Originally Posted by
philrigger View Post
NAAFI Leave Centres in Mombassa.
The NAAFI club in Chippenham.
The Chevrons Club just off Baker Street in London.
The Britannia Club in Singapore.
etc.
You omitted the best one; during Confrontation those enjoying a 12 month unaccompanied tour could take 2 weeks leave locally, or save it up for ones return to UK. The married contingent mostly saved theirs; I hitched a ride to Changi on a RNZAF Bristol Freighter, and set out with the intention of travelling slowly North to Penang, and the slowly back. The first half was as planned. visiting Malacca, KL and Ipoh at which point I arrived at the NAAFI/WVS run Sandycroft holiday centre on Penang. Having fallen in love with the island, the rest of the trip was spent based there. Sadly, I'm loth to return, as the deserted beaches one could cycle to are now lined with hotels, although I'm sure the sunsets are still as spectacular, and I know the young ladies at the establishments visited on evenings in Georgetown will have grown up somewhat. Reluctantly, a 20 hour train journey got me back to Singapore for another can of Tiger, and a Hastings back to Kuching.