Today it takes 12 hours or so to fly almost half way round the world. I can have a Whatsapp conversation with someone in Australia in real time. Thanks to…
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Going past forests and mile after mile of plantation is almost hypnotic and I feel my presence here is being more and more cemented. It’s not just a matter of…
I had been wondering about Langkawi. It’s now a well-known holiday destination, especially for honeymooners, but when I lived in Malaysia none of that existed. Even Penang was only just…
There are lots of touristy things to do in Penang. Part of me felt that I ought to take full advantage of being there and do as much as possible,…
We were having lunch in the Hard Rock Café in Penang when I had a light bulb moment about asking for what you want. It all centres around iced coffee….
Throughout my holiday, I had been thinking of my mother Caroline, how she would feel if she was with me, and how she must be feeling back in the UK,…
At the beginning of the year, I thought about my impending holiday for which I had bought some swimwear. I knew that, during the second week, I would have time…
Stopping in Penang for a few days gave me the opportunity to reflect. The past few days had been so full and so significant and I really needed to ask…
On arrival in Penang, we were picked up by a car from the Hard Rock Hotel, where we would be staying. The lady who showed us to the car said,…
The next morning, we got ready to leave KL. I wrote in my notebook that I’d ‘had enough,’ meaning that with all the changes to the city and all the…