Round The World and other travels
A frequent flyer's collection of trip diaries
This is: Singapore & Malaysia 2014
Background
This was the last of four back-to-back 'big trips'
in the period September-December 2014. Bruce had come by a wodge of
time-limited Cathay Pacific miles and decided that, rather than let
them go to waste, he would use them as the basis of a long weekend
in Singapore. Although I probably wouldn't have been up for that, it didn't
take me long to start thinking about whether I could maybe join my
friend in one of my favourite cities, while also spending a little
more time in the region. The usual research - however did we manage
before the Internet? - led me to the conclusion that an award
booking on Qatar Airways would work well for the outbound, while for
the return journey, the same bargain fare on Sri Lankan Airlines
that Bruce was using would suit me too. Then, once I had hit on the
idea of making my first visit to the semi-autonomous Malaysian
province of Sarawak, located on the island of Borneo, my fate was
sealed.
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| TOP ROW: Singapore -
Botanical Gardens; Orchard Road shopping; Marina Bay BOTTOM ROW: Malaysia - Kuching Waterfront; Petronas Twin Towers in seasonal mood, Kuala Lumpur; colourful Kuching |
