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Kuala Lumpur Stopover 2006

Saturday, July 1st, 2006

After almost missing my plane at Auckland (the guy in Duty Free was a terribly chatty sort who just didn’t stop!), I’ve made it as far as Kuala Lumpur . By joves it’s warm here. And I’ve realised that it smells like Bangkok. I was trying to define the smell last night - a mixture of steam, incense and something else….? Can’t quite put my finger on it. But it’s nice to smell it again.

The plane ride was loooong. And squishy. Has anyone else noticed a jet of something sprays back over the wing, from the direction of the engine, on take-off? It’s a little bit alarming to watch. I have to presume it’s all part of a cunning plan so I don’t panic about it - nobody else seems to. [read on]