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15 July 2026
Slow start I woke a couple of times through the night, thinking that I had slept the whole nights but each time it had only been an hour or two. Surprisingly, I fell asleep till 0530 when I thought it would be a good time to wake up. It is 2330 in Poland, so I […]
14 July 2026
Arriving in Beijing About 2h30 before landing, the crew commenced the second service. It appears to be the Air China way to serve drinks, then the meal and follow-up with a second drinks round before collecting in. That means one doesn’t have a drink handy with the meal as there is no preset water. So, […]
9 July 2026
More of Lodz After my quick nightstop in Lodz, I move on to Gdansk by train today. But I have some time in the morning to explore a bit more. I walked to the south of the old city to a development called OFF (as it was off Piotrkowska Street). It’s a drinking and eating […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
12 June 2026
Calcium Score Test Following in my footsteps from last year, we went to the Pantai Hospital for Kim to have his Calcium Score CT scan at MYR299. This costs NZD600 typically in New Zealand and is not covered by any insurance. As with last year, the admin staff were busy and a bit rushed with […]
12 June 2026
Aquaria KLCC We started today with breakfast at Nasi Lemak at Kampung Baru, the old village area of Kuala Lumpur that has resisted development. Locals have not sold up to developers. Following that, we took the train to KLCC shopping centre where I visited Aquaria KLCC (the aquarium) using a free ticket from redeeming some […]
9 June 2026
Shanghai Auto Museum We headed out about 0900 and had some breakfast nearby before ordering a car to take us to the Shanghai Auto Museum about 45 mins away. We got to the museum about 1030. Exhibits in the museum are housed in three floors, with somewhat spiral ramp (also containing exhibits) joining each of […]