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Indonesia

INDONESIA | Saturday, 12 May 2007 | Views [99]

The beauty of flying into Bandung for the first time was that we were able to get off the plane and go straight to Wenny’s family’s house, which is not far at all from the airport. Flying into Jakarta involves getting a bus for an hour, a train ... Read more >

Tags: family


Malaysia

MALAYSIA | Thursday, 15 Mar 2007 | Views [97]

We didn’t spend very long in Malaysia, just going to Kuala Lumpur for four nights on the way to Indonesia.   Not far over the border from Thailand we stopped for food, and a girl working there took me by surprise by saying I had a good face.   She ... Read more >

Tags: Sightseeing


Thailand

THAILAND | Saturday, 10 Mar 2007 | Views [86]

The modernity of Bangkok smacked us in the face when we arrived , like my little sister Rachel smacks me for being an idiot.   It was hugely different from anything we’d seen in India.   The facilities in and around the city centre were excellent, ... Read more >

Tags: Beaches & sunshine


India

INDIA | Thursday, 22 Feb 2007 | Views [177]

Delhi We got a free upgrade for the London-Delhi leg, which was a nice bonus on Wenny’s birthday. A bigger bonus for her would have been a new husband, but she had to settle for the upgrade. I wouldn’t bother paying for business ... Read more >

Tags: on the road


Namibia

NAMIBIA | Monday, 4 Dec 2006 | Views [113]

We flew up to Windhoek from Cape Town.   Initially we thought it had a population of about 45, but then we realised it was a Sunday.   It was rather hot, but nice and got going once the working week began.   Rather than hang around there though, ... Read more >

Tags: The Great Outdoors


South Africa

SOUTH AFRICA | Sunday, 26 Nov 2006 | Views [95] | Comments [1]

Our first port of call was South Africa.   For the first time in living memory I enjoyed a flight, as I sat next to someone who I talked music with all the way to Perth.   The Perth-Johannesburg leg was, by contrast, incredibly boring. We ... Read more >

Tags: Sightseeing


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