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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 2011
I woke early and saw the sunrise over the sea and my fruit-and-muesli. It was then a short ride to Balohan port to Banda Aceh where I tried to visit the Tsunami Museum which I missed last year. Sadly it was closed being Friday. That meant that I had a bit of time to kill […]
16 July 2011
I realised that my hotel is only 10 minutes walk from Kampung Baru, a traditional village smack in the middle of KL. Villagers have resisisted selling up to developers … so you get these kampung houses surrounded by high rises. Kampung Baru is famous for its eating so I joined the longest queue (presuming it […]
15 July 2011
My reflexology yesterday was done by a very tall and slightly butch Thai lady … well, perhaps. She could have been a ladyboy as she had rather big hands but I couldn’t see and Adam’s apple. I booked her for my final massage in Thailand this morning when I knew last night that I had […]
9 February 2011
Kek Lok Si (or Temple of Supreme Bliss) has been Penang’s big attraction for decades. The Chinese-Buddhist temple complex at Ayer Hitam is massive … there are many shrines in addition to the old main pagoda built in an eclectic style … Chinese, Thai etc all put together. More recently there is a ginormous statue of […]
8 February 2011
Today I said goodbye to family and flew to Penang again, leaving at 1220. It is my third time there this trip, using the island as a hub. It has turned out to be a good plan as I love the food and the character. It’s like an authentic version of Singapore … Singapore with […]
1 February 2011
It was another early morning start for me, to catch the 0810 AirAsia flight from Chennai to Kuala Lumpur. Less than four hours later, I was in KL, landing at 1430. It was a much nicer time to fly the route compared to the traditional schedule of the full service airlines, leaving at night and […]
14 January 2011
Today I went to the Butterfly Farm near Teluk Bahang. The bus ride took me through Batu Ferringhi which is the beach-hotel district. There were some nice resorts and the sea looked quite blue further out but brownish in many parts closer to land … I’ve been told by many that they don’t bother swimming […]
13 January 2011
Above: From the AirAsia inflight magazine on my flight from Medan to Penang. Begs the question … is there a minimum age for carrying a kavadi? He hasn’t got any body piercings … no skewers through the cheeks, no limes attached to his back with fish hooks (I think, since we don’t have a photo […]
5 January 2011
Around Old Georgetown Penang is nearly the western-most state of Malaysia. So with the whole country in one timezone, the sun rises late and sets late too. Just like daylight-saving time in some parts of the world. Perfect for early morning exploration and also sightseeing at dusk. I started early by taking the free bus […]