Wednesday 29 August 2018

A Trip to Foreign Parts- August 2018

This trip doesn’t involve the camper -  I wanted to get away from the Australian cold so am making a short visit to Malaysia. I haven’t been for three years and this is probably not the ideal time to go as it is the wet season.

My usual Canon camera is playing up too so am making do with a tiny Olympus TG 320 well past its use by date. The following photos illustrate how poor it is when trying to deal with anything other than an outdoor daylight shot.

180827 005 Trip to Malaysia180828 001 Trip to Alor Setar180828 005 Trip to Alor Setar180828 008 Trip to Alor Setar

Am visiting friends in a town called Jitra in northern Malaysia near Alor Setar and not far from the Thai border.

After the flight from Sydney to Kuala Lumpur and an eight hour wait for the domestic flight I was pretty exhausted by the time I arrived but, after a nanny nap, spent the evening visiting the local Tesco for essentials like a six pack of Tiger beer followed by a meal at a popular Chinese restaurant (the camera again showing its shortcomings).

180828 009 Jitra Dinner180828 012 Jitra Dinner

Tomorrow will be a quiet day in preparation for a few days visiting the island of Langkawi.