SUMMARY OF MY 22D19N ITINERARY
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Kota Kinabalu → Singapore
Singapore → Istanbul → Bucharest
Bucharest
Bucharest → Brasov + Bran
Brasov + Sinaia
Brasov + Sighisoara
Brasov → Bucharest → Veliko Tarnovo
Veliko Tarnovo → Sofia
Sofia
Sofia → Skopje
Skopje + Ohrid
Skopje → Pristina
Pristina + Prizren
Pristina → Tirana
Tirana + Berat
Tirana → Kotor
Kotor
Kotor
Kotor → Podgorica
Podgorica → Istanbul
Istanbul → Singapore
Singapore → Kota Kinabalu
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FLYING WITH SINGAPORE AIRLINES
This is my second time flying with this prestigious and award-winning airlines? Why I chosen this airlines? One of the main reasons is because it's connecting the flight between Istanbul and Kota Kinabalu with transit in Singapore and the airfare was pretty affordable.
VISA & CURRENCY EXCHANGE
Visa is not required for Malaysian passport holders to visit all these 6 countries. However, this will change from 2021 onwards. Malaysians will need to apply for an ETIAS visa waiver, which will be obtainable through the online application system. For more info, you can check out here.
As for currency exchange:
RECAP OF MY TRAVELOGUES- Only Kosovo and Montenegro are using Euro (€)
- Romania - National currency is leu (€1 = 4.60 leu). I exchanged at Bucharest Airport and Bucharest Old Town (of course I would recommend the latter)
- Bulgaria - National currency is lev (€1 = 1.91 lev). I withdraw some from Veliko Tarnovo train station and exchanged the rest in Sofia
- Macedonia - It's known as denar (€1 = MKD61.40). I exchanged denar at the Old Bazaar of Skopje.
- Albania - It's national currency is lek (€1 = 123 lek). I went and exchanged at the shop opposite of my hostel.
- From Kota Kinabalu to Bucharest, Romania
- Bucharest - The First City of Romania I Wandered
- To Brasov From Bucharest
- Short Trip To Bran Castle From Brasov
- Peles Castle of Sinaia, Romania
- Sighisoara, Transylvania's Medieval Fortified City
- Train From Brasov To Veliko Tarnovo
- Goodbye Veliko Tarnovo and Hello Sofia
- Sofia, Bulgaria - Things To Do & See In A Day
- Skopje, The Capital City of North Macedonia
- Short Trip From Skopje To Ohrid, North Macedonia
- Leaving Skopje To Pristina
- A Day Trip From Pristina To Prizren
- Tirana, The Beating Heart of Albania
- Berat, The Town of A Thousand Windows
- Kotor, A City of Montenegro That Stole My Heart
- Hiking San Giovanni Fort of Kotor, Montenegro
- The Island Gospa od Skrpjela (Our Lady of The Rock) & Bay of Kotor Cruise
- Podgorica, Montenegro
- Istanbul Tulip Festival 2019
MY TRAVEL HAUL
Chocolates. It's funny I don't really into chocolates but then, I love to buy chocolate as souvenirs to friends and family.
Would like to visit that part of Europe. It is much more beautiful than other parts of Europe which are more modernised.
ReplyDeletewow 22 days! I wonder if my boss would let me take such long leave to travel....I would like to explore this part of Eastern Europe which is less modernised too.
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