Shanghai Hangzhou Business cum Leisure

When it comes to business trip, normally is more to work than play.  As the Print China exhibition is held in Shanghai this year from Oct 12-16, 2026, we planned to be there earlier to visit the ink factory located north of Hangzhou.

Flight Details

8 Oct Thurs

KL/Hangzhou China Southern Airline

CZ5036 0120/0545 hrs KL/Hangzhou  transfer 2hr 25m

CZ3521 0810/1020 hrs Guangzhou/Hangzhou

14 Oct Wed

Shanghai/KL via MH

MH389 1525/2100 hrs

Accommodation

Atour Hotel Pinghai Road, Hubin West Lake, Hangzhou

Check in 8 Oct, Check out 11 Oct

Pujing Waiting Hotel Shanghai

Check in 11 Oct, Check out 14 Oct

Our ink supplier was kind to arrange the transport and itinerary when we in Hangzhou. As for transfer to Shanghai, our ink supplier will take us via their cars since they are going there too on Sunday.

Hangzhou Itinerary

Day 1 8 Oct

Flight from KL

Pick up from airport transfer to hotel

Free and Easy walking tour of the east side of west lake.  Dinner at  Grandma’s Home (known locally as Wai Po Jia / 外婆家) is a famous, budget-friendly Chinese restaurant chain that originated in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province

Day 2 9 Oct

Linyin Temple

Su Causeway

Huagang Park & West Lake Boat cruise

Su Causeway - Wushan Square

Hefang Street

Supplier arranged van to fetch us and took us around with a local guide to some of above places of interest.

Day 3 10 Oct

Ink factory conventional offset ink and UV ink visit. Lunch were at nearby factory at local restaurant.  After the visit, we were sent back to Hangzhou. We were treated to sumptious dinner for ink supplier's 2nd generation young boss in his 40s.

Day 4 11 Oct

Hotel to Shanghai by supplier's EV car.  Before leave to Shanghai, our Sales Manager walked to nearby bakery bought us the flaky lenghty egg tarts.

Free and Easy in Shanghai till dinner arranged by another printing plates supplier at HaidiLao Hotpot, surprised birthday celebration for my husband!

Shanghai Itinerary

Day 5 12 Oct

Exhibition follow by dinner at location nearby exhibition arranged by printing plate supplier

Day 6 13 Oct

Morning went for the most famous xiao long bao (soup dumplings) near the City God Temple (Chenghuangmiao) and Yuyuan Garden in Shanghai, Nanxiang Steamed Bun Restaurant (南翔馒头店)  Proceed to Exhibition. Dinner with blanket supplier but only allocated 3 pax. As for others we proceed to Nanjing East for dinner before we went back to hotel 

Day 7 14 Oct

After breakfast, we were arranged by printing plates supplier to take us to airport for our flight home.

Kuantan

Ages at least more than 10 years I have not been to Kuantan, not a place that I am keen but since Leisure Holidays affiliate resort has unit at SGI vacation club Timurbay, a seaside getaway and to utilize the points that I have.

So i have booked for June, good for 4 persons in separate 2 units. at Timurbay Seafront Residence Kuantan. Facing Timburbay Beach on the South China Sea, this casual apartment hotel is 13 km from the blue-domed Masjid Negeri Pahang mosque. There’s a bus stop next to the hotel. We went with our business partner and wife, 2 couples for a short getaway.

Kuantan Fri - Sun 26/6-28/6/2026 3 days 2 nights
ITINERARY
DAY 1
8.30 am	Fetch Gan & wife
9.00 am	Breakfast Leng's Café Bukit Tinggi
10.30am	Leave to Valley
11am	Short Visit
2.00 pm	Sin Sian Restaurant Jalan Gambut Kuantan 11am - 9pm. Best seafood porridge
3.00 pm 3.30pm	Cendol Air Putih (12-6.30pm) for cendol Check in TimurBay Residence
6.00 pm	Kuantan Art/Mural Street
	look out for 20ft shoes cobbler painting/sudirman tribute Too bad didnt manage to cover all as started to rain.
7.00 pm	Satay Zul Beserah (till 10.45pm) or Satay Zul Malay town
	(till 11pm) or Sate Zul Lorong Alor Akar (12am) We went to Satay Zul Malay town for nasi lemak and juicy satay
9.00 pm	Night walk at Teluk Cempedak. Had drinks at Starbucks till  12am. Watched fire poi spinning
DAY 2
9.00 am	Depart hotel
9.30 am	Lian Heng Kopitiam which serves nyonya laksa, good toast bread etc.
11.00 am	Tanjung Pelindung to view Giant Sea Turtles Mural
	10 metre high and 20 metre long
12.30pm	Kula Cakes Jalan Besar (10am-6pm). Yummy mango cheesecake
2.30 pm	Back hotel for rest
	Beach swim behind our hotel
8.00pm	Alor Akar Seafood Dinner (close 11.30pm) Had yummy crab
DAY 3	By 9 am check out.  On The way Kopitiam Andorra Peak for best nasil lemak Overshot Hasil Laut Kiah Kee and ended at a shop further up Sin Kee Hung at Jalan Gambang.
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