boots, pack, zimmer...

Here we go again

Two years on and we’re back on the road – Sri Lanka this time. Beaches first, then maybe some hill walking, then ancient monuments in the interior, then perhaps some more beaches. And whatever else comes our way, hey hey hey. (Also available without the blah blah blah, at anassandadonkey.com.)

Kids of Malacca, Malaysia
One week in and...
An hour or so to kill in Kuala Lumpur Central Bus Station, as we wait for our bus to the Cameron Highlands, seems as good a time as any for a few thoughts after a week and change in...
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Malacca, Malaysia
Two wheels good
Started the day by returning to The Saturday Ice Cafe, where we had a delicious breakfast yesterday, after negotiating with the lovely smiley old woman who at first refused our order...
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Malacca, Malaysia
You say Malacca, I say Melaka
I was getting baffled: is it an a or an e? Google of course knows the answer: the more familiar Malacca dates back to colonial times; nowadays, Melaka is the more acceptable form. Though...
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KL Bird Park, Kuala Lumpur
Watch the birdie, say torrential rain
“Excuse me, do you know how we get to the bird park?” “We have a bird park?” It was that kind of day.  Excellent start, when we visited what’s become our...
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Petronas Towers, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
All due apologies for the repetition but...
…it really is the most astonishing building. Approached at ground level, Petronas Towers are enormous. If it were three or four stories it would be a huge building, with a footprint...
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Petronas Towers, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Top o' the world to yiz!
A day dominated by jet-lag, in truth. Though we did make it up the KL Tower, with amazing views over this weird, futuristic landscape, and paid a visit to Chinatown and its market –...
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