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6 October 2022
Today I did an excursion to the highlands at Khinalug (spelled Xinaliq in Azeri language). There were five customers including myself, plus the guide and the driver. Leaving at 0900, we saw the rush hour traffic coming into Baku and were pleased that we weren’t travelling in that direction. As we headed into the countryside, […]
5 October 2022
Random learnings The sights in the area surrounding Baku are a little hard to get to by public transport. Rather than hire a taxi, it’s actually more economical to book a day tour. I found one online that was cheaper than the prices quoted locally. But prices pasted on the door of the tour company […]
5 October 2022
The Boulevard again I slept well from 2030 last night to 0530. I took it easy and didn’t head out till 0800 because sights here don’t open till around 1000. I had planned on walking to the Flame Towers but did random walks down to the waterfront instead when I realised I had missed a […]
3 October 2022
Onwards to Baku on standby I dozed for about 5h on the flight from Kuala Lumpur aided by a sleeping pill. We landed in Istanbul at 0410, 20 mins earlier than our scheduled time. I have a scheduled 2h45 connection here in Istanbul, to await my standby flight to Baku. Walking past immigration I noticed […]
1 October 2022
Tomorrow I will attempt to fly from Kuching to Baku in Azerbaijan. I start with a confirmed 1045 Malaysia Airlines flight to Kuala Lumpur booked a long time ago partially using points that were expiring. All other arrangements were built around this but plans took multiple turns as most options for the remainder of the […]
26 September 2022
Unexpected dental work I had eleven nights in hometown Kuching, not all of which was pleasant. I had fewer catch-up with friends than normal but more family get-togethers because my nephew Julian (and wife) were visiting from Los Angeles. And there’s also an early birthday dinner with family for my brother’s 60th. The bad part […]
5 July 2022
Getting to Kuala Lumpur My brother kindly dropped me off at Kuching airport two hours before my 1045 flight to Kuala Lumpur. I was pleased I hadn’t booked the 1005 flight as it had been delayed to 1145 but with nothing critical ahead, it wouldn’t have been a disaster. Worse thing can happen in travel […]
27 June 2022
The Borneo Cultures (plural) Museum opened recently, after a long delay due to the pandemic. I had booked in advance to make a visit along with my brother but in a few days, bookings will no longer be required. The museum is currently free-of-charge to visit. The museum attempts to showcase the cultural heritage of […]
20 June 2022
Above: The State Legislature in my hometown Kuching. Today we fly from Penang to Kuching, my hometown. We felt obliged to have one more round of the awesome laksa before we depart. We took breakfast at 1000 before checking-out after 1100. Text continues after this gallery. Ordering a vehicle online, we ended up having […]
19 June 2022
We had planned on taking the bus to Kek Lok Si temple today but when we realised there was a 20 min walk from the bus stop to the temple, we ordered a car. The car dropped us off near the temple complex around 1030 and we made our way up the alley lined with […]