulau Besar...

Starting from there,

we got super good service,

from welcome drinks

to luggage pick-up and delivery to our room...

We had our first lunch

with sea view...

To be continued....

XOXO

-Bong-