Showing posts with label Family. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Family. Show all posts

Monday, November 16, 2015

Five Tips to Secure A Kid-Friendly Travel Rental


For middle-class starting families, booking any mainstream kid-friendly hotel is financially unattainable. But the good news is, there are alternative accommodations that provide the basic features a family needs while on vacation. These are cheaper and much better in terms of personality.Smiley

Finding a Vacation Rental

Many people these days rent out private homes when the owners themselves are on holiday. Holiday home swapping is becoming very popular in places like the UK and U.S., where each family takes on the other’s home. So, if you fancy holidaying in the UK, check out the web for Brits who wish to holiday where you are.

Others own a second property which they let throughout the year. These are great alternatives to complexes or hotels. It is far cheaper and lets your family experience an authentic vibe by being inside a local’s house.

Private Lets can be Anywhere

Private letting is becoming so popular that wherever you want to go, somewhere there will be private accommodation available. The big tourist areas in any country will have private vacation rentals. Apartments and condos are available in the tourist centers, towns and cities. Houses and cottages are available for those wishing to get away from it all in the countryside, or wide open spaces. With airbnb, it’s so much easier to find all these rental properties. Smiley

Check for Child-Friendly Features

Those advertising private holiday lets on the internet usually include plenty of photos. Photos will usually include outside property snaps and pictures of each room. If you are in doubt, provide the children’s ages and ask related things that might be causes of worry, such as nearby ponds and rivers, or busy roads outside of the rental.

Babies and Toddlers

If your family has babies or small toddlers, make sure the required equipment is available, like cribs for babes or high chairs for toddlers. A few favorite toys can be taken with you, as well as baby alarms and intercoms. senyumkenyit

Points to Watch

The great majority of private landlords are honest and trustworthy. Unfortunately, there are always some people who are just in it for the money. If you’ve never dealt with the agent or person offering you the private accommodation before, do not pay the full cost of your holiday stay before even arriving at the place. Forward a deposit, with the balance on arrival. That should be perfectly acceptable. If the homeowner is adamant, better look elsewhere. siul

Finally, if you like the idea of buying a property to let out, you can select and buy a condo for sale on Zipmatch in minutes. With the large amount of available real estate in the Philippines and other countries, you can choose your favorite place to have your very own holiday property with the family. tepuktangan

 
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Thursday, November 28, 2013

Toy Shopping @ Tropicana City


Running late is what I’m all about lately and that includes giving my niece her belated birthday present right before leaving for Monaco, a few weeks after her actual birthday. Smiley

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Where's my present Aunty Marzie?

Prior to shopping for Issy’s gift, I had spent days browsing through a recommended site called Firstcry, which offers great FirstCry coupon deals and is also Asia’s largest online retailer of baby supplies and kids toys. 

With over 15,000 products from leading international brands like Disney, Barbie and Hotwheels, I was hoping to get some cool gift ideas for my niece. Upon discussing with my sister Mel however, I decided to stick to my initial idea so off we went to Tropicana City Mall to do a little toy shopping for our adorable and oh-so-chatty Issy.

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Mel & Oscar

It was good to have Mel’s company that day and she helped me decide which Dino to get for Issy. My super smart niece knows a whole lot of different dinosaur species, which she identifies by name and a little narration of each creature every time I ask her.ihikhik

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How about this?
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Jurassic Park collection
 
We stopped by  Brickboy Brothers toy store and as usual the cool toys on display called out for attention! I mean, who doesn’t know Chucky and Master Yoda right? I would love to get the huge Master Yoda for B’s Star Wars collection by the way.rindu

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Me and my fave, Oscar the Grouch!
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Who do we have here?
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Chucky
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Fear of Chucky!
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Master Yoda
 
We got home and I surprised Issy with her gift. Initially, she seemed a little sad that her Aunty Marzie came over empty-handed but her eyes definitely lit up when she saw the nicely-wrapped box I hid behind my back! Smiley

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Thank you Aunty Marzie!
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What is it?
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I love it Aunty Marzie!
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Another Dino for Issy's collection
 
Late or not, I hope my gift helped put a smile on her face and judging from her excited reaction, I daresay it did! Happy Birthday Isabella, we love you!peluk

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Mariuca ♥ Issy


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Monday, October 07, 2013

Belated Wishes


Is it too late to blog about my Aidilfitri celebration this year? I think not especially since I’ve already prepared my story in draft ages ago! ihikhik

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Raya ang pow
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Aidilfitri 2013
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Cuteness in Red
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Dad & Mom
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Where's my Raya ang pow Grandpa?
 
Well, Aidilfitri this year saw me falling sick on the eve of Raya. Nursing a terrible fever and cough, I did feel slightly better halfway through the day but was unable to taste the delicious feast served thanks to a very blocked nose. Smiley

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Home-made cakes
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Pineapple Tarts
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My fave this year - Cheese Pineapple Tarts
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Rendang & Ketupat
 
Having said that, it was still a pleasure to have celebrated Aidilfitri 2013 with family and friends and after entertaining and mingling with guests, posing for photos and packing loads of cookies and leftover ketupat and rendang to bring home, I was ready to call it a day.

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Marzianna & Marzueani with cute Issy
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Me with Joanna
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BFFs
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With the pretty Kelly
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Mariuca ♥ B
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Happy Hari Raya from Mel & Friends
 
By the weekend, I was feeling heaps better so we graciously accepted my sister’s invitation for Raya dinner at her home in faraway Putrajaya. I was looking forward to sis’ Laksa Johor Chef Wan style, which was a first-attempt recipe for her. I gotta say, the Laksa was delicious and B added to the compliment by saying it was one of the best he ever had! Smiley

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Yummy Laksa Johor

My adorable niece Isabella was her usual friendly and talkative self and she took me for a tour of her play-room, which was filled with all sorts of kids stuff and toys! The twins had a ball and with so many toys to play with, it’s no wonder that they stayed inside the play-room most of the time. Smiley

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So huggable!
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We want toys!
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Fun Time!
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Playing Hungry Hungry Hippos
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Twin hugs for Uncle B
 
By the way, Issy turned 6 a few weeks back and I still owe her a birthday gift! As usual, I am stuck for ideas. I know she loves and is fascinated with everything dinosaur so I’m thinking one of these will do the trick! ihikhik

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RAWR?

Is it a creative gift you ask? Well, it’s definitely a cool collectible toy and one that I know she’d LOVE but fickle-minded me is still undecided so I’ve been searching for great gift ideas for babies and kids online. 

I found myself with a Firstcry Coupon, visiting Asia’s largest online retailer of baby supplies and toys. Featuring well over 15, 000 products for babies and kids including those from favourite international brands like Hotwheels, Disney and Barbie, you would think I’d be able to get more ideas and finally decide right? Smiley

Well, you would be wrong! With so many products to browse through and ooh and aah about at Firstcry, I was truly spoiled for choice and I did end up with some fantastic ideas. However, all the cool toys and children stuff I saw online only made me even more confused and undecided so I’m back at square one! garupale

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Issy and Furby

Oh well, for now I will stick to my Dino idea but if I see something cooler when I go shopping tomorrow, don’t be surprised if I end up bringing home something else for my niece. Happy belated birthday Isabella! Smiley

 
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