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My travelogue.
Oppss… I almost forgotten to compile my second day of Singkawang-Pontianak 4D3N trip. So, on day 2, we woke up early to get ready and then we drove to Pontianak from Singkawang.
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Last year October, we went on an impromptu 4D3N road trip to Singkawang and Pontianak from Kuching via Biawak. We chartered a 7-seater (Indonesian car with an Indonesian driver) to go to Singkawang. We started our journey on Sunday morning and arrived Singkawang in the afternoon.
On the second day, we went to Pontianak for a day trip. Then, on the third day, we spent the whole day toured Singkawang. Lastly, on the fourth day, we check-out and visited some landmarks and attractions located along the way to Aruk immigration checkpoint. When we reached home, it was around 4pm.
Do note that Malaysia time is one hour ahead of Singkawang and Pontianak. Therefore, don’t forget to change the time on your watch.
In this post, I’m sharing our first day in Singkawang. Hopefully, you will find this post useful when you want to plan your trip there.
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Okie dokie… I’m so late in posting this! Hahaha! It’s already January 2024, winter 2024 in the UK. No longer summer 2023 hahaha! We went to England on the 13th August and came back to Malaysia on the 31st August.
The reel below is our journey back from one airport to another. From Newcastle International Airport to Dubai International Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport. Of course, the last leg was from Kuala Lumpur to Kuching.
So, that’s the end of my UK trip. Next, it’ll be Singkawang and Pontianak trip. This actually happened back in October 2023. If you do follow my Instagram, you would have seen the posts already. I just started sharing about it recently hehehe…
We went to Darlington to window shop and had lunch when we were in the UK during summer. We’re supposed to buy something there but ended up buying nothing. We had lunch and left.
Darlington is a market and industrial town in County Durham, England. It is the main administrative centre of the unitary authority Borough of Darlington. The borough is a constituent member of the devolved Tees Valley area.
Wikipedia
Didn’t do much here. Didn’t take many photos too. Here are what I shared on my Instagram.
Before we head home, we had out lunch at Uno Momento. They served traditional Italian fare and cocktails. You can find relaxed and cozy quarters with pavement seating. The business was really good. It was packed. Luckily we managed to get a table for 8 of us without much waiting. The service was good. However, we were disappointed with the steaks and mussels that we ordered. It has many branches around the UK. Maybe it’s just our luck that day as there are actually many good reviews about them. That’s one of the reasons we decided to dine there.
Finally, this summer holiday post is coming to and end soon. One more post to go hehehe…
Staithes is a seaside village in North Yorkshire, England. We went there on a Sunday after lunch. Since it’s a long weekend due to bank holiday and also school holiday, the place was very happening. It was quite hard to find parking but we were lucky to find two (we drove two cars there) after a bit of search. It’s a good thing all of us could fit in two sedans. If we’re to drive three (2 sedans and 1 caravan), it will be an issue for the bigger vehicle to find a parking.
The drive to Staithes was quite a scenic drive on the highway and the altitude was rather high that you could feel your ears blocked for a moment like when you’re in a plane. Even going down the highway could make your stomach felt funny like riding a roller coaster hahaha!
Once one of the busiest fishing ports on the North East coast, Staithes boasts a long proud history as the one-time home of famous Royal Navy captain and explorer, Captain James Cook. Staithes is approximately 22 minutes drive from Whitby along the coast.
https://www.thewhitbyguide.co.uk/staithes/
It’s a bit of walk down hill to reach the village after we parked. The sun was so bright and hot. However, the view was quite stunning. The village’s 18th century cottages and cobbled streets are one the interesting things to see here. Great place for taking unique and quirky photos too. No wonder it attracts many artists to immortalize the place on canvas for centuries.
We just walked around enjoying the views and take some photos there. We didn’t visit Captain Cook & Staithes Heritage Centre. In fact, we didn’t know it’s there hahaha! Anyway, in case you want to know, the museum operating hours are from 11am to 4pm daily except Friday during summer. Meanwhile, the operating hours are from 11am-4pm daily except Thursday and Friday during winter.
You can spend a night or two there if you want. You might be lucky to catch the Northern Lights there if you visit during autumn and winter from September to April.
You will not miss the view of two bulky headlands (‘nabs’) which shelter the tiny harbour. They are the two cliffs of Cowbar and Penny nab.
By the way, this place is also popular for bird watching.
That’s pretty much that I could share about this picturesque village on the Yorkshire Coast. We spent hours there. Unfortunately the public toilet near the car park was closed when we reached there. So we drove to Saltburn to visit the toilet and a quick stroll. You can check out my 2018 Saltburn trip here.