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25 February 2007
This morning, Omar packed up the 4WD and found us a guide. The guide would take us on a hike downhill while he drove to our appointed meeting spot. It was a pleasant hike along a wadi that included a swim in a freshwater pool. It would have been even better had there been […]
24 February 2007
Today we moved away from the comfort of a hotel for five nights of camping, each night in a different place. Driving out of Hadiboh, our first stop was the Dihamri Marine Protected Area where we swam and snorkelled amongst the fish. It was heavenly. We ate freshly caught fish for lunch. Text continues […]
23 February 2007
Flying to Socotra I got picked up at 0230 to go to the airport. I had only landed there less than 24h ago. Today, we are bound for Socotra or Suqutra. Note: The spelling for the island and the various places on it can vary greatly. Socotra? It’s an island that’s part of Yemen (south […]
22 February 2007
Flying to Sana’a My Emirates flight from Kuala Lumpur to Dubai departed at 0030. It was the perfect flight on the Airbus A330 with four seats to myself. I guess it is because there was another flight on a Boeing 777-300 a couple hours later. After a snack of an open sandwich after take-off, I […]
21 February 2007
My brother Ben took me from my apartment to Kuching airport around 1730. I have a flight to Kuala Lumpur and onwards to Dubai and Sana’a in Yemen. It will be my second time in Yemen, a country that I enjoyed very much less than a year ago. The Malaysia Airlines flight from Kuching to […]
11 February 2007
After a short but delicious flight from Johor Bahru, I landed in my hometown of Kuching. I have ten days with family in Kuching, including the Chinese New Year period. It’s always nice to be with family during the festive period. And it gets better as many friends working in other cities return to Kuching […]
11 February 2007
A wrap and fruit was offered prior to landing in Singapore at 0130. Obviously the crew knew that very few people were disembarking in Singapore. They came round with immigration cards only during final descent, handing them only to people who put their hands out. It didn’t give passengers much time to complete the cards. […]
10 February 2007
Today I fly to Singapore on Emirates. There was a little hiccup on the 1800 departure of the first leg to Brisbane. There had been a horrendous rainstorm on my way to the airport and the weather was very unsettled. The wind changed direction as our aircraft was making its way to the runway. We […]
21 November 2006
It was an early start for my 0850 Singapore Airlines flight to Auckland. The queue at check-in was long but I lucked out scoring a seat seat in a group of two rather than three, making it a tad more private. I still had to share it though with an IT guy who made good […]
20 November 2006
Today I travel back to Singapore via Johor Bahru, in preparation for travel home to New Zealand tomorrow morning. This time I was flying in relative luxury on Malaysia Airlines rather than the budget carrier, departing Kuching at 1755. Malaysia Airlines normally has buses that connect Johor’s Senai Airport to Singapore but there was no […]