We arrived at Kuala Lumpur airport only a couple of hours before Erin and Tammie’s flight from Australia was due. We invested the time in exploring the vast shopping centre in the KLIA2 (Kuala Lumpur International Airport the 2nd) terminal.…
Surat Thani – Day 1493-4 (Oct 5-6, 2017): The King is Dead, Long Live The King
Surat Thani is the capital of the province of Surat Thani, which includes the islands of Koh Samui, Koh Phangan, and Koh Tao. We usually fly out of Surat Thani airport when we leave Thailand. Because of flight times and…
Hospital Again! – Day 1457-1493 (Sep 1-Oct 5, 2017): Koh Phangan
We had a shorter-than-usual stay on Koh Phangan this time, because we had a date to meet Erin and Tammie in Kuala Lumpur as the started their world travels together. However, despite the shortness of the visit, we managed another…
Kuala Lumpur: Day 1453-1456 (Aug 28-31, 2017)
Our trip to Kuala Lumpur began, as they do, with a night in My Place @ Surat hotel. We love the swan towels, the central location, the air conditioning, and the king size beds. And all for AUD$20 per night!…
Friends! Koh Phangan Day 1396-1452 (Jul 2-Aug 26, 2017): New Friends and Old Friends
As Hero slowly established his territory and made friends with our human neighbours, we were making friends with Maurice. Maurice was a juvenile huntsman spider who took care of various insect invaders in our bathroom. We came back from our…
Koh Phangan – Day 1338-1395 (May 5-Jul 2, 2017): Moving House, and Agama ATI
Once again, it was time to make a border run to renew our multi-entry visa before Jenny started her intensive six weeks of assisting on the Agama Tantra Initiation retreat. Leaving our beloved Koh Phangan yet again for the big…
Koh Phangan – Day 1229-1337 (Mar 7-May 4, 2017): Yoga and Psychotherapy
We left Koh Phangan for a couple of days to re-activate our multi-entry tourist visa. Since we didn’t have to go to the Thai embassy in KL, it was a cruisy break. The multi-entry tourist visa is a new invention…
Koh Phangan – Day 1177-1228 (Jan 16-Mar 6, 2017): Kundalini, Cats
Koh Phangan had some wild times while we were away. Not one, but two separate disaster-area level floods. Since our house is by a stream, it could have been very unfortunate for us! Fortunately, before we left, Ravi decided to…
Kuala Lumpur – Day 1173-1176 (Jan 12-15, 2017): Touristing in Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur is our go-to place for Thai tourist visas, and the hub for our favourite airline – AirAsia. Therefore, we spend a few days there quite regularly. And therefore, we have tended to take Kuala Lumpur for granted a…
Donald Trump – A Message Of Hope
“But that’s a story of hope,” said my friend. “You’ve crafted a story of hope out of all the disappointment and anger and disgust. You should write that down. People need to hear this.” I have this friend who just…