South East Asia
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Slack…I haven’t written a blog since October. Except I’ve not really been slack, in a nutshell since October we’ve sailed from Langkawi to Phuket, we spent a month up there cruising the national parks and the islands north of Phuket. I successfully completed my STCW course at the Gallileo Maritime Academy at Yacht Haven, Phuket…
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Penang turns out to be my favourite place in Southeast Asia so far. Imagine exotic Chinese shabby-chic, blended with British Colonial, Deco, and 1950s architecture. Throw in some Chinese and Indian temples, lots of narrow lanes, exquisite street art, one-way streets, food smells and the hubbub of daily lives, and there you have the vibe…