Greetings from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

It’s been 2 years since the last post, and over 7 since we set off on this adventure. Where has the time gone?

With the World finally coming to terms with the fact that Covid is here to stay, we were able to leave Australia in May ’22, after nearly 3 years!

Our last couple of weeks were spent getting rid of a lot of accumulated “stuff” and, most importantly – selling the car. Amazingly, after taking us all around Australia (a couple of times) we still came away with a profit!

Saying “Goodbye”😢 (to the car, not Dave)

Manageable luggage again

We also used the time to renew our passports. It’s such a relief to have brand spanking new ones with all empty pages!

Before leaving Australia, our trusted travelling companion – Ratty – ticked some experiences off his bucket list:

Riding a dinosaur – ✅

Surfing with whales (and a hot Sheila) – ✅

Exploring Australia from the sky – ✅

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And finally we were on our way again.

Cairns Airport – Completely empty

First stop was Singapore for a few days and then on to Vietnam for our birthdays where we promptly came down with Covid. Luckily it was nothing more than a snivel, but we still had to isolate. That left us with 3 days to enjoy Hoi An.

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Then it was on to Malaysia (where we are at the moment). Kuala Lumpur is kind of our base. Our PO Box and bank accounts are here and, as we hadn’t been able to get back for over 3 years, there was a lot to sort out.

We decided to rent an apartment for 6 months, right in the centre, next to the Petronas Towers, with the park and running track on our doorstep.

View from our apartment

Best friends in KLCC Park (our apartment on the very right)

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On the 1st of January ’23 we leave the apartment and move 200 metres down the road to our favourite hotel (Mandarin Oriental) for 5 days. Then we fly to Indonesia, Bali. We’ve got a 6 month visa so that’ll give us plenty of time to check out how Bali has changed.

Some of the new rules the Indonesian government is introducing are a cause for concern and visa policies are changing too. We’ll have to see how this pans out.

Thailand is starting to look more attractive – Not only are there more visa options, but, as apposed to some other S/E Asian countries, the Thai government seems to be more welcoming to foreigners. Watch this space! 😃

In the mean time, here’s wishing everyone a very