Leaving home Taxi? Where? Of course, it's coming... Any minute now... Must be around the corner. That's what the taxi operator told us when we finally got through on the phone. But the next car coming is definitely NOT a taxi. Nor the next one. Nor any others. We are still waiting on the footpath at home. Going nowhere. Could this adventure end before it even begins? Mum was worried because the taxi we had booked was really late to take us to the airport. The taxi turned up eventually. The driver had been busy talking to a policeman about a speeding ticket. Not a happy cabbie! He drove us in a Maxi taxi van. They are bigger than normal taxis because we are a bigger than normal family with plenty of luggage. And we still ... read more

Life is either a daring adventure or it is nothing at all. Name your mission Malaysia sure is different from where my family live in Australia. And those differences must be worth a closer look. It has been calling us for a long time. One whole year ago, we finally decided to have an adventure. Airfares were being offered dirt cheap. So, we booked flights for the whole family. Dad was up late that night figuring out all the connections. It all worked out... Yippee! I won't miss freezing through winter in July at home. It's a great time to escape to a tropical climate. Have passport; will travel At last, my passport is here. Nothing will stop us now! You can't leave home without a current passport. And my latest photo sure looks different than ... read more