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Manchester - Day 1 (Long-haul flight)

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My partner won an all expenses paid trip to watch his favourite football team in action at Old Trafford. Damn... you are one lucky man! I decided to tag along and it was a short 7D6N trip to Manchester and London. We stayed 4 nights in Manchester and 2 nights in London before heading back home. In total, there's 8 of us traveling together including the organizer. Our first day was spent mainly on traveling by plane and train. It took us 2 hours 25 minutes from Kota Kinabalu airport to KLIA before another long-haul flight of 13 hours 45 minutes to Heathrow, London. We woke up at 2.30am, meet the rest of the team at the airport around 3.30am before taking the 5.35am flight from Kota Kinabalu to KLIA. One of our teammate almost missed the flight and luckily our organizer managed to wake him up with a phone call! We had about 1 hour 50 minutes transit time at KLIA before catching our next flight to Heathrow, London. A long flight is always tiring especially when you can't slee...

Premier Inn London County Hall - London, UK

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Premier Inn London County Hall is strategically located in Central London, just 2 minutes walk from the London Eye, 5 minutes walk from the Hungerford Bridge and Golden Jubilee Bridges and 11 minutes walk from Big Ben. We only stayed 2 nights in Premier Inn London County Hall. Check-in and check-out process was quick and easy. Our room comes with a double bed, a choice of firm or soft pillows, working desk, Satellite TV (we didn't even have time to check out the TV channels), coffee or tea making facilities, hairdryer, bathroom with cold or hot shower, bathtub, free Wi-Fi and self controlled air conditioning. Room was clean, modern and comfortable. Overall it was an enjoyable stay. Premier Inn London County Hall Express check-in / check-out Double bed Working desk, open wardrobe, dressing table, coffee or tea making facilities Bathroom Bathtub Hallway Address: Premier Inn London County Hall County Hall, Belvedere Road...

Premier Inn Manchester Central - Manchester, UK

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Premier Inn Manchester Central is located within Manchester City Centre and it's just 9 minutes drive from Old Trafford. There's free buses called Metroshuttle linking the main rail stations, shopping areas and businesses in Manchester City. Our hotel is just 2 minutes walk from St. Peter Square Metroshuttle station. We stayed four night in Premier Inn Manchester Central and going around Manchester City Centre was a breeze thanks to the free Metroshuttle buses. Apart from that, Premier Inn is also within walking distance to Chinatown (6 minutes), Genting Casino (4 minutes), Palace Theatre (5 minutes), McD (3 minutes) and Tesco Express (4 minutes). Our room comes with a double bed, a choice of firm or soft pillows, working desk, freeview TV with 80 channels, coffee or tea making facilities, hairdryer, blackout curtains, bathroom with cold or hot shower, free Wi-Fi and self controlled air conditioning. Hot shower was great especially when the weather was so cold out ther...