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26 June 2026
Today, we drive the Ring of Kerry, a 179 km circular scenic route in County Kerry in the Iveragh Peninsula. It is well-known for beautiful landscape which includes villages, mountains, cliffs and the Atlantic Ocean. We departed Cork before 0830 when the free parking period finishes, and drove till around 1000 when we took a […]
25 June 2026
Getting the rental car We leave Dublin today to commence our road trip in the Republic of Ireland. We started our day with a hearty hotel breakfast before leaving the hotel around 0900 to take the bus to the airport to collect our rental car. It was a short walk to the bus stop, followed […]
24 June 2026
Jail Fail This is our only full day in Dublin and we had to make the most of it. Heading out about 0915 after a full hotel breakfast, it was cool and I had an extra layer on. We too the tram to Kilmainham Gaol (Jail), which is noted for holding Ireland’s political prisoners. Unfortunately, […]
23 June 2026
Flying to Dublin Today, we fly to Dublin on Turkish Airlines departing at 1325. We set the alarm for 0630, grabbed a light bite at the hotel rooftop restaurant before taking the tram to Aksaray for the 0820 Havaist bus to the airport. Despite some initial traffic, we got to the airport in only 50 […]
22 June 2026
Bosphorus cruise We woke at 0545 and had the whole day today to enjoy Istanbul. As we’ve been here often and recently, we didn’t feel like chasing sights or repeating them. While I love island-hopping by public ferries to the Princes Islands, that was something we had done several times too. Kim had not cruised […]
21 June 2026
Above: Our cheap but awesome flight. Walking to the airport We set the alarm for 0615 and left the Tune Hotel at KLIA Terminal about 30 mins later, and walked to the airport terminal to get airside. Unfortunately, I misdirected Kim to the manual immigration desks when he could have used the kiosks. Regardless of […]
20 June 2026
Above: Pleased to finally arrive in Kuala Lumpur. Bad start It wasn’t a good start to the day, waking up to notification that our 1350 Malaysia Airlines flight to Kuala Lumpur had been delayed till 1825. That’s a 4h35 delay. When the flight got upgauged from a B737 to a widebody A330 a few weeks […]
19 June 2026
Today is our last day in Kuching. It has been a very fruitful and productive stay: We attended to a fair bit of DIY, with Kim painting the front door and over water leak stains. Kim also had a dental scale and polish, and separately a whitening treatment. Together with the heart scan in KL, […]
14 June 2026
Today, we fly to my hometown, Kuching, for a 6 day stay. We left the hotel at 0840 for the 0900 KLIA Ekspres train to the airport for our 1225 flight. That gave us over an hour in the landside lounge before going airside for our AirAsia flight to Kuching. The aircraft had left its […]
13 June 2026
Today, we went to Mid Valley Mega Mall for a wander in the morning before having lunch. The eating choices were beyond belief but in the quest for something healthy, we had a delicious salad each at Nando’s. Kim had a Caesar (with crispy grilled cheese sheets) while I had an Edamame, but we swapped […]