30 July 2012
Lazy day
I had allowed one day too many in Mui Ne. Doesn’t matter. It’s time for a real holiday after being “on the go” for so much over the last two months. Sleep in, eat, massage, eat …
29 July 2012
Motorcycle Diaries 1
We have two full days here in Mui Ne. It seemed like a good idea to dedicate one day for nothing (tomorrow) and make use of today’s good weather for exploring. We rented a motorbike and rode out to the white sand dunes up the coast and also the red ones. We then backtracked down […]
28 July 2012
Bus trip to disappointment
Tourism in Vietnam is very well organised and customer-focused; we didn’t have to go to some station to catch our bus to Mui Ne. Buses leave from outside various hotels and travel agencies in the backpacker district. The journey to Mui Ne took less than 5 hours, the first half of which was crawling in […]
27 July 2012
Lazing in Saigon
As it was our third visit to Saigon, we weren’t under pressure to do sightseeing. And that makes it so much easier to just absorb the atmosphere.
26 July 2012
Breakfast in Melaka, Lunch at KLIA LCCT, Dinner in Saigon
I walked from the hotel to the Mahkota Medical Centre nearby to catch the bus to KLIA LCCT (Kuala Lumpur International Airport, Low Cost Carrier Terminal for those of you who don’t know the acronym). It was somewhat of an early start in order to catch the 0800 bus as the next one would be […]
24 July 2012
Around the historic city
The idea for the morning was to start early before it gets too hot with a walk up St Paul’s Hill. But with a windowless room I didn’t get out there till 0930 which is still good as the crowds hadn’t appeared yet. So I walked from Porta de Santiago up to St Paul’s Hill […]
23 July 2012
Leaving the breakaway republic
I taxied to Golden Mile Complex on Beach Road to catch my bus to Melaka. As I found a taxi nearly immediately, I was way too early and walked around the complex and realised it was a Little Bangkok. There was a lot of Thai food so I grabbed some breakfast (a second breakfast in […]
22 July 2012
Delinquents in Singapore
After a yummy pot luck lunch with old friends, I decided to join Bee Wah and Swee Leng for a walk in the evening. The circuit took us on the road then through Bukit Batok Scenic Reserve. It was a green side that I’ve never seen of Singapore. The walkways were very well maintained and […]
11 July 2012
Thoughts on leaving Pakistan
Leaving Karachi With a windowless room in Karachi, I woke up around 0800 instead of my usual 0500! I had less than an hour to check-out and get to the airport. Marie and I made our separate ways to the airport. At check-in Emirates requested that I pay a top-up to the departure tax; I […]
10 July 2012
Long day for a short flight
Above: Breakfast in Peshawar of mango, yoghurt, omelette and toast. Leaving Peshawar Today was meant to be an easy day with just a two hour flight. I got to the airport mid-morning, a bit earlier than planned (it was getting hot in the room due to another power cut). Security was very tight and I […]