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Quarantine Diaries: The First 48 hours

26/4/2020

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​The lockdown worldwide has seen many of us being confined to our homes with limited movement outside these parameters. 
 
Albeit difficult to be cooped up at home, one has the luxury still to move around from one room to another. But imagine being confined to a room for 14 days… 35 square-metres of space. This is what I’m currently in as everyone entering Malaysia, will have to go through a mandatory quarantine to lower the risk of a second wave via imported cases.
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Am not allowed to leave the room fo the next 14 days
​Still this is a luxury as I’m in a comfortable hotel in Kuala Lumpur with all the essential amenities provided, meals included, wi-fi and my gadgets to keep me connected to the outside world. And I don’t have to pay for this – it’s covered by the government (technically my tax money too). 
 
The first 48 hours was somewhat erratic. 

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From Life in Paradise to Luxury in Quarantine

21/4/2020

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When I left to Sumba in Indonesia, little did I know that I would be some-what stranded there indefinitely. I was due to fly home in early April but within the first week of my arrival, my flight was cancelled and Malaysia commenced the Movement Control Order (MCO) on the 18th of March. 
 
At first, I didn’t think much of it as the MCO was to last 2 weeks and I would be back home just after the MCO lifts – so I thought. I couldn’t get through to the airlines at first. Panic was slowly creeping in as it’s been 2 days and I am not able to get through to Malindo Air. Almost a week later I received an email letting me know about my options and from the news, I got to know that the airlines have grounded all their flights till further notice – so I asked for a travel credit refund.
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The hotel grounds where I was living in for almost a month. Lived just behind the hotel, in Thierry's house, and had excess to the hotel facilities and the beach just out front.
Next, I looked at Malaysian Airlines (MAS) and noticed that they were still flying out from Bali. The closest international airport to Sumba is Bali hence it made sense to fly out of Bali instead of heading to Jakarta. Covid-19 cases in Jakarta was on the rise and I felt safer transiting via Bali to get home. 
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I went a head and booked a one-way ticket from Bali to Kuala Lumpur on the next available flight – 1st of May. At this point, MAS had limited flights into Bali and all of them were fully booked. Within a week of me arriving here, air travel has changed drastically and it was still March! 
 
All is not what it seems…

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When You're Stranded in a Foreign Country, Don't Panic!

20/4/2020

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​We are living in strange times… air travel is almost at a standstill and staying in doors means staying safe. For a number of us, we are separated from loved ones with the uncertainly of when we will see them again, and for a selected few, we are stuck out in far-flung places looking for a way back home. 

I was the selected few stuck out on a remote island in Indonesia known as Sumba. Little did I know the severity of how this pandemic would affect air travel and the lives of everyone around the globe. Unless you’re about 100 years old, the last pandemic of this scale was the Spanish Flu. I under estimated the scale of impact it would have on my life when I left home. 
 
Although I felt relative safe being in an island that had very little tourist traffic, the uncertainty of when I could get home or if I can get home was, to say the least, daunting. If you are in the same situation as me, here are a few things you can do to think clearly. ​
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The once busy streets of Seminyak is now an eerie ghost town

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Top 5 Things to Do and See in Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa

24/10/2016

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by Speckled Egg Digital Team
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Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Game Reserve (Image: Michael Mayer from Flickr)
​The perfect balance of bush and beach, KZN is one of South Africa’s top tourist destinations and it’s easy to see why. It’s arguable whether there exists any other season other than summer in this subtropical province, making it the perfect destination for all-year round adventure. Whether you’re basking in the eternal sunshine or heading into the lush green hills there’s always something for the whole family to enjoy. 

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The Edison Hotel, Penang

19/9/2016

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Just before the junction of Leith Street and Muntri Street, lies an old white mansion with a dragon featured water fountain in the front. From the outside, it may seem like a modest home to a wealthy merchant but in fact it’s the newest addition to George Town’s growing boutique hotel list - The Edison.
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Photograph courtesy of The Edison
Built in 1906, this mansion has been lovingly restored to its former glory. Designed by British architect David Nathaniel, the original plasterwork, cast iron work, right down to the floor tiles have been carefully restored, that it gives the Edison hotel its charm and character. 

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