AUGUST 2015: OVERVIEW: As I need to go back to New Zealand for a few weeks to sort out the sale of my house, I thought that it would be interesting to construct a GRANDPAcking budget for Paraparaumu – for comparison purposes. I have used exactly […]
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Kuta – Bali – Indonesia – Information
AUGUST 2015: Click here to read our Indonesia Retirement Review. OVERVIEW: It is no revelation that Bali is already a Retirement Location for many expats. I came back to Bali because I wanted to look outside of greater Kuta to discover what ‘gems’ might lie around the island. Gili Air has […]
Read moreSabah – Malaysia – GRANDPAcking Costs
JULY 2015: OVERVIEW: My costs start in Kota Kinabalu (“KK”) and include: A total of 8 nights in KK itself A round trip to Labuan Island; 4 nights in Labuan; a 1-day car rental in Labuan A day trip from KK to the Klia Wetlands for a […]
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Semporna – Malaysia – Information
JULY 2015: Click here to read our Malaysian Retirement Reviews. WARNING: At the moment, the trip to TRACC Pom Pom Island (that I describe, below) is not yet suitable for GRANDPAckers. The appropriate facilities are not yet in place. Read here for more details. However, when TRACC […]
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Labuan – Malaysia – Information
JULY 2015: Click here to read our Malaysia Retirement Review. OVERVIEW: I went to Labuan because it is one of the 3 ‘duty free islands’ of Malaysia (the other 2 are Langkawi and Tioman). Labuan is, also, touted as being the ‘undiscovered’ Penang and there […]
Read moreOtres Beach – Cambodia – GRANDPAcking Costs
JUNE 2015: OVERVIEW: My costs start in Sihanoukville (“Snooky”) and include: A Tuk Tuk from town centre to Otres 2 Beach 20 nights on Otres 2 Beach My costs end in Otres 2 (as I embark on my River Adventures). Normally, you would incur a […]
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