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”

Attitude is the difference between an ordeal and an adventure

We are half way through our Malaysian leg. Continue reading “June 4th check-in”

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”

New Zealand by bus

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First view of Mt Cook

We usually write about the trains we take, but our experience with buses in NZ is exceptional and worth a post even before we finish our trains post. Continue reading “New Zealand by bus”

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