Backpackers ke Kite? Tips MAKANAN Apa yang Perlu Di’pack’ ke EuroTrip

Assalamualaikum w.b.t.

Salam Jumuah barakah. Moga di hari yang mulia ini kita semua diberkati Allah s.w.t. dan hari ini kita jauh lebih beriman dari semalam. Aminn..

 Sure sesiapa yang sedang bersedia nak pergi travel tu tengah excited nak packing barang, kan? Tapi tak sure makanan apa yang perlu dibawa bersama? Meh sini nak tolong (these tips are based on my own experience as a backpacker around Europe for 18 days).

Perkara paling penting adalah makanan dan for Muslim traveller, Halal foods are crucial! You are what you eat and if you eat Haram food, it'll 'shines' through your attitude so jangan pandang remeh yea tentang makanan Halal.

Cara paling mudah untuk dapatkan adalah dengan bawa sendiri tapi harus diingatkan, JANGAN bawa banyak sangat sebab berada di negara orang pastinya anda nak juga merasa makanan mereka dan lauk instant hari-hari MUAK oii!

#1 Instant Lauk/Ready-to-eat Food

This can be found in all the supermarkets like Giant, Tesco, Jusco but the CHEAPEST so far would be from Mydin. And since I'm from Seremban, I find  Mydin Wholesale Hypermarket Seremban 2 is awesome!

Tips: Meski pun cita rasa tekak manusia berbeza tapi menurut tekak kami (seramai 7 orang), brand Sharifah jauh lebih sedap dan murah dari brand Brahim’s. 

#2 Nasi Impit

Paling mudah dan mengenyangkan inshaAllah. Beli mini version so it would be easier to prepare and bring along. And if you are running out of it and want to boil in the hotel, mini is so much faster to cook.

Tips: Kira siap-siap berapa kali nak makan dan setiap kali makan berapa bungkus supaya hanya bawa yang mencukupi, nasi impit berat!  

#3 Sambal Ikan Bilis

Tak hidup tanpa ini dan sambal ikan bilis mama adalah yang thorbaik!! (means minta mak korang tolong masakkan haha) Makan nasi impit dengan sambal ikan bilis memang masyuuukk. Tak terasa merantau jauh ke negara orang. Tak percaya? Cuba!

Tips: Sambal pastinya berminyak walaupun dah masak hingga kering jadi pack lah sambal korang dalam plastic kedap udara yang boleh dibeli murah di ikea.

#4 Bahan Mentah untuk Memasak

Di London kami stay di rumah adik ipar jadi bolehlah memasak, lebih jimat. Jadi ini yang kami bawa dari Malaysia sebab di London susah nak jumpa atau mahal sangat.

Tips: Beras tak perlu bawa sebab di London murah gila! Lagi murah hokey dari kita yang kononnya pengeluar beras ni. Makanan seperti roti pun tak perlu sebab itu makanan ruji mereka.

Rempah-ratus (Jika perlu)

Santan – Bawa yang serbuk supaya lebih ringan

Bihun – Senang nak masak

Chili sauce – According to adik ipar yang senang didapati hanya sos tomato dan sos cili tak sedap even jenama Kimball pun

#5 Snacks (Energy Bar/Chocolate)

Memang bunyi macam makanan ringan je tapi makanan ni lah yang nanti akan membantu bila kita tak ada masa nak cari tempat makan atau sedang busy shopping. Boost up your energy and get back to enjoy the day with these snacks!

#6 3 in 1 Drinks

Bawa 3 in 1 macam Milo atau Nescafe so that bila malam rasa lapar boleh lah alas perut. Pagi-pagi pula minum air panas untuk panaskan badan because it’s freezing cold! 

Well I guess that's all! By the way, instant food yang kami bawa berlebihan dan hingga ke hari ini tak lalu nak makan so make sure JANGAN bawa banyak sangat yea. When you think it's not enough, that is when it is enough, faham? Tak faham sudah.
Assalamualaikum!

Backpackers ke Kite? 10 Tips Pack Luggage untuk EuroTrip yang Awesome

Assalamualaikum w.b.t. and may all of us be blessed with Allah Azzawajal hidayah and barakah. Ini tips untuk pack luggage anda untuk dibawa pergi EuroTrip. These tips are based on my own experience as a backpacker around Europe for 18 days, harap membantu!

1.     3 Jackets and THAT’S it!

      I went for a EuroTrip for 18 days and 3 jackets (2 jackets + 1 sweater to be precise) were good to go! But unless if you are a acah-acah hijabista fashionista, 10 pun takkan cukup kaaaannnn?? Okay no offense but really ladies, 3 are more than enough but the catch is colour mesti lain-lain or jauh beza so bila dalam gambar banyaknyeeee baju kau Jah oiiii!

2.     What’s Inside Your Jacket is NOT IMPORTANT! Bring Less

      Seriously no one cares what you wear inside those gorgeous jackets so if you are going for 18 days trip, just bring 5 t-shirts NO! 3 if you are ‘strong’ enough. Ya Allah, serious sure cukup punya sebab jacket tu je dah tutup the whole t-shirt tu, so wasted je. Ulang lah 10 kali pun baju sama no one will notice and even you yourselves gonna forget what you wear. Tapi during my trip I did laundry cleaning for at least 3 times la (takde la keji sangat hokey). After all, your friends are busy envying the great vacation you’re having not your baju.

3.     LOTS of Hijab/Shawl/Tudung are Crucial

      Now this is CRUCIAL dear Muslimah. I urged those Muslimah out there who wanted to go for a long trip to pack ALL your best hijabs and bring all along! Jackets and t-shirts if ulang orang tak perasan tapi when it comes to tudung, JANGAN BUAT PASAL! I did the huge mistake once so I love ya all and saving you from repeated hijab in beautiful scenery. Pergi 18 hari jadi bawalah 10 helai tudung tu. There’s always a room for more hijab even you are a backpacker. Benda lain boleh tinggal like 2 3 helai of your husband’s t-shirts keeeee (be creative on this).

4.     2 Jeans (1 in the Bag + 1 Wearing it)

      Nampak macam terlalu sikit/pengotor sebab cuma bawa sehelai je seluar (tidak termasuk yang tengah pakai) but you know what? Let the jeans be jeans. Who actually wash your jeans after every usage, once a week pun jarang kaaann? So don’t la suddenly be ‘pembersih’ at time like this. For Solat yes we need to be clean tapi asalkan bersih dari najis maka inshaAllah bersih for Solat.

5.     Sufficient Undies

      How many is sufficient? Well, it’s up to you (hands off on this).

6.     Toiletries if Needed

      For those who’ll be staying in economic accommodation like Ibis Budget or Travelodge then toiletries is a must sebab tidak akan disediakan. Rather than buying a travel size shampoo and shower foam, lebih jimat jika di repacking by buying travel containers and fill it up. Towel/tuala tak perlu sebab even they don’t give you toiletries, towel akan always disediakan.

7.     Stoking & Comfort Shoe, Yes. Slipper? No 

      Good quality comfort shoe is NOT a bargain! Spend some money on buying high quality shoe will save more of your money later on during the trip sebab kaki umpama nyawa bila travel. Bila sakit kaki, tak boleh dan tak ada mood nak berjalan jadi akan merosakkan semua plan. It ain’t everyday you’re going for a EuroTrip so please don’t sabotage your own vacation with that cheap shoe! NOOOO!!

Lots of stoking is for hygienic purposes especially for Muslimah since Solat perlu menutup aurat tanpa pakai telekung (Solat in public places like tepi jalan mana nak ada chance pakai telekung). I did brought along a slipper but ended up not being used at all so why bother.

8.     Medicine for Emergency

      Only Allah knows what will happen to us so always be prepared! Prepare lah basic ubat macam Panadol dan minyak angin sebab ubat mahal kalau nak beli di sana. Tapi jangan bawa banyak sangat, kang tak pasal lak kena tahan as drug dealer haha. Not sure if you need any letter to bring this on board but for check in luggage no problemo!

9.     Ready-to-eat Foods

      Ready-to-eat foods will certainly save you a lot of money dan lebih mudah untuk Muslim macam kita. Tak susah nak cari makanan Halal in a big city like London and Paris tapi makanan Halal yang murah (€6 – €15) mostly would be Arabic/Indian foods. Dah kalau 18 hari trip nya muak lah kan asyik makan kebab je. My family even brought nasi impit, beras and rice cooker and it helps a lot! But make sure NOT to bring too much because you gonna get ‘sick’ with all that lauk segera. Sometimes you definitely wanna taste those local Arabic/Indian foods and their Wifi LAJU!!

10.             Others (Power Bank, Monopod, Rain Coat, Botol Air untuk Toilet)

      What kind of vacation if you can’t share the breathtaking sceneries, so pack up the power bank and don’t stop uploading those photos!

And oh I just knew that in Europe there is NO monopod, the Europeans will find your monopod quite interesting and it also means it is expensive there around RM100++. Especially for my husband and me, monopod is our life as no one gonna help us take our picture geeeehh.

While for the raincoat, the rain on the other side of the world is ain’t that hard as in Malaysia. Rintik-rintik je most of the time padahal langit macam nak lebat sangat dan surely inshaAllah takkan basah lenjun except that one time in Amsterdam.

Botol air sumpah penting! Sebab European countries toilet semua tak ada paip jadi everytime nak pergi toilet mesti kena ada botol kosong untuk tadah air.

Backpackers ke Kite? 7 Tempat WAJIB Lawat di Amsterdam

Assalamualaikum w.b.t. Here are some places in Amsterdam that I would love to share with all of you! (Kenapa 7? Sebab ni je yang sempat pergi hari tu)

1.     Keukenhoff

      Syurga dunia bagi peminat bunga! The view here SubhanAllah, if you’re not a flower fans you still gonna fall in love with all of the blossoming flowers! It doesn’t matter what you’ll wear because each and every single photos of yours still gonna be lawa gila!

Tips: Pakai sport/walking shoe kerana tempat ini sangat luas dan ada banyak yang perlu dilihat. Bawalah bekal seperti makanan dan minuman jadi boleh picnic sambil menikmati keindahan alam ciptaan Allah.

2.     I Amsterdam Letters

      Salah satu mercu tanda Amsterdam dan semua orang akan berbut-rebut nak panjat those alphabets. The one outside Schiphol Airport is similar just smaller and without the Museum background.

Tips: Be there as early as you can and NOT on weekend to get a perfect spot for Instagram pictures! CLIMB UP, everybody does that.

3.     Canal Cruising

      The best way to see the whole city! And going to this cinematic city with your partner in a cruise is certainly a romantic moment. Honeymoon ke, babymoon ke or even oldmoon pun masih romantic uolss.

Tips: Catch an evening cruise and it will be perfect!

4.     Zaanse Schans

      Breathtaking tourist attraction venue that can only be found here in Holland and you definitely NEED to be there! Bukan sahaja dapat melihat sendiri kincir angin yang popular, di sana juga ada tempat membuat Holland Clog (terompah tradisional Holland) dan pemandangannya MashaAllah.. cantik!

Tips: Pakai EXTRA tebal sebab serious sejuk gila kerana ia merupakan kawasan lapang maka angin sejuk sentiasa bertiup kencang.

5.     Madame Tussaud (Wax Museum Amsterdam)

      A place to snap picture with your idol because you just don’t have an opportunity to meet them in real life so dapat tangkap gambar dengan identicial wax pun jadilah kan.

Tips: Make sure to have a camera with awesome lighting/flash to get a great shot with your idol.

6.     Flower Market

      The ONLY place to get your souvenirs because it’s REALLY CHEAP here and many options to choose from and sometimes the only place to get it. Situated by the river in the middle of the town, ia juga merupakan spot cantik untuk snap picture.

Tips: Bring lots of money!

7.     Hard Rock Café

      Either you are a collector or not, Hard Rock Café is a place to visit because they do sometimes have rare souvenirs and the building itself is beautiful to pose with.