Thursday, November 5, 2015 It’s been a while, so I thought it was time for a note from the “road.” It still isn’t much of a road, but at least it isn’t Kuala Lumpur. I’m in the George Town district of Penang about 5 hours by bus north of KL….
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Buying a Smartphone – Samsung Galaxy J7
I finally got around to buying a smartphone. I thought’d I’d do a little experiment and type something up on the NEO and then hook the NEO up to the phone (using the keyboard emulator function) and see how easy it is to send an email. The story of this…
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Quick Trip – Kuala Lumpur to Singapore
I’m writing from Singapore, and for the first time, I have my laptop out in a coffee shop. I never really took it outside of the hostel in Kuala Lumpur. It’s not like the NEO. Not quite so portable and all that stuff. Taking this computer feels like I should…
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Quick Trip – Kuala Lumpur to Singapore
A small adventure to report. It really is small, so don’t get your hopes up. It’s just a short trip to Singapore. My tourist visa for Malaysia was expiring, and I had to leave the country. My original plan was to leave by bicycle, but I was too disorganized and…
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Extending Tourist Visa in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
(Note: I’m not an expert in this field. This post is only about my personal experience of extending a visitor’s visa in Kuala Lumpur. I was given a 90-day visitor’s pass at the airport when I arrived, and I went to the immigration office in Kuala Lumpur to apply for…
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My New MSR Whisperlite Universal
I’m now the proud and very happy owner of an MSR Whisperlite Universal stove. I feel like a huge weight has been lifted off my shoulders. I can finally stop fighting with my Trangia X2 multifuel burner – the stove that has made my cooking life a frustrating nightmare for so long.
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Sleeping Bags, Pannier Bags, and Hose Clamps
Thursday November 20, 2014,December,12, 7:30 a.m. I’m doing the usual things here in Kuala Lumpur as I wait for my tent and other things to be put in the mail. I’m shopping while altering my traveling gear and bicycle. The last couple of days, I’ve been trying to put the…
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Checking Out Ortlieb Pannier Bags
Friday November 14, 2014 6:45 a.m. Bird Nest Guest House Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Again, not much to say this morning I don’t think. I stumbled across the existence of another bicycle shop yesterday, and I went to see it, and, of course, found it closed. It was very disappointing because…
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Running Errands, Reading Books, Listening to Podcasts
Friday November 7, 2014 7:45 a.m. Bird Nest Guest House Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Not much happened yesterday. I spent the morning working on the Trangia X2 stove. I got my hands on a long and thin piece of wire and it was small enough to be inserted into the fuel…