Donny Foy

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Doing now what I should have done at 18. Better this way. No hostels. Hooray En savoir plus Top-of-the-World, United States

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- 8 juin 2023
- ⛅ 88 °F
- Altitude: 26 p
- Singapour Kampong Changi Beting Kusah 1.358079, 1041°21’29” N 104°0’0” E
Jour 183
Singapore
8 juin 2023, Singapour ⋅ ⛅ 88 °F
Got into Singapore and checked in to Oasia Hotel Downtown. I don't think we unpacked our bag's and I received a text. Our friend's back in Lombock put a call into their friend in Singapore who was now in the lobby of our hotel waiting to take us to lunch. Wow.
Thaim and Cynthia took care of us for the three days we were there. Drove us around, brought us to lunch, The Marina Bay Sands, Gardens by the Bay, the Singapore horse races (Thaim's tips were not so good) and finally to the Airport. We can't say thank you enough for their hospitality.
On our own time we did Chinatown and some good walks around City Center which included a stop at Raffel's the home of the Singapore Sling.
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- 4 juin 2023
- ☁️ 84 °F
- Altitude: 965 p
- Malaisie Sabah Ranau 5.968977, 1175°58’8” N 117°0’0” E
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Jour 179
Kota Kinabalu "The other side of Borneo"
4 juin 2023, Malaisie ⋅ ☁️ 84 °F
Exhausted from turtle and orangutang hunting, we took some time for ourselves to recoup. Five nights in Kota. We got a stay and play (Golf) package at The Pacific Sutra Hotel. Nothing overly exciting here that we found. Some good restaurant's. Golf was wonderful because I beat Caroline. Hooray!
Energized and now ready for the next adventure. Singapore....

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Voyageur Donny should look happier in this photo. Was it because he didn’t get a hole in one again on a par 4?
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- 18 mai 2023
- ⛅ 82 °F
- Altitude: 62 p
- Indonésie West Nusa Tenggara Kelui Tanjung Kelui -8.469282, 116.0373238°28’9” S 116°2’14” E
Jour 162
Lombok Part II
18 mai 2023, Indonésie ⋅ ⛅ 82 °F
In our adventures for food we discovered Coco beach Restaurant. Lovely location by the beach where all the local kid's come for the sunset. Sammy the host was great as was the food.
Another night we ventured just north of our hotel to a hangout Pizza and Sole Food and drinks. Verve Beach Club. Again a lovely spot to watch sunsets. Here is where we met Mal Ryan the owner. What a treat. Australian and a big horse racing man. That first night will never be repeated. Mal and I solved all of the worlds problems while Caroline taught the bar staff how to make her special cocktails. O Boy!
We met Mal a day or two later and he invited us to help in some local event. We were not sure what was happening. Anyway we showed up at the agreed time. and off to the local schools we went. What a treat. We got to help give out ice cream and candies to the local school kid's. See photos.
We have stayed in touch with Mal and want to cross paths again sometime. We told him we were going to Singapore so he put us in contact with Thaim. Story to follow on our Singapore visit.En savoir plus
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Voyageur Did donny just make a new best friend? Please send me a photo when they make bunk beds
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Voyageur No bunk beds but they’re starting a band….
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- 16 mai 2023
- ☀️ 84 °F
- Altitude: 52 p
- Indonésie West Nusa Tenggara Kelui Koloh Kelui -8.463169, 116.0364538°27’47” S 116°2’11” E
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Jour 160
Lombok Part 1
16 mai 2023, Indonésie ⋅ ☀️ 84 °F
It was my Birthday. 41st.... Moving day again. Fast boat to Lombok. For those who never heard of it, Lombok is supposed to be the Bali of years gone by. The journey was horse and cart to pier. "Fast Boat" Bayliner with a 75HP from Gili T. Arrive in Lombok in 20 minuets. Taxi to the hotel. Qunci Villas. Well impressed and reasonable considering that breakfast was included. See photos.
During our stay we did some walking, golfing and a lot of hanging around as it was HOT. Did walk to the town of Senggigi which was a little depressing. I guess that over half the small businesses closed down over the Covid 19 lockdown. Did find a bar there called The Office which was on the beach and owned by an English man called Howard. Good people watching....En savoir plus
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Voyageur That is one sensuous chair. Beautiful
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- 10 mai 2023
- ⛅ 84 °F
- Altitude: 23 p
- Indonésie Gili Trawangan -8.339394, 116.0373468°20’22” S 116°2’14” E
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Jour 154
The Gili's
10 mai 2023, Indonésie ⋅ ⛅ 84 °F
We took the Fast Boat from Bali to Gili Trawangan one of three Gili's off the cost of Lombok. Getting on the boat was no problem and didn't know what to expect. I think it was on the boat that it came to me that there would be no motorized vehicles on the island. Getting off the boat was a little bit of chaos. Once off the boat one has to pay an island fee. Small Dock, lots of people, no directions, no management, it's a shit show. We survived. Then to get to the hotel with bags requires transportation. Haha. Horse and buggy. Thought I was going to die.
So this is the party Island for those young people getting away from Bali. Perhaps they just come here for the shrooms? Whatever, there's lots of both.
We went to the north of the Island, quieter. Go snorkeling on the beach front of the hotel there are plenty of turtles to be found. A walk around the perimeter of the Island is about 3 mile. Do it early because it gets HOT.
Took a snorkeling trip which took us to the other two Gili's. Meno and Air. Saw lots of beautiful fish, about 8 turtles, two of them sleeping on the coral. And then there was the man made underwater statues which were I have to say pretty cool. Web link below. All in all we enjoyed our time on the Gili and would probably return if the world was a lot smaller. :)
Gili T for party, Gili M for Honeymoon and Gili Air for retirees.

The little guy in the last photo was hanging out over the bed in our room....

https://www.indonesia.travel/gb/en/destinations…

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Voyageur What the hell is this?
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Voyageur Magic mushrooms. They were all over that island (shacks selling them but im sure also growing somewheres)
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Voyageur Oh hell no
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Voyageur Magic mushrooms 😳😵‍💫
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- 30 avr. 2023
- ⛅ 86 °F
- Altitude: 20 p
- Indonésie Bali Penyarikan Nusa Dua -8.805667, 115.2331478°48’20” S 115°13’59” E
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Jour 144
10 days in Bali
30 avril 2023, Indonésie ⋅ ⛅ 86 °F
Stress-free flight to Denpasar. We went for a quieter location to stay given that if we wanted to participate in the madness that is Bali we can get a taxi, which we did once or twice. We stayed in a quiet area called Nusa Dua. Nice place for someone like me who likes his walks.
We golfed at a lovely 18 hole par three course called Bukit Pandawa Golf and CC. I finally beat Caroline. Hooray. We hired a car and driver for a day and went up into the mountains where we got a view of Mount Agung, a still active volcano and the highest peak in Indonesia. We drove around the crater lake of Lake Batur. I must say that getting anywhere in Bali takes time. Once off the major roads, expect to travel at a snails pace. Or as fast as the slowest scooter. So. Much. Traffic.
Food was lovely but if one wanted it "spicy" you have to ask. That said, Indonesians pride themselves on liking spicy food. Me Too. Beaches were great and water beautiful and clear. Accommodation was very fairly priced and happy hours were good.

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Lovely photo [Me]
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Voyageur Great pic
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- 26 avr. 2023, 11:59
- ⛅ 90 °F
- Altitude: 180 p
- Malaisie Kuala Lumpur Chow Kit 3.163997, 101.7102973°9’50” N 101°42’37” E
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Jour 140
Kuala Lumpur
26 avril 2023, Malaisie ⋅ ⛅ 90 °F
After a lovely send off in Hua Hin and Bangkok we flew to KL. Caroline found us a lovely hotel “The Majestic”which was two metro stations from Chinatown and five stations from Petronas towers.
I had not heard about Merdeka 118 but looking out the window of the hotel one couldn’t help but ask. How tall is that building that commands the skyline?

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merdeka_118

The food was first class. The butterfly exhibition was well worth the visit, as was the bird park. Within walking distance of each other.

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Voyageur $8 Ray-Ban Aviators!! 🤣
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Voyageur Well done CE!
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- 8 avr. 2023, 23:39
- 🌧 82 °F
- Altitude: 16 p
- Thaïlande Changwat Prachuap Khiri Khan Ban Bo Fai Khlong Bang Kwian Hak 12.612728, 99.95475812°36’46” N 99°57’17” E
Jour 122
Hua Hin (Golfing Mecca)
8 avril 2023, Thaïlande ⋅ 🌧 82 °F
We went dark for a while on posting. Sorry. Taxi from Bangkok to Hua Hin and back to the same condo in the Palm Hill's Golf community. Since arriving in February we joined the Hua Hin Phoenix Golf Society. What a great group and so much fun to be around. We have been playing golf with these guys two to three time a week.
Less than two weeks left here in Thailand. Then we head south. Leaving here will be bitter sweet. We have made friend and will miss the comradery. The show must go on. There is a big world out there and here we come. Stay tuned.

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- 17 févr. 2023
- ☁️ 88 °F
- Altitude: 115 p
- Thaïlande Bangkok Sukhumvit 13.740907, 100.55403113°44’27” N 100°33’15” E
Jour 72
Bangkok Sightseeing
17 février 2023, Thaïlande ⋅ ☁️ 88 °F
Got to Bangkok without a plan except for the hotel and how long we confirmed to stay. One week. We stayed just off of Sukhumvit Road. This area gives great access to the transit system and spectacular people watching.
We took a few boat trips on the Chao Phraya River. Went to a polo match way out of town at VS Sports Club & Siam Polo Park. Which was wonderful and all the people there were so nice. Did a tuktuk food tour with a chef & archaeologist—delicious foods but 🥵 strolling markets tucked into tiny alleys. We also took in an afternoon of horse racing at The Royal Bangkok Sports Club. Another fun afternoon. For those who like big cities, this one is hard to beat.En savoir plus
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- 8 févr. 2023
- 🌙 81 °F
- Altitude: 82 p
- Cambodge Siem Reap 13.362252, 103.85645313°21’44” N 103°51’23” E
Jour 63
Angkor Cambodia
8 février 2023, Cambodge ⋅ 🌙 81 °F
Ah Cambodia! A great escape from the madness that is Vietnam. Found a lovely self catering spot near the center Siem Reap (Siam Defeated) in the center of Cambodia. This is the home to Angkor and its Wat's which are a bunch of temple's built around the 9th to 13th Century. At the same time it is said to have been the largest city in the world with an estimated population of over one million inhabitants. And then in or around 1431 someone turned the lights off and the whole place went dark of humanity. No one know why. It was rediscovered in 1840 by a French Naturalist Henri Mouhot. Its a fascinating place. I have put some links below.

For those who have not heard of the US bombing of Cambodia only to open the door to Pol Pot it is a very sad history for these lovely people. Pots theory was to bring its people back to the year zero. So when he was ousted in 1979 the country was in ruin. 45 doctors left living in the country. No Currency and few international supporters.

Sorry it isn't supposed to be a history lesson but it is valuable to understand what this great civilization was subjected too. Everyone that we met there had a smile for us.

https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo/angkor-wat.ht…

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pol_Pot

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siem_Reap

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