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3 July 2018
We walked to Plaza de Espana to save on one metro interchange to get to the airport. Our nearest metro would require two changes instead of one. It was much easier than our arrival trip except that at peak hour, it was very busy. We hadn’t used our Tourist Pass (for the metro and other […]
30 June 2018
We woke to our alarm at 0500 and readied ourselves. Hopping out of the lift at the ground floor, we clambered over the breakfast items laid out on the floor, waiting to be carted to the rooftop restaurant. The receptionist insisted that we had some coffee/tea and ordered the waiter, busy with transporting breakfast, to […]
15 June 2018
Death-defying taxi ride The taxi turned up at my Tehran hostel a little late and we set off at 0020. The driver was rather aggressive: weaving, squeezing between cars and tailgating until the car in front moves off. This was all done at high speed. I was surprised there was some traffic jam after midnight. […]
2 June 2018
Leaving family After 9 nights in Kuching, I leave today for Kuala Lumpur connecting to Tehran. It was great to meet my step-sister for the first time since childhood. We worked well together on various issues facing our elderly and deteriorating parents … her dad with dementia and my mum who had suffered a fall […]
24 May 2018
I had spent yesterday in town with my cousin and her son. Strangely, I showed them two great places that I’m surprised they didn’t know. Firstly, the Singapore superstore that is called Mustafa. It kinda has anything and everything ranging from nightmarket cheapies to Mont Blanc belts side-by-side! There’s electronics, clothing, luggage, pharmaceuticals … but […]
22 May 2018
Today I fly from the big republic that is Indonesia to the smaller one, Singapore. I started the day with a breakfast of muesli and milk with papaya, purchased from the supermarket yesterday. I checked out around 0930 and used Grab to order a ride to the airport. The driver got near the airport and […]
18 May 2018
It felt like any ole day with gym and yoga before doing chores through the day. Kim drove me to the airport around 2100 for my 2355 flight to Singapore, the start of my journey to Iran and Galapagos, amongst other places. First up would be Singapore, connecting to Palembang. My winter escape for 2018 comes […]
20 April 2018
I arrived into Auckland on time and picked up the car at an off-site parking area where Kim had left it for me, having flown to Queenstown himself.
2 April 2018
Waking at 0545, it was just a quick was and straight to the road for a taxi to Changi Terminal 3. The streets were quiet a tad after 0600 and I had to go around the corner to be on a busier street. Check-in at the airport was best ever. There was not a soul […]
14 March 2018
I’m flying to Singapore (connecting to my hometown Kuching to see family) with a departure of 0115. I had organised it so it would be within minutes of my brother and sister-in-law’s departure to Kuala Lumpur (and onwards to Kuching) at 0055. We headed to the airport together in one car with their luggage including […]