mala0n posted on 31-12-2013 05:12 PM static/image/common/back.gif
Visa dah RM500+ per pax skrg
Makin lama makin mahal duit visa US ni {:1_550:}
Dpt visa 10 taun pegi baru sekali.. ishhh tak boleh jadi nih! Kena plan another trip before visa expired in 2021!
Ada intention nak pegi Lake Tahoe lagi.. this time nak overnite lama sikit kat situ.. dulu pegi tak puas.. and nak melawat Texas, tempat hb belajar dulu :)Yg pastinya nak melawat Premium Outlets! Kena make sure bawak 3 beg kosong hahahaha
Salam All,
Halloooo…I dah selamat pergi and balik from US…it was a great trip! Aside from the turbulent flights in/outbound LAX…isk isk isk
So okay nak cerita sikit pasal trip ni…sorry in advance if panjang sgt :P
First after landed, we went straight to Carlsbad, that is around an hour or so south of LA…very near San Diego. Weather – it was like summer! Haha. Tak byk activity pun sbb husband sibuk meeting, and my son tgh jetlagged gila2 masa tu.
We rented a car for a day and drove down to San Diego. Lovely place. Other than that, kitorg round2 je Carlsbad Village…quaint small town tepi laut. Walked around, had some food, pergi beach…very2 white place, susah nak jumpa non-whites kat sana. Btw, sangat2 senang driving in the US, just stay on your lane and remember it’s OK to turn right on red – tapi this is not applicable in all states lah. California OK. Hehe.
Yg paling menarik – Premium Outlets! Hotel ada provide free shuttle to the Outlets, so situ la my son and I abis kan masa meronda & makan. Senang sgt cari vegetarian food kat US skrg
Lepas tu we flew to SF. One hour flight from LA. (Note : most domestic airlines diorg akan caj for checked in bags, and the rate increases for the subsequent bag. I flew with Virgin America, mmg kena charge. Ada jugak yg kasi 1st checked in bag free and only charge subsequent one.)
Lepas ambik rental car, kitorg drive aje ke Lombard Street, where we stayed lah. San Francisco is a beautiful beauuutiful place. Mostly kitorg jalan kaki je sbb weather dia nice. Sejuk sikit lah sbb tepi pantai and up in the north sikit kan. We went to Fisherman’s Wharf, bawak anak tengok seals yg melepak kat atas2 platform tepi laut tu…we went for Alcatraz Cruise – must do for all visitors. I booked tiket online around 2 weeks before kitorg fly. Lepak di Alamo Square, anak dok main2 kat playground tu. Drove across Golden Gate Bridge, and one day tu kitorg drove down to another Premium Outlet in Gilroy. Sejam lebih dari SF. BESAR. Haha.
Last stop was Los Angeles lah. Duduk kat Hollywood, across the Metro station – train. So mostly kitorg berjalan naik train aje. Beli all day ticket, senang je boleh tap and board any train. So mcm biasa lah pergi attractions like the Walk of Fame & Chinese Mann Theatre along the Hollywood Blvd tu.
We all pergi California Science Center which is near USC. Sini yg my son sukaaa sgt sbb ada exhibit space shuttle Endeavor kat situ. So he got to see the real thing!!! Ada jugak la masuk shuttle simulation, happy lah dia masa tu. And last but not least – Disneyland! Kitorg drive ke situ. Dah beli admission tics and parking tics masa kat msia lagi…so everything went smooth Alhamdulillah. Now, eating in Disneyland can be a bitttt expensive tapi portion kat US ni besar2 belaka. And for every entry in the menu, u can request for it to be vegetarian.
I rasa ada x complete kot my cerita ni, mcm ada tertinggal sikit2 lagi tapi sorry lah uols I mmg tak pandai mengarang panjang2 hahah. Ni pun dah mcm over la pulak.
Those who are planning to go to the US for the first time, I can assure u that, iAllah food is easy to find, driving is easy to adapt to, and iAllah you can find your way with GPS hehe.
For certain areas, mmg senang kalau drive, but in big cities usually the public transportation is very good.
Klu uols cari hotel/motel, try to find the one that offers free parking on site, sbb parking fees can be expensive, and most places have free wifi. If u have to choose between free bfast or free parking, pls choose free parking hehehe.
(And no, u cannot claim VAT at the airport sbb US takde VAT, they only have sales tax which is non reimbursable :P)
seronok baca pengalaman uols pergi state.
aku bercadang nak pergi state bila anak dah besar. sekarang diorg baru umur 3 and 1 year. mungkin bila umur dah 6 dan 4 okay kot. both are boy so definitely they are going to love California Science Center and Disneyland .
Lusa nak ke LA and on 11 March nk ke NY. Dah siap beli tix dari LAX ke JFK naik JetBlue. 5 hours lebih flight...LA dh pernah pegi.New york first time.so sape2 yg dh pernah ke NY, bole kongsi tips skit2.thank u in advance
mala0n posted on 3-3-2014 12:24 PM static/image/common/back.gif
Salam All,
Halloooo…I dah selamat pergi and balik from US…it was a great trip! Aside from the tur ...
baca citer u make me miss US more! US mmg senang nak travel. masa study kat sana dulu I mmg suka buat roadtrip sambil camping kat mana2 camping area, camping area kat sana mmg tip top facilitiesnya. penah jugak buat roadtrip sampai la ke NY & terus ke Niagara Falls. mmg best. driving kat sana sgt mudah, hiway sgt besar tapi seram gak kalo lalu sebelah trailers, terasa mcm nak termasuk ke bawah roda dia yg besar2 tu je. kat hiway mmg byk motel, bleh terus je check in, tak yah nak booking2. makan sgt senang, dulu2 kitaorg makan kat Long John Silver je mostly, makan seafood.
nampak gaya mmg wajib dah gi ke sana balik.. mengimbau kenangan terindah di sana :D
My son sampai skrg dok tanya bila nak g US lagi.. dia still ingat Disneyland and dia kata nak build snowman coz last time pegi tak sempat nak buat.. padahal masa tu dia baru 3 tahun.. my daughter 9 mths..
NY I went lamaaaa giler, taun 2000... beli 1 day tiket tu boleh naik both subway and bus.. pegi Battery Park ambik ferry ke Statue of Liberty and Ellis island, jalan2 kat Wall st.. Central Park was so amazing.. dulu stay kat manhattan.. rasa suffocated pun ada coz atas Tanah penuh bangunan.. other than Central Park and other small park near residential area, semuanya penuh dgn bangunan je.. boleh naik Empire state building and jalan2 dekat area United Nations..
Jgn lupa singgah Macy's utk window shopping.. china town.. kalau suka pegi museum.. modern art museum pun ok..
kalau drive to outskirt boleh pegi apple farm.. and not forgetting Woodsbury Common... jatuh cinta dgn Premium Outlet dia yg cantik.. brg pun murah2, rasa nak tido kat sini tak nak balik huhuhu
Tanya sikit..
Kami akan drive dari NY to Dc.. Any suggestions for stop over in between? Then apa nak buat dekat dc
selain dari lincoln memorials, museums and govt buildings? Cukup ke kalau sehari je
dekat dc? This is our plan;
Day 1- arrive in NY
Day 2- NYC
Day 3- NYC
Day 4- NYC
Day 5- NY-DC then amik flight ke SF
Day 6- SF
Day 7- SF
Day 8- SF- LA (via PCh- need suggestion where to overnite)
Day 9- LA
Day 10-LA
Day 11- LA
Day 12- LA- Vegas
Day 13- Vegas- grand canyon
Day 15- grand canyon-vegas
Day 16- vegas -lax
Ok tak?
dlisa posted on 3-3-2014 04:01 PM static/image/common/back.gif
baca citer u make me miss US more! US mmg senang nak travel. masa study kat sana dulu I mmg suka ...
baru bace ur posting, terus tingat zaman study dulu2 jugak...
i remember dulu kitorang suka tido kat motel 6 ... sebab bersepah2 kat tepi highway...
pastu every time masuk ape2 state, mesti nak brenti amik gambar kat signboard welcome to 'ABC', Welcome to 'CDE' :lol:
http://img3.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20120818035443/logopedia/images/c/cb/Motel_6_logo_1980s.jpg
i miss eating at Red Lobster :'(
my trip to washington dc dan surroundings hujung may ni dah confirm. visa dah dapat. ticket pun dah beli, tapi mahal sikit lah. menyesal beli cepat! saya pergi berdua dengan wife, pergi sama tapi balik asing sebab dia kena balik cepat (habis cuti sekolah). saya baru bersara, jadi boleh stay lama. beli tiket melalui expedia, dapat ticket american airlines harga rm5,800, MAS-LHR-IAD. yang KUL-LHR tu codeshare dgn MAS, naik MH002, ada 12 jam layover kat London, ingat boleh keluar dan lunch dgn kawan lama, dan juga jalan2 ke Emirates (Go Gunners!).
Sekarang ni, KLM ada sale, KUL-IAD hanya RM4,100!! beza rm1,700!!!:shakehead3::curse:
di washington, dc, plan duduk rumah adik ipar..plan nak ke NYC 3-4 hari, sedang cari dgn airbnb untuk cari bilek...sapa pernah guna New York Pass? berbaloi tak?
dua minggu kat sana, plan jalan2 keliling dc, virginia, maryland, pennsylvania lah.
lepas isteri balik, saya akan ke N. Carolina sebab akan jadi volunteer di US Open (golf) di Pinehurst.Dua minggu jalan2 sorang2 keliling Carolinas and Georgia. ingat nak camping masa tu.
elroy@rovers posted on 22-3-2014 08:15 PM static/image/common/back.gif
my trip to washington dc dan surroundings hujung may ni dah confirm. visa dah dapat. ticket pun dah...
Bestnya gi DC. Dulu dari tahun 2002- 2010 every 2 tahun I gi DC. Rindu pulak kat DC.
Nanti jangan lupa gi factory outlet - Potomac Mills. Boleh naik metro (train) dari DC hingga last stop(franconia Springfield), pastu boleh naik bas ke sana or ambil cab.
satu lagi outlet ialah Arundel tapi I tak berapa suka sebab disini takda dockers outlet.
Di washington DC banyak yang boleh tempat yang boleh visit.
Makanan halal pun senang disana. begitu juga dengan NY city.
uda posted on 22-3-2014 10:02 PM static/image/common/back.gif
Bestnya gi DC. Dulu dari tahun 2002- 2010 every 2 tahun I gi DC. Rindu pulak kat DC.
Nanti jang ...
kalau ada sale harga rm4100, boleh lagi pergi tiap2 tahun....:lol:
elroy@rovers posted on 22-3-2014 10:56 PM static/image/common/back.gif
kalau ada sale harga rm4100, boleh lagi pergi tiap2 tahun....
I dulu mmg kerja disana pastu pergi setiap 2 tahun pun sebab kerja. But lately ni dah malas nak travel. Penat sangat....travel time too long.
uda posted on 22-3-2014 10:20 PM static/image/common/back.gif
I dulu mmg kerja disana pastu pergi setiap 2 tahun pun sebab kerja. But lately ni dah malas nak tr ...
Uda.. Mintak tolong komen I punya itinerary dkt atas tu boleh tak?
just to get some ideas what to do in dc.. Perlu ke i add-on hari dekat sana?
uda posted on 22-3-2014 11:20 PM static/image/common/back.gif
I dulu mmg kerja disana pastu pergi setiap 2 tahun pun sebab kerja. But lately ni dah malas nak tr ...
tu yang i plan layover kat london sampai 12 jam tu...boleh keluar dan relax...tapi kalau sale klm, layover kat amsterdam kejap je...
nak letak my personal pics kat USA..harap dapat tacang dari mod @owen81 :$:loveliness:
ni LA waktu malam...view dari kapalterbang :lol:
http://distilleryimage8.s3.amazonaws.com/e0facb5e3c3311e3879222000ae9142f_7.jpg
ni kat gateway arch, st louis, missouri
http://distilleryimage3.s3.amazonaws.com/4db265223a4a11e38a3e22000ab685fb_7.jpg
ni kat columbus, ohio
http://distilleryimage0.s3.amazonaws.com/56f432463b7b11e3bb5822000a9e060e_7.jpg
thank you mod!! :loveliness:
im going for east coast trip next week. kali ni from JFK drive ke Richmond - Columbia - Titusville - Miami - Key West - Orlando - Atlanta - Nashville - Columbus - Niagara Falls - Boston - NYC. Total 5600km. :L
I booking car rental kat Alamo dapat USD1200 for 25 days.Last year pun guna Alamo for car rental.
Untuk hotel i guna priceline.com except kat NYC i sewa apartment kat Brooklyn guna Air BNB.
Pls becareful bila booking guna Air BNB - i ada inbox a few hosts nak tanya sama ada date yang i nak booking tu apartment dia orang available or not.Ada satu host ni (nigger) dah reply my request -dia tanya i asal mana. bila kata from Malaysia terus dia kata dia ada gold business kat malaysia so kalau i invest dalam business dia, dia akan bagi i 50% discount for apt rental. and dia minta date bila i nak datang ke NYC sbb kawan dia ada nak 'kirim' barang. Euwww...terus i takut nak mamps.
Macam menarik jer cerita cerita orang yang pergi US ni ya.
Achik-Yaya posted on 3-4-2014 06:15 PM
im going for east coast trip next week. kali ni from JFK drive ke Richmond - Columbia - Titusville - ...
Eii scarynya! Mcm ni pun ada? Thanks for sharing
fossil posted on 31-3-2014 06:20 PM
nak letak my personal pics kat USA..harap dapat tacang dari mod @owen81
ni LA wakt ...
Sbntr....kita pernah berjumpa tak kt columbus, ohio?
Achik-Yaya posted on 3-4-2014 06:15 PM static/image/common/back.gif
im going for east coast trip next week. kali ni from JFK drive ke Richmond - Columbia - Titusville - ...
saya memang nak plan guna airbnb untuk my trip to NYC with my wife. will be careful.
already got hosts thru airbnb for my trip for the US Open in Pinehurst in June.