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Cheap air tickets to UK!!

Posted on March 3rd, 2007 by GracyBee.
Categories: Travel.

yeah yeah…i know I’m very late in writing this news: Airasia is flying to the UK! Have read about this but somehow I’m lazy to jot this down. till today.

Courtesy from www.airasia.com.my
It’s going to UK!

Datuk Fernandes announced this (forgotten exactly when, still looking for it). Well, it does create smiles and excitement since it is so dirt cheap! Darn is even cheaper than driving from my hometown to Singapore!

But leh, taking flights for 13hr from KL to UK is no funny matter. It is entirely different from taking 13 hr bus or train from one place to another. With the air pressure, temperature and seat arrangement taken into consideration, this is what I expect from long haul flights (according to ranks):

1 comfort
2 comfort
3 comfort
4 abundant supply of h2o
5 food
6 entertainment
Since it is still meant to be a budget flight, so I believe many usual services will be sacrificed. Basics like in-flight meals and entertainment will sure be gone. Well that is not a problem. What I’m more concerned now is

1) the item restrictions: since wanna be cost efficient, I’m sure to bring my own food and drinks to last the 13 hours. But with the recent strict regulations for contents of hand lugguages, what type of restriction on food and drinks would there be?

2) the hand luggage weight limit: the usual is 7kg. But if I were to take in one laptop and one bag of comestics and some other small items, that already amount to 6.8kg. So if I were to take in food as well, sure ‘overweight’?!
3) the seating arrangements: I’m sure the seating arrangement will be different from the usual. Oh…I already feel the squeeze in between seats in economy class in those airlines. So I can’t imagine about the seats would be like. Even more squeeze and thus not so comfortable?
I figure that, if I’m not allowed to bring in any food for some reasons, then I don’t know how much the food would cost in flight. This would apply to the entertainment facilities too.

So L and I were talking about this. We both agreed that this kind of flight is ok if it is purely for visitation. Nonetheless, it is still a good news that I’m waiting to see how it would be like when it is finally ready to fly to the UK.

But for sure, no Airasia for me if I were a student just moving into UK or returning from UK to KL for good.

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Aberystwyth

Posted on March 3rd, 2007 by GracyBee.
Categories: Places.

As I’m bidding goodbye to my student lifestyle in 2006, I started to plan more trips to make full use of student’s benefits and discounts before I start my work after I go back to Malaysia. In April, I went to Egypt. I had a new housemate T coming in in June. And we plan to go to Aberystwyth together in July. YEAH!! Another partner to join us!

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Aberystwyth

Aberystwyth was the very 1st town I have lived in when I first come to the UK in 1999. I attended the University there for one year. I suggested to XC and T about the beautiful surroundings and the sunset by the seaside. A perfect place for relaxation during the hot summer season. And we planned a 2D1N trip there. Date set: 17 July 2006

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We arrived there in the afternoon. Aberstwyth is still a same old town, other than a few changes of shops. The cool sea breeze greeted us as we strolled toward the sea…Ahhh what a nice feeling. Didn’t realise how much I miss this place until now.

 

Abertstwyth, the main road leading to the University

After we checked in, we had lunch. After that we set off to the beach in Borth, famous for their sand dunes.

 

To the beach

We spent our time taking photos, strolling along the cool sea and play around with water. After that, we took a nap on the pebbles. Ah……a perfect way to wind down and relax, and as a result, we all got a really ‘good’ suntan.

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We rushed back to Aberstwyth to catch in time the sunset. Aiyah..forget to check the train times and being a small town, the trains schedules are limited. In the end we waited for nearly 1hr before the last train comes..

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I was told by A that the best place to view the sunset is to climb up the Constitution Hill.

 

Up at the Constitution Hill, the Cliff Railway and the town of Aber

The last time I was here was in 1999. Now, I’m back again. Here we can see the full view of Aberystwyth and Borth. As it was already 6pm, the hill top was empty and we had the whole place for ourselves, enjoying the scenic beauty in the serene silence and in the cold!

 

Ah, isn’t it romantic?

We headed down and had a take away dinner for our dinner. My favourite take away store was closed and so had to settle for the next one. After that, we headed back to zzz after a long day.

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The next day

We checked out and decide to explore Aber b4 heading back. We visited the ruins of the Castle of Aber. There is a playground with adult swings facing the sea. It is still there after 6 years! That was the place I usually go when I need a quiet moment.

The Castle ruins

and the Old College, where the University of Wales, Aberystwyth was first situated in the 1800s.

The Old College. It used to be a hotel!

and of course not forgetting the Marine Parade of Aber!

The weather was very hot: 37 degrees. We are really too lazy to go anywhere else, so we decided to go into the forested area. The leaves and trees rejuvenated us and our spirits.

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We decided to catch the train at 1600, so meantime we decided to sit by the pier to enjoy the sea breeze and the cool water. Shame we didn’t have our swimsuits, so the best alternative, take off our shoes and dip our feet into it!

Does the water looks inviting?

Finally it is time to go. Alas…we really don’t want to go back home!

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PS: The pictures shown are all the works of mine, XC and T

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