5 March 2019
Eating in Northcote, Auckland
I'm so lucky to live in an Auckland suburb where good food is cheap and plentiful. I hardly have to cook. The cuisines… Posted by Alex Chan on Thursday, April 4, 2013
5 March 2019
Eating in Thailand
Possibly the world's most celebrated cuisine with good reason! I savour it first-hand in Thailand. Some cuisines are… Posted by Alex Chan on Wednesday, July 13, 2011
16 February 2019
Last of the Kiwi summer
While in the lounge, I had cleverly gone online to reselect my seat so that I had a spare seat next to me (two people in a row of three). I shared the row with a young lady who came on with four cabin bags, comprising of a wheelie, a 20 litre backpack, a large […]
16 February 2019
Eating on Emirates Airlines
My need to fly Emirates came to an end in 2012 after nine years of loyalty. While I’ve never been particularly… Posted by Alex Chan on Friday, April 12, 2013
15 February 2019
Homeward bound
My little holiday After four nights but three full days, I’m homeward bound. But because I use to word “home” to both mean Kuching and Auckland, I’d better clarify! Today I leave Bali to fly back to New Zealand. It had been a nice stopover while being the most economical way of getting from Kuching […]
15 February 2019
Eating in Java and the Lesser Sunda Islands
A selection of the interesting food that I tried (or avoided) during my travels in Java, Bali and Nusa Tenggara. Posted by Alex Chan on Wednesday, July 6, 2011
11 February 2019
Little holiday
Having seen what airports can be like after the festive season, I headed to the airport around 0800 for my 1125 departure for Kuala Lumpur and onwards to Bali. This was the most economical way for me to get from Kuching to Auckland in the post Chinese New Year period. It’s a bonus that I […]
10 February 2019
Back to Kuching briefly
After a good breakfast at the Kingwood Hotel in Sibu, I used Grab to get to the airport. I could see a long queue for the kiosk and it looked like bedlam in the bag-drop area. With no luggage and a moble boarding pass, I went airside and waited over an hour till the scheduled […]
9 February 2019
Gateway to the heart of Borneo
Flying to Sibu My cousin in Christchurch was going to be in Sibu for part of Chinese New Year and was hosting a large dinner for my cousins (whom I haven’t seen for a while) and their families. Flying around the festive season doesn’t come cheap but his kind invitation to me was too good […]
30 January 2019
Mile-high army rations
Despite having three seats from Gold Coast to Kuala Lumpur, and a sleeping pill, I didn’t sleep the entire flight as I have in the past. I woke up about three hours before landing and felt peckish. I settled for a meal that I hadn’t tried before and a visit to the galley revealed that it […]