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28 December 2014
I woke early to go out to the riverbank areas as the light was terrible yesterday for photos. The sun was in the wrong direction! I captured the scenes I wanted, got a breakfast of timingu (or tiamiso, or rice-flour batter cooked in a pan then pushed into soup, making it resemble freshly made noodles). […]
27 December 2014
It has been about 18 years since I had been to Sibu, where my mother hails from. As a child we had gone there to see grandma frequently. I thought I was long overdue for a visit there and had bought the air-tickets cheaply and impulsively some 10 months (sounds contradictory but it was impulse […]
23 December 2014
Above: My cheap but pleasant flight from Melbourne to Kuala Lumpur. I had bought my AirAsia X ticket some 13 months before flying MEL-KUL-KCH-KUL-SYD for about NZD500, which is actually about NZD350 plus airport taxes (largely Australian). At that price, I had psyched myself up for the cramped conditions (width rather than legroom which is […]
19 December 2014
I arrived in Melbourne after a rather squashy flight stuck in the window seat. Having been here several times, I made my way quickly to my aunt’s place where I’d stay for four nights before continuing my journey to KL and Kuching for Christmas with my parents and brothers. The AirAsia X ticket from Melbourne […]
19 December 2014
Today I begin my journey back to my hometown in Borneo for Christmas, but not without stopping along the way (and back). I fly to Melbourne today, stopping for several days before continuing my journey.
24 August 2014
Above: View of Auckland during our descent. I left Kuching yesterday afternoon for KL to connect with my flight to Auckland. Despite the 1h35 connection time in KL, there was plenty of time for me to enjoy the lounge as I was flying Business Class on a reward ticket. It was a very nice flight […]
19 August 2014
A small selection of food from my travels through Georgia and Armenia. There is a Middle Eastern influence in the food… Posted by Alex Chan on Monday, August 18, 2014
19 August 2014
Food from Bosnia & Herzegovina, Montenegro and Macedonia. Sorry I didn’t document my eats through Croatia with its… Posted by Alex Chan on Monday, August 18, 2014
13 August 2014
I managed to get about 5h horizontal (actually, it was diagonal on an inclined flatbed) during the 9h flight from Jeddah to KL, of which about 3h was asleep. The seat was one I was familiar with but I’m not sure if it was the leather (rather than fabric) or the angle (perhaps steeper) that […]
12 August 2014
I checked out from my Istanbul hotel at 1100 and waited for my shuttle pickup at 1245 which came “on the dot”. After cruising around the Sultanahmet area to fill up with other prebooked passengers, we left for Ataturk airport getting there around 1345. With a 1530 departure to Jeddah to connect to Kuala Lumpur, […]