24/08/2017

Gatwick The Best Child-Friendly Airports in England? Not according to our experience.no lane for family with kids..erghhhh

hana | 15:05 | 0 Comments |
Despite all the fun thing travelling with the kids. I guess this is one of the bad experience...
On the 15 July 2017 .we have reached at the Gatwick airport around 7 am..bayangkan with the three kids (including an infant) and the flight a bit delayed from the expected landing time..we have to rush to the non-eu/UK lane...and there is no particular lane for people with kids???

And we have bought a train ticket to go cardiff...this is our first-time experience landed in Gatwick airport and becoming so stressful when you found out that this going to happen.

so..i took the initiative to ask the women officer in charge .if  there any chance that we can use the particular lane which is only for the older people and disable people or any alternative that we can use since our train was scheduled to be at 9 am...

mam, do you have a particular lane for the family with kids for non-eu/UK

Nope !!

There's a lot of people have a connecting flight... she replied rudely.

ok understood the airport is never non-busy

And my baby crying while waiting the snail moving lane....the women officer doesn't seem care!!..burn ke tak burn ticket...ye paham banyak orang u nak entertain, buts it is a basic to have a lane for adults with kids what?

But I thought in http://www.gatwickairport.com/at-the-airport/passenger-services/children/ said clearly they have that particular special lane for adults with kids and etc..and how come there is not the same as explained..or it is only for departure area and none for arrival area..?. Gosh.


I dunno maybe she doesn't have the experience of travelling with kids and a train to catch plus 3 kids and luggage and so on so off..

My husband already searching at the web to consider to buy new tickets..and of course, it's not cheap if you want to buy there and there...nearly 100 pounds for all of us...

Luckily...Allah heard my prayers to send me an idea...

Really...He is the best listener...

Ting ting ting...

B, why dont u ask that uncle, I guess he is from our country too ...

My husband looked at me with a hesitate face.... he is not so into this kind of things...asking for a discount, asking a silly question to random people...hahaha...


Ya, I know..it is quite shameful act..yeke? But we desperately need to go through this lane to catch the 9 am train, and it is already 8.30 am!!!


Slowly my husband went to that uncle..after some chit chatting...

B, quick come here!!..

Lintang pukang la lari dgn Anak Anak

After a handshake and all...how are u...where you come from chit chatting...

Nevermind you guys just go first...it ok..you with your baby some more and need to catch the train ...go first.. he replied

Thank you, uncle...u are really a good man..may Allah give u good rewards...

And you know what..the immigration wanted to have a chit-chat why, where, what... ok..he is doing his job well... but ur women officer friend of yours very unhelpful....ish.


Since this is the first time, we are catching the train from the airport... oversea some more. we never have the idea it is quite a time to consume...

Ok everybody is running like an Olympian man...with the trolleys, luggage and kids...pity my husband has to carry my baby Qadeeja and bring luggage running like a madman...

Peluh jantan wey...

We reached the train station at 9..and with the full hopefull expression..we go down to the track and...the train has left us...




Sigh😂😂😂

My husband face already turning blue...😂😂.yela have to buy another train tickets..oh man..burning money again...


And ting!!....another idea came.

B, let me try to ask the officer whether can we catch another train..which I thought it is not possible but why don't give a try..since we need to ride 2 trains to go to Cardiff.


Yah...u can ride another train which will arrive in 10 minutes....the officer replied...

Again He helped us ...

Now we can sit calmly waiting for the next train.

Can you imagine what cause you when you dont have a lane for the family with kids...


Painful here and there(running with 4,7 and 0-month children with luggage) ...


Please, Gatwick... I know you have a lane for the family with kids for EU/UK citizen...please do the same too to non-eu/UK...maybe this is not our luck..or maybe the path is somewhere there... I don't know...but surely no... we are no different... 





12/07/2017

Trip to rome :before (apps that might help to plan your holiday)

hana | 01:34 | 0 Comments |
While.i was googling about top places to visit in rome, I found one new app. I guess it is targeting people who have no idea to go in one destination...for example, u wanna go to Rome..should I go pantheon then colloseum and what's next..is the sequence is smart time enough or..and or.

The Apps is: Visit A City....why didn't I found this earlier...sigh😂



There are many city suggestions is under ur finger thumb.u can choose itenary base on how many days u want and u can edit the place u wanted to go too...



Once u have to pick ur plan yang berkenan..u just add to my plan button n once you're there it will locate the location you are at.



The best part is..er..i mean there are a lot of things that the apps can do... including suggestion of duration time on every place u need to spend time...the walking distance time between locations and what time u should be on the spot... cute right...especially for family vacation... bachelor people I think can survive this..or backpackers... I might say...😂😂😄

As usual, the decision to go to Rome is always last minute..not so...
U know the argument between hubby and me. I wanna go to Switzerland..he wanted to go to Santorini...

And...Allah is the best planner...blink ur eyes...

now I have less than 3 days before we are going to the UK to celebrate my husband convocation and then to Rome.....
All the best to us


P/s: still find time to blog about Granada Barcelona ..oh my baby..please please give mama some blogging time ...😅😅



14/04/2017

Eiffel im in love

hana | 13:29 | 0 Comments |
Not so many tourists I guess that night..so we decided to buy the walk-in ticket..the price not so much different from the website.

The tower deck is closed as they have a renovation on progress, so we just landed on the second deck...


It is so cold....but the view is worth freeze head...

A lot of lovebirds around...maybe trying to propose their partner as well to say I do...you do...muah muah.....while me n my hubby with my jumping happy kids.

As long as they are happy..me happy!


Hey dont forget to watch the changing blinking lamp of the tower.

You can buy the keychain around the area..if you are looking for a cheaper one...

Feel the romantic aura..ok.

Oh, Eiffel, I'm in love!... ;)

Lesson learnt air bnb while in Paris

hana | 13:28 | 0 Comments |
Just because maybe. I think..maybe... I leave it all on the booking things on my hubby (isn't it a lovely phrase)...
He might forget on a certain little issue. The alligator, the lift or whatsoever they call...most crucial thing ok when you book the air bnb thing..(for us of course/with the buggy n luggage n so on)

 B, the bnb house we booked doesn't have a lift...

Ok. I looked at his face....a long pause.

Its ok B.. the thing that you bring us to Paris already makes me happy.🏃🏽‍♀️😉 

A happy travel tip is to make each other happy right...?

That is why choosing your travel partner is essential to keep positive vibes around. Like me ...:)

Nevermind we help each other to carry the luggage through the stairs ok B..?

Ok so far there are positive things about this place, maybe you can choose the air bnb place through these tips. 

First near to the train station,
Second near to grocery shop which is important to us. (unless you want to have breakfast, lunch, dinner at any fancy restaurant it is up to you then)
Thirdly near to the Eiffel tower.
Forth is to have a kitchen at least (maybe you want to heat up your food or cook something simple) .every day I prepare some heavy dishes ..happy tummy happy face.. :)
Fifth Wifi (but the wifi at our bnb house not working)urgh!

 Ok ok, let's keep the positive thinking ..sabar.
Stairs, stairs, stairs. important !.. ( if you have kids, stroller, and luggage..ok!)




Since we reached Paris nearly dark, so we decided to just have a breeze walk around and of course to the Eiffel tower. We try to find a shop that sells sim card here..at the end I think we have spent more on this..maybe you should read further about buying the sim card here. i dont think it is cheaper or might be we purchased the wrong operator card.

It is quite a night while we are walking towards the tower.

Hey, where is everybody?





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14/02/2017

From St.Pancras to Paris by train (travel with kids part 1)

hana | 15:45 | 0 Comments |
Hello hi,

Haha...alhamdulillah...i have already given a birth to a baby girl safely and sound..despite all the healthy issue i faced during pregnancy period.. I guess some of you might read it...if any la..now I m back to blog again...

Before I totally forget the details, I will blog about the trip that I called it semi euro or quarter euro ...whatever I call it...
So my hubby and I thought it would be great to visit some of the countries on the way back for good from the UK.
Before that we try to 'khatam' London visit before we headed to Paris.

From Wales we just rented a car from enterprise and choose to return it in London since we used the public transport to mingle around the city..the best way to mingle around London is to used public transportation...their transportation can be reliable and efficient!!


Bare in mind if you would like to rent a car, better make it an early booking..the price is cheaper..and of course if you choose the manual car..far cheaper than the auto car.

This travelling period is an act in Jan 2016..is like a year been past..but I dont want to miss to blog about it,

From London airbnb house we just book a taxi to go to the station called St.Pancras...
 there is a lot of routes to go almost anywhere in Euro...make sure you come early before your call time.

Oh before that..we used some of the websites to compare the air tickets.such as kayak.com and Skyscanner .com.. but because we decide it too late so my advice is better to plan it earlier so you might be lucky if you can get a lower price.

We decide to ride by the train from London-Paris.reason being is to experience it and..it is just for an hour plus ride..and during that time the cost for four of us is cheaper by using the train. It is a fun ride. we dont even realise the travelling hour and found out that we already reach the Paris train station.

Hey where is the undersea tunnel.?..tak sempat tidur pun...

The best part is the kids under 4  can travel for free!! Given that they will be sitting on your lap ok..:)

The price is changing so just have a look at the website for your chosen date or look for a deal that they might have.

This is the websiteEurostar to buy or check your ticket.





We have to handle the luggage by yourself so make sure you bring baggage no. That you can manage..we just decide to carry 2 luggage...ha...see the picture...my husband la ni...Be extra careful when you're at the station.
First, because you are the first timer, you might look like a blur person :)

Second, if you are with the kids, you might be busy checking the no.of your luggage and kids.

Third someone will approach you to grab a taxi so you might be not in a ready and conscious situation yet.

Once everything cleared you may be headed to the exit door and queue for a taxi or if you already have somebody to pick you up..just go ahead. Air bnb in Paris