Having been told the history of QEH by Daniel this morning I got out of the taxi at the main building with some trepidation. Apparently the old hospital had been torn down a few years ago when deemed structurally unsafe only 20 years after being build. Stuck for a new location the government bought out a local private hospital moving into the premises basically overnight. Since then the building has deteriorated as they wait for the new hospital to be built and ...

Since our plan of white water rafting this morning had to cancelled due to too much rain we had a welcome lie in. Nursing the first of my mosquito bites, despite wearing loads of repellent and a repelling patch, I heading downstairs to meet Carmen for breakfast. Every Sunday there is a market down Jalan Gaya so we headed down to see what is on sale. The atmosphere was great, with locals and tourists a like bartering and trading clothes, gifts and food. As we...

I awoke this morning to the sound of rain-and a lot of it! I headed downstairs for a leisurely breakfast at 9 and was informed this was monsoon rain and would last on and off for a few days. As I sat down in the dinning area I met Carmen, a lovely girl travelling from Hong Kong after graduating from university. We decided to go off shopping to get out of the rain and she led the way having been here for a few days already. We made it to the new shopping cent...

Since my final flight wasn't until 1250 I decided to get up early and start the day with a relaxing swim. The hotel's outdoor pool is nestled among palm trees in the shadow of the ATC tower (yes it is that close to the airport) but it felt surprisingly secluded as I had the pool to myself. This relaxation was to be short lived though as when I arrived at the airport and hour later, looking for check in I was informed at the information desk that I was at the...

Luckily there were no more delays and we set off for Dubai. I must admit I was surprisingly impressed with the food from Emirates however turbulence meant that just before they got to my row all the cabin crew had to take their seats and I was left to ponder life to the smell of dinner. When I did eventually get my tray it had not only a pretty decent meal of lamb curry but came with all the extras, bread, starter, water, pudding, plus small chocolates and a snac...