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3 November 2022
Above: Penang is connected to the mainland by two bridges, one of which is seen from my flight. Flying to my nightstop at KLIA I ordered a car at 0800 by the Maxim app and had trouble finding a driver that would accept. I switched to Grab and had an instant acceptance. I then realised […]
2 November 2022
Above: My favourite laksa shop was closed today and I had to make do from another place that wasn’t as good. I moved from the beach to George Town today for several reasons. To save on an early wake-up at Batu Ferringhi, for more local food and for a cheaper hotel. To make the most […]
1 November 2022
It was an achievement coming back from Europe to wake to the alarm at 0700. I was sluggish but I forced myself to do my first bit of exercise in nearly two months. I was keen to make use of the pool in the fine weather but procrastination and rest delayed my exercise and it […]
31 October 2022
Onwards to Penang We landed in Singapore on-time around 0430 with a long taxi to the gate, getting us there at the scheduled time. My connecting flight to Penang was about 3h later from Terminal 2. Getting there by train, the gate had just been changed to Terminal 3. Fortunately, the inter-terminal trains here are […]
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 […]