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  • The Shangri-La Hotel, Paris

    The Shangri-La is a Parisian paradise. The aptly-named luxury hotel in the City of Love is quite simply as good as it gets. According to a review by the Belfast Telegraph today
    http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sunday-life/the-shangrila-is-a-parisian-paradise-35632965.html

    Book a room at The Shangri-La Hotel, Paris here.

    hangri-La Hotel, Paris
    hangri-La Hotel, Paris

    Pic from Agoda.
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    That is; if you want a hotel room in Paris with a view of the Eiffel Tower from your bed. You could also sit on the balcony with a glass of champagne taking in the view. Or see the super structure from the bath tub in the room.

    You pay dearly for it. Not for those who think the Shangri-la KL is expensive at RM 450 (low price at MyCen Hotels). The Paris hotel is RM 4232 a night! (lowest guaranteed price).

    Just a friendly reminder that MyCen Hotels can take bookings ranging from a backpackers’ hostel in Chinatown KL to a five star Parisian luxury hotel.

    Book a room at The Shangri-La Hotel, Paris here.

    Address: 10 Avenue d’Iéna, 75116 Paris, France

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  • Hotels In Tanjung Malim

    Slim River Rest House
    Slim River Rest House

    When I was photographing Tanjung Malim and surrounding areas, I was looking for a nice hotel to stay. I ended up at The Slim River River Rest House because I liked the green surroundings.

    At one glance, Rumah Rehat Slim River looks like a charming hippie commune from the flower power days. Only thing missing is a VW Kombi with psychedelic colours.

    Unlike other government rest houses from colonial days, this one is relatively recent. The reception clerk told me it was built in the 1960s.

    The motel-style chalets are on stilts, clustered on a big lawn with nice countryside surroundings as a backdrop.

    Unfortunately, it is run by the district council and like many government owned rest houses, the government servants in charge see no need to be competitive by making affiliations with online booking merchants.

    Can’t really blame them when the more sophisticated Sekeping Serendah and Summit Signature Hotel Silm River aren’t signed with Agoda or Booking dot com either.

    Sad that many fine and historic rest houses with awesome food eventually closed down. There is a rest house in Tanjung Malim town itself but it was abandoned and left in shambles. I wrote about it some time ago.

    So where can you stay in the Tanjung Malim area?

    Hotel Sahara Inn -Tanjung Malim,
    Adelia Hill Farm Kalumpang,
    One Home Hotel Batang Kali, 
    Bukit Beruntung Business Hotel,
    The Leverage Business Hotel Rawang,
    Slim Village Leisure Farm (Pet Friendly) Kampung Penderas,
    Felda Residence Trolak,

    Summit Signature Hotel Slim River (Tel: 605 452 8993)
    Sekeping Serendah (Tel: 012 324 6552)
    Slim River Rest House (Tel: 05 52 0023)
    Fernz Hotel (Tel: 05-458 1120)
    Sri Malim Hotel  (Tel: 05-459 9333)

    See also our page on Hotels in Kampar, Bidor and Tapah.

  • A Travel Tale From Danang, Vietnam

    Heartless Bastards Some Malaysians Are.

    Another Vietnamese story or travel tale to tell. I was traveling between Danang and An Hoi, Vietnam when our crazy (reckless) and impulsive van driver stopped suddenly at a very remote and isolated beach. I went down the beach and there were a row of empty beach chairs. I sat down on one and a man soon appeared out of nowhere to claim rental.

    Paid him and continued to relax with the sounds of waves and the South China Sea breeze massaging my face. Not long later, I spotted a hunchback old lady inching her way towards me from far. It can’t be good, my instincts told me. The old lady reached me, exhausted and almost breathless.

    She had a bag and she sells souvenirs. She pulled out a RM 20 note to show me. My van driver translated for her. A Malaysian customer previously bought stuff from her and gave her the RM 20 note. Being an uneducated villager, she didn’t know that Malaysian currency was not accepted at money changers at that time. Poor lady took a long bus journey to Saigon to be told she can’t exchange that. She didn’t know any black market dealer, of course.

    In my mind, I was thinking what a heartless bastard who gave her the note knowing full well that it will be impossible to change in a small town. Every tourist changed to USD before arriving. .

    I asked the driver how she got to know I am a Malaysian? Word got around in the village grapevine, it seemed. Is like one in a million chance a Malaysian will land here since it is off the beaten track and unknown, Fate had demanded that I redeem the name of the country. I gave her USD 50 and she told me it was too much. I said it was for her trouble and bus fare to Saigon.

    I stayed at a hotel similar to Emily Hotel near the beach in Danang, You can find this and many Danang beach hotels, Vietnam by searching at http://www.mycen.my/hotel/

    My Khe beach pic from Emily Hotel and Agoda
    My Khe beach pic from Emily Hotel and Agoda

    Pic of My Khe beach from Emily Hotel at Agoda. I was a fan of Dana Delaney and China Beach series but never knew I will one day be at My Khe Beach where the Vietnam War TV series was based on and (partly) filmed.

    Also Da Nang and Hoi An