After completing the dive course, and having a few more days lazing about on Ko Tao, we finally got moving again, getting a boat to Chumphon, and an overnight train through to Butterworth, Malaysia, where we could get a ferry to Penang Island. I’m back here to search for the Penang Curry that eluded me [...]
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No Camera Crew, No Ambassador, No Tears
March 10th, 2008 · Comments Off · Uncategorized
Nothing at all like this. No little stage at Sentosa, with people bearing gifts and cakes. None of that for me. I am definitely sacking my PR outfit, and employing someone new.
Instead all I got was in trouble with the beach patrol at Sentosa, for taking my bike across the rope bridge leading to the [...]
No More Durian Please
March 4th, 2008 · 1 Comment · Uncategorized
Well, it did have to be done. We had to try Durian, so beloved of Malaysians. A large prickly fruit, it emits a rather strong odour, and has flesh of not particularly pleasant consistency. The strong smell puts you off, but we decided to purchase one from a roadside stall, and see if the rumours [...]
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Playing Catchup
February 28th, 2008 · 2 Comments · Uncategorized
The last time I saw Jan was way back in June, in Bukhara, Uzbekistan. We took different paths then, and when we later got back on the same road, Jan was a month ahead of me. As he nears the end of his mission, he’s been slowing down, while I’ve been speeding up, thanks to [...]
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