Trip: Sailing Away
There are [22] stories from my trip: Sailing Away
MALAYSIA | Wednesday, 2 Jan 2008 | Views [1322]
Our 3 day sail from Singapore to Langkawi was relatively uneventful. On our exit from Singapore we entered the Malacca Strait which is one of the well known pirate hot spots in the world. Apparently pirates tend to stick to robbing cargo ships so ... Read more >
Tags: I should have known better!
SINGAPORE | Monday, 19 Nov 2007 | Views [544] | Comments [1]
Raffles Marina is a haven compared to Bali with little to no dirt, a huge swimming pool and yacht club complex. It recently won the Christoffle best marina in Asia award and it rightfully deserves it. On our first day here I wandered the marina ... Read more >
Tags: Party time
INDONESIA | Wednesday, 14 Nov 2007 | Views [577] | Comments [1]
Did I say environmentally disastrous? Did I say dirty water? Are we still talking about the same Indonesia? We left Bali Marina after a last breakfast at the yacht club on a sunny Monday morning. We had formed a flotilla of sorts with six boats ... Read more >
Tags: Beaches & sunshine
INDONESIA | Saturday, 27 Oct 2007 | Views [652]
Bali is a hedonistic, sun blessed paradise of extremes, or at least that is what Bali has been for me. We arrived into Benoa harbour on the southeast side of Bali early on Wednesday morning. The marina is dirty, very small and overcrowded and looks ... Read more >
Tags: Beaches & sunshine
INDONESIA | Thursday, 18 Oct 2007 | Views [4811] | Comments [2]
The Lonely Planet Guide to Indonesia states that the Komodo Dragons are not relics of the dinosaur age but remarkably versatile, hardy modern lizards but very little is actually known about this incredible creature. Why they exist only on and around ... Read more >
Tags: Adventures
INDONESIA | Wednesday, 17 Oct 2007 | Views [1111]
Nasi Goreng, Nasty Illnesses Saumlaki looked like a nice well spread out city from our anchor spot offshore and we were glad to arrive. We were preparing our special arrival breakfast when we were interrupted by the arrival of the ‘health inspector’ ... Read more >
Tags: Adventures
INDONESIA | Wednesday, 17 Oct 2007 | Views [1977] | Comments [3]
We left Port Moresby at 3pm in the afternoon after a final swansong lunch at the yacht club and some refuelling. I wasn’t sad to see the city skyline fade away but the three weeks I spent in Papua New Guinea were incredibly special and I was lucky enough ... Read more >
Tags: On the Road
PAPUA NEW GUINEA | Tuesday, 18 Sep 2007 | Views [682] | Comments [2]
Our 10 days in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, has been interesting but hardly scintillating. There is a real problem here with security due to the high unemployment rate and presence of rascal bandits. There are constant stories of armed robberies, ... Read more >
Tags: Sightseeing
PAPUA NEW GUINEA | Monday, 10 Sep 2007 | Views [1326] | Comments [4]
We arrived in Port Moresby on Saturday morning as expected after an easy and uneventful passage – surprise surprise! We were unsure of what to expect as we had heard many stories about the ‘raskols’ which roam around the streets of Port Moresby mugging ... Read more >
Tags: Adventures
PAPUA NEW GUINEA | Monday, 10 Sep 2007 | Views [1057] | Comments [1]
We finally arrived at the entrance to the Louisiade Archipelago nine days after we had left New Caledonia. The Louisiades are a group of tropical islands surrounded by a barrier reef which forms a protective lagoon. They are situated approximately 600km ... Read more >
Tags: Beaches & sunshine
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