Given the frequency of my travels, and given the number of times I had to go to the Malaysian Immigration office to renew my visa, I’ve had many interactions with Immigration officers. Some of those encounters were ‘interesting’. These three instances are among the most unforgettable.
Encounter 1:
Some months ago, I was queueing to take a […]
Like I said in my recent post about a houseboat in Amsterdam, the Woonschip Rodeur, you only need to take a fifteen-minute tram ride from Amsterdam Central Station to get there. If you wish to see more specific directions, here is the info, courtesy of BedAndBreakfast.nl:
By car
On the Amsterdam Ring, the A10, take exit S114 […]
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This is the Woonschip Rodeur.
It’s a houseboat. It’s a bed-and-breakfast. It’s a home away from home. It’s a quiet refuge. And it’s only a 15-minute tram ride from Amsterdam Central Station.
The Rodeur was a barge in its former life, but it has been fitted with all modern conveniences, like central heating, hot and cold running […]
Port Dickson is a small town some 40 minutes away by car from Kuala Lumpur. Its beaches are beautiful, its sand soft and fine, its sunsets awe-inspiring.
DH, the kids and I went there again last June, together with some friends from London. We didn’t stay the night though. While DH herded the kids into the […]
When we were in Bintan last July, I had the opportunity to have the most relaxing massage ever at Angsana Bintan’s Mandara Spa. It was called a fusion massage, which is a cross between Swedish massage (which focuses on pressure points) and Thai massage (which involves some stretching and pulling). The thought of all the […]
