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5 August 2011
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
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
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
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
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
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 […]
23 May 2011
We flew to Singapore on Jetstar today on their NZ$99 fare (inclusive of all taxes, but excluding baggage and meals). What a cheap getaway. A steal! They got off to a bad start when the 1125 flight was delayed by an hour … then a further half hour with very poor updates being given in […]
13 March 2011
We flew back from Nelson to Auckland in the evening. Home for another month before our next domestic exploration in autumn.
19 February 2011
Today I set off to attend the Art Deco Festival in the Hawkes Bay. I had been before and having had such a good time previously, it seemed like a good idea to repeat the experience. It wasn’t all smooth sailing (or flying, should I say) this time. While driving out to Auckland airport, Air […]