Liam E P

Ku-Ching! Day 11 Kuching, means cat in Bahasa and is the capital of Sarawak in Borneo. It has an eerie sort of ring to it. We stayed at Four Points by Sheritan, which is like the best hotel we’ve been in. It was only 5mins from the airport which was good because we got their very fast. We checked in and all that usual stuff then went out to dinner. Luckily dinner was convientiently situated just outside our hotel. I had some Noodle soup, some roti canai and MILO while watching Soccer. My actual intentions for watching though were quite different. I only watched it to keep in “rhythm” with the Oohs and the Uhhs. From there we went to the hotel and so to bed. Full Day- Orang Utans yay! Day 12 We woke up ... read more

NOTE: Pt.1 of 2 is referring to this series as being a multi-segment, telling of my travels in Penang, and that this is the first of 2 parts. Getting There Day 5 cont. As you can tell, judging by the title, we did make it to the airport but with only 5 minutes left until our check in counter closed. Sadly I had to leave my chocolate behind because it wasn't allowed through customs . Anyway, we got through customs, ate a sandwich, got on the plane, and 45 mins later we were in Penang. We took a taxi from the airport to our hotel. Compared to Brisbane there are Taxis available everywhere. The hotel we stayed in was the Evergreen Laurel hotel on Gurney Drive. Gurney drive is just up the road from a lot ... read more

Going to Singapore Day 1 The trip to Singapore from Brisbane was really fun. Instead of going on a cramped ugly aeroplane I went with Singapore Airlines which I am happy to say is my favourite airline ever. I watched a lot of TV including How I Met Your Mother, The Simpsons, Double Take, Mitchell and Webb and The Middle. I also watched the movie Marley & Me. Every passenger had a cable for watching iPod media and charging their device, a USB port for looking at media stored, and a powerpoint. Arriving in Singapore Day 1 Seven and a half hours later we arrived in Singapore. It was very hot but thankfully the airport was air-conditioned. We collected our bags, got our passports stamped and ate the complementary mentos. From there we took the MRT ... read more

Early the next morning I woke up and we went to the train station to catch the train to Edinburgh which is the capital of Scotland. We had breakfast on the train. It took about five hours to get to Edinburgh. When we got there in the afternoon we walked on the Royal Mile which is a medieval street leading to the castle. My Dad went to collect the rental car and me and Jude waited and had something to eat. When my Dad came back with the car, we drove to the coast, to a fishing village called St. Abbs where we had afternoon tea. Then we went on a walk along the cliffs above the village. There were sheep on the hillside and when I shouted out something I could hear my echo. The ... read more

My Dad woke me up really early in the morning and we got a taxi the short distance to St. Pancras station which is where the Eurostar train travels to Paris from. The Eurostar is a really fast train (about 300km/hr) When it gets to the south coast of England it goes into the tunnel under the sea called the English Channel. When it comes out the other end it is in France. Two hours after leaving London it arrives in Paris. We arrived in Paris at the station called Gare du Nord. It was really hot when we got there. I could only understand about two percent of what was being said when I got there. There are all these trains in Paris called the Metro and the RER and we bought tickets for them ... read more