It Took Me More Than 24 Hours To Reach Middle Earth

Five years ago when I went Japan for the very first time, I stopby at 5 different airports in 4 different countries within 24 hours when it only took within 5-6 hours to reach Japan directly from Kota Kinabalu (check out my old post here). And now, I repeat the same things again, stopy and landed in 5 different airports in 4 different countries but then, this whole journey took more than 24 hours to reach New Zealand. Of course, no doubt I was tired and exhausted but it's really worth adventures to experience for.

#1: First stop - Kota Kinabalu International Airport Terminal 2

#2: Second stop: Johor Senai International Airport

#3: Took public bus to Singapore to meet my sister before catching another flight

The reason why I chosen to fly into Johor Bahru instead of Singapore was because I managed to grab one way fare for only RM56. I'm not kidding! 

#4: Third stop: Singapore Changi International Airport

#5: Our official airline to New Zealand - British Airways 

#6: My seat (How I wish!)


#7: Fourth stop: Transit for three hours at Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport

 

#8: Changed to another airline, Qantas before reaching the desired destination. We were served by a handsome Korean steward. (P/S: I still remember his name and he talked to me when I took this photo) 

#9: Finally final stop - Auckland International Airport. Kia Ora New Zealand! 

It's been quite a while I didn't fly in an extremely long haul flight and away for a long long long holiday. This trip to New Zealand took approximately 16 days including spending a day in Sydney and Singapore. Unlike what I used to do previously, this time around no sneak peek to share with cause I shared most of my photos in Instagram (@dtdianateo) but there are few things I love to share are something which we're least expecting from this trip:

#10: It's blooming sakura everywhere in New Zealand. Para para sakura, come and dance with me!

Two of my friends who haven't been to Japan mentioned that no need to waste time and money to Japan for sakura viewing anymore. LoL! 

#11: Enjoyed the beauty of sakura in our favourite town, Queenstown

Last but not least, one of the things I'm looking forward in New Zealand is Air New Zealand. We're lucky to spot The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey aircraft before leaving to Sydney. And their Men in Black themed in-flight safety video is so freaking funny.

 

#11: Air New Zealand, the airline of Middle-earth

 

#12: The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey aircraft 

Do you want to stay connected always while in overseas?

As I'm the type that can't live without Internet, most of the times I bought local sim card but for countries like Japan, South Korea, Australia and including New Zealand, local sim cards tend to be quite pricey and hence, rent a Pocket WiFi would be economical option.



This is the second time I used Wiyo Pocket WiFi to stay connected, find directions and upload all my travel photos instantly in New Zealand. Thanks Wiyo for the mobile internet access throughout my  two weeks trip in New Zealand. #sponsor [Will blog more about this soon]

Plaza Premium Lounge at LCCT KL Airport

Too lazy to heading down to the city.
Tune Hotel was relatively so expensive.
Can't find any seats available in the airport.
Therefore, end up at Plaza Premium Lounge.

Yes, that's what happened when I was stranded in LCCT KL Airport for almost 9 hours before flying off for my another 8 international trip of mine for this year. I took midnight flight from Kota Kinabalu and I reached Kuala Lumpur around 2 am in the morning. Once I came out from the arrival hall, I was try to allocate whether any seats available but I was so surprised that all the seats are fully occupied. Before this, my friend did offered me to stay at her house but somehow, I don't feel like to troublesome her and I am so lazy heading down to town. So, at the end, Plaza Premium Lounge is my last resort.

I noticed about this Plaza Premium Lounge which just located beside the AirAsia International check-in counter when I flew to Seoul, South Korea last year. I always love to try it since I always heading to Kuala Lumpur for flight connection and sometimes might stranded in airport for few hours. Last week, I had stranded in airport for more than 6 hours for waiting my flight back to KK from Melbourne and yesterday was the longest record I ever had - almost 9 hours.

It operates 24 hours everyday for you to have comfort and relaxing zone before departing.

Plaza Premium Lounge provides number of facilities to all the travellers such as:

The workstations that equipped with computers comes with WiFi connection.

Plenty of comfortable seating area for you to choose from.

No worries of the seats cause it really a lot provided in the lounge.

And this is my area which I treated as my bed and slept before taking another flight.

You can even take shower to refresh yourself and make yourself look good and smell good. They even provide free towel upon request.

Last but not least, they even provide wholesome buffet spread which situated in the center of the lounge.

Authentic local culinary delights, hot dishes, bakery, salad, sandwiches, desserts, snacks and more is what you can find in their all-day long buffet spread.

Not just coffee, tea and fruit juices, you can even grab and take away their free flow of soft drinks and beer.

My breakfast before I'm flying off again.

Well, I'm totally satisfied with all the facilities and services provided including the attentive service by the staff. Just that the amount of money paid for all of these are quite pricey. However, when I take into consideration between Tune Hotel, I will choose this Plaza Premium Lounge instead.

For more information about this Plaza Premium Lounge, do check out their official website http://www.lcct.com.my/facilities/plaza-premium-lounge for more.

NOTE: This is another pre-written post of mine. Currently, I might busy doing hardcore shopping around. Lol!