My exploration of Melaka started, how else could it be, with a visit to a nearby restaurant. One of the local specialities is Asam Pedas, a soup-like dish that has a remote resemblance of curry. It is slightly sour and hot and usually served with fish. The friendly staff helped overcome the language barrier and […]
Singapore to Melaka
I spent my day in Singapore mostly with doing some work online and sampling the local Indian food. In the evening I met up with local couchsurfer Czharina. We had been in touch since my last visit to Singapore and had chatted a fair bit about her native country, the Philippines. Consequently we headed to […]
Hello Civilization
Reliable and efficient public transportation, high-speed internet, it’s nice to be back in the civilised world. I said goodbye to Auckland and my Scottish neighbours over a glass of wine and a nice dinner with cheese crackers and filled chicken. In the morning I took the airbus express to the airport and to be fair, […]
Bye bye NZ
Once again my bags are packed and I am ready to leave. I’ll spend my last night at the hostel and be off to the airport tomorrow morning. NZ and I never got to terms and my time here was a low in two years of travelling. Yet I reckon a few days in the […]
Scheduled
Just booked a flight to Germany. On the 5th of April Malaysian Airlines will take me from Bangkok to Frankfurt with a short stopover in Kuala Lumpur. Initially I had planned to go with my usual carrier, air berlin, but within a week all offers from BKK were sold out. Fortunately Malaysian Airlines had some […]
Return to SIN
Way sooner than expected, I booked my return flight to Singapore. I will stay in my flat as long as it’s paid for, using the time to plan more travel adventures in SEA. Right after moving out, I’ll be on a plane on the 6th, arriving in Singapore in the early evening. What exactly follows […]