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Another week hanging with the Gordons, drinking gallons of the black stuff, eating fine sushi and sweating through some spectacular Indian, and I finally decide it’s time to jump the channel. I’m heading East, slowly… so I figure Paris is a nice spot to stop for a few nights. I hop on the Eurostar and […]

I wake with a mild hangover, but significantly less severe than I deserve given the 12 hour poison consumption binge of the previous day (liver’s starting to ache 😉 Sam’s up and busy avoiding the kitchen cleanup; I’d attempted to make cheese sandwiches the night before for a few partiers (with way too much English […]

I’ve been trading emails with my childhood friend Sam (aka Samantha), and we’ve arranged a visit in her home city of Bristol. It takes very little time to get there by rail from London, and so I jump the express, and am soon outside her small two bedroom in the fringes of city. I’ve chosen […]

After some strong coffee, and a few hours tackling some more bramble, we take a breather and check out the local rail museum (local being effectively across the street – we drive). The museum is a real gem, containing dozens of beautifully restored original steam locomotives spanning the technology’s life. A few specimens are even […]

A little London wandering, drinking a few pints of the “black stuff” with Seb (Mabel drinks lemonade), and we spontaneously decide to head off and see the Gordon’s new cottage in the country. Celia has a prior engagement, so the rest of us pile in the car and head up the motorway. It’s not a […]

So I’m off to Europe. The plan, well the hope, it to make my way Eastward and eventually get to Prague, and start exploring behind the crushed and recycled Iron Curtain. But I can’t well fly over my good friends the Gordon’s without buying them a pint! So, London first. Seb has a few days […]

I’ve touched base with a friend of mine from Yahoo who’s living in Shanghai, and it looks like I might be able to drop by on my way home and see him! In the meantime, I’ve noticed that life using the Blackberry as the sole source of internet access is limiting (ie. I can’t book […]

Seb and Mabel are finally splitting for the UK. After having his start date at EasyJet extended for several weeks allowing us some extra beach time (and Tokyo!) Seb finally has to actually show up for work. Most of his heavy gear he’s stored in a friend’s closet at her (permanent) hotel room by the […]

We hit the malls – this is really the heart of KL; there aren’t too many tourist spots, and not much historical architecture, but if they know how to do anything, it’s build malls. The malls compete for size, and the competition is fierce – the first one we hit is as large on each […]

We splurge, and book a room at one of the nicest hotels in KL, the Sheraton Imperial. Seb works his pilot magic, flashing his expired Air Asia badge, and manages to get half off his room. The rooms are immense, and I have a magnificent view of the city from my throne in the bathroom […]