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27 February 2014
With a 1430 departure from Kuching to KL, I had a leisurely morning getting ready and tidying up after myself at my apartment. My parents dropped me off at the airport and it was an uneventful trip to KL and then to the Tune Hotel in Downtown. I met up with an old school friend […]
20 February 2014
Today I fly off to Kuching for a week to spend time with family. It is a 1645 departure. With an 1100 check-out from the Tune hotel (most shops don’t open till then), there isn’t much time to do anything before heading out to the airport. Just laze around in bed and finish up my […]
19 February 2014
I had 4h30 minutes of solid sleep and woke up before 0700. Being at the tail end of the time zone, it was still pitch black outside. I made up some milk-and-muesli for breakfast before hopping on the train to Ampang for the Sudanese embassy. While I can get a visa-on-arrival at Khartoum, there is […]
18 February 2014
I arrived into Singapore with a headache just after 1700. I had nearly 4 hours to kill before my connecting flight to KL. Fortunately I had access to the SATS Premier Club (courtesy of a free old credit card). After some food, 30 minutes in a massage chair and being back at sea level, I […]
18 February 2014
Above: Jetstar’s Business Class offering from Auckland to Singapore. Sudan? Today I’m off on my Sudan trip. Sounds crazy? I’ve heard so much about Sudanese hospitality so I wanted to give it a try. I had to time this trip so as to avoid their harsh summers but also avoid the windy season on the […]
13 January 2014
Today, we leave wintry Harbin. But first, there’s more shopping to be done. Kim’s wheelie-pack is nearing its useful life. We had seen a suitable super-light suitcase in the indoor market yesterday where I had bought my phone. We walked over to get it for CNY250 and returned to the hotel to pack. The morning […]
7 January 2014
My brother-in-law, David, who was visiting from Guernsey took me to the airport this morning at 0800. Bag-drop at AirAsia was superfast and I had time to visit the new Plaza Premium lounge at Kuching airport. The lounge turned out to be a disappointment as it was essentially free seating and soft drinks. The wifi […]
18 December 2013
I woke at 0645 and left the hotel at 0730 on the E21 bus which got me to check-in around 0845, some 2 hours before departure. I found that departure had been brought forward and we had been assigned a gate in the satellite terminal. With check-in at Terminal 2, this was like the least […]
17 December 2013
With an hour’s delay leaving Delhi, I thought I’d have a greater chance of getting straight into my hotel room when I arrived at 0900. Sadly, the previous guests hadn’t checked out so I had to go walkies and eating. They left around 1030 and I eventually got into my room after 1100. I slept […]