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25 September 2008
I left Padang at 0830 on a short flight to Kuala Lumpur where I self-connected to Macau. I took a bit of a gamble with my self-connection allowing only 2h50 between flights. ETA coming from Padang was 1040 and ETD to Macau 1330. Upon arrival at Kuala Lumpur the immigration officer greeted me with “Selamat […]
11 September 2008
It is my last night here in Vientiane and my last night with my Couchsurfing host Patrick. We hit town for a nice dinner by the Mekong, looking over at Thailand on the other side. Then to a roof top bar for a few beers and margaritas. He has been most hospitable … his maid […]
29 August 2008
Getting shown around Macau I arrived in Macau by ferry and took a free shuttle to a nearby casino where I met Claudio, my host for my brief nightstop. Claudio is a fellow Couchsurfer … someone who hosts others and/or gets hosted through the www.couchsurfing.com website. He is from Portugal and has been in Macau […]
28 August 2008
I arrived into Hong Kong at 0645 in very good shape … the dryness of the aircraft cabin must be good for the sinuses … no more jaw-ache. By late morning, I was feeling pretty miserable again … I could hardly open my mouth due to the pain in my upper jaw. This has to […]
3 May 2008
We flew to Hong Kong with a couple of friends Melody and Brendan. We had a good couple of days with them. It was good to have people who were relatively new to Hong Kong as it meant that we made a greater effort to do things … even revisit the places we had been […]
26 November 2007
Thoughts on Leaving China Today I left Yangshuo for Hong Kong via Guilin (city and airport). I’ll miss the cheap eating … up to two big beers and three ice creams per day: A 600 ml beer is CNY5 (about EUR0.50) for locals and 2-3 times the price for tourists. There’s now a good choice […]
25 November 2007
Today I decided to take another bike trip this time south towards the Big Banyan Tree and Moonlight Mountain. I didn’t have a good start as the road was very busy with buses and trucks … and hence dusty. It could have been worse as I met some people who said they were white (from […]
24 November 2007
Big day out Today I have a cycle and rafting combo trip organised. The man that sold it to me said I’d start by getting on a bus with the bike to an out-of-town point before rafting and cycling back. After breakfast I picked up my mountain bike (EUR1 per day) and cycled to the […]
23 November 2007
I slept till 1000 today. My weariness is catching up. Or maybe it’s because I’ve got a light case of the tummy bug. Besides I have a beeauuutiful hotel room for about EUR 12.50 per night just off all the eating areas 🙂 In the early afternoon, I took a bus out of town to […]
22 November 2007
I woke up early-ish at 0645 at Cheng Yang Bridge accommodation. Today I’m bound for Yangshuo via Guilin. I had to first wait by the road for a bus to Sanyang where I changed promptly for Guilin. The road was terrible en route. At Guilin it was another quick change for Yangshuo. I arrived after […]