Around The World In 72 Days - Continental Transitioning

We are almost done with Asia. We are well past the half-way mark of our trip. Our time in Thailand has come to an end. We are on our way to Africa, to Ghana. I will be introducing Wife to all the people and things I've been doing these past five-years. And we will both be doing some touring which not even I have done. 

It is a good long way from Thailand to Ghana. BUT in line with our focus on traveling slower so as to not kill ourselves, I have broken up the journey. Much like when we flew from Shanghai to Krabi, it was easier on the body and less expensive to go through Kuala Lumpur and change airlines. Again we're staying at the Sama Sama hotel in the airport which I will reiterate is just about the quietest hotel I have ever stayed it which is why I use it again and again for my Asian transfers. It has a very good restaurant that is not badly priced for an airport hotel. Plus it has these neat touches. For example...

Disoriented from your flight? Not sure what direction Mecca is in for your daily prayers?

A nice indicator on your room ceiling is a lovely thought.

Today, we had to get up early because our flight left at 8am (It was changed. It was originally at 1:30pm. We over estimated how much time we needed so we sat in the airport (which is quite small) for a long time. Though (shockingly) we had a nice Western style breakfast sandwich made with real eggs) at the airport. Arriving at KLIA Terminal 2, it was the usual extra long schlepp to get to passport control. We had to kill time in the airport before we could go to the hotel and check in. 

Tomorrow, will be a long travel day. As I mentioned in my last post concerning getting through KLIA, you have to leave a lot of time. Our flight leaves just before 9am. It's an almost 11 hour flight. Rather than fly right on to Accra, we took advantage of a flight option that gave allowed us a full day in Istanbul between flights. So we'll do a day enjoying this city which is one of our favorites. Then on Wednesday we'll complete the journey to Ghana.