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The Lonely Planet‘s Best in Travel 2011 travel guide book is out! Many of their recommendation sections are very much anticipated especially the Top 10 region to travel, Top 10 Cities to travel to and Top 10 Countries to travel to in Year 2011. Malaysia was recommended by Lonely Planet last year as one of the Top 10 best value destination to visit in year 2010. This year’s list is definitely another set of new faces that are equally exciting.
Where in the world should you go next year? As quoted by Lonely Planet’s latest book: Best in Travel 2011, below is summary of the top 10 countries for next year based on scores for topicality, excitement, and value for money, and for the first time, in order of rank. This is only an excerpt from the original articles by Lonely Planet.
- Albania. – I hope I could visit Albania on my Europe travel next year.
- Brazil.
- Cape Verde.
- Panama.
- Bulgaria.
- Vanuatu.
- Italy. – This is the only country here that I’ve been to.
- Tanzania.
- Syria.
- Japan. – Japan is always in my travel wish list!!
What about the Top 10 cities that worth planning for a visit? Lonely Planet picked the following, with ranking order:
- New York, USA. - Check out New York’s top 5 attractions and its’ Top 5 street foods to try also.
- Tangier, Morocco.
- Tel Aviv, Israel.
- Wellington, New Zealand.
- Valencia, Spain. - I’ll need another green check again on Spain travel for my Europe travel next year!
- Iquitos, Peru.
- Ghent, Belgium. – Hopefully I could also drop by here while I’m in Brussel next year.
- Delhi, India. – Air Asia has new carriers flying to Delhi now.
- Newcastle, Australia. – I will definitely visit Newcastle while I travel to Sydney.
- Chiang Mai, Thailand. – Another hot spot in Thailand that I’d love to travel to, one day.
Also Lonely Planet has recommended the Top 10 Region of countries to travel to in Year 2011:
- Sinai, Egypt.
- Istria, Croatia.
- Marquesas Island, French Polynesia.
- Cappadocia, Turkey.
- Westfjords, Iceland.
- Shetland Islands, Scotland.
- Great Barrier Reef & Whitsunday Islands, Australia.
- West Coast, USA.
- Chilean Patagonia.
- Gili Islands, Indonesia.
I haven’t been to most of the above destinations. The world is so huge and there are so many exciting placing travelers could go and explore. But our life is so short, time to travel is getting lesser, and our money is getting smaller in value. At least I’ve put them all into my travel wish list.
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Year end is around the corner. Traveling during this period has become many people favourite in Malaysia as public holidays and festive seasons at this period of time are relatively long and we could enjoy a longer holidays, just like the summer holidays in western countries. Their popular travel destinations include countries around Asia such as Indonesia, or exotic holidays such as Cambodia, Sri Lanka etc. I’m no exception. If time is allowed, I’ll be flying to Bali this December.
Whenever I travel overseas, apart from the top 5 packing list items, the next thing I will definitely bring along is my mobile phone. Not to act like a local in overseas, taking my phone with me helps me stay connected in whichever part of this world. Off course, it never meant for chit-chatting with friends at home. Thanks to the International Roaming service, my mobile phone actually acts as a top tool to make and receive emergency calls when there are security issues such as riots in overseas, incidences at home, flight delays, weather warning and so on.
Telecommunication International Roaming service is a valued added service provided by telecommunication service provider to allow travelers to use their mobile phones even in overseas by using the local service provider network. This is an important service for me as I’m traveling overseas quite often and still wish to stay connected every day. With international roaming, I could also connect to internet with unlimited data roaming internationally as well. It really ease the pain to look for internet connection or WIFI availability overseas. I could share about the places I’m visiting, the exotic food I’m having, the nice people I’ve been meeting instantly with my loved-ones at home. Besides, with the convenience of nowadays cheap international roaming rates, I could always contact my family or my children during long vacations if I miss them too much. Off course, for businessmen, international roaming is even more crucial as traveling is part and parcel of their jobs and daily reports and updates to their home offices are essential.
Thanks to the telecommunication service provider giant in Malaysia, Celcom, I could now call home at the LOWEST RATES ever! From 1st November 2010 until 28th February 2011, all Celcom customers will get to enjoy the lowest roaming rates when they travel to selected countries such as Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Bangladesh and Cambodia. For example, if you’re a Celcom customer traveling in Indonesia and make a call home to your family in Malaysia, all you need to do is to choose to roam with XL and you’ll enjoy a low rate at ONLY 35sen/min. That’s the lowest roaming rate you can find! Here is the list of roaming network you could choose to enjoy this low rates:
- Sri Lanka – Choose Dialog Telekom PLC;
- Indonesia - Choose XL;
- Bangladesh - Choose Robi, and
- Cambodia - Choose Hello
What’s more, travelers to Malaysia from neighboring countries such as Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Cambodia & Bangladesh will also enjoy special rates in Malaysia whenever they choose to roam with Celcom!
Captured below is the low rates Celcom users could get during the promotion period.
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| * Call charges to special or premium service phone number remain the same as per current roaming rates. All rates are in RM- Customers shall select the network to be connected to the participating network operators in order to enjoy the promotion. |
Why I use Celcom as my cellphone network provider? With its widest coverage, fastest speeds, clearest voice, best rates and service provided, Celcom is all about the customer’s peace of mind. It is their stand, positioning and the one thing that sets them apart from other telecommunication service providers in Malaysia. Celcom is part of the Axiata Group that spans over10 countries in Asia, so travelers get to enjoy the widest coverage even when travelling, due to Celcom’s wide network of partners in the region. Axiata Group is an emerging leader in Asian mobile telecommunications with extensive operations and businesses in 10 Asian countries (Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Cambodia, Indonesia, India, Singapore, Iran, Pakistan and Thailand). It is also one of the largest telecommunications companies in the region, providing a range of mobile communication services to a combined base of over 94 million subscribers.
So, make sure you activate the international service and bring along your cell phones next time you travel. I will remember to search for XL network when I travel to Bali next month! – Travel Feeder, your ultimate travel photo blog
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