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7 January 2014
My brother-in-law, David, who was visiting from Guernsey took me to the airport this morning at 0800. Bag-drop at AirAsia was superfast and I had time to visit the new Plaza Premium lounge at Kuching airport. The lounge turned out to be a disappointment as it was essentially free seating and soft drinks. The wifi […]
30 December 2013
There are a few hot springs around Kuching. Richard and Habibah invited me to join them on a trip to the Panchor Dayak one about an hour out of town. But as we’re on the far side of town, and due to flooding on the roads causing bad jams, it took us about 2 hours. […]
19 December 2013
The doctor said my tonsils are swollen on one side; the other side seems fine. I had previously had a wicked sore throat which has now disappeared but left me with swollen glands on one side. The swollen glands are on the side of the swollen tonsils, so it makes sense as my lymph nodes […]
18 December 2013
I woke at 0645 and left the hotel at 0730 on the E21 bus which got me to check-in around 0845, some 2 hours before departure. I found that departure had been brought forward and we had been assigned a gate in the satellite terminal. With check-in at Terminal 2, this was like the least […]
17 December 2013
With an hour’s delay leaving Delhi, I thought I’d have a greater chance of getting straight into my hotel room when I arrived at 0900. Sadly, the previous guests hadn’t checked out so I had to go walkies and eating. They left around 1030 and I eventually got into my room after 1100. I slept […]
16 December 2013
After having a really bad night of not sleeping well, I realised that I have become sicker. The glands in my neck had become swollen and I had sensations of being cold a lot of the times and then too warm at other times. I went out and forced myself to eat a masala dosa […]
15 December 2013
After doing a yoga class next door, I checked out of my hut and had breakfast. I found a taxi for INR700 to take me to my hotel in Panaji, which took about an hour. I managed to get straight into my room at the Casa Paradiso even though it was before the official check-in […]
10 December 2013
Today I finished my five day Iyengar yoga course. After lunching and farewelling my coursemates, my guesthouse owner biked me to Mandrem, a quieter village about 10 minutes south of Arambol. It lacks the colourful people that make up Arambol. It is so quiet and laid back it makes Arambol feel like a town rather […]
6 December 2013
My five days in Arambol I woke at 0500; about an hour earlier than I had planned. It’s not too bad considering the 7.5h time difference that my body is on. I had a mango before going to my first yoga class here in Arambol. The yoga course consisted of five days of classes, starting […]
5 December 2013
Arriving in Mumbai We landed in BOM at 0115 and was bused to the International arrival hall bursting with people waiting to be processed. It took 1h30 for me to clear. I was feeling pretty tired and all I needed was for the ATM to not read my card (actually the guy in front of […]