Zanzibar — Stepping back in Time

Something was in the air when I arrived in Zanzibar and it wasn’t just the aromatic smell of cloves in April.

A Hong Kong landing

Nathan Street, Kowloon

I had an extra long flight, so to break up the hours in the air, I decided to stop off in Hong Kong for a week.

Chilkoot and White Pass Trails

The Chilkoot Pass at the Linderman Lake end, looked easy enough but from Skagway it involved a steep climb. Fine if you had nothing to carry, but prospectors lugged all their heavy supplies. While I explored the area, three hikers took off for the three-day trek.

Hey, I’m not done with Malaysia

Photo courtesy: Terence Ong — Wikimedia Commons

This was a year when my three daughters were off on a trip with their dad and I decided that six weeks sitting at home would be down right depressing. To break up the long stretch without them, I flew to Singapore and crossed over into Johor Bahru because I could catch a cheaper flight from JB over to Kuching in Malaysia’s Sarawak, rather than from Singapore.

The trouble with India

Gateway to India — Photo courtesy: Rhaessner — Wikimedia Commons

I didn’t realise the trouble with India until the day after I left.

I landed in Thailand – a country I’d dreamed about visiting ever since

A journey to I’m not sure where

Reflecting back on some of the choices I made in my youth, I wonder, what was I thinking?

Here’s an example: