Off To A Flying Start

Welcome to the blog of our (mis)adventures throughout parts of the world! For who prayed for us, attended our wedding and loved us – Thank You! We really appreciate your continual prayers for our safety during our sojourns.

Our families and close friends sent us off at the Tanjong Pagar Railway Station earlier on Monday night. And Willy’s bag was as usual heavier than Sharon’s, even though it looked smaller. ;)

Map of Trans-Siberian Railway & Connecting Routes


Many had asked about our route and so here goes: Tanjong Pagar Railway Station (SGP) - Chiangmai (Thailand), Vientiane/Vang Vieng (Laos) - China (not sure where but certainly Beijing) - Vladivostok/Irkutsk/Moscow/St. Petersburg (Russia Trans-Siberian). We plan to thereafter traverse Eastern Europe and Eastern Africa after suffering through the intense Siberian winter, but we'll see how along the way. The objective is to keep the trip flexible, unpredictable, and possibly full of (mis)adventures. And yes, keeping ourselves safe and sane at the same time.

Praise God, we also experienced the first miracle on our overnighter train to Kuala Lumpur, trying to catch the flight to Chiangmai at the LCCT. The arrival time of the KTMB train at KL was crap. And just as we mused about ditching the flight and exploring alternatives, Willy turned on his phone and received a msg about the flight being delayed by 1.5hrs. Rocks!

Passengers evacuating the Culprit

And if you thought we caught the Airasia flight happily....think again. AK896 was a mishap with fortunately, zero casualties. The captain announced the riveting news of a plane technical error just as the flight attendant wafted past with food that actually smelled decent. We were flown back to KL (I think some passengers were in jitters) and transferred to another aircraft that warbled with happy noises during takeoff. But thank God, the fact that we can blog now from Chiangmai about the non-freezing weather meant that flight went pretty smooth.

Somehow our minds are now gravitating more towards the adventure-friendly countryside of Vang Vieng (Laos) so we might ditch Chiangmai earlier than expected. :)