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  • NAN to AKL

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    The hope was that with a decent night of sleep in Singapore, and some napping on the plane, I’d be able to go and do something during the layover. I’m not sure why I didn’t do an overnight layover in Fiji; Maybe the flight times didn’t work out? Well, neither of those things happened, and…

  • SIN to NAN

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    I could have gone into some more detail on the hostel, and why it wasn’t great. Mostly it’s just cramped; more beds crammed into the dorms than is sensible for allowing people to move around. My actual bed was fine, with a light & power outlets & a curtain, but it was also the top…

  • BKK to SIN

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    Slept pretty well at the hostel in Bangkok, and got to the airport in plenty of time for the flight to Singapore. I’d assumed that I’d need to get a Grab or Taxi or something, but the hostel had a ride option, which turned out to be “hostel owner drives you there”, at around the…

  • CNX to BKK

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    Mad it through flight one of the trip; Chiang Mai to Bangkok. It was an afternoon flight, so I got to have a leisurely start to the day; Breakfast at the café next door, chatted with a friend in NZ, that sort of thing. The Grab ride to the airport was mostly fine, though it…

  • Doi Suthep

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    Took a while, but I eventually made it here. I’d initially planned to do a tour, but they were all booked out. However, Phai the Owner told me how to get there without the tour, so today I did that, by taking a songthaew/red truck. These things are a bit like those shared ride minibus…

  • Hostel Shenanigans

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    There was Hostel Drama this morning. Someone who checked in late snuck/let a guy into  the women’s dorm, left enough of a mess on the bedding & towel that hostel owner fined her, and I suspect there’s a pretty good chance the sneaking in is a scam they run regularly to avoid paying for two…

  • Cat, Coffee, Temple

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    There are a few cats who live along the street. I’ve tried making friends with them, but they have important cat business to do, and can’t be wasting time with people who aren’t offering premium snacks. Which seems fair. I spotted, but didn’t photograph, a black cat who was being a Mighty Hunter one morning;…

  • Catching Up To The New Year

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    Yes, the gaps between these are increasing; That’s because I’m slowing down. I expected it to happen, so … I’m not surprised. New Years Eve arrived on schedule. Apparently there’s a thing about releasing lanterns at New Year’s, so that they can float away & set fire to things, so the aforementioned lanterns are banned…

  • Only 50% Churn Today

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    Another high turnover day at About A Bed, with 19 beds checking out, though only 18 checking in. Phai the Owner mentioned that she was waiting to see whether there would be an Off The Street walk-in to take that one remaining bed, but given that the one above me is empty, I’m guessing that…

  • Not Much To Report

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    Bit of a nothing day today. I didn’t sleep badly, but I didn’t sleep for long periods, and had trouble getting back to sleep, so that wasn’t great. I hindsight, sleeping in wasn’t the best approach, because that rarely works; Certainly didn’t this time. It’s a period of great turmoil in the hostel, with ⅔…