South East Asia
a travelers journal...

All Good Things…

On the 20th of December my flight back to the UK was taking off with me sat uncomfortably inside. As one tends to do at moments like these, I began to reminisce about my last two years spent here in Malaysia. And, as with all…

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Christmas Farewell

With my responsibilities at the office slowly being handed over to the other staff, I was given the task of organizing the Annual Christmas Dinner for the office. In my attempts to make this years special, the bosses decided to make this my farewell leaving…

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Phuket: one final holiday…

Wow, what a hectic couple of weeks. With the flight back to the UK rapidly approaching, I found myself doing many wonderful things to enjoy my time before heading back. Updating the blog took a back seat to this, and so I find myself uploading…

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Malaysian Hospitality

After months of praising their mums cooking, Iman and her sisters finally invited Riccardo and myself to a home cooked roast dinner – at which Mama Preece did not disappoint. Given a choice of three types of chicken, I was quickly stuffing my face with…

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Jungle Trek II – Bukit Tabur

Earlier today, under the persistent request of my colleague, Iman and her sisters, I embarked on my fourth jungle trekking adventure since coming to Malaysia. It should be noted that three of the four were accomplished in this month alone which is in no small…

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Diwali Video #1 – Coconut drink prep

Here is a quick video of how quickly and carelessly they prepare the Coconut drinks by the roadside. One slip and say goodbye to his fingers…

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Diwali 2013

Last weekend it was time to celebrate the Festival of Lights again in KL. Unlike last year, which was spent with a traditional Indian family visiting their relatives, this year I intended to celebrate like a tourist once more. As a tourist group, we set…

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Jungle Trek

Having made my decision to leave Malaysia at Christmas, I have suddenly found my second wind in terms of activities and events. The main two culprits for instigating this are colleagues from my office who are determined to show me what I will be missing…

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