Tag Archives: fishing

Penang Day 2 – Putrie’s birthday

Posted on October 14, 2012 by

Our first morning in Penang was spent sleeping late, after a tiring day in travel. I awoke just in time to go downstairs to prepare two plates of breakfast from the buffet to bring back to the room – omelets … Continue reading →

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Fishing Indonesian style .. and a wedding

Posted on September 3, 2012 by

Since my arrival in Batam in January, I’ve been trying to put a fishing trip together. Having been an almost every day angler in the U.S., and battling such large fish as shark, kingfish, tarpon, redfish, jack, mackerel and snook, … Continue reading →

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Fish BBQ next door

Posted on July 13, 2012 by

Recently, I was surprised at lunch when I found a small crowd of locals (my neighbors and some of their friends) outside my apartment preparing a makeshift barbeque. One of them had procured a mess of fish, mostly mackerel. I … Continue reading →

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