Fun With Robots
My recent foray into using Google Gemini for travel planning led me to another AI experiment. Truthfully, I’ve been slow on the AI uptake. I’ve used it to create illustrations, like the one above (I’ll…
Dancing With Myself
I moved out of my parents’ home and in with Dorothy on my 18th birthday, the first day it was legally permissible. That makes it sound like I was fleeing an abusive home life, which…
The Fool On Penang Hill
Penang Hill sits a mere half hour west of George Town. At over 800 meters, it’s the tallest peak on Penang. The British first started using the hill as a resort in 1788, not unlike…
Magical History Tour
Temples, museums, and forts, oh my! There’s a lot going on in George Town, and the heavy Chinese influence keeps it from being same same as all of the other places we’ve been in SEA.…
Swimming The South China Sea
Pools don’t count. Don’t get me wrong, pools matter, but they don’t count. I’ve arranged pools at every Airbnb it was possible to do so and they have been essential, used daily, at least. Always…
George Town Of The Jungle
I thought for a change of pace I’d move away from the equator. Since towards worked out so well. You can still wave from George Town, but it’s a solid 370 miles north, almost twice…
What I Learned At A Massage Spa
I saw this sign outside a massage spa, and it raised so very many questions. “It’s a raid. Any muslims in here?” “I was a Muslim on the sidewalk, but I renounced my faith when…
Melaka: It’s More Than Just Gin
Melaka, or Malacca, as we stubbornly insist on calling it, is a mere two-hour bus ride from KL. As an historically significant site right around the corner, I’d have been foolish to miss it. Also,…
Borneo Crafts & Culture
Borneo is the mother lode for crafts in Malaysia. Like the Berbers in North Africa, the various tribes (over 200 discrete ethnic groups) in Borneo seem responsible for the bulk of Malaysia’s cultural footprint, well…
KL Krafts
Kuala Lumpur’s craft scene functions like in most other capitol cities: it aggregates a Best Of selection from across the country into museums and specialty boutiques, but it’s not a place where craft happens. At…