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18 July 2011
I come back to Pulau Weh after a year to have a little more diving. This relatively undiscovered island offers some great diving and is easily accessible from my budget airline hub, Kuala Lumpur. This visit to Pulau Weh I did three dives over two days, again with Lumba Lumba. The first at Arus Bale […]
17 July 2011
It was back to Indonesia after a few days in Thailand and Malaysia. I flew off to Banda Aceh at 1215 today on AirAsia, landing at 1240 (with an hour of time difference). I had a couple of hours waiting at the Ulee Lheue ferry terminal for my ferry to Pulau Weh. Arriving at Pulau Weh’s […]
16 July 2011
I realised that my hotel is only 10 minutes walk from Kampung Baru, a traditional village smack in the middle of KL. Villagers have resisisted selling up to developers … so you get these kampung houses surrounded by high rises. Kampung Baru is famous for its eating so I joined the longest queue (presuming it […]
15 July 2011
My reflexology yesterday was done by a very tall and slightly butch Thai lady … well, perhaps. She could have been a ladyboy as she had rather big hands but I couldn’t see and Adam’s apple. I booked her for my final massage in Thailand this morning when I knew last night that I had […]
14 July 2011
Getting charged local prices! I took the boat back to Aonang before a major storm, but not before having a nice swim in the sea first thing in the morning. My lunch of Pad See Ew (fried kway teow noodles in soya sauce) and Iced Coffee opposite the hotel was a pleasant surprise. The man […]
13 July 2011
Wrong country I missed out on my swim in the sea yesterday. By the time I got settled and ready, a huge storm blew up (being the wet season) and after that the tide was out. So I woke early to make sure I didn’t miss out today. I opened the door and the owner […]
12 July 2011
I woke and my heart sank I woke thinking that I wouldn’t be able to get to Railay today, where I have prepaid accommodation. In fact it was the sound of the wind and rain that woke me up. The weather cleared after breakfast but walking down to the beach where the boats depart for […]
11 July 2011
I had to wake at 0300 for a 0530 departure from Surabaya to KL in order to self-connect to Krabi 4h20 mins after landing at 0905. It was a pleasant few hours at KLIA LCCT as I spent most of the time at the nearby Food Garden catching up on emails and tasks. Upon arrival at […]
10 July 2011
Surabaya takes its name from a legend in which the shark (suro) and crocodile (baya) fight for dominance. Beautiful story, beautiful name but otherwise … The old town has crumbling remains from the colonial past … generally Indonesia doesn’t revere that era so such old buildings are left to ruins or renovated beyond recognition. It’s […]
9 July 2011
Above: Jembatan Merah, or red bridge in Surabaya where there was a fierce battle in the war for independence. How easy would it be to get from Pasuruan to Surabaya? In theory it takes about an hour … not! Pasuruan is big enough to be unmanageable on foot … but small enough not to have […]