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11 February 2017
Above: Peeling my mango like a banana, for breakfast. I finished my last mango this morning, opting to peel it like a banana. It was juicy and I had to eat it over the sink. Muesli followed later after I packed my stuff away for the last leg home. Checkout was 1100 so I went […]
22 January 2017
For the second leg from Gold Coast to Kuala Lumpur, I ate my meal and took a pill and slept till about an hour before landing. It was over 3h of waiting before the first flight of the day to Kuching so I had some breakfast of Assam Laksa, knowing full well I’d have a […]
21 January 2017
This trip starts with another one of my regular visits to family in hometown Kuching, but it will be more special as I’ll spend Chinese New Year there with them. And on the way back, I’ll do a detour to Pulau Natuna, an island in the South China Sea that is now part of Indonesia. […]
27 November 2016
I was getting tired after midnight and lay down in the check-in area. I dozed for an hour before waking up, as the check-in counters were being prepared for opening. I got a boarding pass for my flight back to Auckland immediately. It has been a good trip with all going smoothly until the little […]
20 November 2016
Above: Meals were included in my fare for less than what I would have paid on a budget airline. Leaving Kuching I didn’t want to bother my brother for a ride to the airport today. Being Sunday, it was his only day for a ride into the countryside with his mates. I had planned on […]
9 November 2016
Arriving and transit in Perth I was out of the secure area at Perth airport about 0010. The early arrival and quick processing meant I had more time to kill for my red-eye layover. I had worked it out that it would have been pointless going to a hotel and over-nighting and trying to catch […]
3 November 2016
This trip aims to explore parts of the Malay Archipelago that are now also part of Australia, namely Cocos (Keeling) and Christmas Islands. Despite their proximity to each other, I have to visit them separately from Perth, one on the way to Malaysia and the other on the way back. This is due to cutback […]
19 September 2016
The American Airlines flight to Auckland turned me around in terms of my perception of the airline. The ground staff and crew were pleasant (rather than nasty as seen on previous flights). They served a generous meal about 30 minutes after take off; it was what I call a Qantas-style meal with a big hot […]
4 September 2016
Today we fly to Toronto at 1700. Apart from Kim returning the rental car by 0930, we spent our time in the hostel relaxing, packing, eating breakfast and making sandwiches for our flight. Icelandair’s onboard catering is expensive but in-line with Icelandic pricing. We had nice heavy bread rolls which we filled with ham, cheese […]
30 June 2016
We landed in Kuala Lumpur 30 minutes earlier around 0400. I attempted to put the three hours into good use by going landside to try replace my SIM card which was stolen in Buenos Aires a few weeks back. Unfortunately, the Celcom store couldn’t assist as their systems only come alive at 0800. Heading through […]