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3 October 2017
I woke before the alarm which I had set for 0530 and was out by 0600. The A21 bus to the airport came along swiftly and I got to Hong Kong International Airport around 0700 disembarking at Terminal 1. I had tried doing a mobile check-in but realised that I could select and reselect my […]
2 October 2017
A weekend of eating in Taipei, leaning heavily towards the city's street food. Posted by Alex Chan on Saturday, September 30, 2017
2 October 2017
I woke before 0500 after nearly 7h sleep. I was on the pavement at 0530 walking towards the station and got there a little before it opened. I got the first train to the airport, the 0600 one, and arrived at 0640. Security and immigration was a breeze today and I was having in the […]
1 October 2017
Chiang Kai Shek Memorial I woke around 0600 after 8h sleep. I had intended to have an early start but the Chiang Kai Shek Memorial Hall didn’t open till 0900. Also I got delayed when I had a message from Jack (someone I travelled with in Oman for a couple of days) who had returned […]
30 September 2017
Tien Ho Temple I slept like a baby from 2100 till 0600. It was light outside when I woke since Taiwan is to the east of its timezone. After some muesli and milk I headed out at 0730 to Tien Ho temple by foot near Ximending. The facade was actually part of a row of […]
29 September 2017
Above: Ximending by night. I woke at 0500 and lay till 0600 before going to use the shower. I was out at 0630 for the train to Terminal 1 but my brain wasn’t working. I thought I needed one in the opposite direction (there isn’t an opposite direction) and had to wait a little for […]
28 September 2017
We landed in Kuala Lumpur International Airport about 30 minutes late around 2110. I made my way to KLIA2 by train to experience my first capsule hotel stay. Without luggage, I managed to make a reasonably speedy exit. I never expected that my initiation into the capsule hotel experience to be in KL! Necessitated by […]
28 September 2017
Above: Article from Guardian newspaper dated 18 September 2017, Getting away this time was stressful. About a week prior to my flight, an aviation fuel crisis hit Auckland Airport. More specifically, something hit the pipeline transporting fuel to the airport which meant that fuel had to be rationed to 30% of the normal uplift for […]
22 September 2017
Everything including food is so goddamn expensive we're living off meals from supermarkets, 7 Eleven sandwiches and Subway Sub-of-the-Day. With Kimball John Gaitely Posted by Alex Chan on Thursday, August 24, 2017
22 September 2017
A little taste of the flavours of Italy. Hope to add to this album in future visits. Posted by Alex Chan on Wednesday, August 24, 2016