my-trips

my-trips

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Georgetown

The machine at the ferry terminal wouldn’t accept the man's credit card so I help out. He offers the 2 MR (about 50 cents), which I refuse. Some French in front of me are...

The encounter on the train

My next destination is Georgetown, which has a lot to offer. However, I'm running late and the trains only have seats for disabled passengers. AI says Ipoh, which is on the way,...

Train Station Johor

She stands out in the crowd. She has blond hair and fair skin. When she approaches me and starts talking I think that she might be Polish. Turns out she’s Russian and a digital...

In the Land of plenty (food)

Even in Thailand I cannot recall such an opulence of food. Admittedly, most of it is Chinese and not particularly to my liking. When people don’t eat, they drive someplace. I was...

The driver and I in Tanjung Pinang

I want to explore the area. At the reception I am told that there is the city where I disembarked I could visit. I can drive. Which I don’t fancy. Decades ago it took me ages to...

Bintan Island

Upon discovering that the nearest Indonesian islands are merely an hour away, I decide to go and have a look. I need to fill in another arrival card, and there is a group looking...

At the place

I was unprepared for the British remnants, so I am without a plug that fits in the local sockets. I purchase a wrong adapter at a local store and can exchange it easily even...

The long flight

Lufthansa does not skimp on quality. The ticket was only half as expensive as with Condor, but the food is 5x better: 4 dinner menus to choose from and 2 for breakfast, while...

Hell is us

"The hell you create in your mind," a French king once said.

On the day of departure

I'm determined to choose my own seats and am preparing everything at the gym. The saved passport photo is proving useful, as the ID for this

Getting closer

Only 9 days left to start my big journey. I keep checking the Lufthansa app and Lufthansa keeps sending me offers for upgrades: “Make us an offer.“ I won‘t upgrade to business...