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26 July 2012
I walked from the hotel to the Mahkota Medical Centre nearby to catch the bus to KLIA LCCT (Kuala Lumpur International Airport, Low Cost Carrier Terminal for those of you who don’t know the acronym). It was somewhat of an early start in order to catch the 0800 bus as the next one would be […]
24 July 2012
The idea for the morning was to start early before it gets too hot with a walk up St Paul’s Hill. But with a windowless room I didn’t get out there till 0930 which is still good as the crowds hadn’t appeared yet. So I walked from Porta de Santiago up to St Paul’s Hill […]
23 July 2012
I taxied to Golden Mile Complex on Beach Road to catch my bus to Melaka. As I found a taxi nearly immediately, I was way too early and walked around the complex and realised it was a Little Bangkok. There was a lot of Thai food so I grabbed some breakfast (a second breakfast in […]
22 July 2012
After a yummy pot luck lunch with old friends, I decided to join Bee Wah and Swee Leng for a walk in the evening. The circuit took us on the road then through Bukit Batok Scenic Reserve. It was a green side that I’ve never seen of Singapore. The walkways were very well maintained and […]
11 July 2012
Leaving Karachi With a windowless room in Karachi, I woke up around 0800 instead of my usual 0500! I had less than an hour to check-out and get to the airport. Marie and I made our separate ways to the airport. At check-in Emirates requested that I pay a top-up to the departure tax; I […]
10 July 2012
Above: Breakfast in Peshawar of mango, yoghurt, omelette and toast. Leaving Peshawar Today was meant to be an easy day with just a two hour flight. I got to the airport mid-morning, a bit earlier than planned (it was getting hot in the room due to another power cut). Security was very tight and I […]
9 July 2012
With the Smuggler’s Bazaar off-limits due to the danger factor, there was only one item on today’s agenda, ie. Peshawar’s Old City. It isn’t meant to be an architectural marvel like Old Sana’a or Pingyao but one can find architectural gems hidden amongst all the ghastly clamour. One really comes to Peshawar’s Old City for […]
8 July 2012
Reunited with our bags Marie and I met at 0845 to go to the Pir Wadhai bus terminal on the fringe of Pindi. We had been given the bus number plate so we looked briefly; she found the Natco Bus Company office and was told that the bus had arrived (must have been a much […]
7 July 2012
Making my great escape Marie slept for 12 hours last night; from 1800 to 0600, which is quite normal for her after strong heat exposure. At breakfast she growled at the waiter and called him stupid within his earshot. I told her off for being so rude and her excuse was that he didn’t understand […]
6 July 2012
Discovering a theft We had arrived sans luggage yesterday from Gilgit, due to a weather and weight issue with the flight. I had locked my money and Marie’s money in my daypack in the evening. As I was short of pockets to take the key out with us, we decided to hide the key in […]