4 September 2011
Back home
We returned to Christchurch in the afternoon in time for an evening flight back to Auckland. It was a short getaway squeezed into a standard two-day weekend, but it was worth it!
3 September 2011
Short flight
The TranzAlpine rail journey from Christchurch to Greymouth is regarded as one of the world’s great train journeys because of its scenic beauty. Having lived in Christchurch as a student and not done the trip, I thought it would be fitting to do it and see some friends in Christchurch as well. After all, it […]
24 August 2011
Home sweet home
We lose a day flying home due to the international dateline and landed at 0530 on 24 August 2011. It has been a wonderful three months for me, in the most uncanny mix of destinations. As I add up the bills, I realise that the total cost of fares, accommodation and food will come to less […]
22 August 2011
Long journey home
The long journey It’s a big day today as we embark on our long journey home. We travel from Isla Mujeres (by boat) to Cancun to take our 1210 Continental Airlines flight to Houston then Los Angeles, then finally to Auckland. That’s about 24h from the first flight to the last. Connection hassles Arriving at […]
5 August 2011
A bloody long haul
Wait for me! I want to get on! Another early morning … I had to wake at 0440 for a 0745 flight from Munich to London where I’d have a 7 hour wait before flying on to Los Angeles. A bloody long day! In the hostel bathroom, I washed my face, put back on my dirty […]
23 July 2011
Another day disappears into thin air
There wasn’t much time for anything today apart from waking up and getting to KL Airport for the 1350 AirAsia flight to Hong Kong. Upon arrival at 1745 I bused down to my accommodation, Singh’s Guesthouse in Chungkin Mansion, on the bustling Nathan Road in the heart of Kowloon. All I had time for my […]
28 June 2011
Making travel arrangements
Upon landing from Seoul at 0430 (rather than the scheduled 0510) in Kuala Lumpur, I walked across to the Tune Hotel at the airport grounds and caught a few hours sleep. Because the hotel was so cheap, I was able to book last night and use it as an early check-in rather than wait till […]
13 June 2011
Nightstop
I fly to Seoul tomorrow on AirAsia X. As they do not sell connections from Kuching, I could do a self-connect by flying from Kuching to Kuala Lumpur to connect to the afternoon service to Seoul. To ensure a safe self-connection, I’d have to leave Kuching rather early tomorrow. But fares from Kuching to KL […]
8 June 2011
Family time
Today Kim and I parted company. He went home to Auckland while I flew Tiger Airways, instead of AirAsia for a change, to my hometown Kuching for some family time. With a departure time at 1445, the short flight (including check-in, transport at either end), took up more or less the whole day.
23 May 2011
Nightstop with aunt
We overnighted at my aunt’s place in Singapore. I hadn’t seen them for many years. But the delay to our scheduled 1800 arrival meant that my elderly Uncle was already asleep when we arrived. He wakes early, so we should be able to chat to him in the morning before we head out to the […]