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02.06.08 | Permalink |Kuala Lumpur, Travel| Comments Off

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Kuala Lumpur roads have changed so much since I left home in year 1998. Now there are more and more highways. It sure looks messy. I still can manage to drive to most places. However I did made a few wrong turns.

By the way, wrong turns in KL can be very costly. Once I ended up paying 2 tolls when I could have paid none if I didn’t made that wrong turn. Worst is, it is a longer distance which means a waste of petrol.

I found that a lot of KL drivers are always rushing which means they like to speed, tailgate and cut queue. I used to be one of them but I have changed ever since I move away. I heard over the radio that most of the above mentioned can lead to a big ticket.

I bet if everyone drives courteously, everyone will reach home safely and faster. Often traffic jams are caused by those who cut queue or cause a deadlock in traffic, because everyone wants to pass by no one wants to give in. Of cause the most obvious ones are those who cause accidents and those who are kepoh aka busy bodies looking over at the accident.

Anyway drive safely if you are travelling long distance during Chinese New Year. If you cannot, please take a flight or a train. I don’t even dare to recommend taking a bus.

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Santa Rosa Hilton Hotel
02.02.08 | Permalink |Hotel, Travel| 1 Comment

The Santa Rosa Hilton is a nice hotel near the Sonoma Winery. You can visit 140 over different wineries near by. The room is spacious and very clean. It was a very nicely decorated room. The bed was huge for a petite lady like me. One thing I like about the bed is, it has lots of soft pillows. They also provide CrabTree toiletries. Another plus is free broadband and wifi.

However the staff wasn’t very friendly. When I arrived at the hotel, I was lost because I missed the lobby and park a distance away. Next mistake I made was to take out my luggage and went to the check in service desk. By the way, there is no ramp to wheel the luggage back up. I have to carry it 3 steps up. I wonder how a handicap person reached the service desk.

The room given to me was on another building. The hotels have a few separate buildings. The staff went over the direction too fast, didn’t catch what he was saying. Anyway I managed to make my way through. I had to bring my luggage back to the car and drive to another building.

Lastly it has no DIY laundry and hotel laundry charges per piece basis. I hardly see any hotel staff around. Location wise, there is nothing that is near walking distance. If you need a place to eat or shop, you would have to drive out.

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