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Sysadmin, developer, web dude in a science research organisation. WordPress, Japan, planes, trains, Arduino, Raspberry Pi/Pico, puns, dad jokes, etc

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  • Kek Lok Si

    While I’m watching the washing go round and round at the laundromat, let me write some more about what I’ve been up to. I have memories of climbing many steps past lots of little stalls on my way up to the Buddhist temple of Kek Lok Si, overlooking Penang, 30 years ago during my first…

  • Taiping to Penang

    From Taiping to Butterworth by train to eat our way through Penang.

  • Ipoh

    Food and history in Ipoh.

  • Taiping

    We catch the train to Taiping and discover food and the beautiful lake gardens.

  • Fish tanks and night markets

    Of all the parts of travel, the one I hate the most is turbulence,  followed by the laundry. Worse than hotel laundry is finding and using a laundromat. But the alternative stinks, so the washing needs to be done. We found a laundromat opposite the hotel, which means crossing a couple of busy roads. Naturally…

  • Batu caves and family names

    We climb the steps up to the Batu Caves and have lunch in a restaurant named after my wife.

  • Kota Bharu to Kuala Lumpur

    From Kota Bharu I catch a train to Kuala Lipis and a bus to Kuala Lumpur.

  • Train to Tumpat

    Riding trains from Singapore to Tumpat in northern Malaysia along the Jungle Line.

  • Sydney to Singapore on Finnair

    We fly Finnair from Sydney to Singapore, with lots of bumps through high clouds.

  • Pre-humidity

    Sydney feels tropical prior to our departure to Singapore.