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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 […]
19 November 2021
PCR Swab With remnants of Paris time in my body clock I fell asleep at midnight. But for some reason I woke at 0145 super alert. This is so unlike me. After sitting up till about 0300 I took half a pill and slept till 0800 After breakfast, my priority was to 5 mins away […]
18 November 2021
Why I’m in Istanbul I came to Istanbul because Covid-19 PCR tests here are ridiculously cheap and fast. With my entry into Malaysia and Sarawak on consecutive days, longhaul flights and an overnight in connection, there was the possibility I’d end up having to take two separate tests for the two entries. A free stopover […]
17 November 2021
Above: The queue at arrival passport control at Istanbul looked shocking but it moved pretty quickly. Leaving Paris Having gone to sleep at 2100 last night, I woke up at 0400 after 7 respectable hours. I had set the alarm for a 0545 wake up and a walk to the Roissybus at 0610 and departure […]
2 November 2021
I woke at 0530 as I seem to be still adapting go the one hour time change after the end of daylight saving. I started my exploration of Larnaca with a walk along its waterfront which led me to the historic centre. The St Lazarus church was free to enter and quite ornate. The Byzantine […]
1 November 2021
Leaving Paphos The hotel buffet breakfast was less today as it was their last day before closing until April. They only had 15 guests last night including myself. My plan was to go across the road soon after for my Rapid Antigen test for entry into Italy. But the swabbing doesn’t open till 0900, so […]
31 October 2021
Nea Paphos For today I had planned to visit Nea Paphos, the city’s main archaeological site, nice and early to avoid the heat. But with end of daylight saving, we had an extra hour in bed, which meant that it would be sunnier by the time I got there. Ahh well. Buffet breakfast at hotel […]
30 October 2021
Moving to Paphos I woke at 0600 after retiring at 2000. Perhaps I’ve conquered my jetlag after three nights? Today I move on to Paphos by bus. Since I was waking early still, I tried for the 0900 bus. I nearly missed it as it had been double-parked and I couldn’t see past the buses […]