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24 March 2008
Finished the four day weekend by cooking dinner for friends. Thought I'd make Nasi Kerabu … a Kelantan rice and salad dish, usually accompanied by sambal and fish … but I added my own twist to it. Posted by Alex Chan on Monday, March 24, 2008
8 February 2008
Lots of yummy flavoursome food, washed down with St George beer and Ambo sparkling water 🙂 Posted by Alex Chan on Friday, February 8, 2008
28 January 2008
I arrived back in Auckland around 1445 after a great adventure, ready to enjoy the last of the Kiwi summer.
27 January 2008
My departure from Dubai was 0940. With luggage already held by the airline, I didn’t need to be at the airport too early. But just as well I didn’t dally leaving the hotel because I had trouble finding a taxi straight away. All went well on the Emirates flight to Hong Kong. I couldn’t afford […]
26 January 2008
I left Yemen for Dubai today with mixed emotions. It was sad to leave Sanaa and Marie but happy to be on the way home. I noticed on the flight that the “Push” sign on the toilet door was also written in Arabic as “Idfaa”. That also means “Pay” (imperative or command form). I like […]
25 January 2008
After breakfast at the Ras Hotel, we taxied to the airport. I was homeward bound. Back to Sana’a, my home-away-from-home, for an overnight. Then Dubai overnight, Hong Kong and hopefully Auckland thereafter on standby. The Ethiopian Airlines B737 was chocka to Djibouti but nearly empty for the second leg to Sana’a. The transit in Djibouti […]
23 January 2008
I didn’t sleep well last night. This has been the case on-and-off during my Ethiopian trip. It might be the Lariam I’m taking, or just the awkward sleep patterns that’s required for all the early bus trips. We left around 0930 for the bus station for a short outing to the Blue Nile falls at […]
22 January 2008
The islands (and a peninsular) on Lake Tana are home to many monasteries. We had an early boat ride arranged for 0800 but we had to pack up and move to Ghion Hotel before that. After a mango juice and a macchiato, we set off with one extra hanger-on from Netherlands. The cruise on Lake […]
21 January 2008
Today we travel to our last stop in Ethiopia, not counting our return to Addis afterwards. We had a van ride booked at 0700 to take us to Bahir Dar. While on the bog, still way before our pick-up, the hotel man came to let us know that the van was nearly here. Not long […]