Late breakfast of coffee and banquettes. I tried a new coffee shop. They’re everywhere. It’s extraordinary. But strangely the don’t sell food. You have to get that elsewhere. Working the coffee shops are sellers of all things, from shoe shining to snacks to lottery tickets. The lottery-ticket sellers don’t bother with foreigners because you haveContinue reading “Friday 29 March 2019”
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Wednesday 27 March 2019
Just a day of walking around my part of Ho Chi Minh City. I’m not sure what district I’m in but it’s not the main tourist area – District 1. Breakfast is a baguette on the street and a coffee in a cafe. The coffee culture easily rivals our love of coffee in Australia. ThereContinue reading “Wednesday 27 March 2019”
Tuesday 26 March 2019
Flew to Ho Chi Minh City today. Got to the airport in Bangkok in plenty of time. I’m wearing my trekking boots because they’re too big and heavy to put in the back pack. Walking around the terminal something feels weird and I discover the rubber soul to one of my boots is separating. Bugger.Continue reading “Tuesday 26 March 2019”
Sunday 17 March 2019
Early start today, uncomfortably early. My 30-day free visa to Indonesia is due to expire so I’ve two flights today to get me to Bangkok. Why Bangkok? I’ve got a friend from Cairns teaching English there and I promised I’d catch up. My first flight departs for Jakarta from Bali at 6:30am. From Jakarta it’sContinue reading “Sunday 17 March 2019”
Monday 4 March 2019
I’m only going down the road to Moni so there is no rush. At breakfast Ricky tells me an hilarious story about how Indonesians think Australia got its name. Apparently on his way to Australia, Cook picked up some sailors from Ambon in Indonesia. With his telescope Cook could see land in the distance andContinue reading “Monday 4 March 2019”
Wednesday 6 March 2019
I decide to move to Ende today. It’s a port city on the southern coast and I can fly from there to Labuan Bajo. To get to Ende is one of those mini bus rides. You just stand on the side of the road and they pick you up. For me it’s just a shortContinue reading “Wednesday 6 March 2019”
Sunday 10 March 2019
A quiet day today. Breakfast is a chicken porridge from the street. Nice. No real plan today, other than to go to the movies to catch the latest offering from Marvel Comics. My friend is worried that the cinema will be packed out because the film has only recently arrived here and demand will beContinue reading “Sunday 10 March 2019”
Monday 11 March 2019
My flight for Bali departs at 7:30am so I’m up early and the young man at the hotel checkout orders me a bike. I’ve got plenty of time but it doesn’t stop my driver racing the Manado streets at speed. At this time of the day the streets are reasonably quiet so perhaps he’s usingContinue reading “Monday 11 March 2019”
Tuesday 12 March 2019
I’ve just spent a miserable night of constant headaches, coughing, fever and congestion. I ran out of water so couldn’t keep taking drugs. My viral infection has escalated. I swear I was awake for every second of last night. The whole day is spent in bed except for dragging myself down to the local warungContinue reading “Tuesday 12 March 2019”
Wednesday 13 March 2019
Well…I have plenty of time to blog now. I’ve been knocked for six by some viral infection and again I spend the day in bed. Except today I dragged myself down to the local medical centre to see a doctor. The doctor was busy so they took me to another of their centres. Tests wereContinue reading “Wednesday 13 March 2019”
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