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22 November 2018
Wat Arun, Take 2 Today, I was determined to visit Wat Arun. I have a midday check-out and a midnight light to Kolkata. I was on my way to Wat Arun soon after breakfast. It was a lot more impressive than what I must have thought in April, to turnaround and leave even without entering […]
21 November 2018
Wat Arun was on my agenda today because I didn’t make it there in April. Again, I took the Chao Phraya Express from my pier Phra Arthit to Wat Arun pier, several stops away. Pulling in there, I had the distinct sense of déjà vu. Yes, I had been hopped off there before … and […]
20 November 2018
Because I had an unexpected trip to Bangkok in April, I had already done all I had wanted. But the time I had allocated for Bangkok now remains, because that April trip was booked after this one. I thought it would be a good idea to visit the Royal Barges Museum, a place I have […]
19 November 2018
My flight from Singapore to Bangkok Don Mueang departs at 1500. My aunt needed to go to the hospital for an appointment leaving the apartment at 0930. It was easy for me to leave the house with them. I pretended that my flight was 1300 and it was perfect for me. Getting a taxi from […]
18 November 2018
This is a growing collection of post-adoption photos of Nyoman’s life with us. She’s turned out to be a little “si betina” dragging in quite a few mice! She’s putting on quite a bit of weight too. Posted by Alex Chan on Monday, June 8, 2009
17 November 2018
I had a relatively early start from the apartment to get to the airport for the 0950 flight to Singapore. Being a weekend, I was being cautious in case it was difficult to get a Grab car. But it was all too easy and I ended up having an hour to kill landside before going […]
8 November 2018
I woke around 0630, way before my alarm at 0800. I had an email from AirAsia confirming that my late May 2019 super-cheap flight from Auckland to Kuala Lumpur had been cancelled due to route withdrawal. I worked through some options and I wasn’t going to be too adversely affected as I have an industry […]
7 November 2018
We arrived into Kuala Lumpur at 0245, some 25 minutes ahead of schedule. The first bus into the city goes at 0430. There was one at 0330 from Terminal 1 but I wouldn’t have been able to get there in time. I debated waiting vs catching a Grab car. I opted for the latter at […]
6 November 2018
It is late spring in New Zealand and the weather is a mix of cold and warm days. It’s not so bad that I’d want to go away for a month. I had booked this trip a year ago when November was horrid. I really wish I wasn’t going. Nagaland seemed like a good idea […]