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  • Buses and bursts

    To cut a long story short, I didn’t fly back from Canberra to Sydney. I took the bus instead. No lounge, no meals, no Boeing 717. Just a three and a quarter hour ride under some stormy skies. I watched aircraft fly overhead out of Canberra to Sydney and I imagined myself on them. Nice…

  • Virgin prop to Canberra

    It’s been a while since work let me travel down to Canberra. Not that I’m complaining too much because flights between Sydney and Canberra can be a bit stressful on the nerves of a turbulence hater. Yes, such a short flight and yet they can be so dramatic. As I write this I’m staring out…

  • The attraction

    It might be a grand building or a rustic shack, a world class gallery or a tiny museum of something obscure, a huge monument or small plaque by the side of the road, but if you want them to come you need an attraction. You might sometimes wonder how some attractions could ever draw tourists…

  • Farewell to the Qantas 767

    Two days after Christmas Qantas will operate its final passenger flight on its Boeing 767 fleet, marking twenty six years of operation for the airline. A Qantas 767-300ER glistens at sunrise at Sydney Airport It is with some degree of sadness that I will say farewell to the Qantas 767. Like its also recently retired…

  • Chickens can fly

    What a pleasant flight home! After all the fear and internal drama of developing storms and jetstream turbulence combined with the apprehension of a “Sydney welcome” the flight turned out to be very smooth. We had to get up early. Early for Malaysia, but sadly still later than our usual Australian day which has returned…

  • Swimming and shopping

    I remember the first time we stayed in the Kuala Lumpur Hilton. This was called a “Techno Room” then. A 42″ plasma TV with external connections, a repeater TV in the bathroom. Probably had a DVD drive and maybe a PlayStation as well. Now… the TV signal isn’t HD and looks as terrible now as…

  • In PJ

    Stesen Sentral (Central Station) is convenient for those in transit, not a great destination in itself, although over the past few years there has been development, including a swish new shopping centre connected to the station. At least we found a place in the dingy upstairs Malay food court that serves good roti canai. The…

  • Return to KL

    Remember how terrified I was a few days ago of flying through storms that never eventuated. Well today I started confidently on the slightly longer flight back from Singapore to Kuala Lumpur and… We checked out early and without breakfast, catching the MRT all the way from Tanjong Pagar to Changi Airport with a change…

  • Babboon bums and breakfast

    The greatest pleasure of Singapore (and Malaysia) comes from enjoying the local cuisine. We returned to Maxwell Road Food Centre for a breakfast of mee sua, apom balik pancakes from my favourite store, mee siam and a really nice laksa. Mee is noodles, by the way. I was planning to take Alex to the science…

  • Everything is awesome!

    When it comes to dream jobs I suspect that professional Lego builder would be at the top of many people’s list. There must be quite a few of them judging by the number and size of models around Legoland. Wow! Another too early morning from Alex. He and I snuggled up in the bottom bunk…