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17 September 2019
After breakfast, my dive buddies from yesterday (Marco and Barbara) set off on our long day trip at 0850. The boat had a capacity of four, and as all other guests were couples, we didn’t have any luck with anyone else joining us. It was a two hour ride to the jellyfish lake where a […]
16 September 2019
I like to remind myself how little I need in life once in a while. Pokipoki is my back-to-basics paradise with 5h of electricity each day for lighting (and pricey slow satellite internet for important communications). They are fullboard with simple meals made up from local ingredients: Breakfast of pancakes or homemade bread and fruit […]
14 September 2019
Exploring earthquake-stricken Palu I woke at 0330 and lay, not even dozed, till 0530. Subconsciously, I wanted to wake early to explore Palu before leaving. That combined with the fact that I retired 2100 last night. It was already light at 0550 when I left the hotel for a walk to explore Palu, to see […]
13 September 2019
Proboscis Monkeys Breakfast at the Gajah Mada was pretty good local food with two generous big fish (two share) and lots of meaty chicken curry. I left the hotel around 0800 for the Mangrove and Proboscis Conservation Area about 5+ minutes away by foot. The weather was still pleasant and not too hot. Speaking in […]
12 September 2019
Breakfast at the Lucky Hotel was simple with soup, fried small fish and rice. It’s not very often I get a smiley fish for breakfast with chilli. It was actually delicious and I had two, almost went for a third. As I relaxed in my room offered to take me out for coffee, to which […]
11 September 2019
Kuching to Tawau by flight I left home by Grab car at 0830. The driver took an unusually long route directed by Google Maps getting me to the airport around 15min later than I had expected at 0915. I had breakfast at the lounge before settling in to do some last minute work on the […]
1 September 2019
It had been kinda depressing being with aunt. Few years ago, she was still swimming 20 laps in an Olympic-sized pool but now she is barely walking. I try to put it into perspective with the fact that she is 90 years old. Fortunately, my uncle (and aunt) from Christchurch dropped in and we went […]
18 June 2019
I woke early today, kinda as a result from previous days’ sleep pattern. I tried to skip a big breakfast and made do with a coffee and a bun before Grab’ing to Tawang station for my exploration of its Dutch Old Town around 0800. In general Indonesia doesn’t revere its colonial heritage, including architecture. And […]
17 June 2019
My new flight on Wings Air required an early wake up at 0515 for a 0730 flight to cross the water to Semarang in Java (via Pangkalan Bun). The driver, booked for 0600 was early for the short ride to the airport. I chatted with him and he told me about the Sampit Conflict, which […]
16 June 2019
Escaping the Kiwi winter in 2020 I woke earlier than I needed to. AirAsia had a sale but I hadn’t prepared myself for it. But I had this rough idea of using my free Air New Zealand ticket from Auckland to Seoul, then Buenos Aires to Auckland. The idea was that from Seoul I can […]