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We Are In Singapore

November 1st, 2006 · 2 Comments

We’re here. Unfortunately, Cox cable (or at least the Webmail access to Cox) has been unreliable. We can occasionally see our email, but it’s been hit or miss.
We arrived safe and sound, and yesterday we were exploring the sights in Little India and Chinatown. Harriet is a shopping demon. We both have been grazing like [...]

Tags: Malaysia · travel

Travel Web Sites

October 30th, 2006 · No Comments

As we are preparing for our trip, I decided to note some web sites with useful travel tools. That way if anyone (nieces & nephews) ends up traveling outside of the country for the first time, they (nieces & nephews) will have a few references to get started. Whomever they (nieces & nephews) might be.
A [...]

Tags: Malaysia · general · travel

Preparations for Malaysia

October 28th, 2006 · 2 Comments

Mmmm, food. Looking good, yet?
Two days before we depart, and our final preparations are in full gear. Harriet’s about finished with her work, and I’ve probably got another 6 to 8 hours that I’ll put in over the weekend.
We’ve got our final to-do lists and we’re working through them. I’m in the process of getting [...]

Tags: Malaysia · travel

Clothes for Malaysia

October 9th, 2006 · No Comments

Magellan’s is a fabulous travel supply store that has its headquarters here in Santa Barbara. We generally hit the place a few times before a trip, and the good news is that they have a big sale about this time of year.
This year, thanks to my weight loss, I need new travel clothes, and so [...]

Tags: Malaysia · travel

Tickets to Malaysia

September 30th, 2006 · No Comments

We now have our tickets for Malaysia!
We are flying United (oh well), leaving from Santa Barbara on Monday October 30 at 8:20 am. We go through San Francisco (70 minutes) to Tokyo’s Narita Airport (12 hours) where we switch planes for the final leg to Singapore (7.5 hours). We arrive at 11:59 pm on Tuesday, [...]

Tags: Malaysia · travel