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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 […]
11 September 2018
Today I fly to Miri for an overnight before going inland to Borneo’s highlands for my mini-adventure. I ordered a Grab car on the app but none were available in my area. I tried numerous times and it was starting to worry me even though I had three hours till my 1500 flight. Perhaps it […]
6 September 2018
Otak-otak is a spicy fish cake popular in the Malay Archipelago. I discover that it has some cousins that I’m not too familiar with. Posted by Alex Chan on Wednesday, September 5, 2018
29 August 2018
I didn’t get any sleep on the flight to Singapore. I had started to take pride in how well I’ve slept on flights recently but this time the sleeping pill didn’t quite work. Perhaps my single economy class seat wasn’t reclined enough and had the feel of sliding down a little. It’s fortunate though that I […]
28 August 2018
With a 2355 departure for Singapore, I took my time checking in at the kiosk around 2115 and dropping off my bag. While I normally travel with a cabin bag weighing 7kg including laptop, this time I had a checked-in bag weighing 23.2kg (the limit is 23kg for this flight). It was loaded with cheeses, […]
26 August 2018
European food with some Ottoman influence. As we had only been in neighbouring Romania, we didn’t set out to try too many local specialties but just enjoyed what came our way. Posted by Alex Chan on Saturday, August 25, 2018
26 August 2018
Our view of food in Ecuador is somewhat misrepresented by being in Galapagos where seafood, especially lobster, was affordable. Posted by Alex Chan on Saturday, August 25, 2018