George Town from high and low

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George Town is definitely the most cosmopolitan city in Malaysia from what we have seen. Continue reading “George Town from high and low” →

Singapore to Malacca by bus

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Our seats are just behind the tree reflection upper deck

A long time ago I had this idea to travel to or from Singapore to Kuala Lumpur by train as part of our around-the-world-by-train itinerary. Continue reading “Singapore to Malacca by bus” →

Doing laundry in Malacca

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May 29

This deserves a post of its own. We arrived in Malacca yesterday. Continue reading “Doing laundry in Malacca” →

Melaka Malacca

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Oh Melaka, Malacca, a name we’d only heard of not long before in connection with piracy on the Malacca Straits. Continue reading “Melaka Malacca” →

Wagga Wagga

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Whata whata? I don’t think that small city of almost 55,000 almost exactly half way between Sydney and Melbourne is on many foreign tourists “must visit” list. Continue reading “Wagga Wagga” →

Christchurch and Dunedin, NZ

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Dunedin’s beautiful train station

This is our last post on New Zealand with our notes from Christchurch and Dunedin. Continue reading “Christchurch and Dunedin, NZ” →

Melbourne

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Melbourne is an interesting city. It for sure is the most bohemian city we’ve been to. Continue reading “Melbourne” →

Scenic trains and a ferry in NZ

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There are three scenic trains that Kiwi rail operates, and we had them all booked shortly after our itinerary was ready. Continue reading “Scenic trains and a ferry in NZ” →

Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

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View from Story Bridge

(Diana – we have a few more posts coming from New Zealand, however we’ve been in Australia for 20 days now, of which I completely missed about a week with the flu, and Alex has this post ready to go) Continue reading “Brisbane, Queensland, Australia” →

The glory of Mt. Cook

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Yes, it is majestic and magnificent. And we were lucky to see it, snow covered and gloriously shining diamond-like on a clear sunny day. Continue reading “The glory of Mt. Cook” →

Food in NZ and how to survive the sticker shock

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If you haven’t gotten the memo – food is rather expensive in New Zealand. At least for our Canadian dollar. Continue reading “Food in NZ and how to survive the sticker shock” →

A hat in Milford Sound and old car parade in Te Anau

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As we have probably mentioned a few times our “splurge times” for NZ were Milford Sound and Mt. Cook. Continue reading “A hat in Milford Sound and old car parade in Te Anau” →

Queenstown, adventure central

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Alex:

Queenstown. I somewhat dreaded this part of the trip. Overbuilt, over touristy, overpopulated full of young, gung-ho outdoor enthusiasts. Continue reading “Queenstown, adventure central” →

Notes from the bus driver’s seat

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Oh, the bus drivers! They are so good and friendly. Continue reading “Notes from the bus driver’s seat” →

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