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20 September 2018
We woke surprisingly early at 0700 and had breakfast served on our patio at 0830. I had opted for the selection of Balinese cakes which were nice and not over-sweet. Today would be a relaxing day with no specific agenda. We didn’t have a pool for this hotel and there was no pressure to swim […]
19 September 2018
Leaving Kuching With a 1050 departure to Kuala Lumpur, connecting to Bali, we left our apartment around 0815. Traffic was bad and Wayz directed our Grab driver through some rather unusual routes. We got to the airport around 2h prior to departure. Kim’s bag was tagged all the way to Bali and for such connections, […]
17 September 2018
After 12 hours in bed, I woke at 0700. It was a wise move getting a can of coffee and a red bean bun last night to have handy for breakfast. I took a Grab car to the airport around 0815. The last time I was at Bintulu, the airport was in town where the […]
16 September 2018
At Bintulu Sentral, the bus station, I was feeling a little headachey from not eating properly. I asked a cafe if they had Ais Kacang. The said “Yep” and brought me a mug of sweet mung bean porridge with ice on top. Not what I had imagined but correct literally. I took a Grab car […]
16 September 2018
After a breakfast of rusk and milk, I checked out of my hotel. I enquired about transport to Niah Cave National Park HQ as it was a 5km walk according to the map. The receptionist managed to book me a taxi which turned up about 10 minutes later. I got to the park at 0800 […]
15 September 2018
Leaving Bakelalan We had a pleasant change to breakfast today with kanpua (Foochow) noodles. It was a satisfying meal that would keep me going for the day ahead, travelling from Bakelalan to Miri then to Batu Niah. As I finished breakfast before 0800, I could tell the clouds were burning off very nice and early […]
14 September 2018
We had a relatively late breakfast today at 0800, preceded by our usual pre-meal grace. At 1000 Maureen, Badau and I (along with all three dogs) set off for a walk to Sungai Muda, a nearby stream/river. Along the way, we stopped near the apple orchards and was shown the Ice Cream Bean pod. It […]
13 September 2018
Crossing the border I woke around 0700 for breakfast at 0730. My hosts suggested that time despite a departure at 0900 (subject to weather) across to the Indonesian weather. With weather looking favourable, Badau and I walked into town around 0915 where he had his bike parked. The dogs cleverly didn’t come along (whereas they […]
12 September 2018
While travelling, it is often necessary to eat quickly on the go. I like to see how the international fast food chains put a local twist into their menu. Posted by Alex Chan on Thursday, March 1, 2018
12 September 2018
Getting going I had set the alarm for 0600 and asked the frontdesk to call me as well just in case. But I woke at 0430. Realising that there was no phone, I figured that the receptionist would have to walk up two floors to wake me. So I WhatsApp’ed them to say I was […]