Category: SoutheastAsia
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A Primer on Eating in Malaysia
One of the things we looked forward to most before leaving the U.S.A. was the food we’d be having. The indian food was of course good, but not very different from what we were expecting. Malaysia on the other hand has given us something new to try every day. Kudos to anyone who can find…
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Tea Time
From the outside, Malaysia is a conservative and Islamic country. On arrival, you realize that the people are smiling, the flowers are blooming, and couples are cuddling in the park, whether or not the women are wearing head scarves. You find naan, nasi lemak, and hokkien noodles on the same menu with Hindus, Muslims, and…
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Rattyshack
We headed 45 minutes upriver in a motor-powered longboat from the base camp of Taman Negara, which literally translates to National Park in Malay. Over the next 2 days and nights, we planned to stake out wild animals at a salt lick in the jungle, and we’d already seen monkeys and plenty of birds from…
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Singapore – ENGINEERRUS
As soon as we arrived at the airport in Singapore, we realized we were in a country leaps and bounds ahead of India. It took until we were riding the MRT staring at the magazine across from us, Singapore’s subway system, to realize we were in a country that was also leaps and bounds ahead…
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SIN
Couldn’t resist logging in from the super slick free internet access in the Singapore airport. Off to go through customs where they will happily kill us for transporting drugs. (Which we will not do.)
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One Night in Bangkok
Leave Melbourne at 2:10pm Arrive in Bangkok at 7:40pm (11:40pm australia) Eat Phad Thai at airport Try and sleep until checkin at midnight Wait until flight leaves at 3:50 am Arrive in Delhi at 7:10am, (8:40am Bangkok, 12:40pm australia) The things you do for cheap flights.