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Back in hometown

Leaving Jakarta With a 1255 flight from Jakarta to Kuching, I left my room at 0800.  Today, I thought I’d try out the rideshare and train combo, despite the highway to the airport being clear and the rideshare price being low. I took a car to the Sudirman Baru station where I would catch the […]

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Chinatown & Old Town

Above:  T-shirts based on Jakarta scenes and food. Chinatown I woke at 0600 in Jakarta, which was 0700 back in Bali. Today, I’m meeting Ah Meng, who is family of the hotel that I stayed at in Jakarta.  With brunch on the cards, I made do with some fruit and cake before heading out at […]

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Big Durian

Above:  Art made up of scrunched up fishing nets at Sarinah Mall. Leaving Despite retiring much later last night, I woke at 0500 for my rehab exercises and taking breakfast at 0730 to avoid waiting (like yesterday).  I told them to skip the pastries and juice, in order to eat less. Checking out at 0900, […]

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Lazy to lazier

I kept up with my rehab exercises after waking up at 0500 and taking breakfast at 0730. Kim was home attending to lots of matters, so I played my part by doing some admin on the computer before having a swim around 1000. For lunch, I went out to the main road in search of […]

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Lazy day

With 5h of time difference, I was up at 0500 and did my rehab exercises for my hip and knee before breakfast started at 0730. Breakfast started with a basket of bakery, cut fruit and cereal before a hot ala carte option was given.  It was too much food for me!  Having recently gone over […]

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Arriving in Bali

Landing some 20 mins ahead of schedule at 1700, we disembarked about 10 mins later and I was through immigration using the automated gates at 1715.  It was purely walking time with no waiting at all.  I had applied for an obtained a Visa Exemption application online free-of-charge, which allowed the use of the autogate. […]

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Beitou hot springs

Breakfast hype Even though I woke at 0630, my tummy wasn’t ready for the highly-recommended breakfast that’s nearby.  I waited till about 0800 before joining the queue which snaked up the stairs into a food hall.  No other stall in that food hall appeared to be open at that time, so perhaps they are all […]

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Bur Dubai

Bur Dubai I fly out at 2230 tonight and have the day to kill.  I headed out at 0815 and took the boat across Dubai Creek to Bur Dubai for a wander. I made it sound easy but there was quite a wait, maybe 25 mins, for the boat to fill up.  While waiting, I […]

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Marina & Palm Jumeirah

Dubai Marina I had set the alarm for 0640 so I could go explore before it got too hot.  Yes, it’s November but the temperatures are still on the warm side in the sun.  I felt groggy upon waking even though I wake at 0400 in Beirut. After the hotel buffet breakfast, I took the […]

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Dubai by night

Leaving Beirut I woke a little later today at 0500 instead of 0300, which is still good as I have a long day ahead, flying to Dubai at 1155 with the intention of exploring there till late at night. Checking out of the hotel at 0730, I ordered a car which got me to the […]

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