Each house is connected to the main road by a long bridge on stilts. Life in a mangrove swamp is unique. To find hotels, search for Kukup or Pontian Malaysia in the new sidebar search box at http://www.mycen.my/ or http://www.tvsmith.my/.
#kukup #johor #fishingvillage #pontian #mangrove #swamp #mycenhotels #island #travel
Agoda introduced a new search box to its affiliate partners via a webinar recently. Was the first time I sat through a webinar and found it very effective and informative. The video was clear and smooth, the audio very good. Amazing how much difference a good broadband connection makes. Another significant positive fact was that the manager answered all my questions later via e-mail. See screenshot of the new search box attached.
The new search box is claimed to provide better conversion, better precision with auto suggest, is mobile friendly and has better functionality, among other things. I am averse to making changes as the previous search panel worked. Like most web things, technical support will end eventually for the old. Tech companies call it “deprecated”.
I spent much time helping users find a specific hotel which some couldn’t because of sloppy spelling while searching. People are used to spell correction on Google Search. I don’t mind. PM or e-mail me anytime. Hopefully, the new search boxes can help alleviate this with auto suggestions. If you spelled “Xiaman”, it should suggest “Xiamen, China”
Most of my time is spent creating specific destinations to make it easier to find hotels in that area or city. I am placing the new search box on the sidebar of every page. It means a user can easily search to find over 1.4 million properties in any part of the world, many with discounted rates. Be it Sacramento, Kuala Krai, Vladivostok, Bagan or Asunción, for example.
Try it on the site. MyCen Hotels – http://www.mycen.my/
On the search results page. the rates are shown in your local currency as determined via your browser. You can change it and the language at the top of the results page. You can also change the check in / check out dates.
It takes a lot of work but it is the nature of running a business. I need to get it to work as I have no revenue for now after my hospitalization. Irony is, I have more time to work on it since I have no work. There are more challenges in the business model which I will explain later.
To the many who booked through me; thank you for your support. Please share this with a friend or friends who travel.
Update: You can now access the search box on the right hand side bar on every page of this blog. It is right on top on right.
Get A Room – Mycen Hotels – http://www.mycen.my/
#agoda #affiliate #mycenhotels #travel #newsearch #hotelbooking #hotels
Exodus Via Kukup.
I saw an article in the NST today that Kukup Ferry Terminal was gridlocked as 12,000 Indonesians head home for holidays. I knew I have a pic of the Immigration and ferry terminal archived somewhere. Am happy I found the folder effortlessly. It was taken on 19th June 2010 with my Olympus EPL-1. Remember this place, Emily Lowe?
The great thing about finding a digital file, unlike negatives or slides is that the digital medium remains pristine. There are no fungus, dust. scratches or hair to worry about, In fact the tools of 2017 ‘s Photoshop made it even better.
The Immigration building is quiet and peaceful on a normal day unlike today or yesterday. NST showed a pic of long queues inside the terminal. Kukup is a small fishing village in the Pontian District, Johor. It is famous for its open-air seafood restaurants built on stilts over the water. Regularly scheduled ferries connect Kukup with Tanjung Balai in Indonesia.
I remember many of the houses on stilts were converted into family homestay and hotels. All with air cond and karaoke rooms.
For hotels see nearby Pontian Kecil: http://www.mycen.my/pontian-kecil-hotel-deals-finder/
#kukup #johor #ferryterminal #indonesia #fishingvillage #pontian #travel #roadtrip #coastal
On Kukup Island, there is a bellhop or porter service to move your luggage through the rickety pathways that connect the houses converted into hotels or homestay. I think many of the guests are group tourists from China when I was there.
I created a Kukup Hotels page here: Click on text link if banners don’t load as normal. Or contact me for help.
http://www.mycen.my/kukup-hotel-deals-finder/
#kukup #johor #ferryterminal #fishingvillage #pontian #travel #mycenhotels
Children playing at the courtyard of the village temple. Not many open spaces on the mangove island as every track and lane were on planks built on stilts.
At Chinese fishing villages, it is common to see Taoist temples dedicated to deity Mazu, under different name variations. Mazu is the revered Chinese Goddess of the seas and guardian protector goddess for fishermen.
I was obsessed with 16: 9 widescreen format in year 2010. It was more for Full HD video than stills. It was a challenge to compose and to fit many subjects. Some subjects or scenes such as this one were made for the ratio. I added the ‘letterboxing’ to fit Instagram’s square format.
I will create a Kukup Hotels page later. Meanwhile, try the hotels in Pontian Kecil nearby:
http://www.mycen.my/pontian-kecil-hotel-deals-finder/
#kukup #johor #ferryterminal #fishingvillage #pontian #mazu #deity #chinesetemple #taoist #widescreen #anamorphic #fullhd #hd
