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27 March 2019
With the time difference, I woke early at 0600. Breakfast wasn’t available till 0730 so I had some time to kill. My plan for today was just to do the one thing I didn’t managed to do over a year ago on my previous visit. That was the National Palace Museum. I set off at […]
26 March 2019
Even though my flight was 1035, I decided it was best to wake early at 0600 so we could head to the airport to avoid the traffic. Leaving home at 0620, the traffic had built up in lead up to the motorway but it was smooth running all the way to the airport thereafter. At […]
5 March 2019
I’m so lucky to live in an Auckland suburb where good food is cheap and plentiful. I hardly have to cook. The cuisines… Posted by Alex Chan on Thursday, April 4, 2013
5 March 2019
Possibly the world’s most celebrated cuisine with good reason! I savour it first-hand in Thailand. Some cuisines are… Posted by Alex Chan on Wednesday, July 13, 2011
16 February 2019
While in the lounge, I had cleverly gone online to reselect my seat so that I had a spare seat next to me (two people in a row of three). I shared the row with a young lady who came on with four cabin bags, comprising of a wheelie, a 20 litre backpack, a large […]
16 February 2019
My need to fly Emirates came to an end in 2012 after nine years of loyalty. While I’ve never been particularly… Posted by Alex Chan on Friday, April 12, 2013
15 February 2019
My little holiday After four nights but three full days, I’m homeward bound. But because I use to word “home” to both mean Kuching and Auckland, I’d better clarify! Today I leave Bali to fly back to New Zealand. It had been a nice stopover while being the most economical way of getting from Kuching […]
15 February 2019
A selection of the interesting food that I tried (or avoided) during my travels in Java, Bali and Nusa Tenggara. Posted by Alex Chan on Wednesday, July 6, 2011
11 February 2019
Having seen what airports can be like after the festive season, I headed to the airport around 0800 for my 1125 departure for Kuala Lumpur and onwards to Bali. This was the most economical way for me to get from Kuching to Auckland in the post Chinese New Year period. It’s a bonus that I […]
10 February 2019
After a good breakfast at the Kingwood Hotel in Sibu, I used Grab to get to the airport. I could see a long queue for the kiosk and it looked like bedlam in the bag-drop area. With no luggage and a moble boarding pass, I went airside and waited over an hour till the scheduled […]